Yori Boy Campas

Luis Ramón Campas

Statistics
Real name	Luis Ramón Campas
Nickname(s)	Yori Boy
Rated at	middleweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1971-08-06) August 6, 1971 Navojoa, Sonora
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	125
Wins	105
Wins by KO	80
Losses	17
Draws	3
No contests	0

Luis Ramon "Yori Boy" Campas (born August 6, 1971 in Mexico) is a Mexican boxer who was the IBF light middleweight champion of the world.^[1]

Background

He is a native of Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico, where the word Yori means white. When he was young and he walked into a gym for the first time, the way he hit opponents that day impressed his trainer's "Chava Mendoza and Gilbert Marquez". He began to be nicknamed Yori Boy, and few actually know his real name is Luis Ramon. He currently trains in Three Forks, Montana with his manager and trainer Joe Diaz.

Professional career

Campas, whose brother Armando was also a respected professional fighter, began his professional career on July 7, 1987 at the age of fifteen, by knocking out Gaby Vega in the first round at Ciudad Obregón, Sonora. His first thirteen fights were all won by knockout, and he built a record of 56-0 with 50 knockout wins by the time the IBF had him ranked as their number one world title challenger. Prior to that, he had won the Mexican and regional NABF welterweight titles. He won the NABF one on his first fight abroad, defeating Roger Turner by a twelve round decision in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 19, 1992.^[2]

Title Fight against Trinidad

Campas also beat former world champion Jorge Vaca by a knockout in round two at Tijuana, before receiving his first world title fight, September 17 of 1994 against Félix Trinidad for the IBF welterweight title, as part of a Pay Per View undercard that featured Julio César Chávez's rematch against Meldrick Taylor for the WBC light welterweight title. Campas, who had been considered by many Mexicans to be the next Chávez, dropped Trinidad in round two, but he lost, for his first professional defeat in 57 bouts.^[3]

Campas came back with seven straight wins, including one that gave him the WBO's regional NABO welterweight title, when he knocked out former world champion Genaro Leon in three rounds, August 7 of 1995. On September 6, 1996, he was given a second world title try, against José Luis Lopez, for the WBO welterweight title, in Los Angeles, California. Campas lost by knockout in round six.^[4]

Capturing a World Title

Campas then decided to campaign in the light middleweight division, beating Fidel Avendano by a knockout in round two in his first fight there. Campas had four straight wins before challenging for a world title again, this time against the IBF light middleweight champion Raul Marquez. On December 6, 1997, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Campas became world champion by knocking out Marquez in round eight. He defended his title three times, beating Anthony Stephens by a knockout in three at Ledyard, Connecticut, Pedro Ortega by technical knockout in eleven at Tijuana, and Larry Barnes, by knockout in three in Las Vegas. On December 12 of 1998, however, he lost the title, after quitting in his corner in the seventh round against Fernando Vargas at Las Vegas.^[5]

After two wins in a row, he lost to Oba Carr. For his next fight, however, he became the first boxer to beat Tony Ayala, when Ayala was knocked out in round eight by Campas at San Antonio, Texas.^[6] On March 16 of 2002, he received his next world title shot, for the vacant WBO light middleweight title, against Puerto Rico's Daniel Santos, once again in Las Vegas. He lost by knockout in round eleven.

After one more knockout win, he tried to gain the WBC & WBA light middleweight titles against Oscar de la Hoya, on May 3, 2003, again, in Las Vegas. He lost that fight by knockout in round seven.^[7]

During a press conference held at Phoenix, Arizona, on March 24, 2004, Campas announced he had moved to that city.^[8] Two days later, he returned to the ring after a ten-month layoff, defeating Dumont Dewey Welliver by a ten round split decision. He followed his win over Welliver with an eight round decision win over Raul Munoz, also in Phoenix. Campas then suffered a mild upset, when he was beaten by the relatively unknown Eric Regan by decision in twelve rounds, at Oroville, California.

His 2006 fight against Ireland's John Duddy was a candidate for the 2006 Fight of the Year.^[9]

100th Career Victory

On 30 March 2012 Campas reached a significant milestone when he chalked up the 100th win of his career via a 2nd round knockout of Mauro Lucero. The win gave Campas his 79th win inside the distance and improved his overall record to 100-16-1 ^[10]

