FACT SHEET

WBC Middleweight Silver Championship Belt JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. vs. “Ireland’s” JOHN DUDDY Culiacan, México Derry, Ireland 40-0-1, 30 KOs 29-1, 18 KOs

12 Rounds – WBO Interim Bantamweight Championship ERIC MOREL vs. JORGE ARCE WBO Interim Bantamweight Champion Three-Time World Champion San Juan, Puerto Rico Los Mochis, México 42-2, 21 KOs 53-6-1, 40 KOs

10 Rounds – Lightweights MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA vs. ADILTON DE JESUS Five-Time World Champion Bahia, Brasil México City, México 25-4, 20 KOs 68-7, 43 KOs

8 Rounds - Featherweights SALVADOR SANCHEZ III

Tianguistenco, México 19-3-2, 9 KOs

When: Saturday, June 26, 2010

Where: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Television: Broadcast live on Pay-Per-View beginning at 9 PM ET/6 PM PT in HD where available. MSRP: $39.95

Tickets: Tickets, priced at $200, $100, $60, $40 & $25 will go on sale Friday, April 30 at Noon and will be available at the Alamodome box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or on-line at Ticketmaster.com.

Promoter: Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions and Tecate.

Contacts: Lee Samuels, Top Rank: (702) 732-2717, lee@toprank.com Ricardo Jimenez, Top Rank: (909) 615-3436, ricardo@toprank.com Fred Sternburg, Sternburg Comm.: (303) 548-0707, toofred@aol.com

Lester Bedford, The Bedford Agency: (817) 296-4546, wlbedford@aol.com Ed Keenan, EMC Events: (609) 399-1330, keenan@emcevents.com

JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ JR. vs. IRELAND’S JOHN DUDDY; ERIC MOREL vs. JORGE ARCE;

THE RETURN OF MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA; plus SALVADOR SANCHEZ HEADLINE

LATIN FURY 15: “LA FURIA DE MÉXICO!

Saturday, June 26 at 9 P.M. ET/6 P.M. PT Live on Pay-Per-View from the Alamodome!

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (April 26, 2010) – Top Rank will present its most

ambitious and compelling Latin Fury card in its 15-event history. Latin Fury 15: La Furia de México will feature undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 1 super welterweight

contender and son of the living legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, Jr., in rumble against

Top-10 middleweight contender “Ireland’s” JOHN DUDDY for the WBC Middleweight

Silver Championship. World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim bantamweight champion

ERIC MOREL will defend his title against three-time world champion JORGE ARCE, five-

time world champion MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA makes his 2010 debut in a 10-round

lightweight battle against Adilton De Jesus, and the broadcast will open up with

SALVADOR SANCHEZ III, in an eight-round featherweight bout.

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions and Tecate, Latin

Fury 15: La Furia de México, will take place Saturday, June 26, at the Alamodome in

San Antonio, Texas, and will be produced and distributed Live on Pay-Per-View, beginning

at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. Tickets, priced at $200, $100, $60, $40 and $25, go on sale

This Friday! April 30 at Noon CT, and can be purchased at the Alamodome box office,

all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or online at

www.Ticketmaster.com.

“This is a major step in the history of the Latin Fury series, evolving from a niche

audience to a mainstream sports attraction,” said Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum,

chairman on Top Rank. “The Alamodome will be set up for 17,000 people and to fill those

seats we are featuring the biggest names in Mexican boxing.”

Chavez Jr (40-0-1, 30 KOs), of Culiacan, México, is the son of Mexico’s greatest

fighter Julio César Chávez. Chávez, 24, took up the “family business” in 2003, winning a

four-round decision in his professional debut. Seven years later, the reigning WBC Latino

super welterweight champion and superior gate attraction is poised to make his own mark

in the boxing world. In preparation he has enlisted legendary trainer Freddie Roach to

take him to the next level. Last year Chávez, the WBC’s No. 1 super welterweight

contender, won 10-round unanimous decisions over Luciano Cuello and Troy Rowland and

stopped Jason LeHoullier in the first round. Making his 2009 achievements even more

impressive was the fact that Chávez’s opponents had a combined record of 69-3-1 when

he defeated them.

Duddy (29-1, 18 KOs), a native of Derry, Ireland who also resides in Queens, New

York, has been a Madison Square Garden fan favorite and box office attraction for most of

the last decade. He made his Texas debut on March 13 at Cowboys Stadium, winning a

10-round decision over Mexican super welterweight champion Michael Medina. The

former WBC Continental Americas middleweight champion boasts a record that includes

victories over former world champion Yory Boy Campas, former world title challenger

Howard Eastman and rugged contenders Matt Vanda and Anthony Bonsante. Duddy is

currently world-rated No. 8 by the WBC.

Morel (42-2, 21 KOs), of San Juan Puerto Rico, captured the WBA flyweight title in

2000, winning a 12-round decision over defending champion Sornpichai Pisnurachank.

His three-year reign as champion included five successful defenses. Since losing the title,

Morel has won nine of his last ten bouts, including two NABO junior bantamweight and one

NABO bantamweight title fights. After elevating himself to becoming the WBO’s No. 1

bantamweight contender, “Little Hands of Steel” captured the WBO interim bantamweight

title, winning a vicious 12-round split decision against the legendary two-division world

champion Gerry Peñalosa in February.

Arce (53-6-1, 40 KOs), of Los Mochis, México, is one of México’s most colorful

sports personalities attracting legions of fans from both sides of the border as much for his

ring entrances as for his ring performances. He backs up his non-stop talk with non-stop

action. A veteran of 15 world championship fights and eight interim world championship

fights, winning 11 and all eight, respectively, it’s hard to find a year he hasn’t held a world

title dating back to 1998 when he captured the WBO junior flyweight championship belt.

He captured the vacant WBO junior bantamweight title in his last fight, in January, winning

a technical decision over Angky Angkota. The fight was stopped in the seventh-round

after an accidental clash of heads produced a severe cut over Angkota’s right eye. It went

to the scorecards with Arce leading on all of them 60-54, 60-54 and 58-56.

Barrera (65-7, 43 KOs), of México City, is considered the greatest Méxican fighter of

his era. With world title victories over Erik Morales (2), Naseem Hamed, Johnny Tapia,

and Paulie Ayala, who could argue? He has won 21 of the 25 world championship fights

winning multiple world titles at 122, 126 and 130 pounds. During a four-year stretch

beginning in December 2000, Barrera fought nine current or former world champions in a

row, winning eight of them. This will be “The Baby Face Assassin’s” first fight in the Lone

Star State since his 2005 second-round knockout victory of Mzonke Fana, in defense of

his WBC super featherweight title, in El Paso.

Sanchez (19-3-2, 9 KOs), from Tianguistenco, México, is the nephew and

namesake of former WBC featherweight champion and Hall of Famer Salvador Sanchez.

A professional for five years, Sanchez, 24, enters this fight riding a three-year, nine-bout

winning streak. His last victory was in March in Cowboys Stadium, a six-round knockout of

Jaime Villa.

# # #

For Additional Information (Media):

Lee Samuels, Top Rank: 702-732-2717 / Lee@toprank.com

Ricardo Jimenez, Top Rank, Chávez Jr/ 909-615-3436 / Ricardoej@aol.com

Lester Bedford, The Bedford Agency: 817-296-4546 / WLBedford@aol.com

Ed Keenan, EMC Events: 609-399-1330 / keenan@emcevents.com

Fred Sternburg, Sternburg Comm: 303-740-7746 / Toofred@aol.com

Bill Caplan, Top Rank: 818-515-1616 / Capboxpr@aol.com

JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. Age: 24 (2-16-86) Residence: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico Birthplace: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico Record: 41-0-1, 30 KOs Height: 5’11” Reach: 73” Stance: Righthanded Manager: Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. (father) Trainer: Freddie Roach (four-time Boxing Writers Association of America “Trainer of the Year”) JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR. (41-0-1, 30 KOs)…

• Ranked WBC #1at 154 pounds… • WBC Latino super welterweight champion... • Former WBC Continental Americas super welterweight champion, one successful defense... • Former WBC Youth super welterweight champion...

At the age of 24, Julio is a six-year pro. The WBC’s No. 1 ranked contender at 154 pounds, he is the oldest son and namesake of the legendary “El Grande Campeon Mexicano” - former four-time world champion and future Hall of Famer Julio Cesar Chavez.

Julio Jr. had very little amateur experience but has stayed active in the ring, made good progress, and become a significant draw at the gate on his own.

This is his first fight with trainer Freddie Roach. Julio told The Record, “I know he is a quality trainer and he was named the best ‘Trainer of the Year,’ and it’s not only for his work with Manny Pacquiao. I think Roach is a trainer who makes you work hard, but makes you get better and I have no doubt that I’ll be even better when I make my return in Texas. [End The Record item]

He is coming off a 10 round unanimous decision win against Troy Rowland in his last fight in November, 2009. Julio won by decisive scores of 99-91, 98-92, 97-93.

In his previous fight in September, 2009, he scored a sensational first-round TKO win against Jason LeHoullier.

Fightwriter.com’s Graham Houston reported [excerpts]: Chavez, now...looking stronger than I have seen him, looked very good in blowing out the normally tough Jason LeHoullier in the first round. I did think there was a decent chance of Chavez getting a late-round stoppage but I never thought he would destroy LeHoullier in two minutes, 43 seconds. The multi-tattooed trier from Maine moved in behind the jab and wasn’t doing at all badly until Chavez dumped him with a perfectly thrown left hook. Although LeHoullier got up, he was out of the fight. Chavez’s follow-up barrage was impressive. There was no mistaking the delight of the Mexican crowd. JCC Jr is a very big deal south of the border. [End Houston item]

When Julio Junior was born in February, 1986, his father had a professional record of 49-0. He had won the WBC super featherweight world title 17 months earlier and made three successful title defenses. Julio Senior won WBC super lightweight world title at the age of 22 in his fourty-fourth pro fight.

At a lanky 5’11” tall, Junior does not physically resemble his 5’7” father, but there are some similarities in their careers and styles at this point. Both had very little amateur experience, both made their pro debuts at 17, and both “learned on the job” early in their pro careers.

The webpage for Julio Junior and Senior is chavez360.com. Key Fights – 2009 – in his last fight on 11-14-09 in Las Vegas, NV, he won a 10 round unanimoius decision against Troy Rowland (25-2): the fight was co-featured with the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto main event;

the early rounds were close, but Julio rallied in the middle and late rounds - he consistently landed the harder punches and dominated most of the fight; scored 99-91, 98-92, 97-93... 1ST WBC LATINO SW TITLE DEFENSE - on 9-12-09 in Tepic, MX, he TKO’d Jason LeHoullier (21-1-1): the fight headlined at El Palenque de la Feria; Julio scored a knockdown with a left hook in the 1st round – it was the first time LeHoullier had been knocked down in his career; he got up, but Julio rocked him with a series of punches and the referee stopped the fight at 2:43... WON VACANT WBC LATINO SW TITLE - on 3-28-09 in Tijuana, MX, he won a 10 round unanimous decision against previously undefeated Luciano Cuello (23-0): the fight headlined at the Plaza de Toros and drew a reported crowd of 22,000; it was a fast-paced, exciting battle, and very bloody; several rounds were close, and the momentum shifted back and forth; Julio pressed forward and scored with hard body punches in the early rounds; Cuello’s nose was bloodied in the 4th round, and Julio was cut over his right eye in the 6th round; Julio boxed and moved more in the middle rounds, but Cuello rallied late in the fight and won the 9th and 10th rounds on two judges’ scorecards; scored 97-93, 96-95, 96-94; after the fight, Julio said, “This was a good fight for me. I learned a lot over 10 rounds. It was probably one of my best fights.”... 2008 – on 11-1-08 in Las Vegas he won a 10 round unanimous decision in the rematch against Matt Vanda (39-7): the fight headlined at Mandalay Bay, and Julio dominated; he pressed forward, consistently outworked Vanda, and landed the harder punches; he was also very consistent throughout the fight, and finished the late rounds strongly; scored 99-91, 98-91, 97-93; after the fight, Julio said, “The way I boxed tonight, it showed that I was sick during the first fight. I dictated the pace inside the ring. I was boxing with him and exchanging with him. I wanted him to see an entirely different fighter than the last time. I was able to change it up.”... On 7-12-08 in Hermosillo, MX, he won a 10 round split decision against Matt Vanda (38-6): it was a fast-paced, exciting fight; Julio started fast – he pressed forward, landed the harder punches, and scored effectively with body punches; but he tired badly in the middle rounds; Vanda rallied, and came on strongly in the late rounds – he rocked Julio several times in the 8th round, but Julio came back and fought hard in the 9th round; both went all-out in the final round; scored 100-90, 97-93 Chavez, 96-95 Vanda... 1ST WBC CONTINENTAL AMERICAS SW TITLE DEFENSE - on 4-26-08 in Queretaro, MX, he knocked out previously undefeated Tobia Giuseppe Loriga (24-0-1): the bout headlined at Plaza de Toros, and Julio dominated most of the fight; he scored a knockdown with a right hand in the 2nd round, and scored repeteadly with hard body punches; Julio staggered Loriga with a right hand in the 9th round, then landed a series of punches that had Loriga out on his feet, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:47... WON VACANT WBC CONTINENTAL AMERICAS SW TITLE - on 2-9-08 in Leon, MX, he TKO’d lefthanded former three-time U.S. national amateur champion and 2000 Olympic alternate Jose Celaya (31-3): the bout headlined at the Domo de la Feria, and it was a close, hard fight; Julio scored a knockdown with a left hook in the 2nd round, and Celaya’s left eye became badly swollen; Celaya switched back and forth effectively between the lefthanded and righthanded stances in the following rounds, consistently outworked Julio, and appeared to build a lead on the scorecards, but Julio kept pressing forward, landed the harder punches, and gradually wore him down; Celaya’s left eye was swollen nearly shut by the 7th round, and he was cut over his right eye, as well; Julio scored a knockdown with a right hand in the 8th round - Celaya got up but motioned that he could not continue, and the referee stopped the fight at 2:14; after the fight Julio said, “I never felt I was losing the fight, but I did not feel I was doing the best I could. I know I can do a lot better.”... 2007 - on 12-1-07 in Albuquerque, NM, he knocked out lefthanded hometown favorite Ray Sanchez III (20-1): the bout headlined at Tingley Coliseum and drew a crowd of 6,077; it was an exciting fight - Julio pressed forward and landed the harder punches, but Sanchez boxed and moved effectively and consistently kept a

faster pace; Julio staggered Sanchez and bloodied his nose with a series of punches late in the 2nd round, but Sanchez came back and outworked him in the 3rd and 4th; Julio steadlily wore down Sanchez in the 5th round, then scored a knockdown with a series of punches midway throught the 6th, and Sanchez was counted out on all fours at 1:33; after five rounds, the fight was scored 49-46, 49-46 Sanchez, 48-47 Chavez; after the fight, Julio said, “I knew it would take more than one punch. But you can see the combos finally put him down. He hits very hard and will continue in his career. I think I’m almost ready for a title fight, maybe after two or three more meaningful fights. I’m ranked so, God willing, it will happen soon.”... On 8-4-07 in Rosemont, IL, he TKO’d Louis Brown (15-2): the fight was on the undercard of the David Diaz-Erik Morales main event at the Allstate Arena, which drew an announced crowd of 9,735, and Julio dominated; he wore down Brown with body punches, and scored a knockdown with a body punch in the 4th round; he staggered Brown with a right hand in the 5th round and the referee stopped the fight at 2:42; after the fight, Julio said, “I’m ready to move on to bigger and better things. I hurt my middle knuckle on my right hand in the first round. I was hitting him a lot of times, and he kept fighting back. It was a really tough fight.”... On 6-9-07 in New York, NY, he knocked out Grover Wiley (30-9-1): the fight was on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Zab Judah main event at Madison Square Garden, which drew an announced crowd of 20,658; Julio has some extra incentive against Wiley – Wiley TKO’d Julio’s father in September, 2005, and sent him into retirement; Julio Jr. dominated; he scored a knockdown with a left hook to the body that dropped Wiley to his knees late in the 1st round; Julio scored two more knockdowns in the 3rd round, both with left hooks to the body, and Wiley was counted out at 2:27... On 4-14-07 in San Antonio, TX, he knocked out Anthony Shuler (20-4-1): Julio was very impressive; he staggered Shuler early in the 2nd round, then scored two knockdowns – the first with a left hook that sent Shuler stumbling backwards to the seat of his pants, the second with a left hook that put him flat on his back – and the referee stopped the fight without a count at 1:32... On 3-9-07 in Hidalgo, TX, he TKO’d Raul Munoz (18-10-1): the fight headlined at the Dodge Arena, drew an estimated crowd of over 3,800, and Julio gave an impressive performance; he dominated the fight and scored a knockdown with a left uppercut late in the 2nd round; he scored a second knockdown with a series of punches in the 2nd, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:29... 2006 –on 12-16-06 in Culiacan, MX, he won a 10 round unanimous decision against Christian Solano (19-10-4): Solano fought very defensively, but Julio steadily wore him down and scored a knockdown in the 8th round... On 9-23-06 in Hidalgo, TX, he TKO’d Shad Howard (12-8-3): Julio wore down Howard with body punches, and he did not continue after the 3rd round; the Texas commission records it as a TKO at 0:10 of the 4th round... WON VACANT WBC YOUTH SW TITLE - on 8-19-06 in El Paso, TX, he TKO’d Jermaine White (14-1): it was Julio’s first scheduled 10-rounder; he weighed 147, but the WBC Youth welterweight title was already taken, so this bout was approved for the super welterweight title; the fight headlined at the Don Haskins Center, drew an announced 5,500 fans, and was televised on pay-per-view; Julio fought aggressively, dominated the fight, and wore down White; he scored a knockdown in the 4th round and the referee stopped the fight at 1:52; after three rounds, Julio led by scores of 30-27 on all three scorecards; after the fight, Julio said, “I was hitting him with my left all night. He couldn’t stand my punches. I feel very proud to win my first belt. I look forward to defending it many times.”... On 6-10-06 in New York, NY, he TKO’d Aaron Drake (10-1): the fight was on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Paulie Malignaggi main event at Madison Square Garden; Julio scored a knockdown in the 2nd round that put Drake flat on his back; he got up at the count of nine, but the referee stopped the fight at 1:53...

