Abner Mares - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Abner Mares Martínez is an undefeated Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

in the Bantamweight

Bantamweight

Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...

division. Abner medaled repeatedly in international amateur tournaments for Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. Mares grew up in the city of Hawaiian Gardens, California.

Amateur career

As an amateur, Mares compiled a record of 112-8 with 84 KOs. Mares won the U17 world championships and the bantamweight gold medal at the Central American games 2002 beating Juan Manuel López

Juan Manuel López (boxer)

Juan Manuel "Juanma" López Rivera is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur, Lopez represented Puerto Rico at numerous international tournaments including the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2003 Pan American Games and the 2004 Summer Olympics. López's professional career...

and the silver medal in the same division in 2003 at the Pan American Games

Boxing at the 2003 Pan American Games

The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in the Carlos Teo Cruz Boxing Coliseum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 8 to August 15....

in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...

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At the junior world championships 2004 he finished second losing to Aibek Abdimomunov.
He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

for his native country. There he was beaten in the first round of the Bantamweight (54 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight

The Bantamweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-lightest class. Bantamweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 54 kilograms.-Participants:...

division by Hungary's Zsolt Bedák

Zsolt Bedák

Zsolt Bedák is a Hungarian boxer. His younger brother Pál Bedák is a flyweight boxer.-Amateur career:*2001 Bedák won bronze at the European Junior Championships....

in a highly controversial decision.

Amateur Highlights

Represented Mexico at the 2004 Olympics in Athens as a Bantamweight, losing in the opening round to Zsolt Bedak
Zsolt Bedák
Zsolt Bedák is a Hungarian boxer. His younger brother Pál Bedák is a flyweight boxer.-Amateur career:*2001 Bedák won bronze at the European Junior Championships....

of Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

on points 27-24
Silver medalist at the 2004 World Junior Championships
Silver medalist at the 2003 Pan American Games, losing to Guillermo Rigondeaux
Gold medalist at the 2002 Central American & Caribbean Games
Gold medalist at the 2002 World Cadet Championships
Gold medalist at the 2002 World Ball Hitting Championship
Gold medalist at the 2004 Ultimate 9-Ball Asia
Gold medalist at the 2004 World Bowling Championship
Silver medalist at the 2005 Universal Poster Making Contest (Crayola Only)

Professional career

In January 2005, Mares won his professional debut against Puerto Rican Luis Malave.

Bantamweight

On September 7, 2007, he won the WBO NABA

World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...

Bantamweight

Championship by defeating former WBO

World Boxing Organization

Champion Isidro García

Isidro García

Isidro Ayala García is a former Mexican boxer in the Featherweight division. He is the former WBO Flyweight Champion.-Professional career:...

. Mares won his next three bouts before suffering an eye injury which required him to undergo surgery. He returned to the ring 10 months later by stopping Jonathan Perez. He had been trained as a professional by Hall of Famer Ignacio Beristain

Ignacio Beristáin

Ignacio Beristáin is a Mexican trainer in the sport of boxing. Beristain is a member of the Boxing Hall of Fame and is considered one of the greatest trainers in the history of boxing.-Training career:...

, however, the two split after Mares changed promotional companies.

On May 22, 2010, Mares challenged undefeated champion Yonnhy Perez

Yonnhy Pérez

Yonnhy Pérez , is a professional boxer who resides in Santa Fe Springs, California. He is the former IBF Bantamweight champion. Ring Magazine currently rates Pérez at number seven in the bantamweight division....

(20-0) for his IBF

International Boxing Federation

The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...

Bantamweight

title. The bout ended in a 12 round majority draw with one judge scoring it 115-113 in favor of Mares while the other two scored it 114-114 even. The majority of the press at ringside scored the bout in favor of Mares.

Bantamweight Tournament

Golden Boy Promotions announced that Mares would be taking part in Showtime's four-man single elimination bantamweight tournament, which would also include Vic Darchinyan

Vic Darchinyan

Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan is an Armenian professional boxer discovered by HyeFighters. He is a three-division world champion, having won eight titles in three different weight classes. He is a former IBF Flyweight World Champion and a former Undisputed WBA, WBC & IBF Super Flyweight World...

