Urbano Antillón

Urbano Antillón
Statistics
Weight(s) Super featherweight
Lightweight
Height 5 ft 7 1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Reach 69 in (175 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1982-09-05) September 5, 1982
Maywood, California, U.S.[1]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 32
Wins 29
Wins by KO 21
Losses 3

Urbano Antillón (born September 5, 1982) is a Mexican-American former professional boxer.[2] He challenged twice for a lightweight world title, and held the WBO–NABO and NABF super featherweight titles.

Early life

Antillón was born to Urbano and Amelia Antillon and is the youngest of four children. He was born and raised in Maywood, California.[1]

Amateur career

Antillón became active in Karate and Boxing at a young age, choosing boxing as his career choice. To this day, Antillón still trains at the Maywood Boxing Club, in Maywood, California.

After 40 amateur fights, Urbano decided to turned pro at the age of eighteen, under the tutelage of trainer Rudy Hernandez. In 2005, Antillón was signed by Top Rank, the boxing promotion company founded by Bob Arum.[3]

Professional career

Defeating the likes of Daniel Attah, Bobby Pacquiao in the first round, Fernando Trejo, Roque Cassiani, José Luis Soto Karass and Ivan Valle. Antillón has won two regional titles, WBO NABO and NABF in the Super Featherweight division.

WBA Lightweight Championship

In July 2009, Antillón the pride of Maywood California, fought Miguel Acosta for the interim WBA Lightweight Championship. Antillon was upset in the bout, being knocked out in the 9th round with an uppercut.[4]

WBC Lightweight Championship

On December 4, 2010 Urbano lost to WBC Lightweight Champion Humberto Soto at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.[5]

WBA Lightweight Championship

In his next bout Antillón lost to undefeated WBA Lightweight Champion, Brandon Ríos.[6][7]

Professional record

29 Wins (21 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Venue and Location Notes
Win29-3-0Mexico Leonardo Resendiz TKO2 (8)March 15, 2013MexicoExplanada Municipal, Tepeji del Río de Ocampo, Hidalgo, Mexico
Loss28-3-0United States Brandon Ríos TKO3 (12)July 9, 2011CaliforniaHome Depot Center, Carson, California For the WBA Lightweight title
Loss28-2-0Mexico Humberto Soto UD12 (12)December 4, 2010CaliforniaHonda Center, Anaheim, California For the WBC Lightweight title
Win28-1-0Nicaragua Rene Gonzalez UD10 (10)May 8, 2010MexicoLa Feria de San Marcos, Aguascalientes, Mexico Bout was a WBA Lightweight eliminator
Win27-1-0Mexico Luis Antonio Arceo TKO3 (10)February 20, 2010MexicoDiscoteca El Alebrije, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Loss26-1-0Venezuela Miguel Acosta TKO9 (12)July 25, 2009MexicoPalenque del Recinto Ferial, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico Bout was for the interim WBA Lightweight title
Win26-0-0United States Tyrone Harris TKO5 (10)May 1, 2009United StatesHard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win25-0-0Puerto Rico Juan Ramon Cruz KO4 (10)December 12, 2008United StatesAlameda Swap Meet, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win24-0-0Nigeria Daniel Attah KO4 (12)September 5, 2008United StatesIsleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win23-0-0Colombia Jose Leonardo Cruz TKO6 (8)June 6, 2008United StatesSovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Win22-0-0Philippines Bobby Pacquiao KO1 (10)March 13, 2008United StatesHard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win21-0-0Mexico Adrian Valdez TKO1 (10)December 21, 2007United StatesDickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Win20-0-0Colombia Wilson Alcorro KO2 (10)October 2, 2007United StatesHard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win19-0-0Thailand Thongchai Por Pratompong TKO2 (8)July 7, 2007JapanKorakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Win18-0-0Mexico Roberto Mares TKO3 (8)July 14, 2006United StatesCharro Ranch, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win17-0-0Mexico Fernando Trejo SD10 (10)December 23, 2005United StatesSycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, California, United States
Win16-0-0Colombia Roque Cassiani UD8 (8)September 17, 2005United StatesAmerica West Arena Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win15-0-0Mexico José Luis Soto Karass TKO5 (8)May 6, 2005United StatesFort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, Arizona, United States
Win14-0-0Mexico Juan Carlos Martinez TKO6 (8)October 23, 2004United StatesActivity Center, Maywood, California, United States
Win13-0-0Mexico Ramon Ortiz KO1 (6)July 16, 2004United StatesMemorial Civic Center, Canton, Ohio, United States
Win12-0-0United States Adan Hernandez UD10 (10)December 11, 2003United StatesOlympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win11-0-0Mexico Martin Bermudez TKO6 (8)September 13, 2003United StatesMGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win10-0-0Mexico Ivan Valle UD10 (10)June 19, 2003United StatesOlympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win9-0-0Mexico Leobardo Roman KO2 (4)March 23, 2003United StatesPechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, United States
Win8-0-0Mexico Orlando Jesus Soto TKO5 (6)December 13, 2002United StatesDesert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win7-0-0Mexico Oscar Villa TKO3 (8)November 7, 2002United StatesHilton Hotel, Burbank, California, United States
Win6-0-0El Salvador Carlos Arnoldo Cisneros TKO6 (6)May 17, 2002United StatesBlaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win5-0-0Mexico Jose Luis Montes UD6 (6)February 1, 2002United StatesPalace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, United States
Win4-0-0United States Sergio Joel De La Torre UD6 (6)October 4, 2001United StatesScottish Rite Auditorium, San Diego, California, United States
Win3-0-0Brazil Altamir Souza Pereira TKO2 (4)September 14, 2001United StatesQuiet Cannon, Montebello, California, United States
Win2-0-0Japan Shinya Kiuchi KO1 (6)February 17, 2001JapanKokugikan, Tokyo, Japan
Win1-0-0United States Michaelangelo Lynks UD4 (4)November 30, 2000United StatesHollywood Park Casino, Inglewood, California, United States

References

  1. 1 2 "Urbano Antillon: Team is Ready!". MyBoxingFans - Boxing News. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  2. ↑ Professional boxing record for Urbano Antillón from BoxRec. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ Archived March 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Doug Fischer (22 July 2009). "Antillon closes in on title fight thanks to hard work". Ring TV. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  5. ↑ "Sports News & latest headlines from AOL". AOL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  6. ↑ "Max Boxing - Home". Max Boxing. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  7. ↑ "Max Boxing - Home". Max Boxing. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
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