Juan Urango
Career, Record, Stats
Juan Urango (Iron Twin) is a 43-year-old retired Colombian professional boxer. He is a former super-lightweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 10 years, 4 months, and 15 days, Urango amassed a record of 24-3-1, which includes 19 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Juan Urango's Boxing Career
Juan Urango was born in Montería, Córdoba, Colombia on October 4, 1980. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on April 30, 2002 against Efrain Sotomayor. Urango defeated Sotomayor via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Urango became a world champion at the age of 25 after 17 professional fights. He challenged Naoufel Ben Rabah for the vacant IBF super-lightweight title and defeated Rabah via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Urango's last fight was a 5th-round KO victory over Oney Valdez at age 31, on September 14, 2012.
Some of Juan Urango's best fights have been against Randall Bailey. For a complete list of Urango's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Juan Urango".
Urango has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Juan Urango Losses".
Juan Urango's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | Sep 14, 2012 | 31 |  Oney Valdez | win | KO 5 |
27 | Apr 26, 2012 | 31 | Cristian Chavez | win | KO 2 |
26 | Mar 06, 2010 | 29 | 
Devon Alexander 23 19-0  | loss | TKO 8 |
25 | Aug 28, 2009 | 28 | 
Randall Bailey 34 39-6 | win | TKO 11 |
24 | May 30, 2009 | 28 | 
Andre Berto 25 24-0 | loss | UD 12 |
23 | Jan 30, 2009 | 28 | Herman Ngoudjo | win | UD 12 |
22 | Apr 23, 2008 | 27 | Carlos Wilfredo Vilches | win | KO 4 |
21 | Dec 05, 2007 | 27 | Marty Robbins | win | TKO 5 |
20 | Aug 31, 2007 | 26 | Nasser Athumani | win | TKO 4 |
19 | Jan 20, 2007 | 26 | 
Ricky Hatton 28 41-0 | loss | UD 12 |
18 | Jun 30, 2006 | 25 | Naoufel Ben Rabah | win | UD 12 |
17 | Aug 26, 2005 | 24 | Andre Eason | win | TKO 7 |
16 | Apr 22, 2005 | 24 | Francisco Campos | win | KO 5 |
15 | Dec 16, 2004 | 24 | Ubaldo Hernandez | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Aug 05, 2004 | 23 | Mike Arnaoutis | draw | MD 12 |
13 | Jun 08, 2004 | 23 | Sergey Sorokin | win | UD 6 |
12 | Feb 06, 2004 | 23 | Levan Kirakosyan | win | PTS 8 |
11 | Oct 11, 2003 | 23 | Frank Oppong | win | PTS 6 |
10 | Sep 26, 2003 | 22 | Marcos Munoz | win | KO 2 |
9 | Jul 24, 2003 | 22 | Ricardo Antonio Vieira | win | KO 1 |
8 | Dec 22, 2002 | 22 | Luis Martinez | win | KO 1 |
7 | Oct 21, 2002 | 22 | Eduardo Morales | win | KO 2 |
6 | Aug 30, 2002 | 21 | Amaury Racero | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jul 27, 2002 | 21 | Dagoberto Geles | win | KO 5 |
4 | Jul 26, 2002 | 21 | Pedro Fuentes | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Jun 15, 2002 | 21 | Luis Blandon | win | KO 3 |
2 | May 21, 2002 | 21 | Amaury Racero | win | KO 2 |
1 | Apr 30, 2002 | 21 | Efrain Sotomayor | win | KO 2 |