On July 9, 2011, a 28-year-old Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight WBA title held by 25-year-old American boxer Brandon Rios (27-0-1, 20 KOs).
Antillon came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 5 days. Ríos was on a 9-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 13 days.
Brandon Ríos made easy work of Urbano Antillón, stopping the challenger via KO in the 3rd. Ríos improves his record to 28-0-1 (21 KOs), while Antillon adds a loss to his record at 28-3.
On December 4, 2010, a 28-year-old Urbano Antillon (28-1, 20 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight WBC title held by 30-year-old fellow Mexican boxer Humberto Soto (52-7-2, 32 KOs).
Antillon came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 26 days. Soto was on a 9-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 16 days.
Humberto Soto defeated Urbano Antillón via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC lightweight title. Soto improves his record to 53-7-2, while Antillon adds a loss to his record at 28-2.
On July 25, 2009, a 26-year-old Urbano Antillon (26-0, 19 KOs) and a 31-year-old Venezuelan boxer Miguel Acosta (25-3-2, 19 KOs) met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Antillon came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 24 days. Acosta was on a 16-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Miguel Acosta stopped Urbano Antillón via TKO in the 9th round. Acosta improves his record to 26-3-2 (20 KOs), while Antillon adds a loss to his record at 26-1.