Óscar Larios | |
|---|---|
| Born | Óscar Larios 1 November 1976 Zapopan, Mexico |
| Other names | Chololo |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Reach | 69+1⁄2 in (177 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 71 |
| Wins | 63 |
| Wins by KO | 39 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 1 |
Óscar Larios (born 1 November 1976) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2009. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC super bantamweight title from 2002 to 2004 and the WBC featherweight title from 2008 to 2009.
Promoted by Oscar De La Hoya, Larios began his career at 17 and dropped early losses to Israel Vázquez by KO in the 1st round and Agapito Sánchez by TKO in the 5th prior to hitting his stride as he accumulated a record of 39-2 before his first world title.
In 2001, Larios challenged undefeated WBC Super Bantamweight title holder Willie Jorrín and lost a disputed 12-round decision. Due to Jorrin's lack of activity, Larios fought Vázquez for the interim WBC Super Bantamweight Title and his earlier loss to Vázquez by scoring a TKO in the 12th round. Several months later, Larios again took on Jorrin and avenged the earlier defeat by defeating Jorrin by TKO in the 1st round.
Larios went on to defend his title 7 times (along with 3 non-title fights), including a victory over Nedal Hussein and two wins over fan favorite Wayne McCullough. He then took on Vázquez yet again but was dominated this time, dropping the trilogy capper by KO 3 and thus losing his title. In July 2006, Larios moved up to Super Featherweight to take on then three-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, a Filipino boxer highly capable of besting opponents by KO. Larios fought bravely, but was dominated by the bigger Pacquiao and was dropped twice en route to losing a 12-round decision.
On July 21, 2007, Jorge Linares of Venezuela defeated him by KO in the 10th round for the WBC Interim featherweight title in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada. After the fight with Linares, Larios was diagnosed with a minor subdural hematoma, bleeding of the brain, putting any hopes of a future boxing career in jeopardy. Larios eventually returned to boxing, but remains under medical suspension throughout the United States.
Later on February 22, 2008, Larios won his latest match by unanimous decision against Arturo Gomez.
In May 2008, Larios defeated Feider Viloria via fifth-round TKO for the vacant Interim WBC Featherweight title, commissioned when reigning titlist Jorge Linares was unavailable to fight Viloria due to injury. [1] On August 2, 2008, in Zapopan, Jalisco, Larios made his first defense of the WBC interim featherweight title, defeating Marlon Aguilar by seventh-round knockout. The bout was competitive for several rounds, but Larious took command of the fight, knocking Aguilar down at the end of the sixth round and knocking him out in the seventh round. [2]
Larios inherited the full-pledge WBC featherweight title when Linares relinquished it to move up in weight.
He won his first defense of his title with a split decision win over Takahiro Ao on October 16, 2008. Despite being floored in the 4th round, Larios managed to outbox the Japanese challenger for the victory. [3]
The two fighters met again on March 12, 2009. Like in the previous encounter, the matches resulted in a decision. But this time, it was in Aoh's favor.