On 4-8-06 in Las Vegas, NV, he knocked out Tyler Ziolkowski (8-2): the fight was on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweawther-Zab Judah main event; Julio stopped Ziolkowski at 2:40 of the 2nd round… On 2-18-06 in Las Vegas, NV, he won a 6 round majority decision in the rematch against Carlos Molina (8-1-1): the bout was on the undercard of the Antonio Margarito-Manuel Gomez main event, and it was an exciting fight; Molina started fast, but Julio rallied as the rounds progressed - he landed the harder punches and wore down Molina with body punches; some observers thought the decision could go either way, and the announcement of the decision drew a mixed reaction from the crowd; scored 58-56, 58-56, 57-57… 2005 - on 12-16-05 in Monterrey, MX, he fought to a 6 round draw against Carlos Molina (8-1): it was a good, hard fight and several rounds were close; many observers thought the decision could go either way, and the crowd booed the announcement of the decision… On 10-8-05 in Las Vegas, NV, he TKO Jeremy Stiers (9-4): the fight was on the undercard of the Jose Luis Castillo-Diego Corrales rematch at the Thomas & Mack Center, which reportedly drew over 15,000 fans; Stiers was game and determined, but Julio dominated the fight; he consistently outworked Stiers and wore him down with body punches; he rocked Stiers with a series of punches in the 5th round, and the referee stopped the fight at 0:45… On 9-17-05 in Phoenix, AZ, he TKO’d Corey Alarcon (12-10): the fight was on the undercard of the Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.-Grover Wiley main event, the second fight of Julio Sr.’s farewell tour, and drew an announced crowd of 7,893 to the America West Arena; Julio Jr.’s nose was bloodied in the 1st round, but he came back to score one knockdown in the 1st round and another in the 2nd, and the referee stopped the fight at 0:35; Julio Sr. was stopped in the 5th round of his fight against Grover Wiley, claiming an injured hand; Julio Jr. now plans to fight Wiley on November 12 to avenge his father’s loss… On 8-12-05 in Laredo, TX, he TKO’d Jonathan Nelson (10-10): Julio headlined the card, and a crowd of around 5,000 was on hand to pay homage to his father, who was at ringside; it was spectacular one-punch knockout - Julio scored a knockdown with a left hook in the 1st round that put Nelson flat on his back, and the referee stopped the fight without a count at 0:54; after the fight, Julio said, “Knowing what my father meant to the fans just makes me want to fight harder.”... On 6-25-05 in Atlantic City, NJ, he TKO’d Ruben Galvan (21-6-2): the fight was on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather-Arturo Gatti main event; Galvan gave a good effort, but Julio dominated the fight; he hurt Galvan with two left hooks to the body in the 1st round, and consistently landed the harder punches; Julio scored a knockdown with a series of punches in the 4th round and bloodied Galvan’s nose; Galvan got up, but Julio staggered him again, Galvan’s corner threw in the towel, and the referee stopped the fight at 2:22… On 5-28-05 in Los Angeles, CA, he knocked out Adam Wynant (9-3-1): the fight was on the undercard of the Julio Cesar Chavez Sr.-Ivan Robinson main event at the Staples Center; it was the first fight of Julio Sr.’s farewell tour, and drew an announced attendance of 17,692; Julio scored a knockdown in the 1st round, and the referee stopped the fight at 0:42; after the fight, Julio Jr. said, “I couldn’t be happier. I’m happy I did it in Los Angeles, and did it on my father’s card.”; Julio Sr. said, “I’m very proud of my son. He’s a great fighter. He showed tonight that he’ll carry on what I have done, and I hope my fans are as good to my son as they have been to me. Goodbye, Los Angeles. Please keep my son.”… On 4-22-05 in Hidalgo, TX, he TKO’d previously undefeated Travis Hartman (5-0-1): Julio scored three knockdowns in the 3rd round, Hartman’s corner threw in the towel, and the referee stopped the fight at 0:51… On 3-19-05 in Las Vegas he TKO’d Ryan Maraldo (17-15-1): Julio staggered Maraldo in the 2nd round - Maraldo was also cut under the left eye, and Julio was penalized one point for low blows in the round; Julio rocked Maraldo with a right hand late in the 3rd round, and the referee stopped the fight at 2:56…

On 2-11-05 in San Diego, CA, he knocked out Leroy Newton (5-5): Julio scored two knockdowns in the 1st round, and the referee stopped the fight at 2:11; after the fight, Julio said, “I felt I could finish him early, so I went for the kill.”… On 1-21-05 in Culiacan, MX, he knocked out Jose Cruz (2-0): Julio scored two knockdowns in the 2nd round, and Cruz was counted out… 2004 - on 12-18-04 in Culiacan he knocked out Eliseo Urias (0-2): Julio scored two knockdowns in the 2nd round, and Urias was counted out… On 11-26-04 in Ciudad Juarez, MX, he TKO’d Sheldon Mosley in the 5th round… On 10-23-04 in Tucson, AZ, he TKO’d Michael Walker (5-5): Julio scored three knockdowns in the 1st round, and the referee stopped the fight at 2:21… On 9-4-04 in Tijuana, MX, he TKO’d Miguel Galindo (5-8) in the 4th round… On 7-31-04 in Las Vegas he won a 4 round decision against Jason Smith (4-3): Julio dominated the fight; he bloodied Smith’s nose and mouth, and won by shutout scores of 40-36 on all three scorecards… On 6-25-04 in Culiacan he TKO’d Jose Huerta at 0:52 of the 2nd round… On 5-22-04 in Mexico City, MX, he knocked out Antonio Aguilar: the fight card was headlined by the Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. vs Frankie Randall main event, Chavez’ “Farewell to Mexico” fight at Plaza Monumental; Julio scored two knockdowns in the 1st round, and Aguilar was counted out at 1:10; younger brother Omar also appeared in an amateur exhibition bout; after the fight, Julio Jr. said, “I feel very proud of my father. I wanted to win by knockout tonight to honor the family name.”… On 4-24-04 in Tuxtla Gutierrez, MX, he knocked out Arturo Ocampo in the 2nd round… On 3-27-04 in Tijuana, MX, he knocked out Guadalupe Arce at 2:06 of the 1st round… On 2-28-04 in Las Vegas he won a 4 round unanimous decision against Oisin Fagan (4-1): Julio Jr. entered the arena accompanied by his father, and the crowd chanted “Chavez, Chavez…”; he scored a knockdown in the 2nd round, and won by scores of 39-36, 39-36, 39-37… On 1-29-04 in Houston, TX, he won a 4 round unanimous decision against Jose Luis Burgos (0-2), scored 40-36 on all three scorecards… He debuted at the age of 17 on 9-26-03 in Culiacan and won a 4 round unanimous decision against Jonathan Hernandez (0-1); after the fight, J.C. said, “I’ve got a long way to go before I can be compared to my father. I felt the weight of the Chavez name on his shoulders.”… AMATEUR, PERSONAL BACKGROUND: From chavez360.com [excerpts]: Julio Cesar Chavez Carrasco was born on February 16, 1986, to legendary boxing champion Julio Cesar Chavez Gonzalez and Amalia Carrasco. At the time, his father had already won fifty professional fights and had three successful defenses of his WBC super featherweight title. It wasn’t long before Julito started going with him to watch him fight, and the boy would be seen carried around the ring after his father’s victories. Early on, Julito developed a love for the sport, even though he didn’t completely realize the significance of his father’s ring presence.

Though the young Chavez was so fond of boxing, he never thought of becoming a boxer. Growing up, he played soccer, baseball and basketball and at one point even thought of becoming a professional baseball player.

During high school, Julio spent a year in Riverside, California, living with his mother, but longed to be back in Mexico. Not only did he want to go back to Mexico, but he had decided he wanted to box as well. At first, Julio Sr. was set against the idea of his son becoming a boxer, but Julio Jr. was even more determined. In a way, his whole life had been leading up to it, and he couldn’t think of anything he wanted more. With a little help from his uncle Rodolfo Chavez, who would become his manager, Junior was finally able to convince his parents to give him a shot. [End chavez360.com item]

Julio was born and raised in Culiacan, Mexico, [pop. 540,823] and has two younger brothers…he played little league baseball as a child - a pitcher and outfielder, he competed in some state tournaments…

Julio had no official amateur fights, but boxed in two amateur exhibitions when he was around 12 or 13; one was against Jorge Paez Jr., the son or former IBF featherweight world champion Jorge “Maromero” Paez...

Julio frequently spent time in the gym, but said he never thought much about boxing until he was 16, when someone in the gym suggested that he get in the ring and give it a try…

Julio attended high school in Riverside, California, during his junior year but returned to Culiacan the next year…

He said, “I’ve always liked to box, even when I was very small, but I never thought I would become a professional fighter. When we were young, we saw all the attention our father got, but we never really understood how big it really was until we got older.”…

Julio’s younger brother Omar made his pro debut in December, 2006; youngest brother Cristian does not box…Julio is single… STRENGTHS: Has an aggressive style, good skills and movement...a sharp puncher, punches in combinations...a good body puncher, expecially with the left hook...has stayed active and made good progress as a pro... PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 42 fights...172 total rounds... AVERAGE LENGTH OF BOUTS: 4 rounds... KNOCKOUT PERCENTAGE: 73 %..... DISTANCE FIGHTS: 10 rounds – 5 (5-0)...9 rounds – 1 (1-0)...8 rounds - 1 (1-0)...

THE PROFESSIONAL RECORD OF

JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR

JULIO C.CHAVEZ-CARRASCO

CULIACAN, MEXICODate of Birth: 02/16/1986

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Sep 26 JONATHAN HERNANDEZ, CULIACAN, MEXICO. 130W 4 PRO DEBNov 22 EUGENE JOHNSON, TIJUANA, MEXICO...... 136 KO 1Dec 05 GERARDO PENAFLOR, HOUSTON, TX........ 138 W 4

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Jan 29 JOSE BURGOS, HOUSTON, TX............. 132 W 4Feb 28 OISIN FAGAN, LAS VEGAS, NV........... 136W 4Mar 27 GUADALUPE ARCE, TIJUANA, MEXICO...... 134 TKO 1Apr 24 ARTURO OCAMPO, TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, 134 KO 2May 22 ANTONIO AGUILAR, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. 134 TKO 1Jun 26 JOSE HUERTA, CULIACAN, MEXICO........ 136 TKO 2Jul 31 JASON SMITH, LAS VEGAS, NV........... 136W 4Sep 04 MIGUEL GALINDO, TIJUANA, MEXICO...... 136 TKO 4Oct 23 MICHAEL WALKER, TUCSON, AZ........... 134 TKO 1Nov 26 SHELDON MOSLEY, CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO 138TKO 5Dec 18 ELISEO URIAS, CULIACAN, MEXICO....... 141KO 2

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Jan 21 JOSE CRUZ, CULIACAN, MEXICO.......... 139 KO 2Feb 11 LEROY NEWTON, SAN DIEGO, CA.......... 139KO 1Mar 19 RYAN MARALDO, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 139TKO 3Apr 22 TRAVIS HARTMAN, HIDALGO, TX.......... 140 KO 3May 28 ADAM WYNANT, LA, CA.................. 141KO 1Jun 25 RUBEN GALVAN, AC, NJ................. 142TKO 4Aug 12 JONATHAN NELSON, LAREDO, TX.......... 145KO 1Sep 17 COREY ALARCON, PHOENIX, AZ........... 140TKO 2Oct 08 JEREMY STIERS, LAS VEGAS, NV......... 143TKO 5Dec 16 CARLOS MOLINA, MONTERREY, MEXICO..... 143 D 6

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Feb 18 CARLOS MOLINA, LAS VEGAS, NV......... 146W(M) 6Apr 08 TYLER ZIOLOWSKI, LAS VEGAS, NV....... 147KO 2Jun 10 AARON DRAKE, NY, NY.................. 146 TKO 2Aug 19 JERMAINE WHITE, EL PASO, TX.......... 147TKO 4

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JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ JR

JULIO C.CHAVEZ-CARRASCO

CULIACAN, MEXICODate of Birth: 02/16/1986

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Sep 23 SHAD HOWARD, HIDALGO, TX............. 148 TKO 4Dec 16 CHRISTIAN SOLANO, CULIACAN, MEXICO... 151W 10 WBC/JR

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Mar 09 RAUL MUNOZ, HIDALGO, TX.............. 151 TKO 3Apr 14 ANTHONY SHULER, SAN ANTONIO, TX...... 151KO 2Jun 09 GROVER WILEY, NY, NY................. 150KO 3Aug 04 LOUIS BROWN, ROSEMONT, IL............ 152TKO 5Dec 01 RAY SANCHEZ, ALBUQUERQUE, NM......... 150TKO 6

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Feb 09 JOSE CELAYA, LEON, MEXICO............ 154TKO 8 WBC/CAApr 26 GIUSEPPE LORIGA, QUERETARO, MEXICO... 153KO 9Jul 12 MATT VANDA, HERMOSILLO, MEXICO....... 156W(S) 10Nov 01 MATT VANDA, LAS VEGAS, NV............ 156W 10

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Mar 28 LUCIANO CUELLO, TIJUANA, MEXICO...... 151 W 10 WBC/LASep 12 JASON LE HOULLIER, TEPIC, MEXICO..... 154TKO 1 WBC/LANov 14 TROY ROWLAND, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 160NC 10

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“Ireland’s” JOHN DUDDY Age: 30 (6-19-79) Residence: Queens, New York Birthplace: Derry, Ireland Record: 29-1, 18 KOs Height: 5’11” Reach: 74” Stance: Righthanded “Ireland’s” JOHN DUDDY (29-1, 18 KOs)...

• Ranked WBC #8, WBO #14 at 160 pounds... • Former WBC Continental Americas middleweight champion, one successful defense...

At the age of 30, John is a six-year pro. A contender at 160 pounds, he has an aggressive, hard-hitting style in the ring and always makes exciting fights.

John has won three fights in a row since his only loss as a pro in April, 2009. He is coming off a 10 round decision win against Mexican super welterweight champion Michael

Medina in his last fight on March 13. After the fight, Dan Rafael wrote on ESPN.com [excerpts]: Duddy, the popular Irishman living in New

York, scored the split decision against Mexico’s Medina in a fight that he should have won unanimously. Although they were credited with throwing and landing roughly the same amount of punches, Duddy was clearly the heavier puncher. But split decision or not, he got out with the deserved victory.... Duddy...came out of the fight relatively unmarked and not cut, as he often has been.... [End Rafael item]

John has developed a very strong following on both sides of the Atlantic – he has drawn capacity crowds in New York and Massachusetts, and at National Stadium in Dublin and King’s Hall in Belfast.

Thomas Hauser wrote on Secondsout.com [excerpts]: Duddy...is articulate, handsome, charismatic.... Most of Duddy’s fights have been in New York. He has been the headline attraction at Madison Square Garden three times and in the featured undercard bout in the big arena on two occasions. “That means a great deal to me,” he says. “There are a lot of fighters out there who are as good as me, but no one has better fans. For a guy from Derry to headline at Madison Square Garden is something special. New York has been very good to me. It’s my home for boxing. But at the end of the day, Ireland will always be my home.” [End Hauser item] Fight by Fight – 2010 - in his last fight on 3-13-10 in Arlington, TX, he won a 10 round split decision against Mexican super welterweight champion Michael Medina (23-1-2): the bout was on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey main event at Cowboys Stadium; it was a good, fast-paced fight, but John consistently landed the harder punches and rocked Medina with several right hands; Medina was penalized one point for low blows in the 8th round; scored 96-93, 96-93 Duddy, 96-93 Medina; after the fight, John said, “I wasn’t as sharp as I wanted to be. He hit me with some nice shots, but they weren’t as clean as they looked. He never hurt me.”... On 1-23-10 in New York, NY, he TKO’d Juan Astorga (14-3-1): the fight was was on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Lopez-Steven Luevano main event, and John quickly overpowered Astorga; John scored two knockdowns in the 1st round – the first with a right hand to the head, the second with a left hook to the body – and the referee stopped the fight without a count at 1:55... 2009 – on 10-10-09 in New York he won an 8 round unanimous decision against Michi Munoz (22-3): the fight was on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Lopez-Rogers Mtagwa main event, and John dominated; ht consistently outworked Munoz, landed the harder punches, and rocked him several times; scored 80-72, 79-73, 79-73...

