Urbano Antillón
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
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.[2]
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 title
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
On December 4, 2010, Urbano lost to WBC Lightweight Champion Humberto Soto at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.[4]
WBA Lightweight title
In his next bout Antillón lost to undefeated WBA Lightweight Champion, Brandon Ríos.[5][6]
Professional record
29 Wins (21 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draw | |||||||
Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Venue and Location | Notes |
Win | 29-3-0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (8) | March 15, 2013 | ![]() | |
Loss | 28-3-0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (12) | July 9, 2011 | ![]() | For WBA Lightweight title |
Loss | 28-2-0 | ![]() | UD | 12 (12) | December 4, 2010 | ![]() | For WBC Lightweight title |
Win | 28-1-0 | ![]() | UD | 10 (10) | May 8, 2010 | ![]() | |
Win | 27-1-0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (10) | February 20, 2010 | ![]() | |
Loss | 26-1-0 | ![]() | TKO | 9 (12) | July 25, 2009 | ![]() | For interim WBA Lightweight title |
Win | 26-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (10) | May 1, 2009 | ![]() | |
Win | 25-0-0 | ![]() | KO | 4 (10) | December 12, 2008 | ![]() | |
Win | 24-0-0 | ![]() | KO | 4 (12) | September 5, 2008 | ![]() | |
Win | 23-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (8) | June 6, 2008 | ![]() | |
Win | 22-0-0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (10) | March 13, 2008 | ![]() | |
Win | 21-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 1 (10) | December 21, 2007 | ![]() | |
Win | 20-0-0 | ![]() | KO | 2 (10) | October 2, 2007 | ![]() | |
Win | 19-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (8) | July 7, 2007 | ![]() | |
Win | 18-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (8) | July 14, 2006 | ![]() | |
Win | 17-0-0 | ![]() | SD | 10 (10) | December 23, 2005 | ![]() | |
Win | 16-0-0 | ![]() | UD | 8 (8) | September 17, 2005 | ![]() | |
Win | 15-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (8) | May 6, 2005 | ![]() | |
Win | 14-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (8) | October 23, 2004 | ![]() | |
Win | 13-0-0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (6) | July 16, 2004 | ![]() | |
Win | 12-0-0 | ![]() | UD | 10 (10) | December 11, 2003 | ![]() | |
Win | 11-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (8) | September 13, 2003 | ![]() | |
Win | 10-0-0 | ![]() | UD | 10 (10) | June 19, 2003 | ![]() | |
Win | 9-0-0 | ![]() | KO | 2 (4) | March 23, 2003 | ![]() | |
Win | 8-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (6) | December 13, 2002 | ![]() | |
Win | 7-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (8) | November 7, 2002 | ![]() | |
Win | 6-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (6) | May 17, 2002 | ![]() | |
Win | 5-0-0 | ![]() | UD | 6 (6) | February 1, 2002 | ![]() | |
Win | 4-0-0 | ![]() | UD | 6 (6) | October 4, 2001 | ![]() | |
Win | 3-0-0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (4) | September 14, 2001 | ![]() | |
Win | 2-0-0 | ![]() | KO | 1 (6) | February 17, 2001 | ![]() | |
Win | 1-0-0 | ![]() | UD | 4 (4) | November 30, 2000 | ![]() |
References
- ^ 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
- Official website
- Boxing record for Urbano Antillón from BoxRec (registration required)