Marco Antonio Rubio

Marco Antonio Rubio is a former professional boxer from Mexico who had a successful boxing career spanning over 15 years from 2000 to 2015. During his career, he amassed a record of 59-8-1 with 51 of his victories coming by way of knockout. Rubio was born on June 16, 1980, in Torreón, Mexico, and he is also known by his nickname "El Veneno," which means "The Poison."

Rubio's professional boxing career began on May 17, 2000, when he made his debut against Alberto Juarez at the age of 19. Rubio won the fight via 4 round PTS. He went on to win his next five consecutive fights, all of which ended in stoppages.

Throughout his career, Rubio fought in three different weight classes: light middleweight, middleweight, and super middleweight, and he was an exciting fighter to watch. He was known for his aggressive style and knockout power, which made him a fan favorite. Rubio had a total of 68 fights during his career, with 51 of them ending in knockout victories.

Rubio's first world title fight came at the age of 28 on February 21, 2009, against Kelly Pavlik for the WBC, WBO, and The Ring titles. Unfortunately, Rubio lost to Pavlik via 9th round RTD. Rubio had several notable victories throughout his career, including wins over David Lemieux, Jorge Cota, Carlos Baldomir, Rigoberto Álvarez, Jorge Vaca, and Frankie Randall.

Despite not winning any world titles, Rubio had a successful career and was a top contender in the middleweight division. He fought some of the best fighters in the world during his career and always put on exciting fights for the fans.

One of the highlights of Rubio's career was his fight against David Lemieux on April 8, 2011, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Lemieux was the heavy favorite going into the fight, but Rubio refused to back down. In the first five rounds, Lemieux dominated Rubio with hard power punches, but Rubio continued to fight back. In the sixth round, Rubio started to land harder punches, and in the seventh round, he knocked Lemieux down. With only seconds left in round seven, Lemieux's corner threw in the towel, and Rubio was declared the winner via 7th round TKO.

Rubio's last professional fight was a non-title bout against American boxer Anthony Dirrell on September 6, 2015. Rubio lost the fight via a 10 round unanimous decision. It's been over seven years since this fight, and Rubio has since retired from professional boxing.

Throughout his career, Rubio suffered eight losses, with three of them coming in title bouts and five in non-title bouts. He suffered his first loss against Saúl Román via 2nd round TKO on June 1, 2001. Rubio was stopped four times in his career and lost four times via decision.

Despite not winning any world titles, Rubio was a top contender in the middleweight division and always put on exciting fights for the fans. Rubio's aggressive style and knockout power made him a fan favorite, and he will always be remembered as one of the best boxers to come out of Mexico.

In conclusion, Marco Antonio Rubio had a successful professional boxing career that spanned over 15 years. He fought in three different weight classes and had a total of 68 fights with 59 wins, eight losses, one draw, and 51 victories coming by knockout. Rubio's aggressive style and knockout power made him a fan favorite, and he always put on exciting fights for the fans. Although he did not win any world titles, he was a top contender in the middleweight division and fought some of the best fighters in the world during his career. Rubio will always be remembered as one of the best boxers to come out of Mexico.

Marco Antonio Rubio Fight Record