On September 6, 2015, a 35-year-old Marco Antonio Rubio (59-7-1, 51 KOs) and a 30-year-old American boxer Anthony Dirrell (27-1-1, 22 KOs) met in the ring.
Rubio came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 19 days. Dirrell was on a -1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 13 days.
Anthony Dirrell defeated Marco Antonio Rubio via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Dirrell improves his record to 28-1-1, while Rubio adds a loss to his record at 59-8-1.
On October 18, 2014, a 34-year-old Marco Antonio Rubio (59-6-1, 51 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight WBA (Super) title held by 32-year-old Kazakhstani boxer Gennadiy Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs).
Rubio came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 13 days. Golovkin was on a 30-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 22 days.
Gennady Golovkin made very easy work of Marco Antonio Rubio, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Golovkin improves his record to 31-0 (28 KOs), while Rubio adds a loss to his record at 59-7-1.
On February 4, 2012, a 31-year-old Marco Antonio Rubio (53-5-1, 46 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight WBC title held by 25-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. (44-0-1, 31 KOs).
Rubio came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days. Chávez Jr. was on a 21-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
Julio César Chávez Jr. defeated Marco Antonio Rubio via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC middleweight title. Chávez Jr. improves his record to 45-0-1, while Rubio adds a loss to his record at 53-6-1.
On February 21, 2009, a 28-year-old Marco Antonio Rubio (43-4-1, 37 KOs) got a shot at the middleweight WBC, WBO, and The Ring title held by 26-year-old American boxer Kelly Pavlik (34-1, 30 KOs).
Rubio came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 3 days. Pavlik was on a -1-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 3 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Kelly Pavlik is crowned the new middleweight world champion. Pavlik improves his record to 35-1 (31 KOs), while Rubio adds a loss to his record at 43-5-1.
On September 23, 2006, a 26-year-old Marco Antonio Rubio (34-3-1, 30 KOs) and Zaurbek Baysangurov met in the ring in a super-welterweight bout.
Rubio came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 78% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 17 days.
Marco Antonio Rubio lost to Zaurbek Baysangurov via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-welterweight fight, and adds an loss to his record at 34-4-1.
On May 6, 2006, a 25-year-old Marco Antonio Rubio (34-2-1, 30 KOs) and a 27-year-old Ugandan boxer Kassim Ouma (23-2-1, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a super-welterweight bout.
Rubio came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 9 days. Ouma was on a 2-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 9 days.
Kassim Ouma defeated Marco Antonio Rubio via split decision in the 12-round super-welterweight fight. Ouma improves his record to 24-2-1, while Rubio adds a loss to his record at 34-3-1.
On September 18, 2004, a 24-year-old Marco Antonio Rubio (27-1-1, 24 KOs) and Kofi Jantuah met in the ring in a super-welterweight bout.
Rubio came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 13 days.
Marco Antonio Rubio lost to Kofi Jantuah via KO in the 1st round, and adds an loss to his record at 27-2-1.
On June 1, 2001, a 20-year-old Marco Antonio Rubio (6-0, 5 KOs) and Saúl Román met in the ring.
Rubio came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month.
Marco Antonio Rubio lost to Saúl Román via TKO in the 2nd round, and adds an loss to his record at 6-1.