Urbano Antillón
Urbano Antillón | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 5, 1982 Maywood, California, U.S.[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super featherweight Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm) |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 32 |
| Wins | 29 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 3 |
Urbano Antillón (born September 5, 1982) is an American former professional boxer. He challenged twice for a lightweight world title, and held the WBO–NABO and NABF super featherweight titles.
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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Urbano Antillon: Team is Ready!". MyBoxingFans - Boxing News. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ [1] Archived March 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Doug Fischer (22 July 2009). "Antillon closes in on title fight thanks to hard work". Ring TV. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Sports News & latest headlines from AOL". AOL.com. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Max Boxing - Home". Max Boxing. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ^ "Max Boxing - Home". Max Boxing. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Boxing record for Urbano Antillón from BoxRec (registration required)