Marco Antonio Rubio (born June 16, 1980) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2015. He held the WBC interim middleweight title in 2014, and challenged twice for a middleweight world title in 2009 and 2012.
Marco Antonio Rubio | |
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 Rubio (right) vs. Akrong, 2011 | |
| Born | June 16, 1980 |
| Other names | El Veneno ("The Poison") |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 68 |
| Wins | 59 |
| Wins by KO | 51 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional career
editOn 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 Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins fight card televised portion.[1]
Unified and lineal middleweight world title challenge
editOn February 21, 2009, Rubio fought for the unified WBC, WBO, Ring magazine, and lineal middleweight titles against Kelly Pavlik. Before the start of the tenth round, Rubio's corner stopped the fight.[2]
Comeback
editRubio 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.[5]
WBC middleweight title challenge
editRubio 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.[6]
Personal life
editRubio currently resides in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuña, across from Del Rio, Texas. He has vitiligo.[7]
Professional boxing record
edit| 68 fights | 59 wins | 8 losses |
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| By knockout | 51 | 4 |
| By decision | 8 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | Loss | 59–8–1 | Anthony Dirrell | UD | 10 | Sep 6, 2015 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 67 | Loss | 59–7–1 | Gennady Golovkin | KO | 2 (12), 1:19 | Oct 18, 2014 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. | Lost WBC interim middleweight title; For WBA (Super) and IBO middleweight titles |
| 66 | Win | 59–6–1 | Domenico Spada | KO | 10 (12), 1:38 | Apr 5, 2014 | Gran Estadio, Delicias, Mexico | Won vacant WBC interim middleweight title |
| 65 | Win | 58–6–1 | Dionisio Miranda | KO | 2 (12), 2:44 | Jul 27, 2013 | Palenque de la Feria, Chihuahua City, Mexico | |
| 64 | Win | 57–6–1 | Marcus Upshaw | UD | 12 | Mar 23, 2013 | Centro de Espectáculos "La Macarena", Uruapan, Mexico | |
| 63 | Win | 56–6–1 | Michel Rosales | TKO | 11 (12), 1:03 | Dec 22, 2012 | Auditorio Bicentenario, Morelia, Mexico | Retained WBF (Federation) super middleweight title |
| 62 | Win | 55–6–1 | Carlos Baldomir | RTD | 4 (12), 3:00 | Sep 8, 2012 | Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés, Celaya, Mexico | Won vacant WBF (Federation) super middleweight title |
| 61 | Win | 54–6–1 | Jorge Cota | TKO | 7 (12) | Jun 30, 2012 | Auditorio Centenario, Torreón, Mexico | Won vacant IBF International middleweight title |
| 60 | Loss | 53–6–1 | Julio César Chávez Jr. | UD | 12 | Feb 4, 2012 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | For WBC middleweight title |
| 59 | Win | 53–5–1 | Matt Vanda | TKO | 5 (10), 2:42 | Dec 16, 2011 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 52–5–1 | Mohammed Akrong | TKO | 5 (12) | Sep 3, 2011 | Centro de Convenciones, San Luis Potosí City, Mexico | Won WBC Latino interim middleweight title |
| 57 | Win | 51–5–1 | Ricardo Marcelo Ramallo | TKO | 3 (10), 1:36 | Jun 4, 2011 | Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 56 | Win | 50–5–1 | David Lemieux | TKO | 7 (12), 2:36 | Apr 8, 2011 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 55 | Win | 49–5–1 | Wilson Santana | TKO | 8 (12), 0:45 | Jan 1, 2011 | Auditorio Centenario, Torreón, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Latino super middleweight title |
| 54 | Win | 48–5–1 | José Luis Zertuche | TKO | 6 (12), 1:16 | Aug 21, 2010 | Inforum, Irapuato, Mexico | Retained WBC Latino middleweight title |
| 53 | Win | 47–5–1 | Samuel Miller | UD | 12 | Jun 12, 2010 | Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Latino middleweight title |
| 52 | Win | 46–5–1 | Jaison Palomeque | TKO | 2 (10), 1:55 | Mar 20, 2010 | The City Discothèque, Cancún, Mexico | |
| 51 | Win | 45–5–1 | Rigoberto Álvarez | TKO | 9 (12), 1:32 | Jan 16, 2010 | Gimnasio Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Latino middleweight title |
| 50 | Win | 44–5–1 | Jose Miguel Rodriguez Berrio | TKO | 1 (12) | Oct 31, 2009 | Gimnasio Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Latino middleweight title |
| 49 | Loss | 43–5–1 | Kelly Pavlik | RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | Feb 21, 2009 | Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. | For WBC, WBO, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 48 | Win | 43–4–1 | Enrique Ornelas | SD | 12 | Oct 18, 2008 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 42–4–1 | Alfredo Cuevas | TKO | 5 (10), 3:00 | Jun 6, 2008 | Sovereign Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 41–4–1 | José Luis Zertuche | TKO | 7 (12), 2:22 | Feb 9, 2008 | Domo de la Feria, León, Mexico | Won vacant WBC FECOMBOX middleweight title |
| 45 | Win | 40–4–1 | Sherwin Davis | KO | 2 (10) | Jan 1, 2008 | Auditorio Centenario, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 44 | Win | 39–4–1 | Rogelio Sanchez | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 19, 2007 | Auditorio Jose de la Fuente, Ciudad Acuña, Mexico | |
