Norberto Bravo is a Mexican-American professional boxer, and is a contestant on the ESPN

ESPN

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 reality show "Contender Season 2". As was revealed on the show in a web clip, Bravo suffers from colorblindness. He currently lives in Tucson, is engaged with four children, and works in construction in addition to boxing.

Pro career

In the amateur ranks, Bravo posted 120 wins in 130 fights. He became a professional at age 20, and once fought Ishe Smith

Ishe Smith

Ishe Oluwa Kamau Bhoduri Ali "Sugar Shay" Smith is a professional boxer, and was a competitor on the first season of the reality TV show The Contender....

, a contestant on the first Contender

The Contender (TV series)

The Contender is a reality television series that follows a group of boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition, while their lives and relationships with each other and their families are depicted. Produced by Mark Burnett, the show is hosted by Sugar Ray Leonard,...

, losing a unanimous decision in 6 rounds at the Orleans Hotel and Casino

Orleans Hotel and Casino

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. His one no-decision came about as both he and the other boxer continued to fight after the closing bell in a 4 round bout.

The Contender

On the show "Contender Season 2", Bravo was a member of the Blue Team. He fought in the second contest of the first round, choosing to face Rudy Cisneros

Rudy Cisneros

Rudy Cisneros is a professional boxer, and was a contestant on the ESPN reality show "Contender Season 2". He is also studying architecture at Northern Michigan University....

 due to Cisneros' problems making weight for the upcoming bout. Bravo won a split decision, with judge Max DeLuca scoring 49-46 Bravo, judge Lou Moret scoring 48-47 Cisneros, and judge Fritz Warner scoring 49-46 Bravo.

In the last fight of the second round, Bravo defeated Gary Balletto

Gary Balletto

Gary Balletto is a boxer. He has once won minor lightweight titles . Outside the ring, in his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, Balletto is the New England representative for the Joint Association of Boxers , owns a boxing gym, and is married with three children.Balletto turned pro just 10...

 by unanimous decision. Bravo lost to Grady Brewer

Grady Brewer

Grady Brewer, , is a professional boxer. A former IBA Light Middleweight titleholder, he is the 2006 winner of the ESPN reality show, The Contender. Outside the ring, he works at the Goodyear plant in Lawton to support his wife and four children.In a family of boxers, it was natural that Brewer...

 in the semifinals, despite knocking Brewer down in the first round. In the bronze medal fight against Cornelius Bundrage

Cornelius Bundrage

Cornelius Bundrage, , is a professional boxer and current IBF Junior Middleweight Champion. He is a former UBA Light Middleweight champion and was member of the ESPN reality show, The Contender.-Pro career:...

, Norberto lost by TKO

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

 in the seventh round.

He then went on to a 1st round TKO defeat to Andre Berto

Andre Berto

Andre Michael Berto is a Haitian-American professional boxer. On June 21, 2008, Berto became the WBC welterweight champion by defeating Miguel Rodriguez by seventh round technical knockout. He lost his WBC welterweight title on April 16, 2011 to Victor Ortiz via unanimous decision...

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