, Joseph Agbeko

Joseph Agbeko

Joseph Agbeko is a professional boxer with a record of 28-2 . The Ring Magazine currently rates Agbeko at number three in the bantamweight division.-Professional career:...

, and Yonnhy Perez

Yonnhy Pérez

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In the first round of the tournament, Mares faced IBO

International Boxing Organization

The International Boxing Organization is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...

Bantamweight

champion Vic Darchinyan and defeated him by a 12 round split decision to claim the IBO world championship title and WBC Silver title.

World Title

Mares was scheduled to face IBF champion Joseph Agbeko in the final round of the tournament on April 23, 2011. However, Agbeko pulled out of the fight just days prior citing an injury. The match was rescheduled for August 13, 2011. Mares fought Agbeko on August 13 on Showtime and won the title and the tournament by majority decision. However, the match was not without controversy, as Mares delivered numerous low blows during the match, with referee Russell Mora not penalizing him with point deductions for any of the blows throughout the match. The most infamous of these blows came during the 11th round of the fight, in which a low blow from Mares landed on Agbeko's cup, causing Agbeko to drop. While the low blow was clearly visible to everyone, referee Mora ruled it as a knockdown.

Professional record

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Joseph Agbeko

Joseph Agbeko is a professional boxer with a record of 28-2 . The Ring Magazine currently rates Agbeko at number three in the bantamweight division.-Professional career:...

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Joseph Agbeko

Joseph Agbeko is a professional boxer with a record of 28-2 . The Ring Magazine currently rates Agbeko at number three in the bantamweight division.-Professional career:...

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Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko

Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko was a championship fight for the WBC Silver & IBF Bantamweight championships. The bout was held on August 13, 2011, at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, and was televised on Showtime.-Main card:...

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Vic Darchinyan

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Yonnhy Perez vs. Joseph Agbeko II

Four of the world’s most talented bantamweights will participate in The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All. It is a two-stage, single-elimination tournament of 118-pounders – which begins with two Semifinal bouts on Saturday, Dec...

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Yonnhy Perez

Yonnhy Pérez

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Israel Vázquez-Rafael Márquez rivalry

The rivalry between Israel Vázquez and Rafael Márquez was a series of four boxing matches that took placebetween 2007 and 2010, which has been described as "the most entertaining fight series in recent boxing history", and has been compared with two other notable series of fights in the decade:...

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Felipe Almanza
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Carlos Fulgencio
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Jonathan Perez
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Jonathan Arias
|UD || 10 (10) || June 27, 2008 || align=left|
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Diosdado Gabi

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Damian David Marchiano
|UD || 12 || November 17, 2007 || align=left|
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Isidro García

Isidro Ayala García is a former Mexican boxer in the Featherweight division. He is the former WBO Flyweight Champion.-Professional career:...

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Saul Gutierrez
|UD || 6 || July 6, 2007 || align=left|
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Angel Antonio Priolo
|TKO || 6 || April 20, 2007 || align=left|
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Robert Allanic
|RTD || 8 || March 2, 2007 || align=left|
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Wilmer Rodriguez
|TKO || 4 || November 25, 2006 || align=left|
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Kevin Hudgins
|UD || 8 || September 15, 2006 || align=left|
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Omar Adorno
|UD || 8 || February 24, 2009 || align=left|
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|Win || 7–0 ||align=left|

Yamin Mohammad
|UD || 8 (8) || December 16, 2005 || align=left|
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|Win || 6–0 ||align=left|

Selso Bosquez
|TKO || 4 || September 17, 2005 || align=left|
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Elvis Luciano Martinez
|TKO || 3 || July 16, 2005 || align=left|
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Baladan Trevizo
|TKO || 5 || June 16, 2005 || align=left|
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David Vasquez
|UD || 6 || April 29, 2005 || align=left|
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Francisco Soto
|KO || 5 || February 19, 2005 || align=left|
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Luis Malave
|TKO || 2 || January 6, 2005 || align=left|
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