Departures of note

Carlos Gerena Allende was a Puerto Rican professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2003, during which he twice challenged for the WBC super featherweight title, in 1998 and 1999. As an amateur he won a silver medal in the bantamweight division at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana and represented Puerto Rico as a featherweight at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In his professional career he posted a record of 38 wins against 6 losses, with 30 knockouts, capturing regional titles including the WBA Latin, WBA Fedelatin, and WBC Continental Americas super featherweight belts. He was best known for his early split-decision victory over Jesús Chávez in 1995 and for facing notable world champions such as Genaro Hernandez and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Gerena was struck by a vehicle and died on October 26, 2026, at the age of 55.