Marco Antonio Rubio
| Marco Antonio Rubio | |
|---|---|
 Rubio (right) vs. Mohammed Akrong, 2011 | |
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | El Veneno ("The Poison") |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71 in) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Born |
June 16, 1980 Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 68 |
| Wins | 59 |
| Wins by KO | 51 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
Marco Antonio Rubio (born June 16, 1980) is a Mexican professional boxer and former WBC interim middleweight champion.
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
On February 21, 2009, Rubio fought for the undisputed and lineal middleweight titles against Kelly Pavlik, or formally 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.[5]
WBC middleweight title
Rubio 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
Rubio currently resides in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Acuña, across from Del Rio, Texas. He has vitiligo.[7]
Professional record
| 59 Wins (51 knockouts), 8 Losses, 1 Draw | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 59-8-1 |  Anthony Dirrell |
UD | 10 | 2015-09-06 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas |
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| Loss | 59-7-1 |  Gennady Golovkin |
KO | 2 (12) | 2014-10-18 | StubHub Center, Carson, California |
For vacant interim WBC Middleweight title. Rubio stripped of title on the scales after failing to make weight, title at stake for Golovkin only. |
| Win | 59-6-1 |  Domenico Spada |
KO | 10 (12) | 2014-04-05 |  Gran Estadio, Ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua |
Won interim WBC Middleweight title. |
| Win | 58-6-1 |  Dionisio Miranda |
KO | 2 (12) | 2013-07-27 | Palenque de la Fería, Chihuahua, Chihuahua |
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| Win | 57-6-1 | Marcus Upshaw |
UD | 12 (12) | 2013-03-23 | Centro de Espectáculos “La Macarena”, Uruapan, Michoacán de Ocampo |
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| Win | 56-6-1 | Michel Rosales |
TKO | 11 (12) | 2012-12-22 | Auditorio del Bicentenario, Morelia, Michoacán de Ocampo |
Defended WBF Super Middleweight title. |
| Win | 55-6-1 |  Carlos Baldomir |
RTD | 4 (12) | 2012-09-08 | Estadio Miguel Alemán de Celaya, Celaya, Guanajuato |
Won WBF Super Middleweight title. |
| Win | 54-6-1 | Jorge Cota |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2012-06-30 | Auditorio Centenario, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
Won IBF International Middleweight title. |
| Loss | 53-6-1 | Julio César Chávez, Jr. |
UD | 12 (12) | 2012-02-04 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
For WBC Middleweight world title. |
| Win | 53-5-1 | Matt Vanda |
TKO | 5 (10) | 2011-12-16 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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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 |
Won interim WBC Latino Middleweight title. |
| Win | 51-5-1 | Ricardo Marcelo Ramallo |
TKO | 3 (10) | 2011-06-04 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
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| Win | 50-5-1 |  David Lemieux |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2011-04-08 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec |
WBC Middleweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 49-5-1 |  Wilson Santana |
TKO | 8 (12) | 2011-01-01 | Auditorio Centenario, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
Won WBC Latino Middleweight title. |
| Win | 48-5-1 | Jose Luis Zertuche |
TKO | 6 (12) | 2010-08-21 | The Forum, Irapuato, Guanajuato |
Won WBC Latino Middleweight title. |
| Win | 47-5-1 | Samuel Miller |
UD | 12 (12) | 2010-06-12 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
Won vacant WBC Latino Middleweight title. |
| Win | 46-5-1 | Jaison Palomeque |
TKO | 2 (10) | 2010-03-20 | The City Discothèque, Cancun, Quintana Roo |
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| Win | 45-5-1 | Rigoberto Alvarez |
TKO | 9 (12) | 2010-01-16 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
Won WBC Latino Middleweight title. WBC Middleweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 44-5-1 | Jose Miguel Rodriguez Berrio |
TKO | 1 (12) | 2009-10-31 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
Won vacant WBC Latino Middleweight title. |
| Loss | 43-5-1 | Kelly Pavlik |
RTD | 9 (12) | 2009-02-21 | Chevrolet Centre, Youngstown, Ohio |
For The Ring, WBC, WBO Middleweight world titles. |
| Win | 43-4-1 | Enrique Ornelas |
SD | 12 (12) | 2008-10-18 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
WBC Middleweight title eliminator. |
| Win | 42-4-1 | Alfredo Cuevas |
TKO | 5 (10) | 2008-06-06 | Sovereign Performing Arts Center, Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Win | 41-4-1 | Jose Luis Zertuche |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2008-02-09 | Domo De La Feria, Leon, Guanajuato |
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| Win | 40-4-1 | Sherwin Davis |
KO | 2 (10) | 2008-01-01 | Auditorio Centenario, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
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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 |
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| Win | 38-4-1 |  Jorge Dario David Gomez |
TKO | 3 (12) | 2007-06-08 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
Retained WBA Fedecentro Middleweight title. |
| Win | 37-4-1 | Erik Rafael Esquivel |
TKO | 9 (12) | 2007-03-09 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
Won Mexico Middleweight title. |
| Win | 36-4-1 | Daniel Stanislavjevic |
UD | 12 (12) | 2007-01-01 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
