Urbano Antillón

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.

Urbano Antillón
Statistics
Weight(s)Super featherweight
Lightweight
Height5 ft 7 1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Reach69 in (175 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1982-09-05) September 5, 1982
Maywood, California, U.S.[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins29
Wins by KO21
Losses3

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
Main article: Brandon Ríos vs. Urbano Antillón

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
Win29-3-0 Leonardo Resendiz TKO2 (8)March 15, 2013Explanada Municipal, Tepeji del Río de Ocampo, Hidalgo, Mexico
Loss28-3-0 Brandon Ríos TKO3 (12)July 9, 2011Home Depot Center, Carson, California For the WBA Lightweight title
Loss28-2-0 Humberto Soto UD12 (12)December 4, 2010Honda Center, Anaheim, California For the WBC Lightweight title
Win28-1-0 Rene Gonzalez UD10 (10)May 8, 2010La Feria de San Marcos, Aguascalientes, Mexico Bout was a WBA Lightweight eliminator
Win27-1-0 Luis Antonio Arceo TKO3 (10)February 20, 2010Discoteca El Alebrije, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Loss26-1-0 Miguel Acosta TKO9 (12)July 25, 2009Palenque del Recinto Ferial, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico Bout was for the interim WBA Lightweight title
Win26-0-0 Tyrone Harris TKO5 (10)May 1, 2009Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win25-0-0 Juan Ramon Cruz KO4 (10)December 12, 2008Alameda Swap Meet, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win24-0-0 Daniel Attah KO4 (12)September 5, 2008Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Win23-0-0 Jose Leonardo Cruz TKO6 (8)June 6, 2008Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Win22-0-0 Bobby Pacquiao KO1 (10)March 13, 2008Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win21-0-0 Adrian Valdez TKO1 (10)December 21, 2007Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
Win20-0-0 Wilson Alcorro KO2 (10)October 2, 2007Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win19-0-0 Thongchai Por Pratompong TKO2 (8)July 7, 2007Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Win18-0-0 Roberto Mares TKO3 (8)July 14, 2006Charro Ranch, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Win17-0-0 Fernando Trejo SD10 (10)December 23, 2005Sycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, California, United States
Win16-0-0 Roque Cassiani UD8 (8)September 17, 2005America West Arena Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win15-0-0 José Luis Soto Karass TKO5 (8)May 6, 2005Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, Arizona, United States
Win14-0-0 Juan Carlos Martinez TKO6 (8)October 23, 2004Activity Center, Maywood, California, United States
Win13-0-0 Ramon Ortiz KO1 (6)July 16, 2004Memorial Civic Center, Canton, Ohio, United States
Win12-0-0 Adan Hernandez UD10 (10)December 11, 2003Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win11-0-0 Martin Bermudez TKO6 (8)September 13, 2003MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win10-0-0 Ivan Valle UD10 (10)June 19, 2003Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win9-0-0 Leobardo Roman KO2 (4)March 23, 2003Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, United States
Win8-0-0 Orlando Jesus Soto TKO5 (6)December 13, 2002Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win7-0-0 Oscar Villa TKO3 (8)November 7, 2002Hilton Hotel, Burbank, California, United States
Win6-0-0 Carlos Arnoldo Cisneros TKO6 (6)May 17, 2002Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win5-0-0 Jose Luis Montes UD6 (6)February 1, 2002Palace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, United States
Win4-0-0 Sergio Joel De La Torre UD6 (6)October 4, 2001Scottish Rite Auditorium, San Diego, California, United States
Win3-0-0 Altamir Souza Pereira TKO2 (4)September 14, 2001Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, United States
Win2-0-0 Shinya Kiuchi KO1 (6)February 17, 2001Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan
Win1-0-0 Michaelangelo Lynks UD4 (4)November 30, 2000Hollywood Park Casino, Inglewood, California, United States

References
  1. "Urbano Antillon: Team is Ready!". MyBoxingFans - Boxing News. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  2. 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.
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