Marco Antonio Rubio

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Marco Antonio Rubio

Rubio (right) vs. Mohammed Akrong in 2011
Statistics
Real name Marco Antonio Rubio
Nickname(s) El Veneno
(The Poison)
Rated at Middleweight
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Reach 178 cm (70 in)
Nationality Mexico Mexican
Born (1980-06-16) June 16, 1980
Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 65
Wins 58
Wins by KO 50
Losses 6
Draws 1

Marco Antonio Rubio (born June 16, 1980 in Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico) is a Mexican middleweight professional boxer. He currently resides in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuña, Mexico across from Del Rio, Texas.

Professional career

On February 21, 2009 Rubio earned the right to fight for the middleweight title by scoring a split decision victory over Enrique Ornelas to secure the World Boxing Council's # 1 ranking and a shot at the WBC Middleweight title on October 18, 2008 in Atlantic City on the Bernard Hopkins vs. Kelly Pavlik fight card televised portion.[1]

Lineal Middleweight Title

Marco then fought for the undisputed and lineal middleweight title against Kelly Pavlik - formally, for the The Ring, WBC, and WBO middleweight titles. Before the start of the tenth round, Rubio's corner stopped the fight.[2]

Comeback

Rubio then won six fights in a row since he was stopped in the ninth round by middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in February 2009.[3]

On April 8, 2011 in Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Rubio was featured in the main event of Friday Night Fights. His opponent was David Lemieux, who came to the fight with an undefeated record. Lemieux was the heavy favorite to win in his hometown against the Mexican veteran. During the first five rounds Lemieux dominated Rubio by landing hard power punches. But Rubio refused to quit and wouldn't go down. Rubio came back in round six and started to land harder punches that slowed down Lemieux. In the seventh round Rubio knocked down Lemieux. Lemieux got up, but Rubio continued where he left off and threw more punches at him. With only seconds left in round seven, Lemieux's corner threw in the towel to a stop the fight.[4]

Since he won the Lemieux fight, Rubio placed himself into a mandatory position to face the winner of the fight between titlist Sebastian Zbik of Germany and Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., which Chavez won.[5]

Rubio made easy work of journeyman Matt Vanda (44-14, 24 KO’s) on December 16, 2011 with a 5th round TKO win at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.[6]

WBC Middleweight Title

Marco Antonio faced Mexican countryman Julio César Chávez, Jr. in a scheduled 12-round middleweight bout, for the WBC version of the world title, on Feb. 4 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Chávez, Jr. retained the belt, earning a unanimous decision over fellow Mexican Rubio. The judges scored the bout 118-110, 116-112 115-113 for Chávez, Jr., which drew a mixed reaction from the 14,120 in attendance at the Alamodome. Neither fighter went down despite taking continuous heavy blows to the head and body throughout the 12-round bout. Chávez, Jr. overcame a gutsy performance by Rubio despite having some trouble entering the fight.[7]

See also: Julio César Chávez, Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio

