Ronald Barrera

Ronald Barrera
Ronald Barrera
Statistics
Real name	Ronald Ortega Barrera
Nickname(s)	El Indio
Weight(s)	Minimumweight ; Light flyweight ; Flyweight ; Super flyweight ; Bantamweight ;
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Nationality	Colombian
Born	October 12, 1984 (age 38); Barranquilla, Colombia
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	46
Wins	30
Wins by KO	18
Losses	14
Draws	2

Last updated May 27, 2023

Ronald Barrera (born 12 October 1984)^[1] is a Colombian professional boxer who currently fights in the flyweight division and has fought for major world titles five times, losing each attempt.

World title challenges

On March 4, 2006 Barrera lost to Yutaka Niida by unanimous decision for the WBA minimumweight world title.^[2]

On April 28, 2007 Barrera lost to Iván Calderón by split decision for the WBO minimumweight world title.^[3]

On April 11, 2009 Barrera lost to Raúl García by sixth round technical knockout for the IBF minimumweight world title.^[4]

On December 18, 2009 Barrera lost to Juan Carlos Reveco by third round knockout for the interim WBA light flyweight world title.^{[ citation needed ]}

On September 4, 2010 Barrera lost to Omar Niño Romero by seventh round technical decision for the WBC light flyweight world title.^[5]

Other notable fighters faced

On January 21, 2012 Barrera lost to Julio Ceja by fourth round knockout.^{[ citation needed ]}

On September 9, 2012 Barrera lost to Carlos Cuadras by seventh round technical knockout.^[6]

On May 25, 2013 Barrera lost to Román González by fifth round technical knockout in a bantamweight bout.^[7]

