Urbano Antillón (born September 5, 1982) is an American former professional boxer. He challenged twice for a lightweight world title, and held the WBONABO and NABF super featherweight titles.

Urbano Antillón
Born (1982-09-05) September 5, 1982 (age 41)
Statistics
Weight(s)Super featherweight
Lightweight
Height5 ft 7+12 in (171 cm)
Reach69 in (175 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins29
Wins by KO21
Losses3

Early life edit

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 edit

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.[2]

Professional career edit

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 title edit

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.[3]

WBC Lightweight title edit

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

WBA Lightweight title edit

In his next bout Antillón lost to undefeated WBA Lightweight Champion, Brandon Ríos.[5][6]

Professional record edit

29 Wins (21 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Venue and Location Notes
Win 29-3-0   Leonardo Resendiz TKO 2 (8) March 15, 2013  Explanada Municipal, Tepeji del Río de Ocampo, Mexico
Loss 28-3-0   Brandon Ríos TKO 3 (12) July 9, 2011  Home Depot Center, Carson, California For WBA Lightweight title
Loss 28-2-0   Humberto Soto UD 12 (12) December 4, 2010  Honda Center, Anaheim, California For WBC Lightweight title
Win 28-1-0   Rene Gonzalez UD 10 (10) May 8, 2010  La Feria de San Marcos, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Win 27-1-0   Luis Antonio Arceo TKO 3 (10) February 20, 2010  Discoteca El Alebrije, Acapulco, Mexico
Loss 26-1-0   Miguel Acosta TKO 9 (12) July 25, 2009  Palenque del Recinto Ferial, Acapulco, Mexico For interim WBA Lightweight title
Win 26-0-0   Tyrone Harris TKO 5 (10) May 1, 2009  Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 25-0-0   Juan Ramon Cruz KO 4 (10) December 12, 2008  Alameda Swap Meet, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win 24-0-0   Daniel Attah KO 4 (12) September 5, 2008  Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Win 23-0-0   Jose Leonardo Cruz TKO 6 (8) June 6, 2008  Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win 22-0-0   Bobby Pacquiao KO 1 (10) March 13, 2008  Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 21-0-0   Adrian Valdez TKO 1 (10) December 21, 2007  Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
Win 20-0-0   Wilson Alcorro KO 2 (10) October 2, 2007  Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 19-0-0   Thongchai Por Pratompong TKO 2 (8) July 7, 2007  Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Win 18-0-0   Roberto Mares TKO 3 (8) July 14, 2006  Charro Ranch, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Win 17-0-0   Fernando Trejo SD 10 (10) December 23, 2005  Sycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, California, U.S.
Win 16-0-0   Roque Cassiani UD 8 (8) September 17, 2005  America West Arena Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Win 15-0-0   José Luis Soto Karass TKO 5 (8) May 6, 2005  Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S.
Win 14-0-0   Juan Carlos Martinez TKO 6 (8) October 23, 2004  Activity Center, Maywood, California, U.S.
Win 13-0-0   Ramon Ortiz KO 1 (6) July 16, 2004  Memorial Civic Center, Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Win 12-0-0   Adan Hernandez UD 10 (10) December 11, 2003  Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win 11-0-0   Martin Bermudez TKO 6 (8) September 13, 2003  MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 10-0-0   Ivan Valle UD 10 (10) June 19, 2003  Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win 9-0-0   Leobardo Roman KO 2 (4) March 23, 2003  Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
Win 8-0-0   Orlando Jesus Soto TKO 5 (6) December 13, 2002  Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Win 7-0-0   Oscar Villa TKO 3 (8) November 7, 2002  Hilton Hotel, Burbank, California, U.S.
Win 6-0-0   Carlos Arnoldo Cisneros TKO 6 (6) May 17, 2002  Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Win 5-0-0   Jose Luis Montes UD 6 (6) February 1, 2002  Palace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, U.S.
Win 4-0-0   Sergio Joel De La Torre UD 6 (6) October 4, 2001  Scottish Rite Auditorium, San Diego, California, U.S.
Win 3-0-0   Altamir Souza Pereira TKO 2 (4) September 14, 2001  Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, U.S.
Win 2-0-0   Shinya Kiuchi KO 1 (6) February 17, 2001  Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan
Win 1-0-0   Michaelangelo Lynks UD 4 (4) November 30, 2000  Hollywood Park Casino, Inglewood, California, U.S.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Urbano Antillon: Team is Ready!". MyBoxingFans - Boxing News. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  2. ^ [1] Archived March 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Doug Fischer (22 July 2009). "Antillon closes in on title fight thanks to hard work". Ring TV. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  4. ^ "Sports News & latest headlines from AOL". AOL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  5. ^ "Max Boxing - Home". Max Boxing. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  6. ^ "Max Boxing - Home". Max Boxing. Retrieved 2015-09-07.

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