Guillermo Rigondeaux
Cuban boxer
吉列尔莫·里贡多·奥尔蒂斯 · ギレルモ・リゴンドウ · 기예르모 리곤도
- Born
- 30 September 1980, Santiago de Cuba
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- super bantamweight, bantamweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡiˈʎeɾmo riɣonˈdo oɾˈtiθ]; born 30 September 1980) is a Cuban professional boxer, who held the unified WBA (Super), WBO and Ring magazine super bantamweight titles between 2013 and 2017, and the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title from 2020 to 2021.
As an amateur Rigondeaux won consecutive gold medals in the bantamweight division at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is also a seven-time Cuban national champion at bantamweight (2000–2006), finishing his amateur career with a record of about 475 fights with 12 losses.
Rigondeaux has been lauded by boxing trainer Freddie Roach as being "probably the greatest talent I've ever seen." He is known for his exceptionally fast hand speed, punching power, counterpunching abilities, athleticism, reflexes and footwork. He is widely considered one of the greatest defensive boxers of all time.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – bantamweight | ||
| boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – bantamweight | 2004 |
Awards and honours
- The Ring World Junior Featherweight Champion
- WBA World Bantamweight Champion (secondary)
- WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion
- WBO World Junior Featherweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q590082 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.