Professional boxing record

46 fights	30 wins	14 losses
By knockout	18	6
By decision	12	8
Draws	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
46	Loss	30–14–2	Jesus Martinez	UD	10	30 Oct 2015	Centro Recreativo Tacasuam, Montería, Colombia
45	Loss	30–13–2	Liborio Solís	UD	10	4 Mar 2015	Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City, Panama
44	Loss	30–12–2	Román González	TKO	5 (10), 2:42	25 May 2013	Polideportivo España, Managua, Nicaragua
43	Loss	30–11–2	Pablo Carrillo	UD	10	2 Mar 2013	Coliseo del Colegio Biffi La Salle, Barranquilla, Colombia	For vacant Colombian flyweight title
42	Loss	30–10–2	Carlos Cuadras	TKO	7 (12), 1:54	29 Sep 2012	Estadio Héctor Espino, Hermosillo, Mexico	For vacant WBC Silver super flyweight title
41	Win	30–9–2	Nelson Cantero	UD	6	31 Aug 2012	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
40	Loss	29–9–2	Julio Ceja	KO	4 (12), 2:21	21 Jan 2012	Centro de Convenciones, Jilotepec, Mexico	For vacant WBC FECARBOX bantamweight title
39	Win	29–8–2	Arturo Badillo	RTD	8 (10), 3:00	3 Dec 2011	Auditorio Ernesto Rufo, Rosarito, Mexico
38	Win	28–8–2	Daniel Romero	KO	6 (8)	15 Apr 2011	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
37	Win	27–8–2	Benjamin Rivas	UD	8	28 Jan 2011	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
36	Loss	26–8–2	Omar Niño Romero	RTD	6 (12), 3:00	4 Sep 2010	Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara, Mexico	For WBC light flyweight title
35	Win	26–7–2	Arturo Badillo	TKO	9 (12), 2:26	10 Apr 2010	Palenque del Parque Morelos, Tijuana, Mexico	Won vacant WBC FECARBOX flyweight title
34	Loss	25–7–2	Juan Carlos Reveco	KO	3 (12), 2:56	18 Dec 2009	Polideportivo La Colonia, Junín, Argentina	For WBA interim light flyweight title
33	Draw	25–6–2	Michael Arango	PTS	10	27 Oct 2009	Coliseo Kid Dumlop, Santa Marta, Colombia
32	Loss	25–6–1	Raúl García	TKO	6 (12), 2:26	11 Apr 2009	Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico	For IBF minimumweight title
31	Win	25–5–1	Elkin Zavaleta	UD	8	2 Dec 2008	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
30	Win	24–5–1	Wilmer Jinete	UD	10	23 Oct 2008	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
29	Win	23–5–1	Zukisani Kwayiba	KO	2 (12), 2:26	29 Aug 2008	Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa
28	Loss	22–5–1	Juan Jose Landaeta	SD	11	7 Jun 2008	Centro Olimpico, San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela	For vacant WBA Fedelatin flyweight title
27	Win	22–4–1	Nelson Cantero	KO	6 (10), 2:44	15 May 2008	Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena, Colombia
26	Loss	21–4–1	Raúl García	UD	12	29 Feb 2008	Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico
25	Win	21–3–1	Jose Humberto Caraballo	KO	2 (10)	28 Sep 2007	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
24	Win	20–3–1	Nelson Cantero	UD	8	29 Jun 2007	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
23	Loss	19–3–1	Iván Calderón	SD	12	28 Apr 2007	Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia	For WBO minimumweight title
22	Win	19–2–1	Jose Humberto Caraballo	KO	3 (10)	2 Feb 2007	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
21	Win	18–2–1	Carlos Guerrero	KO	2 (8)	27 Oct 2006	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
20	Win	17–2–1	Wilson Cortina	KO	2 (10)	29 Sep 2006	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
19	Win	16–2–1	Wilmer Jinete	UD	8	30 Jun 2006	Coliseo Elias Chegwin, Barranquilla, Colombia
18	Win	15–2–1	Gustavo Cortes	RTD	3 (4)	12 May 2006	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
17	Loss	14–2–1	Yutaka Niida	UD	12	4 Mar 2006	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	For WBA minimumweight title
16	Win	14–1–1	Nelson Cantero	KO	6 (10)	18 Nov 2005	Polideportivo Municipio, Puerto Colombia, Colombia	Won Colombian super flyweight title
15	Loss	13–1–1	Carlos Melo	MD	12	15 Oct 2005	Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama	For vacant WBA Fedelatin minimumweight title
14	Win	13–0–1	Alfonso De la Hoz	UD	12	17 Jun 2005	Estadio de Los Caracoles, Cartagena, Colombia	Won Colombian light flyweight title
13	Draw	12–0–1	Walberto Ramos	PTS	10	20 May 2005	Barranquilla, Colombia
12	Win	12–0	Jose Luis Bolanos	TKO	3 (?)	2 Apr 2005	Barranquilla, Colombia
11	Win	11–0	Eliecer Munoz	KO	4 (?)	6 Dec 2004	Barranquilla, Colombia
10	Win	10–0	Alejandro Martinez	TKO	1 (?)	15 Oct 2004	Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo, Cartagena, Colombia
9	Win	9–0	Gustavo Cortes	PTS	10	4 Sep 2004	Puerto Colombia, Colombia	Won Colombian minimumweight title
8	Win	8–0	Luis Caballero	KO	2 (?)	7 Aug 2004	Barrio El Líbano, Cartagena, Colombia
7	Win	7–0	Elkin Zavaleta	PTS	6	17 Jul 2004	Coliseo Cubierto, Puerto Colombia, Colombia
6	Win	6–0	Nestor Arroyo	KO	2 (?)	3 Jul 2004	Barranquilla, Colombia
5	Win	5–0	Edgar Arroyo	KO	2 (?)	14 Jun 2004	Barranquilla, Colombia
4	Win	4–0	Jose Luis Bolanos	KO	2 (?)	5 Jun 2004	Barranquilla, Colombia
3	Win	3–0	Nestor Arroyo	PTS	6	15 May 2004	Cartagena, Colombia
2	Win	2–0	Elkin Zavaleta	PTS	4	1 May 2004	Barranquilla, Colombia
1	Win	1–0	Alfredo Ochoa	PTS	4	27 Mar 2004	Barranquilla, Colombia

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References

↑ "Ronald Barrera". BoxRec.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
↑ "Niida retains WBA strawweight title". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
↑ "WBO Championship Boxing: Ricardo Torres And Ivan Calderon Win In Colombia". saddoboxing.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
↑ "Garcia Tops Barrera Again, Retains IBF 105". secondsout.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
↑ "Romero defeats Barrera, Solis stops Cordero". boxingnews24.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
↑ "Boxing results and recaps, Sept. 28-30: Carlos Cuadras dominates, Ismail Teboev avenges, & Giovanni De Carolis narrowly escapes". badlefthook.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
↑ "Roman Gonzalez Pounds Ronald Barrera, Looks Ahead". boxingscene.com. 2013-05-26.

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[1] "Ronald Barrera". BoxRec.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[2] "Niida retains WBA strawweight title". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-01-15.

[3] "WBO Championship Boxing: Ricardo Torres And Ivan Calderon Win In Colombia". saddoboxing.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

[4] "Garcia Tops Barrera Again, Retains IBF 105". secondsout.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

[5] "Romero defeats Barrera, Solis stops Cordero". boxingnews24.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

[6] "Boxing results and recaps, Sept. 28-30: Carlos Cuadras dominates, Ismail Teboev avenges, & Giovanni De Carolis narrowly escapes". badlefthook.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

[7] "Roman Gonzalez Pounds Ronald Barrera, Looks Ahead". boxingscene.com. 2013-05-26.

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