Joan Guzmán (34-1-1, 21) was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on May 1, 1976. At the age of 21 years on September 23, 1997, he made his professional boxing debut against Juan Miguel Rivera, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 18th career fight at 26 years old, Guzmán became a super-bantamweight world champion on August 17, 2002 after defeating Fabio Daniel Oliva via 3rd-round KO to win the vacant WBO title.
He then went on to become world champion at the super-featherweight weight class as well, winning the WBO title against Jorge Rodrigo Barrios via 12-round split decision on September 16, 2006.
Guzmán's last fight was a 5th-round TKO win against Kevin Carter at age 38 on October 31, 2014. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
Some of Joan Guzmán's best fights have been against Humberto Soto, Agapito Sánchez, Santiago Matos and Héctor Ávila.
Guzmán has 1 loss on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Oct 31, 2014 38 years, 5 months 34-1-1 (21) | Kevin Carter | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
36  | Nov 30, 2012 36 years, 6 months 33-1-1 (20) | 29 years, 11 months 17-0 (8) | SLT | 8 | TD | LOSS For WBA (Regular) |
35 | Jul 21, 2012 36 years, 2 months 33-0-1 (20) | Jorge Pimentel | SLT | 1 | KO | WIN Interim |
34 | Mar 2, 2012 35 years, 10 months 32-0-1 (19) | Jesus Pabon | SLT | 8 | KO | WIN |
33 | Nov 18, 2011 35 years, 6 months 31-0-1 (18) | Florencio Castellano | SLT | 1 | KO | WIN |
32 | Dec 11, 2010 34 years, 7 months 30-0-1 (17) | Jason Davis | 2 | KO | NC | |
31 | Mar 27, 2010 33 years, 10 months 30-0-1 (17) | Ali Funeka | 12 | SD | WIN | |
30 | Nov 28, 2009 33 years, 6 months 29-0-1 (17) | Ali Funeka | LT | 12 | MD | DRAW For IBF Vacant |
29 | Dec 20, 2008 32 years, 7 months 29-0 (17) | Ammeth Diaz | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
28  | Nov 17, 2007 31 years, 6 months 28-0 (17) | 27 years, 6 months 42-5-2 (27) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
27 | Dec 18, 2006 30 years, 7 months 27-0 (17) | Antonio Davis | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
26 | Sep 16, 2006 30 years, 4 months 26-0 (17) | Jorge Rodrigo Barrios | SFT | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBO |
25 | May 6, 2006 30 years 25-0 (17) | Javier Jáuregui | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Aug 26, 2005 29 years, 3 months 24-0 (17) | Terdsak Kokietgym | 12 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Apr 22, 2005 28 years, 11 months 23-0 (17) | Fernando Beltrán | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
22 | Nov 6, 2004 28 years, 6 months 22-0 (17) | Joe Morales | 10 | UD | WIN | |
21  | Feb 26, 2004 27 years, 9 months 21-0 (17) | 34 years 31-9-3 (16) | SBT | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
20 | Aug 29, 2003 27 years, 3 months 20-0 (16) | Alfaro Gonzalez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Jul 27, 2003 27 years, 2 months 19-0 (15) | Jorge Monsalvo | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Aug 17, 2002 26 years, 3 months 18-0 (14) | Fabio Daniel Oliva | SBT | 3 | KO | WIN Won WBO Vacant |
17 | Feb 26, 2002 25 years, 9 months 17-0 (13) | Armando Guerrero | 10 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Sep 29, 2001 25 years, 4 months 16-0 (13) | Edel Ruiz | SBT | 12 | UD | WIN |
15 | Aug 9, 2001 25 years, 3 months 15-0 (13) | Héctor Ávila | SBT | 2 | KO | WIN |
14 | Mar 8, 2001 24 years, 10 months 14-0 (12) | Julio Jerez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Dec 21, 2000 24 years, 7 months 13-0 (11) | Aneudis Cuevas Pena | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Nov 23, 2000 24 years, 6 months 12-0 (10) | Dionisio Moreno | 1 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Jun 29, 2000 24 years, 1 months 11-0 (9) | Julio Jerez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Feb 1, 2000 23 years, 9 months 10-0 (8) | Santiago Matos | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
9 | Oct 25, 1999 23 years, 5 months 9-0 (7) | Francisco De Leon | FT | 11 | TKO | WIN |
8 | Aug 3, 1999 23 years, 3 months 8-0 (6) | Rafael de la Cruz | 5 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Jul 19, 1999 23 years, 2 months 7-0 (5) | Francisco Pena | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jun 5, 1999 23 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | Orlando Mateo | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Apr 17, 1999 22 years, 11 months 5-0 (3) | Pascual Polanco | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Mar 29, 1999 22 years, 10 months 4-0 (2) | Jose Luis Sulbaran | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Mar 11, 1999 22 years, 10 months 3-0 (2) | Orlando Mateo | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Dec 19, 1997 21 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Henry Bowden | 2 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Sep 23, 1997 21 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Juan Miguel Rivera | 2 | TKO | WIN |
