Rances Barthelemy was born in Arroyo Naranjo, Cuba on June 25, 1986. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on August 8, 2009 against Jamal Clay. Barthelemy defeated Clay via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Barthelemy got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 19 professional fights. On January 3, 2014 Barthelemy challenged Argenis Mendez' IBF super-featherweight title but lost via 2nd round KO.
In his next fight, he got another shot at the super-featherweight IBF title. This time he defeated Mendez via 2nd round KO, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the lightweight (IBF) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Barthelemy's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to José Ramírez at age 37, on April 27, 2024.
Some of Rances Barthelemy's best fights so far have been against Robert Easter Jr., Kiryl Relikh, Mickey Bey, and Antonio DeMarco. For a complete list of Barthelemy's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Rances Barthelemy".
Barthelemy has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Rances Barthelemy Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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35 | Apr 27, 2024 | 37 |
José Ramírez 31 28-1 | loss | UD 12 |
34 | May 13, 2023 | 36 | Omar Juarez | win | MD 10 |
33 | Jul 30, 2022 | 36 |
Gary Antuanne Russell 26 15-0 | loss | TKO 6 |
32 | Nov 06, 2021 | 35 | Gustavo David Vittori | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Jan 30, 2021 | 34 | All Rivera | win | UD 10 |
30 | Apr 27, 2019 | 32 |
Robert Easter Jr. 28 21-1 | draw | SD 12 |
29 | Dec 22, 2018 | 32 | Robert Frankel | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Mar 10, 2018 | 31 |
Kiryl Relikh 28 21-2 | loss | UD 12 |
27 | May 20, 2017 | 30 |
Kiryl Relikh 27 21-1 | win | UD 12 |
26 | Jun 03, 2016 | 29 |
Mickey Bey 32 22-1-1 | win | SD 12 |
25 | Dec 18, 2015 | 29 | Denis Shafikov | win | UD 12 |
24 | Jun 20, 2015 | 28 |
Antonio DeMarco 29 31-4-1 | win | UD 10 |
23 | Mar 26, 2015 | 28 | Angino Perez | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Oct 04, 2014 | 28 | David Saucedo | win | UD 12 |
21 | Jul 10, 2014 | 28 | Argenis Mendez | win | UD 12 |
20 | Jan 03, 2014 | 27 | Argenis Mendez | nc | NA
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19 | Jun 21, 2013 | 26 | Fahsai Sakkreerin | win | KO 2 |
18 | Jan 04, 2013 | 26 | Arash Usmanee | win | UD 12 |
17 | Aug 18, 2012 | 26 | Alejandro Rodríguez | win | UD 8 |
16 | May 11, 2012 | 25 | Robert Osiobe | win | UD 8 |
15 | Feb 03, 2012 | 25 | Hylon Williams, Jr. | win | UD 8 |
14 | Nov 05, 2011 | 25 | Alejandro Barrera | win | KO 2 |
13 | Jul 29, 2011 | 25 | Gerardo Robles | win | UD 8 |
12 | Apr 29, 2011 | 24 | Rynell Griffin | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Mar 25, 2011 | 24 | James Hope | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Feb 11, 2011 | 24 | Anthony Woods | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Nov 19, 2010 | 24 | Roberto Acevedo | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Sep 15, 2010 | 24 | Àngel López | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Aug 18, 2010 | 24 | John Temple | win | TKO 1 |
6 | Jul 30, 2010 | 24 | John Barnes | win | KO 1 |
5 | May 14, 2010 | 23 | James Owens | win | UD 4 |
4 | Mar 12, 2010 | 23 | Robert Guillen | win | UD 4 |
3 | Oct 10, 2009 | 23 | Andrew Barnes | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Aug 28, 2009 | 23 | Vineash Rungea | win | KO 1 |
1 | Aug 08, 2009 | 23 | Jamal Clay | win | KO 1 |