Marco Antonio Rubio
| Marco Antonio Rubio | |
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| 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 |  Mexican |
| Born | June 16, 1980 Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 59 |
| Wins | 53 |
| Wins by KO | 46 |
| Losses | 5 |
| 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.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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 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 to finish where he left off and threw more punches at him. With seven seconds left in round seven Lemieux's corner threw in the towel to a stop the fight.[4]
The winner of Lemieux-Rubio will move into a mandatory position to face the winner of the fight between titlist Sebastian Zbik of Germany and Mexico's Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.[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]
[edit] WBC Middleweight Title
Marco Antonio will face Mexican countryman Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a scheduled 12-round middleweight bout, although it is unclear if Chavez will be defending the WBC version of the title, on Feb. 4 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. [7]
[edit] Professional record
| 53 Wins (46 knockouts), 5 Losses, 1 Draw | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| N/A | 53-5-1 | Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. |
- | ? (12) | 2012-02-04 |  Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, United States |
WBC Middleweight world title on the line. |
| Win | 53-5-1 | Matt Vanda |
TKO | 5 (10) | 2011-12-16 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Islander Ballroom, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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| Win | 52-5-1 |  Mohammed Akrong |
TKO | 5 (12) | 2011-09-03 | Centro de Convenciones, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
interim WBC Latino Middleweight title |
| Win | 51-5-1 |  Ricardo Marcelo Ramallo |
TKO | 3 (10), (1:36) | 2011-06-04 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
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| Win | 50-5-1 |  David Lemieux |
TKO | 7 (12), (2:36) | 2011-04-08 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
WBC Middleweight Title Eliminator |
| Win | 49-5-1 |  Wilson Santana |
TKO | 8 (12), (1:16) | 2011-01-01 | Auditorio Centenario, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico |
WBC Latino Middleweight title |
| Win | 48-5-1 | Jose Luis Zertuche |
TKO | 6 (12), (1:16) | 2010-08-21 | The Forum, Irapuato, Guanajuato |
WBC Latino Middleweight title |
| Win | 47-5-1 |  Samuel Miller |
UD | 12 (12) | 2010-06-12 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
vacant WBC Latino Middleweight title |
| Win | 46-5-1 | Jaison Palomeque |
TKO | 2(10), (1:55) | 2010-03-20 | The City Discothèque, Cancun, Quintana Roo |
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| Win | 45-5-1 | Rigoberto Alvarez |
TKO | 9 (12), (1:37) | 2010-01-16 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
WBC Latino Middleweight title. WBC Title Eliminator |
| Win | 44-5-1 | Jose Miguel Rodriguez Berrio |
TKO | 1 (12) | 2009-10-31 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
vacant WBC Latino Middleweight title |
| Loss | 44-5-1 | Kelly Pavlik |
RTD | 9 (12), (3:00) | 2009-02-21 | Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown, Ohio |
The Ring, WBC, WBO Middleweight world titles on the line. |
| Win | 43-4-1 | Enrique Ornelas |
SD | 12 (12) | 2008-10-18 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
WBC Middleweight Title Eliminator. |
| Win | 42-4-1 | Alfredo Cuevas |
TKO | 5 (10) | 2008-06-06 | Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Win | 41-4-1 | Jose Luis Zertuche |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2008-02-09 | Domo De La Feria, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico |
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| Win | 40-4-1 | Sherwin Davis |
KO | 2 (10) | 2008-01-01 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico |
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| Win | 39-4-1 | Rogelio Sanchez |
KO | 1 (10) | 2007-10-19 | Auditorio Jose de la Fuente, Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico |
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[edit] 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
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes
- ^ http://www.boxingscene.com/marco-antonio-rubio-outlasts-enrique-ornelas-win--16474
- ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/22/sports/sp-newswire-newswatch22
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6048457
- ^ http://www.badlefthook.com/2011/4/8/2099957/friday-night-stunner-marco-antonio-rubio-knockout-david-lemieux-stoppage-espn-boxing
- ^ http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/12/marco-antonio-rubio-to-fight-chavez-jr-next-for-wbc-middleweight-title/
- ^ http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/12/marco-antonio-rubio-to-fight-chavez-jr-next-for-wbc-middleweight-title/
- ^ http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/7396389/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-nonito-donaire-headline-feb-4-card-san-antonio