On 4-24-09 in Newark, NJ, he lost a 10 round split decision against Billy Lyell (18-7): the fight headlined at the Prudential Center, and it was fast-paced and exciting; John was cut over his left eye in the 3rd round, and Lyell was cut on the bridge of his nose in the 5th, but Lyell generally outworked John and scored repeatedly with right hands; scored 97-93, 98-92 Lyell, 96-94 Duddy... On 2-21-09 in New York he won a 10 round unanimous decision against Matt Vanda (39-8): the fight was on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Michael Jennings main event, and John dominated; he boxed effectively, consistently outworked Vanda, and landed the sharper punches; scored 99-91, 99-91, 97-93... 2008 - on 6-28-08 in Boston, MA, he won a 10 round unanimous decision against Charles Howe (17-3-2): the bout headlined at The Castle and John dominated; he consistently outworked Howe and landed the harder punches - John staggered him with a left hook in the 2nd round, rocked him with three left hooks late in the 5th, and rocked him with an uppercut in the 6th round; John was cut over his left eye by a clash of heads in the 9th round, which also cut Howe; scored 100-90 on all three scorecards; after the fight, John said, I caught him with a lot of shots and thought he was ready to go a few times. But he showed he is a true warrior. He’s as tough as they come. I just wanted to go out and show what I learned - I could box, I didn’t have to brawl all the time. I made a point that I don’t have to be brave all of the time - just because I can take a punch doesn’t mean I have to. I have big plans and I’m still undefeated. I used my jab a lot tonight. I’m hoping to get a shot at a world title.”... On 2-23-08 in New York he won a 10 round majority decision against Walid Smichet (17-3-3): the fight was on the undercard of the Wladimir Klitschko-Sultan Ibragimov main event, and it was a gruelling battle; both started fast and there were some good exchanges in the 1st round; Smichet cut John under his left eye in the 2nd, rocked him with a series of right hands in the 3rd round, then cut him over his right eye in the 4th round and over his left eye in the 5th round; but Smichet tired in the middle and late rounds, and John rallied; he consistently outworked Smichet and finished the fight strongly; some ringsiders thought the decision could go either way, and some booed the announcement of the scores - 98-92, 98-92, 95-95; after the fight, John said, “I made it difficult on myself. I wasn’t letting my punches go like I normally do. I think I was pressing. I wasn’t letting my hands work for me. I trained a lot better than my performance. I’m happy, but I’m disappointed in the performance. You’re always happy with the win, but I’m not happy with the way I did it.'”... 2007 – on 12-8-07 in Belfast, N. IRE, he won a 10 round decision against 37 year-old former European middleweight champion and two-time world title challenger Howard Eastman (42-5): the bout headlined at King’s Hall, and it was a fast-paced, exciting fight that repeatedly brought the fans to their feet; John started fast, but was cut over his right eye in the 3rd round; Eastman rallied in the middle rounds, but John came back strongly in the late rounds – he rocked Eastman with a left hook in the 9th and outworked him in the 10th round; scored 96-94 by the scoring referee; after the fight, John said, “I think I did enough and showed improvement. I moved my head more and took his shots comfortably.”... On 10-20-07 in Dublin, IRE, he TKO’d late substitute Prince Arron (10-2): the fight headlined at National Stadium, and John dominated; he scored a knockdown with a left hook late in the 1st round, then scored two more knockdowns in the 2nd – the first with a right hand, the second with a left hook – and the referee stopped the fight without a count at 2:33; after the fight, John said, “I had a job to do and I did it, no matter who the opponent is. Arron came into my pool, but found he couldn’t swim.”... On 7-14-07 in Dublin he TKO’d former Italian jr. middlweight champion Alessio Furlan (19-8-5): the fight headlined at National Stadium, and was John’s first as a pro in Ireland; John was cut over his left eye, but scored a knockdown with a left hook in the 1st round; Furlan gave a good efrort, but John domintated most of the fight; he scored two knockdowns in the 10th round – the first with a series of punches, the second with a right hand – and the referee stopped the fight at 2:42; John won eight of the nine completed rounds on the scoring referee’s scorecard; after the fight, John said, “I was never really worried. Irish boxing is thriving right now and I’m glad to be a part of it.”...

On 5-18-07 in New York he won a 10 round unanimous decision against Dupre Strickland (18-1-1): the fight headlined at the Beacon Theater, and John dominated; he scored a knockdown with a left hook in the 1st round, but was cut over his right eye and on his forehead in the second round; John pressed forward and outworked Strickland, who fought mostly to survive; scored 100-89, 100-89, 100-90; after the fight, John said, “It’s hard to fight a guy who doesn’t want to fight. I hit him good in the first round and I used combinations to keep him on the run. There was no doubt in my mind I won the fight.”... On 3-16-07 in New York he won a technical decision against Anthony Bonsante (29-8-3): the fight headlined in The Theater at Madison Square Garden; Bonsante gave a good effort, but was cut on his forehead by a clash of heads in the 2nd round – the cut was made worse by punches as the fight progressed and was checked by the doctor several times; Bonsante kept fighting hard, but John consistently outworked him, landed the harder punches, and cut Bonsante under his right eye in the 7th round; the fight was stopped on the cuts after the 9th round; after nine rounds, John led by scores of 90-81, 89-82, 88-83... 2006 – on 9-29-06 in New York he won a 12 round unanimous decision against 35 year-old former IBF jr. middleweight world champion Yory Boy Campas (88-8): the bout headlined in The Theater at Madison Square Garden, and drew a capacity crowd - all supporters of John; it was a fast-paced, exciting fight, and very close; the momentum shifted back and forth - John started fast, but Campas rocked him several times in the 2nd round, cut him badly over his left eye with a right hand, then staggered him with a right hand before the bell; John rallied in the next two rounds, but was cut over his left eye by a clash of heads in the 5th; both fighters traded hard punches and both were rocked a number of times; Campas rallied in the 6th round, but John swept rounds 7 through 11 on the scorecards - he staggered Campas with a right hand in the 8th round, rocked him again before the bell, and continued to outwork and outscore him in the 9th, 10th, and 11th rounds; Campas went down from a left hook in the 10th, but it was ruled a slip; but Campas finished the fight very strongly – he staggered John with a left hook midway through the 12th round and John barely survived until the final bell; scored 117-111, 116-112, 115-113... 1ST WBC CONTINENTAL AMERICAS M TITLE DEFENSE - on 6-10-06 in New York he TKO’d Freddy Cuevas (25-8-1): the bout was on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Paulie Malignaggi main event, and John dominated most of the fight; he consistently outworked Cuevas and landed the sharper punches; John rocked Cuevas with a right hand and cut him on the bridge of his nose in the 7th round, and the referee stopped the fight on the cut after the 7th; after the fight, John said, “I didn’t come out as ferociously as I usually do, but I caught him with some beautiful shots. However, as I expected, Freddie was there in front of me the whole fight. I knew he was tough and would come at me. I didn't have to chase him. I gave it my heart. I gave it my best.”... WON VACANT WBC CONTINENTAL AMERICAS M TITLE - on 3-16-06 in New York, NY, he TKO’d Shelby Pudwill (21-2-1): the fight headlined on St. Patrick’s Day eve in The Theater at Madison Square Garden - the bar in the arena had to close two hours early when revelers drank it dry; John scored three knockdowns in the 1st round, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:51; after the fight, John said, “I didn’t in my wildest dreams think I was going to walk into Madison Square Garden and knock out a guy with 21 wins in the first round. The first punch, the left hook, shook him to his boots and it was just a matter of not getting too wild after that. I tried to pick my shots and make every punch count, and I’m just delighted I was able to put on a show like this for all the people who came to the arena. To have that kind of support behind you is fantastic. It’s a fighter’s dream to have had the experience I’ve had here tonight.”… On 2-4-06 in Boston, MA, he won a 10 round unanimous decision against Julio Jean (7-6-1): the fight headlined at The Castle; John constantly pressed forward, outworked Jean, and dominated the fight; scored 100-90, 100-90, 99-91; after the fight, John said, “Tonight, I had a very durable and very crafty opponent. We knew that he was a very slick fighter, had some tricks up his sleeve, and was durable. I felt good. I’m a realist, and I know that every fight is not going to be an all-action, explosive knockout. He took a lot of my punches and he made me work. He made me think a lot more than a lot of my other opponents have, so I really enjoyed the experience. I probably learned more from this fight than I did in my first 14.”…

2005 - on 12-15-05 in Hollywood, FL, he TKO’d Wilmer Mejia (15-4-2): John dominated the fight, wore down Mejia with body punches, and he did not continue after the 3rd round, claiming a hand injury; after the fight, John said, “A victory is a victory. I’ll take it.”… On 11-4-05 in New York, NY, he TKO’d Bryon Mackie (25-11): the fight headlined at the Hammerstein Ballroom, and John quickly overpowered Mackie - he scored one knockdown in the 1st round, another in the 3rd, and two more in the 4th round, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:32; after the fight, John said, “He was very tough and durable. He’d had 36 pro fights. This is a tough game, and you don’t have that many if you’re a part-timer. He caught me a couple of times, all right, usually just after I thought I’d hurt him. I hit him with a body shot in the second and I could hear the air come rushing out of him. I tried to go after him again, but he became very careful about covering up his body.”… On 9-17-05 in Mansfield, MA, he knocked out Joe Brady (13-4-1): the fight headlined at the Dana Barros Sports Complex; John scored two knockdowns in the 1st round – the first with a left hook to the head, the second with a left hook to the body - and Brady was counted out at 1:01… On 7-22-05 in Rosemont, IL, he TKO’d Pat Coleman (29-11): John dominated the fight; he outworked Coleman, consistently landed the harder punches, and rocked Coleman several times throughout the fight; John was cut over his right eye in the 7th round, but scored a knockdown with a left hook-right hand combination in the 8th that put Coleman flat on his back, and the referee stopped the fight without a count at 2:30… On 6-11-05 in New York, NY, he won an 8 round unanimous decision against Patrick Thompson (9-4-1): the bout was on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Muhammad Abdullaev main event, and it was a fast-paced, exciting fight; John pressed forward and consistently outworked Thompson, but Thompson gave a good effort and scored with occasional right hands; scored 80-72 on all three scorecards; looking back, John said, “I’m glad my first fight to go the distance was at Madison Square Garden with all those people there to see that I’m not just a bull, but a boxer-puncher. He fought a smart fight and he took some good shots. As much as I may spar eight or 10 rounds in the gym, I needed to confirm that I could go eight rounds in a fight. I finished so strong that I was happier than if I’d won by first-round knockout.”… On 3-18-05 in Mashantucket, CT, he knocked out previously undefeated Lenord Pierre (16-0): John gave a sensational performance - both came out slugging, and John scored a knockdown with two left hooks in the first 20 seconds of the 1st round that dropped Pierre to his hands and knees; Pierre got up, but John staggered him repeatedly with a series of punches, then scored another knockdown and the referee stopped the fight without a count at 1:23; after the fight, John said, “When I saw him wobble the first time, I knew that I had him in trouble. I said to myself, ‘I have to hit this guy so we can put an end to this.’ I threw the jab and when I seen him move to dodge it, that’s when I hit him with the left hook. I was really looking forward to this fight. I am learning to step it up, and the game plan worked perfectly. I was very excited to be here fighting on ESPN2. We’re going to continue to step up our competition, and take things one fight at a time. In order to be the best, you have to fight the best, and we want to fight the best.”… On 2-4-05 in White Plains, NY, he knocked out late substitute southpaw Chuck Orso (4-5): the fight headlined the card at the Westchester County Center; John scored a knockdown in the 1st round, and Orso was counted out at 1:37… 2004 - on 12-11-04 in Brighton Beach, NY, he TKO’d previously undefeated Glenn Dunnings (3-0): Dunnings kept John off-balance with movement and gave a good effort; John was penalized one point in the 4th round for punching to the back of the head, but scored a knockdown with a left hook that dropped Dunnings to his knees in the 5th - he got up but was unsteady, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:20… On 11-18-04 in New York he TKO’d William Johnson (1-1): John scored a knockdown in the 1st round - Johnson got up but was unsteady, and the referee stopped the fight at 0:39…

On 10-30-04 in Middletown, NY, he knocked out previously undefeated Victor Paz (7-0): the fight headlined the card at the Orange County Fairgrounds; Paz rocked John with a right hand in the 1st round, but John came back, scored a knockdown later in the round, and Paz was counted out at 2:04; after the fight, John said, “I haven’t fought in many months because of a visa problem, so I didn’t go in helter skelter.”... On 1-9-04 in Uncasville, CT, he TKO’d Kenneth Hock (10-4-1): John cut Hock over the right eye in the 1st round and dominated the fight; John rocked him with a series of punches in the 4th round, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:23… 2003 - on 11-21-03 in New York he TKO’d Lenny Laudat (3-5): in the 1st round… On 10-22-03 in New York he TKO’d Jesse Gomez (1-1): in the 1st round… He debuted at the age of 24 on 6-19-03 in Bronx, NY, and TKO’d Tarek Rashed (1-0): in the 1st round… AMATEUR, PERSONAL BACKGROUND: From Secondsout.com, by Thomas Hauser [excerpts]: Duddy’s interest in boxing began with his father, a club fighter in the early 1980s who posted a 3 and 4 record with 1 KO.

“He took me to the gym,” Duddy recalls. “Watching him is how I got involved with boxing. I started training for the fun of it when I was five and had my first fight at seven. It was against a 12-year old who quit after the first round. When I got in the ring, everybody was looking at me. And when they raised my hand, I liked that. I liked it a lot. From then on, I loved boxing.

“My father never put pressure on me to box,” Duddy continues. “He allowed me to do it, but he also encouraged me to play other sports and do other things. And he always made it clear that I could stop if I wanted to. But sooner or later, the other things I did would fall by the wayside and boxing stayed with me. No other place in the world smells like a boxing gym. It’s unique, I love it. The sweat, the leather, it’s the smell of success.” Duddy smiles, which he does a lot. “I remember my mother saying to me, ‘If that’s the smell of success, go outside and put a hose on it.’”

Duddy fought in 130 amateur bouts, winning 100 of them. He had some success in international competition, but eventually suffered from burnout, a common affliction among fighters who start young.

“It was the same thing again and again,” he remembers. “The same bad hotels, the same planes, the same busses, the same bad food. It wasn’t fun anymore, and I wasn’t getting better as a fighter.”

Duddy came to America in March 2003. “That was my dream,” he says. “I’d been to America a few times as an amateur and knew this was the place to be. The best trainers, the best sparring, the best of everything in boxing is here.”

Asked to describe himself further, Duddy observes, “I try to keep things simple. I don’t look too far into the future. I’m confident and straightforward. I don’t like liars and phonies. I’m very focused on my career. And I believe that a fighter needs passion, not cruelty, to be great.” [End Hauser item]

John won the Irish National Junior, Intermediate, and Senior amateur championships at 156 pounds…he won a silver medal in the European qualifier, but suffered a broken jaw and could not continue to the finals…

John married his longtime girfriend, Grainne Coll, in August, 2009... STRENGTHS: Has an aggressive style and good punching power...tough, durable and determined...had a strong amateur background... PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 30 fights…173 total rounds… AVERAGE LENGTH OF BOUTS: 5.7 rounds… KNOCKOUT PERCENTAGE: 62 %... DISTANCE FIGHTS: 12 rounds – 1 (1-0)...10 rounds - 9 (8-1)...

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DERRY, IRELANDDate of Birth: 06/19/1979

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Sep 19 TAREK RASHED, BRONX, NY.............. 155 TKO 1 PRO DEBOct 22 JESSE GOMEZ, NY, NY.................. 155 TKO 1Nov 21 LENNY LAUDAT, NY, NY................. 156 TKO 1

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Jan 09 KENNETH HOCK, UNCASVILLE, CT......... 155TKO 4Oct 30 VICTOR PAZ, MIDDLETOWN, NY........... 165KO 1Nov 18 WILLIAM JOHNSON, NY, NY.............. 159TKO 1Dec 11 GLENN DUNNINGS, BROOKLYN, NY......... 156 TKO 5

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Feb 04 CHUCK ORSO, WHITE PLAINS, NY......... 158 KO 1Mar 18 LENORD PIERRE, MASHANTUCKET, CT...... 159KO 1Jun 11 PATRICK THOMPSON, NY, NY............. 155 W 8Jul 22 PAT COLEMAN, CHICAGO, IL............. 157TKO 8Sep 17 JOSEPH BRADY, MANSFIELD, MA.......... 160KO 1Nov 04 BRYON MACKIE, NY, NY................. 160TKO 4Dec 15 WILMER MEJIA, HOLLYWOOD, FL.......... 159TKO 4

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Feb 04 JULIO JEAN, BOSTON, MA............... 162W 10Mar 16 SHELBY PUDWILL, NY, NY............... 160TKO 1 WBC/CAJun 10 ALFREDO CUEVAS, NY, NY............... 158 TKO 7 WBC/CASep 29 LUIS CAMPAS, NY, NY.................. 160W 12 IBA

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Mar 16 ANTHONY BONSANTE, NY, NY............. 159 TW 9 IBAMay 18 DUPRE STRICKLAND, NY, NY............. 161 W 10Jul 14 ALESSIO FURLAN, DUBLIN, IRELAND...... 160 TKO 10Oct 20 PRINCE ARRON, DUBLIN, IRELAND........ 157 TKO 2Dec 08 HOWARD EASTMAN, BELFAST, N.IRLND..... 159 W 10

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Feb 23 WALID SMICHET, NY, NY................ 158 W(M) 10Jun 28 CHARLES HOWE, BOSTON, MA............. 158 W 10

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Feb 21 MATT VANDA, NY, NY................... 162W 10Apr 24 WILLIAM LYELL, NEWARK, NJ............ 157L(S) 10Oct 10 JORGE MUNOZ, NY, NY.................. 161W 8

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Jan 23 JUAN ASTORGA, NY, NY................. 160 TKO 1Mar 13 MICHAEL MEDINA, ARLINGTON, TX........ 160W(S) 10

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ERIC “Little Hands of Steel” MOREL Age: 34 (10-1-75) Residence: San Juan, Puerto Rico Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico Record: 42-2, 21 KOs Height: 5’7” Reach: 68” Stance: Righthanded Manager: Self managed Trainer: Cirilo Morel (father) ERIC “Little Hands of Steel” MOREL (42-2, 21 KOs)...

