Guillermo Rigondeaux Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Biography & More
Bio | |
Real Name | Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz |
Nickname | Rigo El Chacal |
Profession | Cuban Professional Boxer |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height | in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 4” |
Weight | in Kilograms- 64 kg in Pounds- 141 lbs |
Body Measurements | - Chest: 41 Inches - Waist: 29 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Boxing | |
Professional Debut | 2009 |
Coach/Mentor | Not Known |
Records (main ones) | • He is current holder of WBA (Super) and lineal super bantamweight Championship. • He is number one super bantamweight by The Ring and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB). • He is Fifth and tenth best Boxer in the world by The Ring and BoxRec respectively. • In 2000 and 2004 summer Olympics, he won consecutive gold medals in the bantamweight division. • Guillermo Rigondeaux is also a seven-time Cuban national champion at bantamweight (2000–06) and finished his amateur career with a record of nearly 475 fights with 12 losses. |
Career Turning Point | When he won the Gold Medal in the bantamweight division in 2000 Sydney Olympic. |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | September 30, 1980 |
Age (as in 2016) | 36 Years |
Birth Place | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
Nationality | Cuban |
Hometown | Santiago de Cuba, Cuba |
School | Not Known |
College | Not Known |
Educational Qualifications | Not Known |
Family | Father- Not Known Sister- Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known |
Religion | Christianity |
Girls, Family & More | |
Marital Status | Not Known |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
Wife | N/A |
Children | Not Known |
Money Factors and Cars collection | |
Net Worth | $1 million |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Guillermo Rigondeaux
- Does Guillermo Rigondeaux smoke?: Not Known
- Does Guillermo Rigondeaux drink Alcohol?: Not Known
- Guillermo Rigondeaux is widely considered to be one of the greatest amateur boxers of all time.
- Boxing trainer Freddie Roach has praised Rigondeaux a lot, as being: “Probably the greatest talent I’ve ever seen”. Rigondeaux is known for his hand speed, counterpunching and elusiveness, and has proved an exceptional difficult fighter to hit.
- American Filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler published a biography of Rigondeaux entitled A Cuban Boxer’s Journey: From Castro’s Traitor to American Champion, published by Picador USA.
- In July 2007, Rigondeaux and teammate Erislandy Lara failed to appear for their scheduled fights at the Pan American Games in Brazil.