Professional boxing record

101 Wins (79 knockouts, 22 decisions), 17 Losses, 3 Draws^[11]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Draw	101-17-3	Octavio Castro	TD	2 (10)	2013-10-04	Explanada Tecate, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Draw	101-17-2	Cristian Solano	TD	10 (10)	2013-06-28	Forum del Mayo, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	101-17-1	Gabriel Alejandro Martinez	SD	10	2013-02-15	Forum del Mayo, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Loss	100-17-1	Les Sherrington	UD	12	2012-07-28	Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia	For vacant WBF & vacant IBF Pan Pacific Middleweight titles.
Win	100-16-1	Mauro Lucero	KO	2 (10), 2:32	2012-03-30	Cancha Municipal, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Loss	99-16-1	Jorge Cota	KO	8 (10), 2:52	2011-11-19	Estadio Centenario, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
Win	99-15-1	Marcelo Angelano Rodríguez	TKO	3 (10), 2:23	2011-08-06	Gimnasio Municipal, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico	Won vacant WBA Fedelatin Super Welterweight Title.
Win	98-15-1	Rogelio Medina	TKO	6 (10)	2011-06-17	Explanada Tecate, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	97-15-1	Octavio Castro	UD	10	2011-04-15	Cancha Municipal, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	96-15-1	Matt Vanda	UD	10	2011-02-18	Cancha Municipal, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	95-15-1	Esteban Camou	TKO	5 (10), 0:10	2010-12-17	Explanada Tecate, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	94-15-1	Juergen Hartenstein	TKO	2 (12), 2:25	2010-09-17	Forum del Mayo, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	93-15-1	Taronze Washington	UD	6	2010-07-15	Escapade 2001, Houston, Texas, United States
Loss	92-15-1	Hector Camacho Jr.	SD	12	2009-10-30	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, United States
Draw	92-14-1	Hector Camacho	SD	8	2009-05-09	DoubleTree Hotel, Orlando, Florida, United States
Loss	92-14	Marcos Reyes	MD	12	2009-03-21	Gimnasio Rodrigo Quevedo, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico	vacant WBC FECOMBOX Middleweight Title on the line.
Loss	92-13	Saul Roman	RTD	9 (12), 3:00	2008-11-08	Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	92-12	Alejandro Garcia	KO	1 (10), 1:48	2008-06-21	Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Loss	91-12	Matthew Macklin	UD	12	2008-03-22	National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Loss	91-11	Amin Asikainen	TKO	7 (10), 0:56	2008-02-01	Toolo Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
Win	91-10	Fernando Vela	TKO	5 (10), 1:36	2007-11-30	Jacob Brown Auditorium, Brownsville, Texas, United States
Win	90-10	Norberto Bravo	UD	10	2007-08-31	Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, United States	Won vacant IBA Americas Super Welterweight Title.
Win	89-10	Billy Lyell	UD	10	2007-06-15	Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Loss	88-10	Eromosele Albert	UD	12	2007-05-02	Mahi Temple Shrine Auditorium, Miami, Florida, United States
Loss	88–9	John Duddy	UD	12	2006-09-29	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States	IBA Middleweight Title on the line.
Win	88–8	Miguel Hernandez	RTD	5 (10), 3:00	2006-07-15	Fifth Third Ballpark, Comstock Park, Michigan, United States
Win	87–8	Esteban Camou	TKO	6 (12), 1:34	2005-09-30	Explanada Tecate, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Loss	86–8	Matt Vanda	SD	12	2005-06-24	Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	Won vacant IBA Americas Super Welterweight Title on the line.
Win	86–7	Rigoberto Placencia	KO	2 (12), 1:34	2005-04-07	Hilton Convention Center, Burbank, California, United States	Retained WBC Mundo Hispano Middleweight Title.
Loss	85–7	Eric Regan	UD	12	2005-01-21	Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, California, United States	IBA Continental Middleweight Title on the line.
Win	85–6	Raul Munoz	UD	8	2004-11-06	Glendale Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win	84–6	Gabriel Holguin	MD	10	2004-10-15	Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, United States	Won WBC Mundo Hispano Middleweight Title.
Win	83–6	Andres Pacheco	SD	10	2004-07-09	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas, United States
Win	82–6	Anthony Shuler	TKO	1 (12), 1:16	2004-05-08	Dodge Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Won vacant IBA Americas Super Welterweight Title.
Win	81–6	Dumont Welliver	SD	10	2004-03-26	Dodge Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, United States	Won vacant IBA Americas Super Welterweight Title.
Loss	80–6	Oscar De La Hoya	TKO	7 (12), 2:54	2003-05-03	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	WBA Super World/WBC Super Welterweight World Titles on the line.
Win	80–5	George Klinesmith	KO	2 (10), 1:57	2002-11-15	Laredo Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas, United States
Loss	79–5	Daniel Santos	TKO	11 (12), 2:54	2002-03-16	Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	vacant WBO Super Welterweight World Title on the line.