• WBO interim bantamweight world champion... • Interim world championship fights: 1-0, 0 KOs • Former WBA flyweight world champion, five successful defenses... • World championship fights: 6-2, 2 KOs... • Former NABO bantamweight champion, one successful defense... • Former NABO jr. bantamweight champion, one successful defense... • 1996 U.S. Olympic representative (amateur), 112 pounds... • 1994 National Golden Gloves Championships (amateur), 106 pounds – Gold Medalist... • 1993 U.S. National Junior amateur champion, 106 pounds... At the age of 34, Eric is a 13-year pro. The WBO interim bantamweight world champion, he won the title

– which makes him the WBO’s mandatory challenger - with a 12 round split decision against former WBO bantamweight and WBC super flyweight world champion Gerry Penalosa in his last fight in February, 2010.

He is also a former WBA flyweight world champion: Eric won the title in August, 2000, and made five successful title defenses before losing the title in December, 2003.

Eric has won seven fights in a row since his last loss in March, 2005. He returned to the ring in February, 2008, for the first time in almost three years. Regarding his nickname, Eric said, “I got it when I was in the Olympics. In the Trials, I was stopping

everybody, and Lawrence Clay-Bey came up with that name.” Key Fights – 2010 – WON WBO INTERIM B WORLD TITLE - in his last fight on 2-13-10 in Las Vegas, NV, he won a 12 round split decision against 37 year-old lefthanded former WBO bantamweight and WBC super flyweight world champion Gerry Penalosa (54-7-2): the bout was co-featured with the Nonito Donaire-Manuel Vargas main event, and it was a very close fight; Penalosa pressed forward and Eric boxed effectively, and after six rounds the fight was scored 58-56 Morel, 57-57, 57-57; Penalosa was cut over his left eye and on his forehead by accidental head clashes, but rallied in the middle rounds and landed the harder punches; Eric finished the fight strongly – he swept the 10th and 12th rounds on all three scorecards; some observers thought Penalosa deserved to win, but the judges scored 115-113, 116-112 Morel, 115-113 Penalosa... 2009 - on 3-28-09 in Bayamon, PR, he won a 10 round unanimous decision against Roberto Bonilla (22-10): the fight was co-featured at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, and Eric dominated; scored 100-90, 99-91, 99-91... 2008 – on 12-13-08 in Hato Rey, PR, he TKO’d lefthanded Ricardo “Chapo” Vargas (39-13-3): at 1:14 of the 1st round...

WON NABO B TITLE – on 8-30-08 in Bayamon he won a 12 round unanimous decision against Heriberto Ruiz (39-6-2): Eric scored a knockdown in the 3rd round, and won by scores of 117-109 on all three scorecards... On 5-23-08 in Toa Baja, PR, he knocked out Jose Garcia (27-11-1): the fight headlined at Coliseo Antonio R. Barcelo, and Eric quickly overpowered Garcia; he scored a knockdown with a right hand in the 2nd round, then scored two more – both with series of punches – in the 3rd, and the referee stopped the fight without a count at 0:45... On 4-5-08 in Hato Rey, PR, he knocked out Carlos Valcarcel (9-1-4): the fight was on the undercard of the Ivan Calderon-Nelson Dieppa main event at Coliseo Roberto Clemente; Eric consistently landed the harder punches and dominated the fight; he scored a knockdown with a right hand early in the 6th round, then scored another knockdown moments later with a left hook to the body, and Valcarcel was counted out at 1:17; after five rounds, Eric led by scores of 49-45, 48-46, 48-47... On 2-8-08 in Miccosukee, FL, he won an 8 round unanimous decision against Felipe Almanza (12-12-2): Eric rocked Almanza with a left hook in the 3rd round and dominated much of the fight; scored 79-73, 78-74, 77-75; after the fight, he said, “We have taken a successful first step back. The nightmare of waiting is over. My plan now is to take a week off and resume training. I know I have a lot of work to do and thank God, I am getting this opportunity.”... 2005 – WBA S-FL WORLD TITLE CHALLENGE – on 3-19-05 in Las Vegas, NV, he lost a 12 round unanimous decision against lefthanded defending champion Martin Castillo (27-1): Castillo dominated the fight; he consistently pressured Eric, kept a busier pace, and landed the harder punches; Castillo was cut over the left eye in the 5th round by a punch, and over the right eye in the 10th round by a clash of heads; scored 119-109 on all three scorecards… 1ST NABO JB TITLE DEFENSE - on 1-29-05 in Bayamon, PR, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against former two-time world title challenger Juan Keb-Baas (30-12-2): Eric dominated the fight; he outboxed and outworked Keb-Baas, and won by scores of 119-109, 119-109, 118-110… 2004 - WON VACANT NABO JB TITLE - on 3-20-04 in Guaynabo, PR, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against former WBA flyweight and super flyweight world champion Jesus “Kiki” Rojas (36-9-4): Eric consistently landed the cleaner punches, and won by scores of 118-109, 117-110, 116-111; after the fight, Eric said, “I did the opposite from what I did with Parra. I went back to doing what I know in the ring.”… 2003 - LOST WBA FL WORLD TITLE - on 12-6-03 in Bayamon, PR, he lost a 12 round unanimous decision against Lorenzo Parra (21-0): several rounds were close, but Parra scored a knockdown in the 3rd round; Eric pressed forward for much of the fight, but Parra generally landed the cleaner punches; scored 116-111, 116-111, 115-112; after the fight, Eric said, “It was a good fight. I thought it was a close fight. It was a clean knockdown, it was to the back of the head.”… 5th WBA FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 6-28-03 in Bayamon, PR, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against former WBO flyweight world champion Isidro Garcia (22-2-2): it was an exciting fight; several rounds were close, but Eric generally kept a busier pace and landed the sharper punches; Eric’s nose was bloodied in the 2nd round, and Garcia was penalized one point for a low blow in the 5th round and another point for the same foul in the 8th; scored 116-110, 115-111, 115-111; after the fight, Eric said, “This was one of my toughest fights to this point. He’s a great athlete and a great human being, that’s the most important thing. I did this in front of my people. This fight is dedicated to all of you guys.”… 2002 – 4TH WBA FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 10-12-02 in Anaheim, CA, he TKO’d previously undefeated No. 1 ranked challenger Denkaosaen Kaowichit (20-0): Kaowichit gave a determined effort, but Eric dominated the fight; he kept Kaowichit off-balance with movement, outworked him in the early rounds,

and gradually wore him down; Eric rocked Kaowichit in the 6th, 7th, and 8th rounds; he scored two knockdowns in the 11th, and the referee stopped the fight without a count at 1:40; after ten rounds, Eric led by scores of 99-91, 99-91, 98-92; after the fight, Eric said, “I knew coming in that pure speed and pure movement would beat him. I feel like I had a great performance, I feel good. He was a great challenger, a strong challenger. I wasn’t expecting that kind of a fight, but the champion that I am, I was ready for it. I got myself into it, and finally, I took him out. My right hand feels great, I didn’t have any problems with it. I’m ready for the next one.” On 1-11-02 in Caguas, PR, he won a 10 round unanimous decision in a non-title fight against former world title challenger Ali Baba (18-2): Eric gave an impressive performance – he kept a busier pace, consistently landed the sharper, more accurate punches, and won by scores of 100-90, 99-91, 98-92; after the fight, Eric said, “He was just very strong. I went after him and I have to give him credit. He was a tougher fighter than what I was expecting.”… 2001 – 3RD WBA FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 6-8-01 in Baraboo, WI, he TKO’d WBA No. 1 ranked Jose DeJesus Lopez (18-2): Lopez gave a determined effott, but Eric was very impressive and dominated the fight; he floored Lopez two times in the 2nd round, but only one was scored as a knockdown; he staggered Lopez in the 7th and put him on the canvas, but the referee again missed scoring it as a knockdown; Lopez could not continue after the 8th round; after the fight, he said, “A lot of people saw the Eric Morel they were waiting for. I’m back. The long layoff helped. My hands were extremely healthy. I just kept my cool under pressure, and I was getting my points whenever I needed them. I was being very careful, though. That’s for sure. I had to be very careful against the No. 1 contender. He wasn’t easy.”… 2000 - 2ND WBA FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 12-15-00 in Madison, WI, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against Gilberto Keb-Baas (18-6-1): Eric dominated most of the fight and scored a knockdown in the 2nd round; Keb-Baas gave a good effort and rallied in the 10th and 11th, but was penalized for low blows in the 8th and 10th rounds; scored 117-109, 117-110, 116-111; after the fight, Eric said, “It’s another decision. I’m happy with it. I wanted a fourth-round knockout.”… 1ST WBA FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 10-7-00 in Las Vegas, NV, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against late substitute Alberto Ontiveros (12-2-4): Eric was cut under his right eye, but shut out Ontiveros on the scorecards – 120-107, 120-107, 120-108; Eric had beaten Ontiveros four months earlier in a non-title fight… WON WBA FL WORLD TITLE – on 8-5-00 in Madison, WI, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against previously undefeated defending champion Sornpichai Pisnurachank (19-0): Sornpichai constantly pressed forward, but Eric scored a knockdown in the 2nd round, consistently outpunched him, and frustrated him with speed and movement for the rest of the fight; scored 118-109, 120-107, 117-109; afterwards, Eric said, “He was tough. He was taking a lot of punches. I just took my time and I just kept boxing him because I knew that boxing was the key, moving around and speed was the key to giving me the victory. When the final bell rang, I knew I had the fight.”… On 6-3-00 in Madison he won a 12 round decision against Alberto Ontiveros (12-1-4)... On 2-12-00 in Boise, ID, he won an 8 round unanimous decision against former world title challenger Tomas Rivera (14-6-2): scored 80-72, 80-72, 80-73... 1999 – on 12-4-99 in El Paso, TX, he won an 8 round unanimous decision against former three-time Mexican champion Oscar Arciniega (30-11-2): scored 80-71, 79-72, 79-72… On 9-18-99 in Las Vegas, NV, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against former NABF champion Miguel Granados (19-8-1): scored 118-108, 117-109, 117-109… On 8-6-99 in Columbus, OH, he knocked out Francisco Espitia (15-1): at 2:14 of the 1st round…

On 6-12-99 in Indio, CA, he knocked out Lorenzo Trejo (12-8): Eric dominated the fight, scored two knockdowns, and stopped Trejo at 2:25 of the 4th round... On 4-24-99 in Albuquerque, NM, he won an 8 round decision against former South American champion Jose Sosa (35-12-6): scored 80-72, 79-72, 79-73... On 2-17-99 in Grand Rapids, MI, he TKO’d former two-time world title challenger Ysaias Zamudio (45-7-1): the early rounds were competitive, but Eric rallied in the middle rounds; he scored one knockdown in the 5th round, then scored two more in the 7th and the referee stopped the fight at 2:14... 1998 - on 10-17-98 in Mequite, NV, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against former Mexican jr. flyweight champion Victor Burgos (18-10-1): Burgos went on to win the IBF jr. flyweight world title... On 9-25-98 in Mashantucket, CT, he TKO’d former IBF flyweight world champion Rodolfo Blanco (28-12-1): Eric won every round, knocked down Blanco in the 3rd and 6th, and stopped him in the 6th round… He debuted at the age of 21 on 10-11-96... AMATEUR, PERSONAL BACKGROUND: 1996 U.S. Olympic representative, 112 pounds...1994 National Golden Gloves champion, 106 pounds…1993 U.S. National Junior champion, 106 pounds…in his first bout at the 1996 Olympics, he lost a 24-12 decision against Maikro Romero of Cuba, who went on to win the gold medal...

Eric said, “I got into boxing because of my oldest brother, Cirilo Jr., he used to box. I used to go to the gym to watch him being trained by my dad. I was like, six, seven years old, and I just got into like that. I kept on growing up and realized the talent that I had. I started boxing when I was eight and had my first amateur fight when I was nine. I had around 140 amateur fights, with maybe 13 losses.”…

Eric finished second in the 1992 World Junior Championships – he lost a decision in the finals against Waldemar Font Quentero of Cuba…Eric won the silver medal in the 1993 National Golden Gloves - he lost a decision in the finals against Floyd Mayweather Jr.…

Eric has seven brothers and two sisters…he is a single parent and has one daughter… STRENGTHS: Has good skills and movement...a sharp, accurate combination puncher...is poised and patient in the ring...is experienced against very good opposition...had a strong amateur background... PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 44 fights...307 total rounds...91 world championship rounds...12 interim world championship rounds... AVERAGE LENGTH OF BOUTS: 6.9 rounds... KNOCKOUT PERCENTAGE: 50 %... DISTANCE FIGHTS: 12 rounds - 14 (12-2)...11 rounds – 1 (1-0)...10 rounds – 2 (2-0)...

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Jan 11 RUBEN ROMERO, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 113KO 1Feb 12 DAVID CHAMENDIS, NY, NY.............. 114TKO 1Mar 08 ESTEBAN AYALA, ALBUQUERQUE, NM....... 114KO 2Apr 04 JESUS JIMENEZ, LAS VEGAS, NV......... 114TKO 2Apr 12 JESUS LOPEZ, LAS VEGAS, NV........... 113W 4Jun 14 ARMANDO DIAZ, SAN ANTONIO, TX........ 113W 4Jul 12 MAURO DIAZ, BILOXI, MS............... 115TKO 2Sep 10 CARLOS HERNANDEZ, LAS VEGAS, NV...... 114W 8Nov 15 MANUEL SARABIA, COACHELLA, CA........ 115KO 1

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Jan 15 WILLIE THOMAS, MADISON, WI........... 117TKO 5Mar 09 MIGUEL JUARES, SAN FRANCISCO, CA..... 115TKO 1May 09 ORLANDO MALONE, MADISON, WI.......... 115TKO 8Jun 13 TSOGTJARGAL ERDENETSOGT, AC, NJ...... 114W 8Aug 06 JULIO BAZAN, MARKSVILLE, LA.......... 116TKO 1Sep 25 RODOLFO BLANCO, LEDYARD, CT.......... 114TKO 6Oct 17 JOSE BURGOS, MESQUITE, NV............ 113W 12 IBA

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Feb 17 YSAIAS ZAMUDIO, GRAND RAPIDS, MI..... 115TKO 7Apr 24 JOSE SOSA, ALBUQUERQUE, NM........... 114W 8Jun 12 LORENZO TREJO, INDIO, CA............. 115KO 4Aug 06 FRANCISCO ESPITIA, COLUMBUS, OH...... 115KO 1 IBASep 18 MIGUEL GRANADOS, LAS VEGAS, NV....... 115W 12 IBADec 04 OSCAR ARCINIEGA, EL PASO, TX......... 113W 8

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Feb 12 TOMAS RIVERA, BOISE, ID.............. 115W 8Jun 03 ALBERTO ONTIVEROS, MADISON, WI....... 114W 12 IBAAug 05 SORNPICHAI PISNURACHANK, MADISON, WI. 111W 12 WBAOct 07 ALBERTO ONTIVEROS, LAS VEGAS, NV..... 112W 12 WBA

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Jun 08 JOSE LOPEZ, BARABOO, WI.............. 112TKO 9 WBA

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Jan 11 ALEX BABA, CAGUAS, PR................ 113W 10Oct 12 DENKAOSEN KAOWICHIT, ANAHEIM, CA..... 112KO 11 WBA

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Jun 28 ISIDRO GARCIA, BAYAMON, PR........... 112W 12 WBADec 06 LORENZO PARRA, BAYAMON, PR........... 112L 12 WBA

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Mar 20 JESUS ROJAS, GUAYNABO, PR............ 115W 12 NABO

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Jan 29 JUAN KEB-BAAS, BAYAMON, PR........... 115W 12 NABOMar 19 MARTIN CASTILLO, LAS VEGAS, NV....... 115L 12 WBA

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Feb 08 FELIPE ALMANZA, MICCOSUKEE, FL....... 117W 8Apr 05 CARLOS VALCARCEL, HATO REY, PR....... 120 KO 6May 23 JOSE GARCIA, TOA BAJA, PR............ 120KO 3Aug 30 HERIBERTO RUIZ, BAYAMON, PR.......... 117 W 12 NABODec 13 RICARDO VARGAS, HATO REY, PR......... 119 TKO 1

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Mar 28 ROBERTO BONILLA, BAYAMON, PR......... 119 W 10

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Feb 13 GERRY PENALOSA, LAS VEGAS, NV........ 117W(S) 12 WBO-I

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JORGE “Travieso” ARCE Age: 30 (7-27-79) Residence: Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico Birthplace: Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico Record: 53-6-1, 40 KOs Height: 5’4.5” Reach: 66” Stance: Righthanded Manager: Fernando Beltran Trainer: Nacho Beristain JORGE “Travieso” ARCE (53-6-1, 40 KOs)…

• World championship fights: 11-4, 8 KOs... • Interim world championship fights: 8-0, 7 KOs... • WBO jr. bantamweight world champion... • Former WBA interim super flyweight world champion, one successful defense... • Former two-time super flyweight world title challenger... • Former WBC interim flyweight world champion, four successful defenses… • Former WBC light flyweight world champion, seven successful defenses… • Former WBC interim light flyweight world champion… • Former WBO light flyweight world champion, one successful defense… • Former WBC Youth light flyweight champion, two successful defenses… • Former two-time NABO light flyweight champion… At the age of 30, Jorge is a 14-year pro - he made his debut at 16. The WBO junior bantamweight world

champion, he won the title in his last fight in January, 2010. Jorge is also a former two-time world champion at light flyweight (108 pounds) and three-time interim

world champion at light flyweight, flyweight, and super flyweight (108, 112, 115). He is a veteran of 15 world championship and eight interim world championship fights, and has been one

of Mexico’s most popular fighters over the last decade. Jorge is coming off a seventh round TKO win against Angky Angkota in his last fight on January 30.

