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Juan Urango

2419 KOs

31 KOs

1Draws

Last six: W-L-W-L-W-W

Career

division

Middleweight

status

inactive

bouts

28

rounds

155

KO %

79.2%

KO wins

19

KO losses

1

career

2002–2012

debut

2002-04-30

last fight

2012-09-14

Profile

birth name

Juan Fernando Urango Rivas

alias

Iron Twin

manager

trainer

Alejandro "Pupi" de la Torre

promoter

Don King Productions, Inc. (2010-03-06–2010-03-06)DiBella Entertainment (2009-05-30–2009-05-30)GYM Promotions (2009-01-30–2009-01-30)

sex

M

stance

southpaw

height

5′ 7″ / 170cm

reach

71″ / 180cm

nationality

Colombia

origin

Monteria Colombia

city / state / zip

Cooper City, Florida

dob

1980-10-04

age

46

Latest news

Boxing's Top 10 Feather-Fisted Fighters

2012-05-08 · Yahoo! Sports

When Alexander plastered Juan Urango to take the Colombian's IBF junior welterweight title in 2010, the native of St. Louis got an early reputation as a true boxer-puncher. Since then, though, Alexander hasn't come even remotely close to hurting an…

Can Devon Alexander Win Back the Love of Boxing's Fickle Fans?

2011-06-21 · The Boxing Tribune

In the boxing world, a young man from St. Louis, Missouri was looking poised to become the future of American pugilism. I'm speaking of course about 2010. Only 15 months after his virtuoso performance against Juan Urango to unify two 140 pound belts…

World, Meet Devon Alexander, Destroyer Of Invincible-Chinned Juan Urango

2010-03-07 · The Queensberry Rules

Here's something that makes people take notice in the boxing world: When a boxer knocks out a world-class opponent who has a reputation for being impervious…

Alexander's Good, Then Turns It Up To Great Against Urango

2010-03-07 · TheSweetScience.com

UNCASVILLE, Conn. --- He had followed three rounds as Alexander the Okay with four more as Alexander the Barely Adequate, and Juan Urango had slipped ahead on the card of one ringside judge and was hot on his heels on another’s, so if he was even going to…

Alexander stops Urango to unify light-welter titles

2010-03-06 · AFP

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut ? Unbeaten Devon Alexander stopped Juan Urango in the eighth round Saturday to unify the International Boxing Federation and World…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

22 15 1

W-KO

Centro Recreativo Tacasuam, Monteria, Colombia

5 of 10 · 156 / 157 lbs · 1:57

Judges: Domingo Fuentes | Cesar Sanchez | Alfonso Garcia

Referee: Gabriel Sanchez

Cristian Chavez

24 18 0

W-KO

Expo Bancomer, Santa Fe, Distrito Federal, Mexico

2 of 10 · 146 / 147 lbs · 0:59

Judges: Victor Manuel Cervantes | Miguel Angel Moran | Ernesto Saldivar

Referee: Gelasio Perez Huerta

Devon Alexander

19 0 0

L-TKO

Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA

WBC World light welterweight title; IBF World light welterweight title

8 of 12 · 140 / 139 lbs · 1:12

Judges: Don Trella | Steve Weisfeld | Omar Mintun

Referee: Benjy Esteves, Jr.

Promoter: Don King Productions, Inc.

39 6 0

W-TKO

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

IBF

11 of 12 · 139 / 140 lbs · 1:51

Judges: Ged O'Connor | Alex Levin | Rocky Young

Referee: Tommy Kimmons

24 0 0

L-UD

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

WBC

12 of 12 · 147 / 146 lbs

Judges: Michael Pernick | Alejandro Rochin | Raul Nieves

Referee: Tommy Kimmons

Promoter: DiBella Entertainment

17 2 0

W-UD

Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

IBF

12 of 12 · 139 / 139 lbs

Judges: Pasquale Procopio | Robert Hoyle | Rich Green

Referee: Marlon Wright

Promoter: GYM Promotions

Carlos Wilfredo Vilches

53 7 2

W-KO

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

IBF Light Welterweight Title

4 of 12 · 140 / 139 lbs · 1:45

Judges: Michael Pernick | Bill Ray | Rocky Young

Referee: Tommy Kimmons

22 39 1

W-TKO

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

5 of 10 · 142 / 140 lbs · 2:44

Judges: Rocky Young | James Ged O'Connor | Michael Pernick

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

Nasser Athumani

20 4 1

W-TKO

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

4 of 10 · 142 / 141 lbs · 2:59

Referee: Sparkle Lee

41 0 0

L-UD

Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

IBF World light welterweight title

12 of 12 · 139 / 139 lbs

Judges: Robert Hoyle 109-119 | Dave Moretti 109-119 | Jerry Roth 109-119

Referee: Tony Weeks

Naoufel Ben Rabeh

24 1 0

W-UD

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

vacant IBF World light welterweight title

12 of 12 · 140 / 138 lbs

Judges: Michael Pernick 116-112 | Peter Trematerra 115-113 | John Wright 117-111

Referee: Tommy Kimmons

15 3 0

W-TKO

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

WBC Latino light welterweight title; WBC Latin American Light Welterweight Title

7 of 12 · 140 / 143 lbs · 2:59

Referee: Brian Garry

Francisco Campos

19 2 1

W-KO

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

WBC Latino light welterweight title; IBF Latino light welterweight title; WBC Latin American Light Welterweight Title; Vacant IBF Latino Light Welterweight Title

5 of 12 · 140 / 140 lbs · 1:46

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

Ubaldo Hernandez

19 15 2

W-TKO

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

vacant WBC Latino light welterweight title

2 of 12 · 139 / 147 lbs · 2:35

Judges: Bill Ray | Peter Trematerra | Fred Fluty

Referee: James Warring

10 0 1

D-MDRAW

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

WBO NABO Light Welterweight Title

12 of 12 · 140 / 140 lbs

Judges: Alex Levin 113-115 | Ric Bays 114-114 | Peter Trematerra 114-114

Referee: Frank Santore, Jr

15 0 1

W-UD

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, USA

6 of 6 · 142 / 141 lbs

Judges: Mark Streisand 60-53 | John Rupert 60-53 | Peter Trematerra 58-55

Referee: Jorge Alonso

Levan Kirakosyan

12 2 0

W-PTS

Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

8 of 8

8 1 1

W-PTS

Soria, Castilla y León, Spain

6 of 6

6 6 1

W-KO

Hotel Alameda, Salamanca, Castilla y León, Spain

2 of 8

1 17 0

W-KO

Ordizia, País Vasco, Spain

1 of 6

0 0 0

W-KO

Colombia

1 of 6

Eduardo Morales

0 1 0

W-KO

Colombia

2

4 14 0

W-TKO

Monteria, Colombia

1 of 6

Dagoberto Geles

1 3 0

W-KO

Colombia

5 · 135 lbs

7 2 0

W-TKO

Colombia

3 of 10 · 155 lbs

1 20 1

W-KO

Cartagena, Colombia

3

0 0 0

W-KO

Colombia

2

Efrain Sotomayor

0 4 0

W-KO

Monteria, Colombia

2 of 6