Andres Cortes (born January 23, 1997) is an American professional boxer and a contender in the super featherweight division.
[2] On August 14, 2021, Cortes was scheduled against previous world title-challenger Genesis Servania who came off from an 18 months lay-off in an 8-rounder bout on the undercard of the trilogy match between Joshua Franco and Andrew Moloney in Hard Rock Hotel & Casino of Tulsa, Oklahoma,[3] Cortes scored a shocking first-round knockout victory within 3 minutes.
[4] On November 5, 2021, Cortes fought Filipino regional-challanger Mark Bernaldez in an 8-rounder match in Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
[10] After winning the WBC-USNBC Silver against Xavier Martinez,[11] Cortes challenged Bryan Chevalier for the WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight crown,[12][13] after bold statements from Cortes, he kept his words true and forced halt the contest in the fourth round to dethrone the Puerto Rican contender.
[14] On June 21, 2024, Cortes looks to make his most impressive victory yet as he faces tough world-challenger Puerto Rican Abraham Nova for the vacant WBO-NABO super featherweight titles over 10 rounds,[15] on the day of the weigh-in, Cortes failed to make weight, therefore, the WBO-NABO belt was only for Nova.