After the fight, Dan Rafael wrote on ESPN.com [excerpts]: For more than a decade, Arce has been one of boxing’s most exciting gladiators. He has engaged in countless exciting brawls and regularly fights through bloody cuts, all while being one of the more charismatic and engaging fighters outside the ring. Along the way he claimed two versions of the junior flyweight title and interim titles at flyweight and junior bantamweight. Arce...dominated Angkota.... Although Arce took some shots - when doesn’t he? - he was handling Angkota, pressing him into corners and firing away. In the seventh round, however, an accidental head butt opened a cut over Angkota’s right eye and as blood dripped down the side of his face, the bout was called off after the ringside doctor had a look at the wound. [End Rafael item]

Outside of the ring, Jorge has a very engaging personality and charisma, confidence and energy to spare. Inside the ring, he has an aggressive style, skills and power, and always makes exciting fights.

He became a crossover star in Mexico a few years ago after appearing on the reality TV shows “Big Brother V.I.P.” and “Dancing for a Dream.” He also recently completed another reality TV show, “El Desafio.” (The Challenge)

Jorge won the WBO light flyweight (108 pounds) world title at the age of 19 in December, 1998, and lost it in his second defense the following July. He won the WBC light flyweight world title at 23 in July, 2002, and made seven successful title defenses. He vacated the title to move up in weight and won the WBC interim flyweight (112) world title in July, 2005. He vacated that title after five successful defenses to move up in weight again.

He enters the ring wearing a black cowboy hat with a lollipop in his mouth. He said in an earlier interview, “When I started boxing, I would always get real nervous before fights. They said the lollipop would help sooth my nerves. So, ever since I started, I always had the lollipop. I just started wearing the hat the last few years. The people where I’m from in Sinaloa, everybody wears those hats. It identifies me, where I come from. I also wear a rosary that I put on myself. It’s a gold one that my mother gave me.”

Regarding his nickname, he said, “I was a very hyperactive kid. I was always getting in trouble somewhere here and there, you know, pulling girls’ hair, making everybody cry, hitting them. They were saying, ‘Man, this kid is a real menace.’ So, Travieso means ‘menace.’ ” Key Fights – 2010 – WON VACANT WBO JB WORLD TITLE - in his last fight on 1-30-10 in Mexico City, MX, he won a technical decision against Angky Angkota (23-4): the bout headlined at Restaurante Arroyo, and Jorge said that he would retire if he lost; Angkota gave a good effort, but Jorge dominated the fight; he consistently outworked Angkota and landed the harder punches; Angkota was cut over his right eye by an accidental clash of heads in the 7th round – the fight was stopped on the cut and went to the scorecards; Jorge led by scores of 60-54, 60-54, 58-56; after the fight, Jorge said, “Now that I said I wanted to retire, I don’t want to do it anymore. This feeling is great. He was slowing down. I was hitting him with everything I had. I knew it was a matter of time before I would knock him down. If it went more rounds, I would’ve stopped him.”... 2009 – IBF JB WORLD TITLE CHALLENGE - on 9-15-09 in Cancun, MX, he lost a 12 round unanimous decision against Simphiwe Nongqayi (15-0): the fight headlined in an outdoor arena at the Plaza de Toros; it was raining - water leaked through the canopy over the ring and there were a few delays for it to be cleared out; Jorge was cut over his left eye by a clash of heads in the 1st round; he constantly pressed forward, but Nongqayi boxed and moved effectively, and kept a busier pace for much of the fight; Jorge had a few of rallies in the second half of the fight; he floored Nongqayi with a left hook in the 8th round - it was ruled a slip, but Jorge still won the round on two scorecards; Jorge staggered Nongqayi in the 10th round and swept the round on all three scorecards, but Nongqayi won by scores of 116-112, 117-111, 117-112... WBC S-FL TITLE ELIMINATOR – on 6-27-09 in Atlantic City, NJ, he knocked out Fernando Lumacad (19-1-2): the fight was co-featured with the Juan Manuel Lopez-Olivier Lontchi main event, and it ended with a one-punch knockout; Jorge was cut over his left eye by a clash of heads in the 2nd round; but Jorge scored a knockdown with a right hand in the 3rd round, and Lumacad was counted out on one knee at 0:35; after the fight, Jorge said, “This was my first fight with Nacho Beristain. My game plan was to box, but when I saw the opening, I threw the right hand with everything I had. I feinted him, and then I hit him with the right. I normally knock them out with my left, but tonight it was the right.”... WBC-WBA-IBF SF WORLD TITLE CHALLENGE - on 2-7-09 in Anaheim , CA, he was TKO’d against lefthanded defending champion Vic Darchinyan (31-1-1): Jorge gave a tremendous effort, but Darchinyan dominated most of the fight - he consistently outworked Jorge and landed the harder punches; both were cut in the 3rd round - Darchinyan over his left eye and Jorge under his right eye; Jorge was also cut over his right eye later in the fight; Darchinyan came on very strongly in the late rounds, Jorge’s cut worsened, and the ringside doctor stopped the fight after the 11th round; Darchinyan led by scores of 109-100 on all three scorecards; Jorge was upset that he wasn’t allowed to finish the fight, and said after the fight, “I came to fight. I wanted to continue to fight. I am a puncher and I had a puncher’s chance. There was only one round left and I was following him the whole fight. He’s a good fighter, but I think it was a competitive fight. I think I hurt him a couple of times with body punches. I gave the best of me. Of course, I would love a rematch. I don’t like to see a fight end like this.”...

2008 – 1ST WBA INTERIM S-FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 11-1-08 in Las Vegas, NV, he TKO’d former WBO flyweight world champion Isidro Garcia (25-5-2): Garcia gave a good effort – he started fast, fought aggressively, and bloodied Jorge’s nose in the 2nd round; but Jorge rallied in the 3rd and scored a knockdown with two left hooks to the body in the 4th – Garcia got up, but Jorge rocked him again and the referee stopped the fight at 0:48; after three rounds, Jorge led by scores of 30-27, 30-27, 29-28... WON WBA INTERIM S-FL WORLD TITLE - on 9-15-08 in Mexico City, MX, he TKO’d Rafael Concepcion (11-2-1): it was a fast-paced, exciting fight; Jorge pressed forward in the early rounds, Concepcion boxed and counterpunched effectively, and both rallied at times; Concepcion staggered Jorge badly with a left hook in the 4th round, but Jorge recovered, came back strongly later in the round, and dominated the rest of the fight; he steadily wore down Concepcion with combinations to the body and head, and Concepcion’s right eye swelled almost shut in the late rounds; Concepcion’s corner stopped the fight after the 9th round... WBC S-FL ELIMINATOR – on 5-17-08 in Aguascalientes, MX, he won a 12 round majority decision against lefthander Devid Lookmahanak (18-1): it was a close, hard fight; Jorge pressed forward, outworked Lookmahanak in the early rounds, and appeared to build a lead on the scorecards; Jorge scored a knockdown with a left uppercut in the 7th round, but Lookmahanak rallied in the late rounds and finished the fight strongly; some observers thought the decision could go either way, but the judges scored 115-113, 115-114, 114-114... 2007 – WON WBC LATINO B TITLE - on 12-1-07 in Albuquerque, NM, he TKO’d former WBC flyweight world champion Medgoen Singsurat (53-4): Medgoen had impressive credentials – he knocked out Manny Pacquiao in the third round to win the WBC title in 1999 – but Jorge quickly overpowered him with a one-punch knockout; Jorge scored a knockdown with a left hook to the body in the 1st round – he tried to get up but tumbled over again and the referee stopped the fight at 0:47; after the fight, Jorge said, “I knew I could connect with the left. We worked on it in the gym and it was a perfect shot.”... On 9-16-07 in Las Vegas he TKO’d lefthander Tomas Rojas (26-10): the bout headlined on Mexican Independence Day at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - it was a fast-paced, exciting fight and a come-from-behind knockout win; both fought aggressively, but Rojas, with a three-inch height advantage at five-foot nine, outworked Jorge, landed the sharper punches, and built a lead on the scorecards – after five rounds, Rojas led by scores of 50-45, 50-45, 48-47; but Jorge kept pressing forward and scored a devastating knockdown with a left hook to the body in the 6th round – Rojas got up, but Jorge rocked him with a series of punches and the referee stopped the fight at 1:00; after the fight, Jorge said, “I could tell he felt one of my body shots in the round before, and I knew I needed to do something and it worked. I told my promoter, Fernando Beltran, right after the fight in the ring that this is the last time I fight a southpaw. I will never fight a southpaw again.”... WBC S-FL WORLD TITLE CHALLENGE - on 4-14-07 in San Antonio, TX, he lost a 12 round unanimous decision against leflthanded defending champion Cristian Mijares (30-3-2): the fight was co-featured with the Manny Pacquiao-Jorge Solis main event at the Alamodome, which drew an announced crowd of 14,793; Jorge gave a good effort and constantly pressed forward, but Mijares dominated most of the fight; he kept Jorge off-balance with movement, outworked him and consistently landed the sharper punches; Jorge was cut badly on the bridge of his nose in the 9th round; scored 119-109, 118-110, 117-111; after the fight, Jorge said, “I have no excuses. He was a better man.”... WBC S-FL TITLE ELIMINATOR – on 1-27-07 in Anaheim, CA, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against Julio Ler (23-1): the fight headlined at the Honda Center, drew an announced crowd of 7,091, and Jorge made his ring entrance on the back of a dancing horse; Jorge pressed forward and gave a good effort, but Ler fought very defensively, frustrated him with constant movement, and it was a dull fight; Ler had a few small rallies in the middle rounds, but Jorge dominated most of the rounds and won by scores of 117-109, 117-110, 117-110; after the fight, Jorge said, “What can I say? You all know what happened. I think the most

interesting thing about the fight was the horse. The guy unfortunately didn’t come to fight, he came to survive. I guess he wanted to say he went twelve rounds with me.”... 2006 – WBC S-FL TITLE ELIMINATOR - on 9-23-06 in Hidalgo,TX, he TKO’d Masibulele Makepula (28-3): Makepula made his ring entrance singing a gospel song, Jorge made his riding on the back of a Harley-Davidson; Jorge gave an impressive performance - he boxed in the first two rounds, which were close, but stepped up his pace and attack in the 3rd; Jorge rocked Makepula with a series of punches mid-round, and finished the round strongly; he staggered Makepula with a left hook early in the 4th round and scored a knockdown with a series of punches moments later; Makepula got up but was unsteady, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:00; after the fight, Jorge said, “I predicted the fourth. Whatever I promise, I deliver. Darchinyan? Come on right now. All you got to do is tell me where, when, and with who, and we’ll go. United States, I love you. I am the best pound for pound. I am the best, and nobody beat me. I love you. God bless you, everybody, and greetings to Los Mochis, Sinaloa.”... 4TH WBC INTERIM FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 4-8-06 in Las Vegas he knocked out 35 year-old former WBA minimumweight and light flyweight world champion Rosendo Alvarez (37-2-2): the fight was on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather-Zab Judah main event, and there was some genuine bad blood between the two from their altercation three months earlier at Jorge’s fight in Mexico; Jorge was defending the interim world title, but Alvarez did not make weight and was not eligible to win the title, something he had done two times in the past [note: there were reports that this was a nontitle fight, but the WBC confirmed that the interim flyweight world title was at stake]; Alvarez cut Jorge over his right eye in the 1st round and had his moments, but Jorge consistently outworked him, landed the harder punches, and dominated most of the fight; Jorge scored a knockdown with a left hook to the body in the 6th round, and Alvarez was counted out on his knees at 1:54; after five rounds, Jorge led by scores of 50-45, 50-45, 49-46; after the fight, Jorge said, “I didn’t want to knock him out in the first round. I knew after that it was going to be an easy fight. I was hurting him, but I wanted to hurt him a lot and I did that for as long as I could. Everyone told me how tough he was. He landed some shots, but I didn’t even feel them at all. I’m ready for some bigger guys now. I just want to prove that I am a great champion and a great Mexican warrior.”... 3RD WBC INTERIM FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 1-28-06 in Cancun, MX, he TKO’d Adonis Rivas (21-8-2): this rematch headlined the fight card that was part of the WBC’s “Night of Champions” celebration, and drew a capacity crowd at the Plaza de Toros; Jorge was cut over his right eye in the 2nd round by a clash of heads, but outworked Rivas and wore him down; Rivas was cut over his right eye in the 6th, and did not continue after the round; Rivas is managed and promoted by Rosendo Alvarez, who was in his corner; after the fight, Alvarez and Jorge got into a shouting match and brief scuffle in the ring, during which Alvarez slapped Jorge in the face… 2005 - 2ND WBC INTERIM FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 12-16-05 in Monterrey, MX, he TKO’d Adonis Rivas (21-7-2): the fight headlined at Arena Monterrey and drew an announced crowd of 8,000; Rivas, with manager-promoter Rosendo Alvarez in his corner, gave a good effort and had his moments, but Jorge scored a knockdown in the 2nd round and dominated most of the fight; Rivas was cut and swollen over both eyes, and the referee stopped the fight on the injuries at 1:20 of the 10th round; after nine rounds, Jorge led by scores of 89-80, 88-82, 88-82… 1ST WBC INTERIM FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 10-8-05 in Las Vegas he TKO’d Hussein Hussein (28-2): this rematch was the co-featured bout with the Jose Luis Castillo-Diego Corrales rematch at the Thomas & Mack Arena, which drew an announced crowd of over 15,000; Jorge scored one knockdown in the 1st round and another in the 2nd - Hussein got up but was unsteady, and the referee stopped the fight at 2:50; after the fight, Jorge said, “I think he was still hurt from our fight in March. I could tell, because he couldn’t take any of my shots.”…

WON WBC INTERIM FL WORLD TITLE - on 7-30-05 in La Paz, MX, he TKO’d Angel Priola (30-2): the fight headlined the card at the Arturo C. Nahl baseball stadium, and reportedly drew over 10,000 fans; the first two rounds were close and Jorge was cut on the bridge of his nose; but he scored two knockdowns in the 3rd round, and Priola was counted out at 1:18; looking back, Jorge said, “The cut was in the same place, but it didn’t open up that bad. It was barely bleeding, it was more like a scratch. It was nothing like it was in the other fight.”… WBC FL ELIMINATION BOUT - on 3-19-05 in Las Vegas he TKO’d Hussein Hussein (26-1): the fight was on the undercard of the Erik Morales-Manny Pacquiao main event at the MGM Grand, which drew a capacity crowd of 14,623; it was an exciting, fast paced battle that repeatedly brought the fans to their feet - Jorge staggered Hussein early in the 1st round, but Hussein came back strongly in the 2nd and several of the following rounds were close; Jorge was cut very badly on the bridge of his nose in the 5th round, and it bled heavily for the rest of the fight; but Jorge swept rounds six through nine on one scorecard, and rounds seven through nine on the other two, and Hussein was penalized one point in the 8th for repeatedly pushing down Jorge’s head; Jorge scored a knockdown in the 10th round, Hussein’s corner climbed onto the ring apron to signal the end, and the referee stopped the fight at 2:07; after nine rounds, Jorge led by scores of 88-82 on all three scorecards; after the fight, Jorge said, “I’m ready to fight again. Like always, the Mexicans fight hard and we never give up. When I was in the fight, the doctor came over and took a look at my cut, but I keep saying to the doctor, ‘Please don’t stop the fight, just one more round and I know that I will knock this guy out,’ and that is what I did. I knocked him out.”; Boxing News reported from ringside, “The barrel-chested Mexican was strong and remorseless, attacking ceaselessly with ferocity and passion from the opening bell... The crowd was thoroughly absorbed.”... 2004 - 7TH WBC L-FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 12-18-04 in Culiacan, MX, he knocked out Juan Centeno (16-6): Jorge scored a knockdown with a left hook to the body in the 3rd round, and Centeno was counted out at 2:48… 6TH WBC L-FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 9-4-04 in Tijuana, MX, he won a 12 round unanimous decision in the rematch against Juanito Rubillar (33-8-7): Rubillar was penalized one point in the 8th round for punching to the back of the head; scored 115-112, 115-112, 119-108; the result was originally announced as a split decision win for Jorge, but the WBC sent a press release three days later that said the ring announcer had made a mistake, and that is was a unanimous decision… 5TH WBC L-FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 4-24-04 in Tuxtla Gutierrez, MX, he knocked out former two-time world champion Melchor Cob-Castro (68-10-4): it was the rematch of their fight a year earlier; Jorge rocked Cob-Castro in the 3rd round, and scored a knockdown late in the 4th; he scored another knockdown with a left hook to the body in the 5th round, and Cob-Castro was counted out at 1:57… 4TH WBC L-FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 1-10-04 in Mexico City he knocked out Jomarie Gamboa (33-7-2): Jorge knocked down Gamboa in the 2nd round, and he was counted out at 1:38… 2003 – 3RD WBC L-FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 5-3-03 in Las Vegas he won a technical unanimous decision against former WBC and WBO light flyweight world champion and No. 1-ranked Melchor Cob-Castro (67-8-4): Cob-Castro gave a good effort and scored a knockdown in the 3rd round when Jorge’s glove touched the canvas; Jorge outworked Cob-Castro in several rounds, but was cut two times by head clashes in the 4th round and the fight was stopped on the cuts after the 6th round; Jorge led by scores of 59-55, 59-55, 58-56; after the fight, Jorge said, “Cob had tremendous experience but he couldn’t handle my young power.”… 2ND WBC L-FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 2-22-03 in Mexico City he knocked out Ernesto Castro (8-5-1): at 1:40 of the 1st round; it was one of three world championship fights on a card at Plaza de Toros titled ‘Fighting for Mexico;’ all of the fighters donated their purses to support ‘Vamos Mexico,’ a private organization

for the education of poor children founded by Mrs. Martha Sahagun de Fox, the wife of Mexican President Vicente Fox and Mexico’s First Lady; the fight card was also part of the WBC’s 40th anniversary celebration… 2002 – 1st WBC L-FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 11-16-02 in Las Vegas he TKO’d Agustin Luna (18-12): Jorge was cut over the left eye in the 1st round, but wore down Luna with a steady body attack; Jorge scored one knockdown in the 2nd round and another in the 3rd, and the referee stopped the fight at 2:13… WON WBC L-FL WORLD TITLE - on 7-6-02 in Seoul, KOR, he TKO’d defending champion Yosam Choi (24-1): the fight was held in Choi’s hometown at Olympic Park, and Jorge dominated the fight; he scored a knockdown in the 1st round, and rocked Choi with hard punches to the body and head several times in the fight; he staggered Choi again in the 6th round, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:21… 2001 – WON WBC INTERIM L-FL WORLD TITLE - on 10-20-01 in Tijuana he won a 12 round unanimous decision against Juanito Rubillar (25-8-5): world champion Yosam Choi had been inactive with legal problems, and No. 1 ranked Jorge fought No. 2 ranked Rubillar for the interim title; it was an exciting, fast-paced fight - Jorge scored one knockdown in the 4th round and another one in the 12th, and won by scores of 117-109, 117-109, 119-107… 2000 – 2ND WBC YOUTH L-FL DEFENSE - on 12-8-00 in Los Mochis, MX, he knocked out former Philippines strawweight champion Carmelo Caceres (16-8-3) in the 2nd round… 1ST WBC YOUTH L-FL DEFENSE – on 10-21-00 in Mexico City he TKO’d Philippines light flyweight champion Jovan Presbitero (8-1) in the 2nd round… WON WBC YOUTH L-FL TITLE –on 4-7-00 in Tijuana he won a 10 round decision against Javier Lagos (13-5-2)… 1999 – WON NABO L-FL TITLE – on 11-29-99 in Tijuana he won a 12 round decision against former world title challenger Ladislao “Speedy” Vazquez (30-14-1)… LOST WBO L-FL WORLD TITLE - on 7-31-99 in Tijuana he was TKO’d against former three-time light flyweight world champion Michael Carbajal (45-1-1): Jorge, four days past his twentieth birthday, dominated most of the fight – he consistently outworked Carbajal and built a lead on the scorecards; Carbajal scored a knockdown in the 6th round, but Jorge recovered and swept the next four rounds on all three judges’ scorecards; but Carbajal rallied again in the 11th round, staggered Jorge, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:53; after 10 rounds, Jorge led by scores of 98-91 on all three scorecards… 1ST WBO L-FL WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 4-17-99 in Sassari, IT, he TKO’d local favorite Salvatore Fanni (32-7-2) at 1:17 of the 6th round; after five rounds, Jorge led by scores of 49-46, 49-46, 48-47… 1998 – WON WBO L-FL WORLD TITLE - on 12-5-98 in Tijuana he won a 12 round unanimous decision against defending champion Juan Domingo Cordoba (33-4-3) of Argentina: Jorge scored a knockdown in the 4th round and dominated most of the fight; scored 118-109, 119-110, 116-111… He debuted at the age of 16 on 1-19-96… AMATEUR, PERSONAL BACKGROUND: Jorge said, “I was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. There’s four children in my family, all boys. Two are older than me, my younger brother is a professional boxer, too. His name is Francisco ‘Panchito” Arce. I bought a store for one of my older brothers where he sells candy. My brother, Milton, really loves baseball. He played a couple of years in the minor leagues.

“My father was a farm worker, he worked in the fields. He hardly works anymore. I bought him one of those buses that goes around the city, like a tour bus, and he makes money out of that.

“I started boxing because, I think, my father gave it to me. When he was growing up, he wanted to be a boxer and it didn’t happen for him. He came from a family of 20 - there were 20 total in his family. They were very poor, so they made him work and he never got a chance to become a boxer, which was his dream.

He transmitted that to me, maybe not verbally, but by the way he behaved towards boxing. I think that’s where I picked it up from, I wanted to become a boxer for him.

“I started picking up boxing and I enjoyed boxing. One day, my dad was in a very bad accident where he worked, he almost got killed. That’s when I decided, ‘You know what? I’m going to do something special for him, I’m going to turn into a boxer.’ Right now, everything I do is for him, even the world championship is for him. Winning a championship was very important for me and for him.

“When I was about 10 years old, my mother was really worried about me. She thought something was wrong with me, I was so hyper all the time. I couldn’t stop, I wouldn’t slow down. So she talked to a doctor, a psychologist, and he said, ‘All you need to do is get him in a sport. Anything, karate, anything you can put him in.’ And I said, ‘I’ll go into boxing.’ I was there two years. The first week I was there, they put me in a tournament and I won it. I started liking it, but my father had the accident when I was 12, and that’s when I decided, ‘You know what? I’m going to do this for you.’ So, I started at 10 and at 12, I was really dedicated to it. I had about 45 amateur fights. I think I lost twice, one by disqualification.

“I won some national tournaments, some state tournaments. I was actually up for the 1996 Olympic team, I ended fighting Martin Castillo. [note: Castillo went on to win the WBA super flyweight world title] We fought in the semi-final fight and Castillo won. But everybody knows that Arce won that fight, it’s just that Castillo was already a member of the Olympic team and they didn’t want him losing to me.

Jorge is married and has two young daughters, with another child on the way... STRENGTHS: Has an aggressive style, good skills and movement...has good punching power, a good body puncher…tough and durable, has tremendous heart and determination…is experienced against top opposition… PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 14 years, 3 months...60 fights…341 total rounds…109 world championship rounds...52 interim world championship rounds… AVERAGE LENGTH OF BOUTS: 5.6 rounds… KNOCKOUT PERCENTAGE: 75 %… DISTANCE FIGHTS: 12 rounds – 12 (9-3)…11 rounds – 2 (0-2)…10 rounds – 4 (4-0)…

THE PROFESSIONAL RECORD OF

JORGE TRAVIESO ARCE

J.ARMANDO ARCE-ARMENTA

LOS MOCHIS, MEXICODate of Birth: 07/27/1979

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Jan 19 ADAN ALDAMA, NAVOJOA, MEXICO......... 110KO 1 PRO DEBMar 18 JOSE SANTOS, TIJUANA, MEXICO......... 113TKO 1Apr 26 DARIO DIAS, MEXICALI, MEXICO......... 112KO 1May 19 MARIO ENRIQUEZ, LOS MOCHIS, MEXICO... TKO 1Jun 21 OMAR ROMERO, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO..... 109TKBY 1Sep 09 GABRIEL MUNOZ, TIJUANA, MEXICO....... D 6Nov 04 MAURICIO MORALES, TIJUANA, MEXICO.... 112TKO 3Nov 29 ARMANDO CORREA, TIJUANA, MEXICO...... 111TKO 2Dec 09 MARCOS HIEDRA, TIJUANA, MEXICO....... 112KO 1Dec 20 OPPONENT UNKNOWN, ENSENADA, MEXICO... KO 2

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Feb 03 NARCISO PEREZ, TIJUANA, MEXICO....... 112KO 1Feb 21 INDALECIO VALENZUELA, TIJUANA, MEXICO 112TKO 2Apr 21 RUBEN ARTEAGA, TIJUANA, MEXICO....... 114TKO 2May 26 PABLO TIZNADO, TIJUANA, MEXICO....... 109W 10Jul 21 LORENZO TREJO, TIJUANA, MEXICO....... 108W 12Nov 12 LEONARDO GUTIERREZ, TIJUANA, MEXICO.. 108W 12 FEDECENTDec 12 JOSE BURGOS, TIJUANA, MEXICO......... 108L 12 WBA/NA

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Jan 06 MIGUEL MARTINEZ, TIJUANA, MEXICO..... 108W 12 NABOApr 03 MIGUEL MARTINEZ, TIJUANA, MEXICO..... 117KO 2Jun 05 RUBEN CONTRERAS, TIJUANA, MEXICO..... 109KO 7Oct 10 JOSE DE JESUS, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO... 111KO 1Dec 05 JUAN CORDOBA, TIJUANA, MEXICO........ 108W 12 WBO

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Apr 17 SALVATORE FANNI, SASSARI, ITALY...... 107TKO 6 WBOJul 31 MICHAEL CARBAJAL, TIJUANA, MEXICO.... 108TKBY 11 WBONov 29 LADISLAO VAZQUEZ, TIJUANA, MEXICO.... 108W 12 NABO

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Apr 07 JAVIER LAGOS, TIJUANA, MEXICO........ 108W 10 WBC/JR

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LOS MOCHIS, MEXICODate of Birth: 07/27/1979

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Jul 07 EMILIO PALACIOS, VILLAHERMOSA, MEXICO 110KO 1Oct 01 ALFREDO VIRGEN, PHOENIX, AZ.......... 111TKO 5Oct 21 JOVAN PRESBITERO, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO 108TKO 2 WBC/JRDec 08 CARMELO CACERES, LOS MOCHIS, MEXICO.. 108KO 2 WBC/JR

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Feb 02 JOSE BELTRAN, TIJUANA, MEXICO........ 117TKO 3Oct 20 JUANITO RUBILLAR, TIJUANA, MEXICO.... 108W 12 WBC-I

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Jun 07 RAMON HURTADO, RENO, NV.............. 113KO 2Jul 06 YOSAM CHOI, SEOUL, KOREA............. 108TKO 6 WBCNov 16 AGUSTIN LUNA, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 108TKO 3 WBC

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Feb 22 ERNESTO CASTRO, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.. 107KO 1 WBCMar 21 LEE SANDOVAL, TUCSON, AZ............. 113 TKO 2May 03 MELCHOR COB-CASTRO, LAS VEGAS, NV.... 107TW 6 WBC

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Jan 10 JOMARIE GAMBOA, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.. 107KO 2 WBCApr 24 MELCHOR COB-CASTRO, TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, 106KO 5 WBCSep 04 JUANITO RUBILLAR, TIJUANA, MEXICO.... 107 W 12 WBCDec 18 JUAN CENTENO, CULIACAN, MEXICO....... 108KO 3 WBC

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Mar 19 HUSSEIN HUSSEIN, LAS VEGAS, NV....... 112TKO 10 WBC/ELIMJul 30 ANGEL PRIOLO, LA PAZ, MEXICO......... 112TKO 3 WBC-IOct 08 HUSSEIN HUSSEIN, LAS VEGAS, NV....... 111TKO 2 WBC-IDec 16 ADONIS RIVAS, MONTERREY, MEXICO...... 111 TKO 10 WBC-I

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Jan 28 ADONIS RIVAS, CANCUN, MEXICO......... 112TKO 6 WBC-IApr 08 ROSENDO ALVAREZ, LAS VEGAS, NV....... 111KO 6 WBC-ISep 23 MASIBULELE MAKEPULA, HIDALGO, TX..... 114 TKO 4 WBC/ELIM

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Jan 27 JULIO LER, ANAHEIM, CA............... 114 W 12 WBC/ELIMApr 14 CRISTIAN MIJARES, SAN ANTONIO, TX.... 115L 12 WBCSep 16 TOMAS ROJAS, LAS VEGAS, NV........... 118TKO 6 WBC/LADec 01 MEDGOEN LUKCHAOPORMASAK, ALBUQUERQUE, 116 TKO 1 WBC/LA

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May 17 DEVID LOOKMAHANAK, AGUASCALIENTES, 114 W(M) 12 WBC/ELIMSep 15 RAFAEL CONCEPCION, MEXICO CITY, 115TKO 9 WBA-INov 01 ISIDRO GARCIA, LAS VEGAS, NV......... 115TKO 4 WBA-I

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Feb 07 VAKHTANG DARCHINYAN, ANAHEIM, CA..... 115TKBY 11 BABCBFJun 27 FERNANDO LUMACAD, AC, NJ............. 115KO 3 WBC/ELIMSep 15 SIMPHIWE NONGQAYI, CANCUN, MEXICO.... 115L 12 IBF

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Jan 30 ANGKY ANGKOTA, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO... 115TW 7 WBO

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MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA Age: 36 (1-17-74) Residence: Iztacalco, Mexico Birthplace: Iztacalco, Mexico Record: 65-7, 1 ND, 43 KOs Height: 5’7.5” Reach: 70” Stance: Righthanded MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA (65-7, 1 ND, 43 KOs)…

• World championship fights – 21-4, 12 KOs... • Former WBC super featherweight world champion, four successful defenses... • Former IBF jr. lightweight world champion... • Former WBC featherweight world champion... • Former three-time WBO jr. featherweight world champion, 13 successful defenses... • Former Mexican National jr. bantamweight champion, five successful defenses… • Former NABF jr. bantamweight champion... At the age of 36, Marco is a 20-year pro - he made his debut at 15. Also known as “The Baby Faced

Assassin,” he is considered one of the best fighters of his era and one of the best Mexican fighters of all time. He is a certain future Hall of Famer.

Marco has been in some of the most exciting fights of the last decade and given tremendous performances time after time.

After Marco’s fight against Juan Manuel Marquez in, 2007, Dan Rafael wrote on ESPN.com: “This is what boxing is all about -- two of the best in the world giving their all with the stakes high and producing an action-packed fight that thrilled the fans.”

Marco’s first fight against Erik Morales was named “2000 Fight of the Year” by The Ring, and the fifth round was named “Round of the Year.”

Marco has defeated many of the top fighters in his division, including former world champions Robbie Peden, Erik Morales twice, Paulie Ayala, Kevin Kelley, Johnny Tapia, Enrique Sanchez, Naseem Hamed, Jesus Salud, Jesse Benavides, Kennedy McKinney, Agapito Sanchez, Frankie Toledo, Daniel Jimenez, and Eddie Cook. In a streak that started with the Salud fight in December, 2000, and lasted for four years, Marco fought nine current or former world champions in a row.

His webpage address is www.marcobarrera.com. Key Fights – 2009 - in his last fight on 3-14-09 in Manchester, ENG, he lost a technical decision against 2004 Olympic silver medalist and local favorite Amir Khan (19-1): Marco was cut badly near his hairline by a clash of heads in the 1st round; Khan, who was much bigger, consistently outworked him and landed the harder punches; the fight was stopped on the cut after the 5th round and went to the scorecards – Khan led by scores of 50-45, 50-45, 50-44... On 1-31-09 in Zapopan, MX, he won by disqualification against Freudis Rojas (1-7-1): Marco was cut badly over his left eye by a headbutt in the 3rd round – the referee ruled that the foul was intentional, and Rojas was DQ’ed at 2:52... 2008 – on 11-7-08 in Chengdu, CH, he he TKO’d Sammy Ventura (25-19): the fight was part of the WBC’s annual convention; Marco dominated the fight and stopped Vantura at 1:01 of the 4th round...