| 43 | Win | 38–4–1 | Jorge Dario David Gomez | TKO | 3 (12), 2:26 | Jun 8, 2007 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Mexico | Retained WBA Fedecentro middleweight title |
| 42 | Win | 37–4–1 | Erik Rafael Esquivel | TKO | 9 (12) | Mar 9, 2007 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Mexico | Won Mexico middleweight title |
| 41 | Win | 36–4–1 | Daniel Stanislavjevic | UD | 12 | Jan 1, 2007 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Mexico | Won vacant WBA Fedecentro middleweight title |
| 40 | Win | 35–4–1 | Octavio Castro | RTD | 2 (12), 0:10 | Nov 17, 2006 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Mexico | |
| 39 | Loss | 34–4–1 | Zaurbek Baysangurov | UD | 12 | Sep 23, 2006 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | For vacant WBC International light middleweight title |
| 38 | Loss | 34–3–1 | Kassim Ouma | SD | 12 | May 6, 2006 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBO–NABO light middleweight title |
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Aslanbek Kodzoev | TKO | 8 (10), 0:01 | Jan 27, 2006 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Anthony Ivory | TKO | 1 (10), 2:40 | Nov 4, 2005 | Auditorio Municipal, Ciudad Acuña, Mexico | |
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Leon Pearson | TKO | 4 (10) | Aug 19, 2005 | Palenque Vicente Fernandez, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | David Toribio | TKO | 2 (10), 1:26 | Jul 14, 2005 | The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Grady Brewer | TKO | 8 (10), 0:10 | May 20, 2005 | Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 29–2–1 | Juan Carlos Candelo | UD | 10 | Mar 10, 2005 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Frankie Randall | KO | 2 (10), 0:59 | Jan 1, 2005 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Mexico | |
| 30 | Loss | 27–2–1 | Kofi Jantuah | KO | 1 (12), 0:33 | Sep 18, 2004 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Lost WBC International light middleweight title |
| 29 | Win | 27–1–1 | Jeffrey Hill | TKO | 7 (12), 0:34 | Aug 5, 2004 | Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, U.S. | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title |
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | Fitz Vanderpool | TKO | 1 (12) | May 22, 2004 | Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Mexico | Retained WBC International light middleweight title |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Alfred Ankamah | TKO | 1 (12), 2:50 | May 1, 2004 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreón, Mexico | Retained WBC International light middleweight title |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Ramon Mendivil | TKO | 1 (10) | Jan 1, 2004 | Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Cristian Solano | TKO | 1 (12), 2:51 | Nov 20, 2003 | Palenque Vicente Fernandez, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | Retained WBC International and Mexico light middleweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Akhmed Oligov | TKO | 1 (12), 0:59 | Oct 8, 2003 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | Retained WBC International light middleweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Jose Varela | KO | 2 (12) | Aug 1, 2003 | Palenque de la Feria, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | Won vacant WBC International light middleweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Calvin Odom | TKO | 1 (10), 2:50 | Jun 27, 2003 | Palenque de Gallos, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Jesus Arce | KO | 1 (12) | May 16, 2003 | Palenque de Gallos, Ciudad Acuña, Mexico | Retained Mexico light middleweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Jesus Mendoza | TKO | 1 (12) | Mar 21, 2003 | Palenque de la Expo Feria, Ciudad Acuña, Mexico | Retained Mexico light middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Paulino Avitia | KO | 1 (12) | Feb 21, 2003 | Gómez Palacio, Mexico | Retained Mexico light middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Saúl Román | TKO | 4 (12) | Jan 1, 2003 | El Palenque, Gómez Palacio, Mexico | Retained Mexico light middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Norberto Sandoval | KO | 2 (12) | Oct 25, 2002 | Ciudad Acuña, Mexico | Retained Mexico light middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Javier Santibanez | TKO | 2 (12) | Sep 6, 2002 | Ciudad Acuña, Mexico | Won vacant Mexico light middleweight title |
| 15 | Win | 13–1–1 | Luis Enrique Delgado | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 19, 2002 | Ciudad Acuña, Mexico | Won vacant Coahuila light middleweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 | Jorge Vaca | TKO | 4 | May 17, 2002 | Auditorio Benito Juarez, Los Mochis, Mexico | |
| 13 | Draw | 11–1–1 | Julio César de la Cruz | PTS | 8 | Mar 22, 2002 | Mazatlán, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Roberto Urias | KO | 2 | Jan 1, 2002 | Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Richard Ruiz | PTS | 4 | Nov 9, 2001 | Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Antonio Garcia | TKO | 1 | Sep 21, 2001 | Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Eduardo Jacques | PTS | 10 | Sep 18, 2001 | Gómez Palacio, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Ismael Diaz | KO | 4 | Jul 13, 2001 | Mexico | |
