that he had grown physically tired. Pabon, even though he won no rounds, showed some guts in rounds five and six, landing a few good punches. In round eight, Joan came out strong again, and both boxers exchanged some punches. Pabon, the weaker of the two, was caught with a left hook that dropped him for good. Joan Guzman remained undefeated in 35 professional bouts. His record then stood at 33-0-1 and one No-contest (20 ko). Unbeaten streak ends On November 30, 2012, Guzman challenged Khabib Allakhverdiev for the IBO and vacant WBA super lightweight championship. The bout ended in the 8th round as Guzman hurt his knee which resulted from an accidental foul. The verdict was a technical decision in favor of Allakhverdiev. Guzman was knocked down in the third round, the result of a left; and blood readily flowing from the boxer's nose in the fifth set the momentum for the loss. The Sycuan Warrior did not show his trademark elusive style until it was practically too late in the fight. Only in rounds 6 and 7 did Guzman employ the kind of fighting technique that had kept him undefeated during his career. He circled, jabbed, and effectively counter-punched the Russian, evidently frustrating him. But, when in the 8th, he tripped and hurt his leg in the fall, Khabib responded with everything he had, setting the impression that he was the dominant fighter. Guzman could not go on due to the leg injury and the referee stopped the fight due to 'accidental foul', which led to the score cards deciding the winner. Two judges declared Khabib the better man on the ring. Talks of a rematch immediately ensued. Professional boxing record Post-boxing Guzman is currently serving as a trainer to newcomer boxer named Mikkel LesPierre. References External links 1976 births Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic boxers of the Dominican Republic World Boxing Organization champions Sportspeople from Santo Domingo Dominican Republic sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in boxing Dominican Republic male boxers Pan American Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Featherweight boxers Light-welterweight boxers Lightweight boxers Pan American Games medalists in boxing World super-bantamweight boxing champions World super-featherweight boxing champions Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists