Keiver Josué Fernández Moronta (born 18 September 1996) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who has held the WBA Fedelatin super flyweight title since June 2021.
Early years Fernández was born on 18 September 1996 in Maracay, but grew up in Santa Cruz de Aragua. He began boxing at the Estadio José Inés Martínez at the age of 13 to avoid falling into a street life of crime.
Professional career Fernández made his professional debut on 14 December 2013, defeating Dionis Martínez by first-round knockout at the Parque Naciones Unidas in Caracas. He won his first nine bouts before managing a majority draw against Nohel Arambulet on 23 April 2016. In his next fight five months later he competed outside of Venezuela for the first time, beating Israel Hidrogo by unanimous decision in Panama City. It was the beginning of an 11-fight win streak between 2016 and 2019. After accumulating a 20–0–1 record, Fernández earned a fight against fellow undefeated prospect Orlando Peñalba for the vacant WBO Latino super flyweight title. On 8 February 2020, he suffered the first defeat of his career after the judges awarded Peñalba a split decision victory in Panama City.
On 19 June 2021, Fernández defeated Keyvin Lara via split decision to win the vacant WBA Fedelatin super flyweight title, with the judges' scorecards reading 86–85, 86–85 and 85–86. Fernández made his first WBA Fedelatin title defense against Pablo Macario on 19 March 2022. He retained the title by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 97–93 and one scorecard of 98–92.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes27Win25–1–1Pablo MacarioUD1019 Mar 202226Win24–1–1Jose Antonio JimenezKO2 (8), 20 Oct 202125Win23–1–1Keyvin LaraSD919 Jun 202124Win22–1–1Engel GómezUD816 Apr 202123Win21–1–1Luis GuatacheUD810 Dec 202022Loss20–1–1Orlando Peñalba108 Feb 202021Win20–0–1Samuel AraqueKO1 (6), 15 Feb 201920Win19–0–1Romeli MartínezTKO2 (8), 14 Dec 201819Win18–0–1Osmel ColinaTKO2 (6), 22 Sep 201818Win17–0–1Carlos DuránTKO1 (8), 1 Sep 201817Win16–0–1Víctor FloresTKO1 (6), 11 Aug 201816Win15–0–1Alexander GuarecucoUD623 Jun 201915Win14–0–1Fernando ZambranoTKO2 (6), 16 Jun 201814Win13–0–1Luis ReverónKO1 (6), 26 May 201813Win12–0–1Juan LópezUD830 Jun 201712Win11–0–1Jorge GonzálezUD611 Feb 201711Win10–0–1Israel HidrogoUD821 Oct 201610Draw9–0–1Nohel Arambulet1023 Apr 20169Win9–0Nelson Magallanes3 (6), 14 Nov 20158Win8–0David RengelUD43 Oct 20157Win7–0Vicente MirabalUD615 Aug 20156Win6–0Efren LucesKO5 (6), 30 May 20155Win5–0Vicente MirabalUD618 Dec 20154Win4–0Efren Luces419 Dec 20143Win3–0Nelson MagallanesKO3 (4), 14 Nov 20142Win2–0Edicson Fuenmayor1 (4), 18 Oct 20141Win1–0Dionis Martínez1 (4), 14 Dec 2013
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