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | Saúl Román | TKO | 2 | Jun 1, 2001 | Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Raul Martinez | KO | 1 | May 1, 2001 | Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Antonio Mora | KO | 3 | Jan 1, 2001 | Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jorge Sandoval | KO | 4 | Nov 20, 2000 | Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Lino Torres | KO | 3 | Sep 15, 2000 | Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Gonzalo Bonilla | KO | 2 | Aug 4, 2000 | Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Alberto Juarez | PTS | 4 | May 17, 2000 | Monterrey, Mexico |
References
edit- ^ "Marco Antonio Rubio Outlasts Enrique Ornelas To Win - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ^ "Kelly Pavlik stops Marco Antonio Rubio to retain his titles - latimes". Articles.latimes.com. 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ^ "David Lemieux to face Marco Antonio Rubio in middleweight elimination bout". ESPN. 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ^ "Friday Night Stunner: Marco Antonio Rubio Stops David Lemieux in Seven". Bad Left Hook. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ^ a b "Marco Antonio Rubio to fight Chavez Jr. next for WBC middleweight title". Boxingnews24.com. 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ^ "Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Nonito Donaire headline Feb. 4 card in San Antonio". Espn.go.com. 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ^ "Can Rubio beat Chavez?". Myboxingfans.com. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Marco Antonio Rubio from BoxRec (registration required)
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| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Quirino Garcia
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Mexico light middleweight champion September 6, 2002 – March 2004 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Saúl Román
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| Vacant Title last held by Mihály Kótai
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WBC International light middleweight champion August 1, 2003 – September 18, 2004 |
Succeeded by | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Serhiy Dzyndzyruk
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WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight champion August 5, 2004 – September 18, 2004 Lost eliminator for world title |
Vacant Title next held by Gotthard Hinteregger
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| Vacant Title last held by Cleiton Conceição
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WBA Fedecentro middleweight champion January 1, 2007 – February 2008 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Nilson Julio Tapia
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| Preceded by Erik Rafael Esquivel
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Mexico middleweight champion March 9, 2007 – March 2008 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Ruben Padilla
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| Vacant Title last held by Martin Avila
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WBC FECOMBOX middleweight champion February 9, 2008 – February 21, 2009 Lost bid for world title |
Vacant Title next held by Marcos Reyes
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| Vacant Title last held by Jorge Sebastian Heiland
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WBC Latino middleweight champion October 31, 2009 – November 2009 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Jorge Sebastian Heiland
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| WBC Latino middleweight champion January 16, 2010 – March 2010 Vacated | ||||
| WBC Latino middleweight champion June 12, 2010 – October 2010 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Claudio Ariel Abalos
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| Vacant Title last held by Alexander Brand
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WBC Latino super middleweight champion January 1, 2011 – February 2011 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias
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| New title | WBC Latino middleweight champion Interim title September 3, 2011 – February 4, 2012 Lost bid for world title |
Vacant Title next held by Billi Facundo Godoy
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| Vacant Title last held by Predrag Radosevic
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IBF International middleweight champion June 30, 2012 – September 2012 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Predrag Radosevic
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| Minor world boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by William Gare
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WBF (Federation) super middleweight champion September 8, 2012 – March 2013 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Francis Cheka
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| Major world boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Sebastian Zbik
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WBC middleweight champion Interim title April 5, 2014 – October 17, 2014 Stripped |
Vacant Title next held by Gennady Golovkin
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