Rances Barthelemy (30-3-1, 15) was born in Arroyo Naranjo, Cuba on June 25, 1986. At the age of 23 years on August 8, 2009, he made his professional boxing debut against Jamal Clay, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 20th career fight at 27 years old, Rances Barthelemy got a shot at the IBF super-featherweight titles against Argenis Mendez on January 3, 2014 but lost the fight via 2nd-round KO.
He became a super-featherweight world champion (IBF) on July 10, 2014 at the age of 28 years old, on his 21st career fight, after defeating Argenis Mendez via 12-round unanimous decision.
He then went on to become world champion at the lightweight weight class as well, winning the IBF title against Denis Shafikov via 12-round unanimous decision on December 18, 2015.
Barthelemy's last fight was a 12-round unanimous decision loss to José Ramírez at age 37 on April 27, 2024. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Rances Barthelemy's best fights have been against Argenis Mendez, Antonio DeMarco, Kiryl Relikh, Mickey Bey, Robert Easter Jr. and Angino Perez.
Barthelemy has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Apr 27, 2024 37 years, 10 months 30-3-1 (15) | 31 years, 8 months 28-1 (18) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS |
34 | May 13, 2023 36 years, 10 months 30-2-1 (15) | Omar Juarez | LT | 10 | MD | WIN |
33  | Jul 30, 2022 36 years, 1 months 29-2-1 (15) | 26 years, 1 months 15-0 (15) | SLT | 6 | TKO | LOSS |
32 | Nov 6, 2021 35 years, 4 months 29-1-1 (15) | Gustavo David Vittori | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
31 | Jan 30, 2021 34 years, 7 months 28-1-1 (14) | All Rivera | LT | 10 | UD | WIN |
30  | Apr 27, 2019 32 years, 10 months 27-1-1 (14) | 28 years, 3 months 21-1 (14) | LT | 12 | SD | DRAW For WBA (Regular) |
29 | Dec 22, 2018 32 years, 5 months 27-1 (14) | Robert Frankel | SLT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
28  | Mar 10, 2018 31 years, 8 months 26-1 (13) | 28 years, 3 months 21-2 (19) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA Vacant |
27 | May 20, 2017 30 years, 10 months 26-0 (13) | 27 years, 5 months 21-1 (19) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
26  | Jun 3, 2016 29 years, 11 months 25-0 (13) | 32 years, 11 months 22-1-1 (10) | LT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended IBF |
25 | Dec 18, 2015 29 years, 5 months 24-0 (13) | Denis Shafikov | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
24  | Jun 20, 2015 28 years, 11 months 23-0 (13) | 29 years, 5 months 31-4-1 (23) | LT | 10 | UD | WIN |
23 | Mar 26, 2015 28 years, 9 months 22-0 (13) | Angino Perez | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
22 | Oct 4, 2014 28 years, 3 months 21-0 (12) | David Saucedo | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
21  | Jul 10, 2014 28 years 20-0 (12) | 28 years 21-2-1 (11) | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF |
20 | Jan 3, 2014 27 years, 6 months 19-0 (12) | 27 years, 6 months 21-2-1 (11) | SFT | 2 | KO | NC For IBF |
19 | Jun 21, 2013 26 years, 11 months 19-0 (12) | Fahsai Sakkreerin | LT | 2 | KO | WIN |
18 | Jan 4, 2013 26 years, 6 months 18-0 (11) | Arash Usmanee | LT | 12 | UD | WIN |
17 | Aug 18, 2012 26 years, 1 months 17-0 (11) | Alejandro Rodríguez | LT | 8 | UD | WIN |
16 | May 11, 2012 25 years, 10 months 16-0 (11) | Robert Osiobe | LT | 8 | UD | WIN |
15 | Feb 3, 2012 25 years, 7 months 15-0 (11) | Hylon Williams, Jr. | LT | 8 | UD | WIN |
14 | Nov 5, 2011 25 years, 4 months 14-0 (11) | Alejandro Barrera | LT | 2 | KO | WIN |
13 | Jul 29, 2011 25 years, 1 months 13-0 (10) | Gerardo Robles | LT | 8 | UD | WIN |
12 | Apr 29, 2011 24 years, 10 months 12-0 (10) | Rynell Griffin | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Mar 25, 2011 24 years, 9 months 11-0 (9) | James Hope | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Feb 11, 2011 24 years, 7 months 10-0 (8) | Anthony Woods | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Nov 19, 2010 24 years, 4 months 9-0 (7) | Roberto Acevedo | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Sep 15, 2010 24 years, 2 months 8-0 (6) | Àngel López | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Aug 18, 2010 24 years, 1 months 7-0 (5) | John Temple | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 30, 2010 24 years, 1 months 6-0 (4) | John Barnes | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | May 14, 2010 23 years, 10 months 5-0 (3) | James Owens | 4 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Mar 12, 2010 23 years, 8 months 4-0 (3) | Robert Guillen | 4 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Oct 10, 2009 23 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Andrew Barnes | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Aug 28, 2009 23 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Vineash Rungea | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Aug 8, 2009 23 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Jamal Clay | 1 | KO | WIN |
