Abner Mares was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on November 28, 1985. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on January 6, 2005 against Luis Malave. Mares defeated Malave via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Mares got his first shot at a world title at the age of 24 after 20 professional fights. On May 22, 2010 Mares challenged Yonnhy Pérez' IBF bantamweight title but lost via 12-round majority decision.
He became a world champion on August 13, 2011 at the age of 25 years, after by defeating Joseph Agbeko, the then-reining IBF bantamweight champion, via 12-round majority decision. This was his 23rd fight as a professional.
He then went on to successfully conquer the super-bantamweight (WBC) and featherweight (WBC, WBA) divisions as well to become a three-division world champion.
Mares' latest fight was against Miguel Flores on September 4, 2022, which ended in a majority decision draw.
Some of Abner Mares' best fights so far have been against Vic Darchinyan, Joseph Agbeko, Jesús Cuellar, Daniel Ponce de León, Jonathan Oquendo, and Miguel Flores. For a complete list of Mares' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Abner Mares".
Mares has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Abner Mares Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | Sep 04, 2022 | 36 | ![]() | draw | MD 10 |
35 | Jun 09, 2018 | 32 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
34 | Oct 14, 2017 | 31 | ![]() | win | TD 10 |
33 | Dec 10, 2016 | 31 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
32 | Aug 29, 2015 | 29 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
31 | Mar 07, 2015 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
30 | Dec 13, 2014 | 29 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
29 | Jul 12, 2014 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
28 | Aug 24, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
27 | May 04, 2013 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
26 | Nov 10, 2012 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
25 | Apr 21, 2012 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
24 | Dec 03, 2011 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
23 | Aug 13, 2011 | 25 | ![]() | win | MD 12 |
22 | Dec 11, 2010 | 25 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
21 | May 22, 2010 | 24 | ![]() | draw | MD 12 |
20 | Mar 25, 2010 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
19 | Aug 27, 2009 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
18 | May 02, 2009 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
17 | Jun 27, 2008 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
16 | Mar 15, 2008 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Nov 17, 2007 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
14 | Sep 07, 2007 | 21 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
13 | Jul 06, 2007 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
12 | Apr 20, 2007 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
11 | Mar 02, 2007 | 21 | ![]() | win | RTD 8 |
10 | Nov 25, 2006 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Sep 15, 2006 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
8 | Feb 24, 2006 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
7 | Dec 16, 2005 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
6 | Sep 17, 2005 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Jul 16, 2005 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Jun 16, 2005 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
3 | Apr 29, 2005 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
2 | Feb 19, 2005 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
1 | Jan 06, 2005 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |