Urbano Antillon (born September 5, 1982) is an American professional
boxer in the
Lightweight division. He's the former
WBO NABO and
NABF Super Featherweight Champion.
Early life
Antillon was born to Urbano and Amelia Antillon and is the youngest of four children. He was born and raised in
Maywood, California.
Amateur career
Antillon became active in Karate and Boxing at a young age, choosing boxing as his career choice. To this day, Antillon 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, Antillon was signed by Top Rank, the boxing promotion company founded by Bob Arum.
Pro career
Defeating the likes of Daniel Attah,
Bobby Pacquiao in the first round, Fernando Trejo, Roque Cassiani,
José Luis Soto Karass and Ivan Valle. Antillon has won two regional titles,
WBO NABO and
NABF in the
Super Featherweight division.
WBA Lightweight Championship
In July of 2009, Antillon the pride of Maywood California, fought
Miguel Acosta for the interim
WBA Lightweight Championship. Antillon was shockingly upset in the bout, being knocked out in the 9th round with an uppercut.
WBC Lightweight Championship
On December 4, 2010 Urbano lost to
WBC Lightweight Champion
Humberto Soto at the Honda Center in
Anaheim, California.
Professional record
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"
|align="center" colspan=8|
28 Wins (20 knockouts),
2 Losses ,
0 Draw
|- style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%;"
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|
Res.
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|
Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|
Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|
Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|
Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|
Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|
Venue and Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|
Notes
|-align=center
|Loss || 28-2-0 ||align=left|
Humberto Soto
|
UD || 12 || December 4, 2010 || align=left|
Honda Center,
Anaheim, California
|align=left|For the
WBC Lightweight title
|-align=center
|Win || 28-1-0 ||align=left| Rene Gonzalez
|
UD || 10 (10) || May 8, 2010 || align=left|La Feria de San Marcos,
Aguascalientes,
Mexico
|align=left|Bout was a
WBA Lightweight eliminator
|-align=center
See also
List of lightweight boxing champions
Ring Magazine pound for pound
References
External links
Category:People from Chihuahua
Category:Lightweights
Category:Boxers from California
Category:People from Los Angeles County, California
Category:1983 births
Category:Living people