Won vacant WBA Fedecentro Middleweight title. |
| Win | 35-4-1 | Octavio Castro |
RTD | 2 (12) | 2006-11-17 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
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| Loss | 34-4-1 |  Zaurbek Baysangurov |
UD | 12 (12) | 2006-09-23 |  Sport Palace, Kiev, Kiev Oblast |
Lost vacant WBC International Light middleweight title. |
| Loss | 34-3-1 |  Kassim Ouma |
SD | 12 (12) | 2006-05-06 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Lost WBO NABO Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 34-2-1 | Aslanbek Kodzoev |
TKO | 8 (10) | 2006-01-27 | Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois |
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| Win | 33-2-1 | Anthony Ivory |
TKO | 1 (10) | 2005-11-04 | Auditorio Municipal, Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
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| Win | 32-2-1 | Leon Pearson |
TKO | 4 (10) | 2005-08-19 | Palenque Vicente Fernandez, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
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| Win | 31-2-1 | David Toribio |
TKO | 2 (10) | 2005-07-14 | Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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| Win | 30-2-1 | Grady Brewer |
TKO | 8 (10) | 2005-05-20 | Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas |
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| Win | 29-2-1 | Juan Carlos Candelo |
UD | 10 (10) | 2005-03-10 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas |
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| Win | 28-2-1 | Frankie Randall |
KO | 2 (10) | 2005-01-01 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
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| Loss | 27-2-1 | Kofi Jantuah |
KO | 1 (12) | 2004-09-18 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Lost WBC International Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 27-1-1 | Jeffrey Hill |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2004-08-05 | Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas |
Won Vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 26-1-1 | Fitz Vanderpool |
TKO | 1 (12) | 2004-05-22 | Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Distrito Federal |
Retained WBC International Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 25-1-1 | Alfred Ankamah |
TKO | 1 (12) | 2004-05-01 | Auditorio Municipal, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
Won WBC International Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 24-1-1 | Ramon Mendivil |
TKO | 1 (10) | 2004-01-01 | Gomez Palacio, Durango |
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| Win | 23-1-1 | Cristian Solano |
TKO | 1 (12) | 2003-11-20 | Palenque Vicente Fernandez, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
WBC International, Mexico Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 22-1-1 | Akhmed Oligov |
TKO | 1 (12) | 2003-10-08 | Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia |
WBC International, Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 21-1-1 |  Jose Varela |
KO | 2 (12) | 2003-08-01 | Palenque de la Feria, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
Vacant WBC International, Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 20-1-1 | Calvin Odom |
TKO | 1 (10) | 2003-06-27 | Palenque de Gallos, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
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| Win | 19-1-1 | Jesus Arce |
KO | 1 (12) | 2003-05-16 | Palenque de Gallos, Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
Mexico Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 18-1-1 | Jesus Mendoza |
TKO | 1 (12) | 2003-03-21 | Palenque de la Expo Feria, Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
Mexico Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 17-1-1 | Paulino Avitia |
KO | 1 (12) | 2003-02-21 | Gomez Palacio, Durango |
Mexico Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 16-1-1 | Saul Roman |
TKO | 4 (12) | 2003-01-01 | El Palenque, Gomez Palacio, Durango |
Mexico Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 15-1-1 | Norberto Sandoval |
KO | 2 (12) | 2002-10-25 | Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
Mexico Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 14-1-1 | Javier Santibanez |
TKO | 2 (12) | 2002-09-06 | Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
vacant Mexico Light middleweight title. |
| Win | 13-1-1 | Luis Enrique Delgado |
KO | 1 (10) | 2002-07-19 | Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila de Zaragoza |
vacant CoahuilaLight middleweight title. |
| Win | 12-1-1 | Jorge Vaca |
TKO | 4 ( ) | 2002-05-17 | Auditorio Benito Juarez Los Mochis, Sinaloa |
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Titles
Marco has won the following regional/national titles:
- At Middleweight
- At Light Middleweight
- WBO Inter-Continental Light Middleweight title
- WBC International Light Middleweight Title
- Mexico Light Middleweight Title
References
- ↑ "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". Sports.espn.go.com. 2011-01-22. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ↑ "Friday Night Stunner: Marco Antonio Rubio Stops David Lemieux in Seven". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- 1 2 "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. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
External links
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vacant Title last held by Mihaly Kotai |
WBC Super Welterweight Champion International title August 1, 2004 – September 18, 2004 |
Succeeded by Kofi Juntauh |
| Vacant Title last held by Sebastian Zbik |
WBC Middleweight Interim Champion April 5, 2014 – October 17, 2014 Stripped |
Vacant Title next held by Gennady Golovkin |