2007 – WBC INTERNATIONAL SF TITLE CHALLENGE – on 10-6-07 in Las Vegas, NV, he lost a 12 round unanimous decision against lefthanded defending champion Manny Pacquiao (44-3-2): the bout headlined at Mandalay Bay, and Pacquiao dominated most of the fight; Marco had several rallies – he rocked Pacquiao with a right hand in the 3rd round and scored with a hard left hook and left uppercut in the 5th, but Pacquiao pressed forward and consistently outworked him; Pacquiao staggered Marco and cut him under his right eye in the 11th round, and Marco was penalized one point for punching on a break later in the round after he staggered Pacquiao with a right hand; scored 118-109, 118-109, 115-112... LOST WBC SF WORLD TITLE - on 3-17-07 in Las Vegas, NV, he lost a 12 round unanimous decision against former IBF-WBA featherweight world champon Juan Manuel Marquez (46-3-1): the bout headlined at Mandalay Bay, and it was an exciting fight; Marquez generally outworked Marco in the early rounds, but was cut over his left eye in the 4th round; after six rounds, Marquez led by scores of 59-55, 58-56, 57-57; Marquez staggered Marco with a right hand midway through the 7th, then rocked him with a series of punches, but Marco came back and floored Marquez with a right hand later in the round – the referee ruled it was a push (replays showed it was a clean knockdown), then penalized Marco one point for punching Marquez while he was on the canvas; but Marquez came back strongly – he cut Marco over his left eye in the 8th round, rocked him with a right hand early in the 10th round, and swept the 10th, 11th, and 12th rounds on all three scorecards; although some observers thought the fight was closer, Marquez won by scores of 118-109, 116-111, 116-111; after the fight, Marco said, “I did the necessary things to win. He hit me four times below the belt and the referee never said anything. They were bad judges. I won this fight. I don’t know what happened.”... 2006 – 4TH WBC SF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 9-16-06 in Las Vegas he won a 12 round unanimous decision in the rematch against 2000 Olympic silver medalist Ricardo Juarez (25-2): the fight headlined at the MGM Grand, and it was a tactical battle; Marco boxed for most of the fight behind with his jab, appeared to control the pace, and the crowd booed the lack of action; Juarez moved forward but never built any momentum; most observers thought it was a fairly one-sided win for Marco, but the judges scored it much closer - 117-111, 115-113, 115-113; after the fight, Marco said, “I gave him a boxing lesson. It’s exactly what I intended to do. I learned never to fight on the level of my opponent. I am the champion. I moved very fast and I used my jab.”... 3RD WBC SF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 5-20-06 in Los Angeles, CA, he won a 12 round split decision against Rocky Juarez (25-1): it was a very exciting fight; Juarez was cut over his right eye in the 1st round, but constantly pressed forward and bloodied Marco’s nose in the 2nd; Marco boxed effectively at times, but Juarez rallied in the middle and late rounds, Marco’s face was battered and swollen at the final bell, and many observers thought Juarez deserved to win; the fight was first announced as a draw, but an error was found in adding up the scorecards and the scores were corrected - 115-113, 115-114 Barrera, 115-114 Juarez; after the fight, Marco said, “I always respect the decision of the judges. They added the scores wrong. We’re all human, we all make mistakes. I’m satisfied with the decision.”... 2005 – 2ND WBC SF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 9-17-05 in Las Vegas he won a 12 round unanimous decision against IBF jr. lightweight world champion Robbie Peden (25-2): Peden pressed forward in the early rounds and Marco was cut by a clash of heads in the 4th round; but Marco boxed and moved effectively and dominated the second half of the fight; scored 118-108, 118-108, 118-109; after the fight, Marco said, “It didn’t matter that we had worked with each other in the gym before. I knew my speed and ability would be too much for him. We knew he was gonna come out fast and he did and put pressure. But with good boxing and good movement, you’ll prevail. I didn’t underestimate him, I don’t underestimate any of the fighters. We knew he was tough and because of my ability we were able to come through.”...

1ST WBC SF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 4-9-05 in El Paso, TX, he knocked out Mzonke Fana (22-2): Marco scored a devastating knockdown with a right hand midway through the 2nd round, and the referee stopped the fight without a count at 1:48; after the fight, Marco said, “When he got hit, he was hurt. We all saw that he could not go on. But I’m happy it ended in this fashion. It wasn’t the quality of the opponent I faced tonight, it was the quality of my preparation.”... 2004 – WON WBC SF WORLD TITLE – on 11-27-04 in Las Vegas he won a 12 round majority decision against former WBC super bantamweight, featherweight, and super featherweight world champion Erik Morales (47-1): their highly-anticipated third fight headlined at the MGM Grand, drew a capacity crowd, and was a spectacular battle; Marco started fast - he rocked Morales late in the 1st round and bloodied his nose in the 2nd, and after six rounds led by scores of 58-56, 58-56, 59-55; but Morales came back strongly in the second half of the fight, and won four of the last six rounds on two judges’ scorecards; the third judge scored the same except for the 11th, which he scored even, and it made the difference for Marco between a win and a draw - 115-113, 115-114, 114-114... On 6-19-04 in Carson, CA, he TKO’d former WBA bantamweight world champion Paulie Ayala (35-2): Marco dominated the fight with a busier pace and more accurate punches; he scored two knockdowns in the 8th round and another in the 10th, and the referee stopped the fight at 2:34; after nine rounds, Marco led by scores of 90-79, 88-81, 88-81; after the fight, Marco said, “I also want to congratulate Paulie Ayala, a true warrior of the ring. He was brave and showed a lot of courage. I thought he was very game. I was surprised that I stopped him. I’ve seen him take the best shots from all of these good fighters. Even thought I had knocked him down twice, I still thought he had a lot left. I didn’t want to risk anything. But the hard work paid off.”… 2003 - on 11-15-03 in San Antonio, TX, he was TKO’d against former WBC flyweight and IBF jr. featherweight world champion Manny Pacquiao (37-2-1): Marco scored a knockdown in the 1st round - taped replays showed it was from a punch-trip - but Pacquiao dominated the rest of the fight; Pacquiao scored a knockdown in the 3rd round, consistently outworked Marco and scored another knockdown in the 11th round; Marco got up, but his corner stopped the fight at 2:56; after 10 rounds, Pacquiao led by scores of 97-90, 97-90, 97-88; after the fight, Marco said, “Tonight wasn’t my night. There were a lot of distractions before this fight. He punches hard and he’s a great fighter. I couldn’t see a lot of things. I don’t know what went wrong, but that wasn’t me in there.”… On 4-12-03 in Las Vegas, NV, he TKO’d former WBC featherweight world champion Kevin Kelley (54-5-2): Marco dominated the fight; he scored a knockdown in the 1st round, staggered Kelley in the 2nd and steadily wore him down; Marco scored two more knockdowns in the 4th - Kelly got up both times, but was unsteady after the second knockdown and the referee stopped the fight at 1:32; after the fight, Marco said, “In the first round, I figured I had him with the knockdown. I knew from then on that I would get him with body shots.”... 2002 - on 11-2-02 in Las Vegas he won a 12 round decision against former three-time world champion Johnny Tapia (52-2-2): Marco dominated the fight; he outworked Tapia, consistently landed the harder punches and won by scores of 118-110, 118-110, 116-112; after the fight, Marco said, “My corner told me to go out and jab and control the fight so no accidents would happen. It was very difficult because Johnny is my friend. But this is boxing and this is the business we're in.”… WON WBC F WORLD TITLE - on 6-22-02 in Las Vegas he won a 12 round unanimous decision in the rematch against previously undefeated defending champion Erik Morales (41-0): it was a close, exciting battle that earned a standing ovation from the crowd; Morales pressed forward and Marco boxed in the first half of the fight, and after six rounds the judges scored 58-56, 58-56 Morales, 57-57; the late rounds were fast-paced and had the fans on their feet - Marco rallied and won five of the last six rounds on all three

judges’s scorecards; it looked like the decision could go either way, but Marco won by scores of 116-112, 115-113, 115-113; Morales was cut on the bridge of the nose in the 2nd round and cut and swollen over his right eye in the 8th; Marco did not accept the WBC title; after the fight, Marco said, “I wanted to outbox him and I did. It was a close fight and I did my job.”... 2001 – on 9-8-01 in Reno, NV, he TKO’d former WBA jr. featherweight world champion Enrique Sanchez (28-1-2): Marco dominated the fight – he scored knockdowns in the 3rd and 4th rounds and bloodied Sanchez’ mouth and nose; Sanchez’ corner, who said Sanchez also sustained a punctured eardrum in the early rounds, stopped the fight after the 6th round; Sanchez had beaten Marco in Marco’s last amateur fight; after the fight, Marco said, “He is a very good fighter. I could have been a little more stable with in-punching, but I felt very comfortable against Sanchez.”… On 4-7-01 in Las Vegas he won a 12 round unanimous decision against previously undefeated former WBO featherweight world champion Naseem Hamed (35-0): Hamed was a 13-5 favorite to win, but Marco surprised him, and everyone else, with a display of tactical boxing and dominated the fight; he outworked Hamed and consistently landed the harder punches – he staggered Hamed two times in the 1st round and rocked him several times later in the fight; Marco was penalized one point in the 12th round for pushing Hamed into a cornerpost, but won by scores of 116-111, 115-112, 115-112; after the fight, Marco said, “He thought I would charge and miss, but I tricked him. The boxer gets hit less than the puncher. If I box more and get hit less, I could be around for another ten years. I was never hurt. He didn’t hit as hard as people have said.”; Hamed said, “He was the pure winner of this fight. The guy fought better than I did, and that’s it plain and simple.”; boxing columnist Michael Katz wrote, “Barrera…made it look like an amateur against a pro.”… 2000 – 13TH WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 12-1-00 in Las Vegas he TKO’d former WBA jr. featherweight world champion Jesus Salud (62-9): Marco dominated the fight and wore down Salud, and Salud’s corner stopped the fight after the 6th round; after the fight, Marco said, “It was a sure win, but anything can happen. I wanted to put on a good show. I wanted to show I have knockout power, but I can also box.”… 12TH WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 9-9-00 in New Orleans, LA, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against Jose Luis Valbuena (18-1-1); Valbuena gave a good effort, but Marco won by decisive scores of 117-111, 116-112, 115-113… 11TH WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 6-17-00 in Mexico City, MX, he knocked out former Brazilian champion Luiz Claudio Freitas (15-1): Marco scored a knockdown with a left hook to the body in the 1st round, and Freitas was counted out at 0:59; Freitas, a 1992 Olympian, is the older brother of former world champion Acelino Freitas… LOST WBO JF TITLE, REINSTATED – on 2-19-00 in Las Vegas, NV, he lost a 12 round split decision in a title unification bout against WBC champion Erik Morales (35-0): it was one of the best fights of 2000 or any other year, and both fighters gave tremendous efforts from the first bell to the last - Morales kept a busier pace, but Marco landed the harder punches throughout the fight, hurt Morales several times and scored a knockdown in the 12th round; most observers thought Marco deserved to win, but the judges scored 115-112, 115-112 Morales, 114-113 Barrera; after the fight, Marco said, “It was my type of fight all the way and I did what I wanted to do. I don’t know what I have to do to win in Las Vegas. I thought I could knock him out. I just couldn’t finish him.”; the WBO was so outraged at the decision that they reinstated Marco as world champion… 1999 – 10TH WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 8-7-99 in Atlantic City, NJ, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against Pastor Maurin (42-1), scored 120-108, 119-109, 119-109…

9TH WBO WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 4-3-99 in Kensington, ENG, he TKO’d Paul Lloyd (19-4) on cuts at the end of 1st round… 1998 - REGAINED VACANT WBO JF WORLD TITLE – on 10-31-98 in Atlantic City he TKO’d Richie Wenton (22-3): Marco dominated the fight and Wenton did not continue after the 3rd round… 1997 - WBO JF WORLD TITLE CHALLENGE – on 4-18-97 in Las Vegas he lost a 12 round unanimous decision against defending champion Junior Jones (43-2): it was an exciting fight, very close and competitive throughout; Jones rallied in the late rounds and outworked Marco, and Marco was penalized one point for low blows in the 9th; scored 114-113, 114-112, 116-111… 1996 - LOST WBO JF WORLD TITLE – on 11-22-96 in Tampa, FL, he lost by disqualification against Junior Jones (42-2): the first four rounds were close, but Jones scored a knockdown in the 5th – he landed a right hand to the chin that put Marco flat on his back; he got up but was unsteady, and Jones rocked him again; Marco was going down for the second time when his cornermen jumped into the ring just before the bell ended the round, and Marco was DQed; after four rounds, Marco led by scores of 39-38, 39-38, 39-37… 8TH WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 9-14-96 in Inglewood, CA, he knocked out Jesse Magana (18-4-2): Marco scored knockdowns in the 8th and 10th rounds and stopped him at 1:56 of the 10th; after nine rounds, Marco led by scores of 90-80, 90-80, 90-83… 7TH WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 7-14-96 in Denver, CO, he TKO’d Orlando Fernandez (22-7): at 1:03 of the 7th round; after six rounds, Marco led by scores of 60-53, 60-53, 60-54… 6TH WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 5-4-96 in Anaheim, CA, he knocked out former WBO jr. featherweight world champion Jesse Benavides (40-4-1): at 1:55 of the 3rd round… 1995 – 5TH WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 2-3-96 in Inglewood he TKO’d former IBF jr. featherweight champion Kennedy McKinney (28-1-1): it was an incredible battle – both fighters gave tremendous efforts and had the fans on their feet from the first bell to the last; Marco scored five knockdowns and was knocked down once himself; he stopped McKinney at 2:05 of the 12th round; after 11 rounds, Marco led by scores of 106-100 on all three scorecards… 4TH WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 11-4-95 in Las Vegas he TKO’d Eddie Croft (22-2-1) at 0:38 of the 7th round; after six rounds, Marco led by scores of 60-53, 60-54, 59-55… 3RD WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE – on 8-22-95 in South Padre Island, TX, he won a 12 round unanimous decision against Agapito Sanchez (17-4-2): Marco dominated most of the fight, and Sanchez was penalized one point in the 1st round and another in the 8th for low blows; the final round was wild and bizarre - Marco knocked down Sanchez with a right hand late in the round, but as he moved in for the finish Sanchez knocked him down with a right hand; Marco immediately bounced up and scored another knockdown, but the referee, a little confused and one step behind, then stopped the action and gave Marco a mandatory 8-count; Marco finished the round strongly - two judges scored it 10-8 for Barrera, the third had it 10-10; scored 119-106, 118-109, 118-107; Sanchez went on to win the WBO jr. featherweight title… 2ND WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 7-15-95 in Inglewood he TKO’d Maui Diaz (27-1): Marco scored two knockdowns in the 1st round, and the referee stopped the fight Diaz at 2:50... 1ST WBO JF WORLD TITLE DEFENSE - on 6-2-95 in Ledyard, CT, he TKO’d Frank Toledo (24-2-1): Marco scored two knockdowns in the 2nd round, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:55; Toledo went on to win the IBF featherweight world title… WON WBO JF WORLD TITLE - on 3-31-95 in Anaheim he won a 12 round unanimous decision against defending champion Daniel Jimenez (19-3-1): scored 117-110, 116-111, 115-112… 1994 - on 12-3-94 in Las Vegas he TKO’d lefthanded former WBA bantamweight world champion Eddie Cook (19-2): Marco scored a spectacular knockout at 2:31 of the 8th round...

On 4-13-94 in Buenos Aires, ARG, he won a 12 round majority decision against Carlos Salazar (35-4-1): Marco was ranked No. 1 by the WBC, Salazar No. 2, and the fight was originally scheduled as a world title eliminator, but Marco could not make the 115-pound weight limit; the fight went on, but not as an eliminator and Marco won decisively… 1993 - WON VACANT NABF JB TITLE - on 8-28-93 in Inglewood he won a 12 round unanimous decision against Eduardo Ramirez (26-13-4)... 1992 - WON MEXICAN JB TITLE - on 4-1-92 in Mexico City he won a 12 round unanimous decision against Josefino Suarez (13-7-1): scored 119-111, 117-113, 117-112; Marco successfully defended the title five times... He debuted at the age of 15 on 11-22-89 at 111 pounds… AMATEUR, PERSONAL BACKGROUND: Marco was born and raised in Iztacalco, a part of Mexico City…he started boxing at the age of seven and reportedly had 60 amateur fights (56-4)…he was a five-time Mexican national amateur champion...