| 71 fights | 63 wins | 7 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 39 | 4 |
| By decision | 24 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Loss | 63–7–1 | Takahiro Ao | UD | 12 | 12 Mar 2009 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBC featherweight title |
| 70 | Win | 63–6–1 | Takahiro Ao | SD | 12 | 16 Oct 2008 | Yoyogi First Gym, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBC featherweight title |
| 69 | Win | 62–6–1 | Marlon Aguilar | KO | 7 (12), 2:30 | 2 Aug 2008 | Auditorio Benito Juárez, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | Retained WBC interim featherweight title |
| 68 | Win | 61–6–1 | Feider Viloria | TKO | 5 (12), 0:24 | 31 May 2008 | Centro Internacional de Convenciones, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico | Won vacant WBC interim featherweight title |
| 67 | Win | 60–6–1 | Arturo Gomez | UD | 12 | 22 Feb 2008 | Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Latino super featherweight title |
| 66 | Loss | 59–6–1 | Jorge Linares | TKO | 10 (12), 2:37 | 21 Jul 2007 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | For vacant WBC interim featherweight title |
| 65 | Win | 59–5–1 | Luis Cid Pacheco | UD | 10 | 31 Mar 2007 | Centro de Cancun, Cancun, Quintina Roo, Mexico | |
| 64 | Win | 58–5–1 | Ramon Mendez | UD | 10 | 14 Dec 2006 | Salón de Eventos Los Fresnos, Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico | |
| 63 | Win | 57–5–1 | Roberto Bonilla | TKO | 4 (10), 1:40 | 6 Oct 2006 | Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 62 | Loss | 56–5–1 | Manny Pacquiao | UD | 12 | 2 Jul 2006 | Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines | For WBC International super featherweight title |
| 61 | Loss | 56–4–1 | Israel Vázquez | TKO | 3 (12), 2:52 | 3 Dec 2005 | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Lost WBC super bantamweight title |
| 60 | Win | 56–3–1 | Wayne McCullough | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 16 Jul 2005 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBC super bantamweight title |
| 59 | Win | 55–3–1 | Wayne McCullough | UD | 12 | 10 Feb 2005 | Palace Indian Gaming Center, Lemoore, California, U.S. | Retained WBC super bantamweight title |
| 58 | Win | 54–3–1 | Nedal Hussein | UD | 12 | 17 Nov 2004 | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBC super bantamweight title |
| 57 | Win | 53–3–1 | Ivan Alvarez | UD | 10 | 20 Aug 2004 | Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 52–3–1 | Jesus Salvador Perez | UD | 10 | 11 Jun 2004 | Sundance Square, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 51–3–1 | Shigeru Nakazato | UD | 12 | 6 Mar 2004 | Super Arena, Saitama, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBC super bantamweight title |
| 54 | Win | 50–3–1 | Napapol Sor Rungvisai | TKO | 10 (12), 2:26 | 22 Nov 2003 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained WBC super bantamweight title |
| 53 | Win | 49–3–1 | Kozo Ishii | TKO | 2 (12), 2:02 | 7 Sep 2003 | Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | Retained WBC super bantamweight title |
| 52 | Win | 48–3–1 | Shigeru Nakazato | UD | 12 | 26 Apr 2003 | Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBC super bantamweight title |
| 51 | Win | 47–3–1 | Marcos Licona | UD | 10 | 16 Jan 2003 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 50 | Win | 46–3–1 | Willie Jorrín | TKO | 1 (12), 1:28 | 1 Nov 2002 | Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | Won WBC super bantamweight title |
| 49 | Win | 45–3–1 | Manabu Fukushima | TKO | 8 (12), 2:27 | 24 Aug 2002 | Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBC interim super bantamweight title |
| 48 | Win | 44–3–1 | Israel Vázquez | TKO | 12 (12), 1:57 | 17 May 2002 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | Won vacant WBC interim super bantamweight title |
| 47 | Win | 43–3–1 | Darryl Pinckney | UD | 8 | 8 Mar 2002 | Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 42–3–1 | Ivan Alvarez | UD | 12 | 7 Dec 2001 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Retained WBC FECARBOX super bantamweight title |
| 45 | Win | 41–3–1 | Ángel Chacón | UD | 12 | 19 Oct 2001 | Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | Won WBA Fedecentro and WBC FECARBOX super bantamweight titles |
| 44 | Win | 40–3–1 | John Lowey | UD | 10 | 17 Mar 2001 | Convention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | |
| 43 | Loss | 39–3–1 | Willie Jorrín | UD | 12 | 19 Jan 2001 | Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. | For WBC super bantamweight title |
| 42 | Win | 39–2–1 | Sammy Ventura | KO | 1 (12) | 16 Sep 2000 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico super bantamweight title |
| 41 | Win | 38–2–1 | César Soto | UD | 12 | 24 Jun 2000 | Peppermill Hotel & Casino, Reno, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 37–2–1 | Saul Briseno | TKO | 10 (12) | 17 Dec 1999 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Retained Mexico super bantamweight title |
