Joan Guzmán

Joan Guzmán fascinates me as a fighter who, for years, looked nearly untouchable. A Dominican who boxed from 1997 to 2014 and claimed world titles in two weight classes, he proved that a country famous for baseball could produce a slick, defensively gifted technician of real pedigree. What draws me in is the contrast between his elusive, counterpunching brilliance and the brutal, unglamorous battles with the scale that shadowed his prime. To me his career is a reminder that boxing greatness is rarely just about the punches; it is endurance, discipline, and risk. From Santo Domingo to WBO gold, that is a hard road well earned.

Name (English)

Joan Guzmán

Name (Japanese)

ホアン・グズマン

Reading

ほあん・ぐずまん

Born

May 1, 1976 (age 50)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dragon

Origin

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Occupation

boxer

Awards & achievements

• WBO World Junior Lightweight Champion
• WBO World Junior Featherweight Champion

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%82%BA%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

Tags

• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.