Marco comes from a well-to-do family - his father is a set designer for television…as a child, Marco was a talented soccer player, but chose to pursue boxing to the dismay of his parents; his brother Jorge is a former professional fighter…

Marco studied law at the University of Mexico, but quit when he was training for his first fight against Morales; he said, “After the Morales fight, I knew I had to live and breathe boxing. Maybe I’ll do it again sometime, but right now, this is my life.”…Marco was married in April, 2001, and has one son…

Before Marco’s fight in November, 2003, it was disclosed that he had brain surgery in 1997 - a neurologist in Mexico City repaired malformed blood vessels, and inserted small titanium plates to protect the area; Marco said, “It was not something that was major. I had a malformation. It was treated, and it was fixed. If there was any type of major concern or I was in danger, I would have retired and hung up the gloves a long time ago. I have seen the best doctors in the world. I have been given the green light by every doctor. No one can find any problem.”… STRENGTHS: Has exceptional offensive skills and punching power…tough, determined and confident…has an exciting style, throws hard punches in combinations…he can wear down his opponents with relentless pressure, or box and move effectively…a devastating body puncher…has good stamina and a solid chin…is experienced against top opposition… PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 73 fights…475 total rounds…142 world championship rounds… AVERAGE LENGTH OF BOUTS: 6.5 rounds… KNOCKOUT PERCENTAGE: 66 %… DISTANCE FIGHTS: 12 rounds – 14 (11-3)…11 rounds - 1 (0-1)…10 rounds – 5 (5-0)…

THE PROFESSIONAL RECORD OF

MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA

IZTACALCO, MEXICODate of Birth: 01/17/1974

Won-Lost-Draw-KO'S65 7 0 43

89

Nov 22 DAVID FELIX, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO..... 111TKO 2 PRO DEBDec 16 FEDERICO LARA, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO... TKO 3

90

May 18 IGNACIO JACOME, SALAMANCA, MEXICO.... W 4Jun 09 OSCAR GRANADOS, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.. W 4Aug 04 FEDERICO LARA, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO... KO 3Sep 14 SEBASTIAN AMICA, ACAPULCO, MEXICO.... TKO 5Oct 06 PEDRO MARTINEZ, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.. TKO 2Oct 13 JOSE YANEZ, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO...... TKO 2Dec 08 IVAN SALAZAR, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.... W 8

91

Feb 09 ESTEBAN RODRIGUEZ, MEXICO CITY, TKO 4Mar 09 ABEL HINOJOSA, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO... TKO 5Apr 13 JUAN LOPEZ, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO...... TKO 1Jun 29 JAIME ROJAS, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO..... TKO 6Aug 31 ANTONIO AGUILAR, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. TKO 1Nov 02 JAVIER DIAZ, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO..... WDSQ 7Dec 07 MIGUEL PINA, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO..... KO 1

92

Apr 01 JOSEFINO SUAREZ, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. 115W 12 MEXICANJun 13 JOSE MONTIEL, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.... 115TKO 2 MEXICANJul 11 MIGUEL ESPINOZA, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. 115KO 6 MEXICANOct 02 ABNER BARAJAS, GUADALAJARA, MEXICO... 115W 10Nov 09 ESTEBAN AYALA, INGLEWOOD, CA......... 115KO 4 MEXICANDec 05 ANGEL ROSARIO, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO... TKO 6

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Mar 01 IVAN SALAZAR, INGLEWOOD, CA.......... 120W 10Apr 10 FACUNDO RODRIGUEZ, GUADALAJARA, 115KO 4 MEXICANMay 22 NOE SANTILLANA, NAUCALPAN, MEXICO.... 115W 12 MEXICANJul 12 ELIDIO DOMINGUEZ, INGLEWOOD, CA...... 117KO 1Aug 28 EDUARDO RAMIREZ, INGLEWOOD, CA....... 115W 12 NABFNov 27 ALEJANDRO SANABRIA, MEXICO CITY, 116KO 1

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MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA

IZTACALCO, MEXICODate of Birth: 01/17/1974

Won-Lost-Draw-KO'S65 7 0 43

94

Mar 01 JUSTO ZUNIGA, INGLEWOOD, CA.......... 117KO 3Apr 13 CARLOS SALAZAR, BUENOS AIRES, ARG.... 116W 10Jun 24 MIGUEL ESPINOZA, INGLEWOOD, CA....... 121KO 6Aug 15 ISRAEL GONZALEZ, INGLEWOOD, CA....... 123TKO 8Oct 22 JESUS SARABIA, LAS VEGAS, NV......... 121TKO 3 WBBDec 03 EDDIE COOK, LAS VEGAS, NV............ 122TKO 8 WBB

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Mar 31 DANIEL JIMENEZ, ANAHEIM, CA.......... 120W 12 WBOJun 02 FRANKIE TOLEDO, LEDYARD, CT.......... 122TKO 2 WBOJul 15 MAURICIO DIAZ, INGLEWOOD, CA......... 121KO 1 WBOAug 22 AGAPITO SANCHEZ, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, 121W 12 WBONov 04 EDDIE CROFT, LAS VEGAS, NV........... 122TKO 7 WBO

96

Feb 03 KENNEDY MC KINNEY, INGLEWOOD, CA..... 121TKO 12 WBOMay 04 JESSE BENAVIDES, ANAHEIM, CA......... 122KO 3 WBOJul 14 ORLANDO FERNANDEZ, DENVER, CO........ 121TKO 7 WBOSep 14 JESSE MAGANA, INGLEWOOD, CA.......... 122KO 10 WBONov 22 JUNIOR JONES, TAMPA, FL.............. 122LDSQ 5 WBO

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Apr 18 JUNIOR JONES, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 122L 12 WBO

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Feb 21 ANGEL ROSARIO, LAS VEGAS, NV......... 124TKO 5May 16 GERONIMO CARDOZ, LAS VEGAS, NV....... 124KO 1Sep 26 PEDRO TORRES, STATELINE, NV.......... 124TKO 4Oct 31 RICHIE WENTON, AC, NJ................ 122TKO 3 WBO

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Apr 03 PAUL LLOYD, KENSINGTON, ENGLAND...... 121TKO 1 WBOAug 07 PASTOR MAURIN, AC, NJ................ 122W 12 WBODec 18 CESAR NAJERA, INDIO, CA.............. 126ND 4

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Feb 19 ERIK MORALES, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 121L(S) 12 BC/BO

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MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA

IZTACALCO, MEXICODate of Birth: 01/17/1974

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Jun 17 LUIZ FREITAS, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.... 122KO 1 WBOSep 09 JOSE VALBUENA, NEW ORLEANS, LA....... 120W 12 WBODec 01 JESUS SALUD, LAS VEGAS, NV........... 122TKO 6 WBO

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Apr 07 NASEEM HAMED, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 125W 12 IBOSep 08 ENRIQUE SANCHEZ, RENO, NV............ 126TKO 6

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Jun 22 ERIK MORALES, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 126W 12 WBCNov 02 JOHN TAPIA, LAS VEGAS, NV............ 126W 12

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Apr 12 KEVIN KELLEY, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 126TKO 4Nov 15 MANNY PACQUIAO, SAN ANTONIO, TX...... 126TKBY 11

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Jun 19 PAUL AYALA, CARSON, CA............... 125 KO 10Nov 27 ERIK MORALES, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 129 W(M) 12 WBC

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Apr 09 MZONKE FANA, EL PASO, TX............. 130KO 2 WBCSep 17 ROBERT PEDEN, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 130W 12 BC/BF

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May 20 RICARDO JUAREZ, LA, CA............... 129W(S) 12 WBCSep 16 RICARDO JUAREZ, LAS VEGAS, NV........ 129W 12 WBC

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Mar 17 JUAN MARQUEZ, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 130L 12 WBC/IBAOct 06 MANNY PACQUIAO, LAS VEGAS, NV........ 130L 12 WBC/INT

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Nov 07 SAMUEL VENTURA, CHENGDU, CHNA........ 137 TKO 4

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Jan 31 FREUDIS ROJAS, ZAPOPAN, MEXICO....... 135WDSQ 3Mar 14 AMIR KHAN, MANCHESTER, ENGLAND....... 135TL 5 WBA/INT

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ADILTON DE JESUS

A.DE JESUS-CONCEICAO

BAHIA, BRASILDate of Birth: 09/08/1977

Won-Lost-Draw-KO'S25 4 0 20

02

Jan 19 LEONARDO BISPO, SALVADOR, BRASIL..... TKO 2 PRO DEBFeb 23 LEONARDO BISPO, SALVADOR, BRASIL..... TKO 1Dec 22 LUIZ VENANCIO, SALVADOR, BRASIL...... TKO 1

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Nov 27 JOSE AMARAL, SAO PAULO, BRASIL....... 126TKO 2

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Feb 28 JAIRO MOURA, GUARUJA, BRASIL......... 128TKO 4May 01 JOSE BARROS, CARAPICUIBA, BRASIL..... 128KO 3Jun 03 JILVAN SANTOS, SAO PAULO, BRASIL..... KO 2Jun 15 JULIO CAMACHO, SAO PAULO, BRASIL..... TKO 2Jul 23 ANTONIO DE JESUS, SANTANA, BRASIL.... 127 TKO 3Aug 20 NELSON SANTOS, SANTANA, BRASIL....... 127 TKO 3 BRASILIADec 11 GUSTAVO DIAZ, SAO PAULO, BRASIL...... 132KO 2

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Apr 13 EDEMILSON ALVES, SAO PAULO, BRASIL... TKO 1May 28 NELSON SANTOS, VITORIA, BRASIL....... TKO 4Jul 23 RENATO PEDRO, SAO PAULO, BRASIL...... TKO 2

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Apr 09 JAIRO MOURA, SAO PAULO, BRASIL....... 130KO 2Jun 30 KEVIN CARMODY, HOLLYWOOD, FL......... 129 W(M) 6Oct 13 REYNALDO HURTADO, HOLLYWOOD, FL...... 130TKO 3Dec 16 JAIRO MOURA, SAO PAULO, BRASIL....... TKO 5

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Mar 16 NOE BOLANOS, HOLLYWOOD, FL........... 125 W 8May 30 MARCOS RAMIREZ, KANSAS CITY, MO...... 126L 12 IBF/LAAug 16 ROYNET CABALLERO, PANAMA CITY, PANAMA 125L 10 WBA/ELIMOct 30 YURIORKIS GAMBOA, HOLLYWOOD, FL...... 128 TKBY 6

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Jan 31 EDILSON RIO, SAO PAULO, BRASIL....... 130W 6

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ADILTON DE JESUS

A.DE JESUS-CONCEICAO

BAHIA, BRASILDate of Birth: 09/08/1977

Won-Lost-Draw-KO'S25 4 0 20

May 17 ANTAO TOME, SAO PAULO, BRASIL........ 130W 6Dec 13 GENIVAL DA SILVA, SAO PAULO, BRASIL.. 129 W(M) 6

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Aug 22 OSCAR PEREYRA, SANTA FE, ARG......... 135KOBY 1 WBA/LAOct 24 RODOLFO FRANZ, SAO PAULO, BRASIL..... TKO 3Nov 10 NELSON PORFIRIO, SAO PAULO, BRASIL... 133KO 2

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Feb 02 CARLOS DE JESUS, SAO PAULO, BRASIL... 135KO 2

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SALVADOR SANCHEZ II Age: 24 (9-20-85) Residence: Tianguistenco, Mexico (state), Mexico Birthplace: Tianguistenco, Mexico, Mexico Record: 19-3-2, 9 KOs Height: 5’7.5” Stance: Righthanded Manager: Grant Elvis Phillips Trainer: Abel Sanchez (no relation) SALVADOR SANCHEZ II (19-3-2, 9 KOs)...

• Ranked WBC #27 at 126 pounds... At the age of 24, Salvador is a four-year pro. A young prospect at 126 pounds, he has won eight fights in a row dating back to December, 2007. He is the nephew and namesake of the legendary former WBC featherweight world champion and Hall of Famer Salvador Sanchez. He is coming off a sixth-round TKO win against Jaime Villa in his last fight in March, 2010 – the bout was one of the supporting fights for the Manny Pacqiuao-Joshua Clottey main event at Cowboys Stadium. After the fight, Dan Rafael wrote on ESPN.com [excerpts]: The resemblance Sanchez has to his uncle is uncanny. Sanchez is the 24-year-old nephew of the former featherweight champion and Hall of Famer with same name. He wears his hair the same, fights in the same weight class and wears the same short shorts. Sanchez fought pretty well against Villa, whom he put away with a crushing body attack. In the sixth round, Sanchez drilled Villa with a body shot to knock him down. Another body blow during the follow-up attack dumped Villa to a knee, where he gasped for air and took the full count. [End Rafael item] Manager Grant Elvis Phillips said, “Salvador wanted to be a fighter since he was little, and his parents did not want him to fight. They wanted him to go to school, similar to the original Salvador Sanchez’ story - his parents didn’t want him to be a boxer, either. They wanted him to go to college. “But the kid kept insisting on it and when he turned 18, his parents said, ‘Okay, if that’s what you want to do, we’ll support you.’ That’s when he had his amateur fights, and then turned pro. “Salvador wears his uncles actual trunks and robes. I own the Salvador Sanchez collection, which is for a museum we’re putting together, so I have all his robes and trunks and gloves, shoes, and all that stuff. I never thought in a million years we’d be using them. “Salvador and his uncle are the same exact size – same height, same weight, same body frame, same shoe size. They’re identical.” Salvador’s uncle won the WBC featherweight world title in February, 1980, and made nine successful title defenses. He had a record of 44-1 with 32 knockouts before his death in a car accident at the age of 23 in 1982. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. Key Fights – 2010 - in his last fight on 3-13-10 in Arlington, TX, he TKO’d Jaime Villa (8-7-2): the fight was on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey main event at Cowboys Stadium; Salvador scored two knockdowns in the 6th round, both with body punches, and Villa was counted out at 1:09...

2009 - on 12-12-09 in Rancho Mirage, CA, he won a 6 round majority decision against Rodrigo Aranda (8-11-2): the fight was on the undercard of the Timothy Bradley Jr.-Lamont Peterson main event, and it was fast-paced and close; Aranda started fast and outworked Salvador in the 1st and 2nd rounds, but Salvador rallied in the middle rounds and finished the fight strongly; scored 50-54, 59-55, 57-57... On 11-6-09 in Las Vegas, NV, he won a 6 round unanimous decision against Jose Pacheco (2-8-6): the bout was on the undercard of the Zab Judah-Ubaldo Hernandez main event; Salvador pressed forward, landed the harder punches Pacheco, and dominated the fight; scored 60-54, 60-54, 59-55... On 9-26-09 in Los Angeles, CA, he knocked out Trinidad Mendoza (24-21-2): the bout was on the undercard of the Vitali Klitschko-Cris Arreola main event; Salvador scored a knockdown with a left hook to the body that dropped Mendoza to one knee in the 2nd round; Salvador scored another knockdown with a right hand-left hook to the body combination that dropped Mendoza to one knee in the 3rd, and he was counted out at 1:23... On 7-31-09 in Las Cruces, NM, he TKO’d Benito Abraham (9-16-4): the bout was featured on the undercard at the Pan American Center; Salvador scored a knockdown with a left hook in the 3rd round, and the referee stopped the fight at 1:14... On 6-6-09 in Acoma, NM, he won a 6 round unanimous decision against Salvador Zamora (4-1): the fight was co-featured at Sky City Casino; Zamora scored a knockdown with a right hand that also bloodied Salvador’s nose in the 1st round, but Salvador recovered and dominatedd the fight after that; he pressed forward, consistently outworked Zamora, and landed the harder punches; scored 59-56 on all three scorecards... 2008 – on 5-31-08 in Chetumal, MX, he knocked out David Solano (0-8): at 2:20 of the 2nd round... On 3-8-08 in Cancun, MX, he knocked out Alejandro Romero (0-1): at 2:11 of the 2nd round... 2007 – on 12-15-07 in Naucalpan, MX, he won an 8 round split decision against Humberto Hernandez (8-3)... On 8-31-07 in Ciudad Juarez, MX, he lost a 10 round unanimous decision against Eduardo Lazcano (13-0): scored 97-93, 98-92, 96-94... On 4-20-07 in Tamaulipas, MX, he TKO’d Isidro Salinas (1-11): in the 6th round... On 1-12-07 in Toluca, MX, he TKO’d Gilberto Perez (9-9-3): at 1:06 of the 8th round... 2006 – on 11-24-06 in Monterrey, MX, he won an 8 round unanimous decision against Juan Olvera (3-1)... On 10-27-06 in Monterrey he won a 6 round majority decision against Carlos Perez (debut)... On 7-1-06 in Ciudad Juarez he won a 6 round unanimous decision against Jorge Romero (7-25-1)... On 5-4-06 in Mexico City, MX, he won a 6 round split decision against Elio Morales (3-4)... On 3-9-06 in Mexico City he won a 6 round unanimous decision against Edier Castro (2-1)... He debuted at the age of 19 on 4-7-05: he lost close 4 round decisions in his first two fights and was 3-2-2 in his first seven fights... AMATEUR, PERSONAL BACKGROUND: Salvador is a lifelong resident of Tianguistenco, Mexico...he started boxing at the age of 18 and had nine amateur fights... STRENGTHS: Has good skills and movement... PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 24 fights...122 total rounds... AVERAGE LENGTH OF BOUTS: 5 rounds... KNOCKOUT PERCENTAGE: 47 %... DISTANCE FIGHTS: 10 rounds – 1 (0-1)...8 rounds – 3 (3-0)...

THE PROFESSIONAL RECORD OF

SALVADOR SANCHEZ

SALVADOR SANCHEZ-CASTRO

TIANGUISTENCO, MEXICODate of Birth: 09/20/1985

Won-Lost-Draw-KO'S19 3 2 9

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Apr 07 OSCAR IBARRA, POLANCO, MEXICO........ 118L(S) 4 PRO DEBMay 12 OSCAR BLANQUET, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.. 117 L(M) 4Jun 30 CARLOS GONZALEZ, POLANCO, MEXICO..... 118TKO 1Jul 28 RODRIGO GUERRERO, NEZA, MEXICO....... D 4Sep 22 SANTIAGO CELAYA, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO. 118TKO 3Nov 18 SALVADOR MANJARREZ, IZTACALCO, MEXICO D 4Dec 10 FERNANDO TORRES, MONTERREY, MEXICO... 118W 4

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Mar 09 EDIER CASTRO, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.... W 6May 04 ELIO MORALES, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.... 119W(S) 6Jul 01 JORGE ROMERO, CIUDAD JUAREZ, MEXICO.. 118W 6Oct 27 CARLOS PEREZ, MONTERREY, MEXICO...... 115 W(M) 6Nov 24 JUAN OLVERA, MONTERREY, MEXICO....... 118 W 8

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Jan 12 GILBERTO PEREZ, TOLUCA, MEXICO....... 125 TKO 8Apr 20 ISIDRO SALINAS, TAMAULIPAS, MEXICO... TKO 6Aug 31 EDUARDO LAZCANO, CIUDAD JUAREZ, 121 L 10 WBC/YOUTDec 15 HUMBERTO HERNANDEZ, NAUPALCAN, MEXICO 124W(S) 8

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Mar 08 ALEJANDRO ROMERO, CANCUN, MEXICO..... 118KO 2May 31 DAVID SOLANO, CHETUMAL, MEXICO....... 120KO 2

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Jun 06 SALVADOR ZAMORA, ACOMA, NM........... 122W 6Jul 31 BENITO ABRAHAM, LAS CRUCES, NM....... 123 TKO 3Sep 26 TRINIDAD MENDOZA, LA, CA............. 124 KO 3Nov 06 JOSE PACHECO, LAS VEGAS, NV.......... 124W 6Dec 12 RODRIGO ARANDA, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA.... 124 W(M) 6

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Mar 13 JAIME VILLA, ARLINGTON, TX........... 127 TKO 6

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