Win	79–4	Roni Martinez	TKO	5 (10)	2001-09-30	Grand Victoria Casino, Rising Sun, Indiana, United States
Win	78–4	Chris Sande	UD	10	2001-06-16	Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Win	77–4	Tony Menefee	TKO	4 (10), 3:00	2001-02-25	Greyhound Park, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win	76–4	Rob Bleakley	TKO	4 (10), 0:51	2000-11-19	Midnight Rodeo, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Win	75–4	Tony Ayala, Jr.	RTD	8 (10), 0:51	2000-07-28	Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Loss	74–4	Oba Carr	TKO	8 (10), 3:00	2000-03-04	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	74–3	Rudy Lovato	TKO	5 (10), 3:00	1999-11-20	Paradise Casino, Yuma, Arizona, United States
Win	73–3	Ronald Weaver	UD	10	1999-06-26	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss	72–3	Fernando Vargas	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	1998-12-12	Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Lost IBF Super Welterweight World Title.
Win	72–2	Larry Barnes	TKO	3 (12), 3:00	1998-09-18	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Retained IBF Super Welterweight World Title.
Win	71–2	Pedro Ortega	TKO	11 (12), 1:52	1998-06-05	Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	Retained IBF Super Welterweight World Title.
Win	70–2	Anthony Stephens	RTD	3 (12), 3:00	1998-03-23	Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States	Retained IBF Super Welterweight World Title.
Win	69–2	Raul Marquez	TKO	8 (12), 2:29	1997-12-06	Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	Won IBF Super Welterweight World Title.
Win	68–2	Verdell Smith	UD	10	1997-07-11	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States
Win	67–2	Chris Sande	UD	10	1997-06-02	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States
Win	66–2	Rito Ruvalcaba	TKO	5 (?), ?:??	1997-02-21	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States
Win	65–2	Fidel Avendano	TKO	2 (?), ?:??	1996-11-29	Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, United States
Loss	64–2	Jose Luis Lopez	RTD	5 (12), 3:00	1996-10-06	Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States	WBO Welterweight World Title on the line.
Win	64–1	Ray Collins	UD	12	1996-03-04	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States	Retained WBO NABO Welterweight Title.
Win	63-1	Francisco Javier Altamirano	TKO	8 (10), ?:??	1995-12-08	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	62-1	Anthony Jones	KO	2 (10), ?:??	1995-11-04	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	61-1	Manuel Rojas	TKO	1 (?), 2:49	1995-10-09	Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	60–1	Genaro Léon	TKO	3 (12), ?:??	1995-08-07	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	Retained WBO NABO Welterweight Title.
Win	59-1	Heath Todd	TKO	3 (10), ?:??	1995-06-19	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	58-1	Young Dick Tiger	UD	10	1995-04-06	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
Win	57–1	Cassius Clay Horne	TKO	4 (12), ?:??	1995-02-16	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States	Won WBO NABO Welterweight Title.
Loss	56–1	Felix Trinidad	TKO	4 (12), 2:41	1994-09-17	Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States	IBF Welterweight World Title on the line.
Win	56–0	Anthony Ivory	TKO	9 (10), ?:??	1994-07-27	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	55–0	Jorge Vaca	TKO	2 (10), ?:??	1994-02-16	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	54–0	Floyd Williams	KO	4 (10), ?:??	1993-12-04	Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, United States
Win	53–0	Anthony Ivory	UD	10	1993-11-12	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	52–0	Griffin Goleman	KO	1 (?), ?:??	1993-08-27	Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, United States
Win	51–0	Ricky Stoner	TKO	7 (?), ?:??	1993-07-24	Houston, Texas, United States
Win	50–0	Louis Howard	KO	8 (?), ?:??	1993-06-10	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	49–0	Ricky Lehman	KO	3 (?), ?:??	1993-05-21	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	48–0	David Taylor	TKO	8 (?), ?:??	1993-03-12	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	47–0	Steve Barreras	TKO	2 (?), ?:??	1993-01-29	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	46-0	William Hernandez	KO	1 (?), ?:??	1992-12-04	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	45–0	Oscar Ponce	TKO	7 (?), ?:??	1992-10-17	Miami, Florida, United States
Win	44-0	Luciano Torres	KO	1 (10), ?:??	1992-08-26	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	43–0	Roger Turner	MD	12	1992-06-19	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Won NABF Welterweight Title.
Win	42–0	Samuel Martinez	TKO	5 (12), 2:29	1992-05-02	Bally's Hotel & Casino, Reno, Nevada, United States	Retained Mexico Welterweight Title.
Win	41–0	Ultiminio Martinez	KO	3 (10), ?:??	1992-04-04	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	40–0	Julian Benitez	KO	1 (12), ?:??	1992-03-02	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico	Retained Mexico Welterweight Title.
