Walter Tello
| Walter Tello | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Walter Tello |
| Nickname(s) | Ratón de Oro ("Golden Rat") |
| Weight(s) |
Minimumweight (105 lb) Light flyweight (108 lb) |
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) |
| Reach | 58 in (147 cm) |
| Nationality | Panamanian |
| Born |
October 13, 1986 Puerto Armuelles, Panama |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 10 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Walter Tello (born October 13, 1986 in Puerto Armuelles) is a Panamanian professional light flyweight boxer. He is a former WBO Latino Minimumweight and WBC Latino Light Flyweight champion.
Tello made his professional debut in 2006. After a quick 6-1 start to his career, he fought veteran Edwin Diaz for his WBO Latino minimumweight title, and won by TKO on February 23, 2008 for his first belt. After four more wins, he received a shot at the interim WBO Minimumweight title, but lost (in lopsided fashion) to Mexican fighter Manuel Vargas in Hermosillo by UD on February 14, 2009. It was his first fight outside Panama.
One year later, he received another world title shot when he fought Giovani Segura, again in Mexico, for his WBA Light Flyweight title. The bout, held on February 20, 2010, was stopped in Segura's favor in the third round after he landed several punishing uppercuts and hooks on the young Panamanian.
Tello lost consecutive bouts to world title contender Carlos Melo in November 2010 and March 2011, both by decision. However, Tello followed this up by defeating fellow countrymen Carlos Ortega twice within a span of a 17 months. This earned him a third world title shot. He fought Alberto Rossel for the interim WBA Light Flyweight belt in Callao, Peru on March 16, 2013. During the later rounds of the fight, Tello came close to getting knocked down various times, but survived all 12 rounds. However, the judges scored the bout 118-115, 118-114 and 117-111, all in favor of the hometown favorite, Rossel.
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