| 39 | Win | 36–2–1 | Jorge Munoz Jr. | TKO | 12 (12) | 15 Oct 1999 | Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico | Retained Mexico super bantamweight title |
| 38 | Win | 35–2–1 | Sammy Ventura | KO | 2 (12) | 3 Sep 1999 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Retained Mexico super bantamweight title |
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Agustin Lorenzo | TKO | 6 (12) | 25 Jun 1999 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Retained Mexico super bantamweight title |
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Saul Briseno | UD | 12 | 15 May 1999 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | Retained Mexico super bantamweight title |
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Miguel Angel Escamilla | TKO | 10 (12), 3:00 | 9 Apr 1999 | Pechanga Entertainment Center, Temecula, California, U.S. | Retained Mexico super bantamweight title |
| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | Alberto Martinez | KO | 4 (12) | 12 Feb 1999 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Retained Mexico super bantamweight title |
| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Javier Calderon | TKO | 2 (12) | 21 Nov 1998 | Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico | Won Mexico super bantamweight title |
| 32 | Loss | 29–2–1 | Agapito Sánchez | TKO | 5 (12) | 23 Oct 1998 | Hotel Costa Club, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | For WBO Inter–Continental super bantamweight title |
| 31 | Win | 29–1–1 | Pedro Ramirez | TKO | 2 | 9 Oct 1998 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 30 | Win | 28–1–1 | Gregorio Medina | TKO | 2 (12) | 11 Sep 1998 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 29 | Win | 27–1–1 | Antonio Ramirez | PTS | 8 | 15 Aug 1998 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | Pedro Ayala | KO | 2 | 31 Jul 1998 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | Javier Lucas | TKO | 7 | 6 Jun 1998 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Ulises Flores | TKO | 7 | 21 Mar 1998 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Miguel Ochoa | KO | 2 | 5 Dec 1997 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Jose Francisco Sarabia | SD | 10 | 18 Sep 1997 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 23 | Draw | 21–1–1 | Carlos Madrid | TD | 1 | 1 Aug 1997 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Israel Melendez | TKO | 2 (12) | 4 Jul 1997 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Won Sinaloa State super bantamweight title |
| 21 | Loss | 20–1 | Israel Vázquez | KO | 1 (10) | 12 Apr 1997 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Valente Flores | KO | 2 | 31 Jan 1997 | Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Carlos Madrid | KO | 4 | 29 Dec 1996 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Jose Rodriguez | TKO | 2 (12) | 22 Nov 1996 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Israel Melendez | PTS | 10 | 6 Sep 1996 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Arturo Gonzalez | TKO | 2 | 5 Jul 1996 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Marco Mora | KO | 2 | 24 May 1996 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Alvaro Garcia | KO | 1 (8) | 9 May 1996 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Oscar Galindo | PTS | 8 | 29 Mar 1996 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Eustolio Albino | KO | 2 | 1 Mar 1996 | Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Roberto Vera Ibarra | PTS | 4 | 10 Nov 1995 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Manuel Ramirez | KO | 3 | 23 Sep 1995 | Convention Center, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Cecilio Marino Jimenez | PTS | 4 | 26 Aug 1995 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jose Aldas | KO | 5 | 30 Jun 1995 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Gabino Reyes | TKO | 4 | 17 Mar 1995 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Fernando Ramirez | KO | 2 | 18 Feb 1995 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Juan Macias | TKO | 2 | 6 Feb 1995 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ismael Garcia | KO | 3 (6) | 18 Jun 1994 | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Fernando Vega | PTS | 4 | 23 Apr 1994 | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Pedro Lopez | KO | 3 | 18 Feb 1994 | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | David Garcia | KO | 1 | 15 Jan 1994 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Date | Fight | Billing | Buys | Network | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2006 | Pacquiao vs. Larios | Mano-A-Mano | 120,000 [4] | Top Rank [5] [6] | $4,794,000 |
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