Win	39–0	Greg Dickson	KO	2 (10), ?:??	1991-11-11	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	38–0	Frankie Davis	TKO	4 (10), 0:27	1991-10-05	Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, United States
Win	37–0	Jose Luis Bedolla	TKO	3 (12), ?:??	1991-08-10	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico	Retained Mexico Welterweight Title.
Win	36–0	Cassius Clay Horne	TKO	2 (?), ?:??	1991-07-08	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	35–0	Jesus Cardenas	KO	7 (12), ?:??	1991-05-24	Estadio Ciclon Echavaria, Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico	Won Mexico Welterweight Title.
Win	34–0	Rey Morales	KO	6 (10), ?:??	1991-03-08	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	33–0	Roman Nunez	TKO	3 (?), ?:??	1991-02-04	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	32–0	Luis Francisco Perez	TKO	3 (?), ?:??	1990-12-10	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	31–0	Martin Quiroz	UD	10	1990-11-24	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	30–0	Victor Lozoya	KO	3 (?), ?:??	1990-09-28	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	29-0	Julian Benitez	KO	8 (?), ?:??	1990-08-20	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	28–0	Martin Quiroz	UD	10	1990-11-24	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	27–0	Jorge Hernandez	KO	2 (?), ?:??	1990-05-04	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	26–0	Manuel Ramos	KO	4 (?), ?:??	1990-03-12	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	25–0	Jesus Ramirez	KO	2 (?), ?:??	1990-02-12	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	24–0	Federico Renteria	KO	2 (?), ?:??	1989-12-15	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	23–0	Corona Dominguez	KO	2 (?), ?:??	1989-10-30	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	22–0	Santana Yanez	TKO	4 (?), ?:??	1989-09-29	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	21–0	Martin Contreras	TKO	5 (?), ?:??	1989-08-14	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	20–0	Antonio Martinez	KO	3 (?), ?:??	1989-06-16	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	19–0	Rigoberto Garcia	TKO	7 (?), ?:??	1989-04-24	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	18–0	David Lopez	TKO	8 (10), ?:??	1989-04-07	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	17–0	Rosario Guerrero	KO	4 (?), ?:??	1989-03-13	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	16–0	David Lopez	UD	12	1988-12-02	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	15–0	Jose Lopez	TKO	6 (?), ?:??	1988-11-07	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	14–0	Sergio Vacasehua	UD	10	1988-10-14	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	13–0	Luis Rodriguez	KO	4 (?), ?:??	1988-08-22	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	12–0	Jose Lopez	TKO	8 (10), ?:??	1988-07-11	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	11–0	Luis Garcia	KO	4 (8), ?:??	1988-06-20	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	10–0	Jorge Ahumada	KO	1 (?), ?:??	1988-04-19	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	9–0	Gaby Vega	KO	1 (?), ?:??	1988-04-01	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	8–0	Heriberto Ruiz	KO	2 (?), ?:??	1988-03-04	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	7–0	Segio Garcia	KO	1 (?), ?:??	1988-02-19	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	6–0	Sebastian Mendez	KO	2 (?), ?:??	1988-01-10	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	5–0	Paulino Gasca	KO	1 (?), ?:??	1987-12-20	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	4–0	Miguel Ayala	KO	1 (?), ?:??	1987-12-13	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	3–0	Rene Flores	KO	3 (4), ?:??	1987-11-23	Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico
Win	2–0	Roberto Lopez	KO	2 (4), ?:??	1987-11-12	Huatabampo, Sonora, Mexico
Win	1–0	Gaby Vega	KO	1 (4), ?:??	1987-07-11	Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico	Campas professional debut.

References

↑ "Yory Boy Campas - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
↑ October 29th, 2009 By Pedro Fernandez (2009-10-29). "Victim Of Boxing Corruption: "Yory Boy" Campas". Ringtalk. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
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↑ Katz, Michael (13 December 1998). "Ivan outslugs Gatti again". Daily News. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
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↑ "Yori Boy Campas: The Next and Maybe Last Centurion". East Side Boxing. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
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Achievements
Vacant Title last held by Tony Gannarelli	NABO Welterweight Champion August 7, 1995 - October 6, 1996 Lost bid for world title	Vacant Title next held by Santiago Samaniego
Preceded by Raul Marquez	IBF Light Middleweight Champion 6 December 1997–12 December 1998	Succeeded by Fernando Vargas

External links

Professional boxing record for Yori Boy Campas from BoxRec

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