Jerson Ravelo (born July 30, 1977) is a boxer from the Dominican Republic, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in the Men's 75 kg Division.
While many fighters pressure their children, particularly their namesakes, into following their fistic footsteps, Ravelo doesn't want that for his son.
Ravelo also represented the Dominican Republic as a Middleweight at the 2000 Sydney Olympic games, he was eliminated in the opening round by Paul Miller of Australia, on an 8-7 decision.
He made his debut as a professional on January 27, 2001, in Madison Square Garden in New York City, where he defeated America's Miguel Gutierrez.
Numerous injuries to his back and right hand hampered his career, and he didn't see any action in the year 2005 as a result.
Returning from substantial layoffs, Ravelo reeled off three consecutive first round knockouts.
The next order of business was a showdown with then-undefeated Allan Green of Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 14, 2006.
[5] Ravelo rebounded in 2007 with a unanimous decision over England's Paul Buchannan, whom he knocked down in the third round.