Professional record

58 Wins (50 knockouts), 6 Losses, 1 Draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 58-6-1 Colombia Dionisio Miranda KO 2 (12) 2013-07-27 Mexico Palenque de la Fería, Chihuahua, Chihuahua
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 57-6-1 United States Marcus Upshaw UD 12 (12) 2013-03-23 Mexico Centro de Espectáculos “La Macarena”, Uruapan, Michoacán de Ocampo
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 56-6-1 Mexico Michel Rosales TKO 11 (12) 2012-12-22 Mexico Auditorio del Bicentenario, Morelia, Michoacán de Ocampo Defended WBF Super Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 55-6-1 Argentina Carlos Baldomir RTD 4 (12) 2012-09-08 Mexico Estadio Miguel Alemán de Celaya, Celaya, Guanajuato Won WBF Super Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 54-6-1 Mexico Jorge Cota TKO 7 (12) 2012-06-30 Mexico Auditorio Centenario, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza Won IBF International Middleweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 53-6-1 Mexico Julio César Chávez, Jr. UD 12 (12) 2012-02-04 United States Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Lost WBC Middleweight world title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 53-5-1 United States Matt Vanda TKO 5 (10) 2011-12-16 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 52-5-1 Ghana Mohammed Akrong TKO 5 (12) 2011-09-03 Mexico Centro de Convenciones, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí Won interim WBC Latino Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 51-5-1 Argentina Ricardo Marcelo Ramallo TKO 3 (10) 2011-06-04 Mexico Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 50-5-1 Canada David Lemieux TKO 7 (12) 2011-04-08 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec WBC Middleweight title eliminator.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 49-5-1 Dominican Republic Wilson Santana TKO 8 (12) 2011-01-01 Mexico Auditorio Centenario, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza Won WBC Latino Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 48-5-1 Mexico Jose Luis Zertuche TKO 6 (12) 2010-08-21 Mexico The Forum, Irapuato, Guanajuato Won WBC Latino Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 47-5-1 Colombia Samuel Miller UD 12 (12) 2010-06-12 Mexico Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango Won vacant WBC Latino Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 46-5-1 Colombia Jaison Palomeque TKO 2 (10) 2010-03-20 Mexico The City Discothèque, Cancun, Quintana Roo
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 45-5-1Mexico Rigoberto Alvarez TKO 9 (12) 2010-01-16 Mexico Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango Won WBC Latino Middleweight title.
WBC Middleweight title eliminator.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 44-5-1 Colombia Jose Miguel Rodriguez Berrio TKO 1 (12) 2009-10-31 Mexico Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango Won vacant WBC Latino Middleweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 43-5-1 United States Kelly Pavlik RTD 9 (12) 2009-02-21 United States Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown, Ohio Lost The Ring, WBC, WBO Middleweight world titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 43-4-1Mexico Enrique Ornelas SD 12 (12) 2008-10-18 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey WBC Middleweight title eliminator.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 42-4-1United States Alfredo Cuevas TKO 5 (10) 2008-06-06 United States Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading, Pennsylvania
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 41-4-1Mexico Jose Luis Zertuche TKO 7 (12) 2008-02-09 Mexico Domo De La Feria, Leon, Guanajuato
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 40-4-1United States Sherwin Davis KO 2 (10) 2008-01-01 Mexico Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 39-4-1Mexico Rogelio Sanchez KO 1 (10) 2007-10-19 Mexico Auditorio Jose de la Fuente, Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila de Zaragoza
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 38-4-1Paraguay Jorge Dario David Gomez TKO 3 (12) 2007-06-08 Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza Retained WBA Fedecentro Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 37-4-1Mexico Erik Rafael Esquivel TKO 9 (12) 2007-03-09 Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza Won Mexico Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 36-4-1Canada Daniel Stanislavjevic UD 12 (12) 2007-01-01 Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza Won vacant WBA Fedecentro Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 35-4-1Mexico Octavio Castro RTD 2 (12) 2006-11-17 Mexico Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza

Titles

Marco has won the following regional/national titles:

  • At Middleweight
    • WBC Latino middleweight title
    • WBC FECOMBOX Middleweight Title
    • WBA Fedecentro Middleweight Title
    • Mexico Middleweight Title
  • At Light Middleweight
    • WBO Inter-Continental Light Middleweight title
    • WBC International Light Middleweight Title
    • Mexico Light Middleweight Title

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/marco-antonio-rubio-outlasts-enrique-ornelas-win--16474
  2. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/22/sports/sp-newswire-newswatch22
  3. ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6048457
  4. ↑ http://www.badlefthook.com/2011/4/8/2099957/friday-night-stunner-marco-antonio-rubio-knockout-david-lemieux-stoppage-espn-boxing
  5. ↑ http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/12/marco-antonio-rubio-to-fight-chavez-jr-next-for-wbc-middleweight-title/
  6. ↑ http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/12/marco-antonio-rubio-to-fight-chavez-jr-next-for-wbc-middleweight-title/
  7. ↑ http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/7396389/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-nonito-donaire-headline-feb-4-card-san-antonio
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