Arnold Barboza Jr. | |
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Born | Long Beach, California, U.S. | December 9, 1991
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) [1] |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) [1] |
Stance | Orthodox [1] |
Boxing record [2] | |
Total fights | 30 |
Wins | 30 |
Wins by KO | 11 |
Arnold Barboza Jr. (born December 9, 1991 [1] ) is an American professional boxer. As of July 2022, he is ranked as the world's seventh-best active light welterweight by The Ring. [3]
Barboza made his professional debut as a welterweight on June 14, 2013, scoring a six-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Gustavo Lopez at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California. [4]
After compiling a record of 19–0 (7 KOs) he defeated Manuel Lopez via ten-round UD on December 14, 2018, capturing the vacant WBC-NABF Junior light welterweight title at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. [5] All three judges scored the bout 100–90. [6] Barboza scored another three victories in 2019; a third-round knockout (KO) to retain his title against former world title challenger Mike Alvarado in April; [7] a fourth-round stoppage via corner retirement (RTD) against Ricky Sismundo in a non-title bout in August; [8] and a second successful defence of his title against William Silva via fifth-round KO in November. [9]
Barboza Jr. faced Tony Luis on August 29, 2020, in his first fight of the year. [10] He won the bout by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 99–90 in his favor. [11] Barboza Jr. was booked to face the one-time WBO light welterweight title challenger Alex Saucedo for the vacant WBO International light welterweight title on October 17, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 96–93, 97–92 and 97–92. [12]
Barboza made his first WBO International title defense against Antonio Moran on August 14, 2021, on the undercard of the Joshua Franco and Andrew Moloney trilogy bout. [13] He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with scores of 99–91, 100–90 and 99–91. [14]
Barboza was scheduled to face Sean McComb on April 20, 2024 in Brooklyn, New York billing as the co-main event of the Ryan Garcia vs. Devin Haney bout. [15] Barboza won the fight via controversial split decision to retain his WBO Intercontinental junior welterweight title. [16] [17]
29 fights | 29 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 10 | 0 |
By decision | 19 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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29 | Win | 29–0 | Seán McComb | SD | 10 | Apr 20, 2024 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | Retained WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
28 | Win | 28–0 | José Pedraza | UD | 10 | Feb 3, 2023 | Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S. | Retained WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
27 | Win | 27–0 | Danielito Zorrilla | UD | 10 | Jul 15, 2022 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
26 | Win | 26–0 | Antonio Moran | UD | 10 | Aug 14, 2021 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | Retained WBO International light welterweight title |
25 | Win | 25–0 | Alex Saucedo | UD | 10 | Oct 17, 2020 | MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant WBO International light welterweight title |
24 | Win | 24–0 | Tony Luis | UD | 10 | Aug 29, 2020 | MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
23 | Win | 23–0 | William Silva | KO | 5 (10), 2:59 | Nov 30, 2019 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained WBC-NABF Junior light welterweight title |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Ricky Sismundo | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | Aug 17, 2019 | Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Mike Alvarado | KO | 3 (10), 0:49 | Apr 12, 2019 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained WBC-NABF Junior light welterweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Manuel Damairias Lopez | UD | 10 | Dec 14, 2018 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | Won vacant WBC-NABF Junior light welterweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Luis Solís | TKO | 5 (10), 3:00 | Aug 25, 2018 | Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S. | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Mike Reed | UD | 10 | Mar 10, 2018 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Jonathan Chicas | UD | 8 | Aug 5, 2017 | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Markus Morris | KO | 5 (8), 0:46 | Apr 28, 2017 | Marriott Convention Center, Burbank, California, U.S. | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Johnny Rodríguez | UD | 8 | Jan 27, 2017 | Sportsmans Lodge, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Martin Angel Martinez | UD | 6 | Dec 15, 2016 | Exchange L.A., Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | John David Charles | UD | 6 | Jul 16, 2016 | Pioneer Event Center, Lancaster, California, U.S. | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | John Nater | KO | 2 (6), 0:49 | May 14, 2016 | Sportsmans Lodge, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Maximilliano Becerra | UD | 6 | Mar 12, 2016 | Marriott Convention Center, Burbank, California, U.S. | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Robbie Cannon | KO | 1 (6), 2:59 | Jan 30, 2016 | Marriott Convention Center, Burbank, California, U.S. | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Rony Óscar Alvarado | KO | 6 (6), 1:23 | Dec 12, 2015 | Civic Auditorium, Glendale, California, U.S. | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Lionel Jimenez | UD | 6 | Jul 25, 2015 | Florentine Gardens, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Brandon Adams | UD | 6 | May 30, 2015 | Florentine Gardens, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | James Harrison | KO | 4 (6), 1:45 | Mar 14, 2015 | Civic Auditorium, Glendale, California, U.S. | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Taif Harris | KO | 1 (4), 1:45 | Jan 17, 2015 | Oceanview Pavilion, Port Hueneme, California, U.S. | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Samuel Garcia | UD | 4 | Dec 6, 2014 | Civic Auditorium, Glendale, California, U.S. | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Douglas Rosales | UD | 4 | Oct 19, 2013 | Pico Rivera Sports Arena, Pico Rivera, California, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Vicente Guzman | UD | 4 | Aug 9, 2013 | Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S. | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Gustavo Lopez | UD | 6 | Jun 14, 2013 | Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S. | |
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