Sergio Mora profile,
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Sergio Mora |
| Nickname(s) | The Latin Snake |
| Rated at | Middleweight Light Middleweight Welterweight |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | December 4, 1980 |
| Birth place | East Los Angeles, California |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 24 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 6 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora (born December 4, 1980 East Los Angeles, California) is a Mexican American professional boxer trained by Dean Campos. He is the former WBC Light Middleweight Champion and also the first champion of NBC's The Contender.
Early life
Raised without a father, Sergio lived in an East Los Angeles apartment downstairs from the apartment where his mother lived. His boxing will, he hopes, lift him and his family to a better standard of living. Sergio is eloquent and thoughtful, quite against the stereotype of the ghetto he admits to coming from.
Sergio is a class of 1997 alumni of Schurr High School in Montebello, California. Shortly after his Contender victory, he was invited to appear onstage at Schurr's June 2005 Renaissance Rally.
Nickname
His nickname refers to his Hispanic origins and his fast hand speed (speed with which he punches). Dean Campos is the young trainer behind Sergio's unorthodox style of fighting.
Boxing career
He is the champion of reality TV show The Contender, initially being a member of the West Coast Team. He fought Najai Turpin in the first round, the boxer who later committed suicide In the Quarter Finals he was put up against the favorite Ishe Smith, beating him to reach the Semi Finals. He fought against Jesse Brinkley in the Semi-Final and defeated him after seven rounds, earning a place to box against Peter Manfredo in the final. In the final fight Sergio defeated Manfredo in a seven round unanimous decision to become the Contender champion. He defeated Manfredo by a split decision in a rematch. Many ringside observers felt Manfredo won the fight convincingly, but Mora won by a controversial split decision.
Months later he beat Archak Ter-Meliksetian (15-3) by TKO in the 7th of 10 rounds.
Mora fought the IBA Title holder Eric Regan (26-2) on August 25, 2006, at the Arco Arena in Sacramento CA. Mora won by unanimous decision after 10 rounds.
Rumors are that Mora was to fight WBC/WBO middleweight title holder Jermain Taylor in Spring 2007. However, on March 15, 2007, Mora turned down a seven figure fight against Taylor that would have taken place in Memphis, which Mora felt was too close to Taylor's home of Little Rock, Arkansas. With only 18 career bouts at the time, Mora also felt he lacked experience to challenge for a world title.
Sergio was to fight Kassim Ouma (25-3-1 15 KOs) in a middleweight bout on September 15, 2007. It was to be televised on HBO as one of the undercard bouts supporting the main event, (Juan Manuel Márquez v. Jorge Rodrigo Barrios). However, the event was canceled after Marquez suffered an injury during training. He fought Elvin Ayala on October 16, 2007 as the undercard of Gomez vs Tackie at The Home Depot Center. The 10-round fight ended in a draw as Ayala outworked a rusty Sergio in the first half of the fight, but Sergio came on the in the 2nd half of the fight.
On January 11, 2008, Sergio Mora stopped Rito Ruvalcaba in the sixth round of their scheduled 10-round middleweight fight at the Casino Morongo. Mora was behind on two of three judges' scorecards entering the sixth round. He hurt Ruvalcaba with a combination, drove him to the ropes and landed another left hand, at which point the referee stopped the fight. But Ruvalcaba was still punching at the time of the stoppage, leading to some controversy.
WBC Light Middleweight Championship
On June 7, 2008, Mora defeated Vernon Forrest via a 12 round majority decision to become the WBC Super welterweight champion. In the build-up to the fight, Forrest threatened to send Mora "out on a stretcher" and referred to him as the "pretender".However, Mora succeeded in pulling off the upset victory.
Forrest took an early lead in what began as a tactical bout, working behind a left jab and landing right hands. Mora started to force his way into the fight in the fourth round, throwing hard punches to Forrest's body and consistently outworking the defending champion. The final scores were 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112 in favor of Mora. After the fight, Forrest said that he had took Mora lightly and cited that he didn't train properly for the fight, resulting in his lack of punches thrown in the match.
Vernon Forrest (41-3) reclaimed his WBC 154-pound title on September 14, 2008, against Sergio Mora via unanimous decision. Forrest scored a knock down in round seven, had Mora in trouble in round nine and on his back foot for a majority of the bout. Mora had problems making weight for the rematch, having to lose two pounds after failing the initial weigh-in, and after the fight said that he didn't expect the quick turnaround on the rematch clause and had needed more time to make the weight properly, resulting in his poor performance.
Move to Middleweight
After the two fights with Forrest, Mora made a move up in weight and was to fight then Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. Pavlik would postpone the bout due to a nagging staph infection. Mora would attempt to keep the fight alive but ultimately it never happened, keeping Mora inactive for almost 2 years. After pulling out of the fight with Mora, Kelly Pavlik went on to lose against Sergio Gabriel Martínez.
On April 3, 2010, in his first fight in over eighteen months, Mora defeated Calvin Green by 7th round TKO on the Bernard Hopkins-Roy Jones Jr. undercard. Mora dominated a game Green, fighting with him primarily on the inside landing combinations against him with his quicker hands. He hurt Green several times in the fight, and the ref had finally seen enough after an unanswered salvo of punches from Sergio in the 7th round.
Mora-Mosley
Main article: Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora
Mora is scheduled to fight Shane Mosley on September 18 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Professional record
22 Wins (6 knockouts), 1 Losses , 1 DrawRes. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
N/A N/A Shane Mosley N/A N/A September 18, 2010 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Win 22-1-1 Calvin Green TKO 7 (1:50) April 3, 2010 Mandalay Bay Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss 21-1-1 Vernon Forrest UD 12 (12) September 13, 2008 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada Lost his WBC Light Middleweight Championship
Win 21-0-1 Vernon Forrest MD 12 (12) June 7, 2008 Mohegan Sun Casino, Montville, Connecticut Won the WBC Light Middleweight Championship
Win 20-0-1 Rito Ruvalcaba TKO 6 (1:22) January 11, 2008 Morongo Casino Resort, Cabazon, California
D 19-0-1 Elvin Ayala PTS 12 (12) October 16, 2007 Home Depot Center, Carson, California
Win 19-0-0 Eric Regan UD 10 (10) August 25, 2006 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California
Win 18-0-0 Archak TerMeliksetian TKO 7 (2:44) May 4, 2006 The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 17-0-0 Peter Manfredo Jr SD 8 (8) October 15, 2005 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Win 16-0-0 Peter Manfredo Jr UD 7 (7) May 24, 2005 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada Won the The Contender Championship
Win 15-0-0 Jesse Brinkley UD 7 (7) September 24, 2004 Pasadena, California Televised as part of NBC's "The Contender"
Win 14-0-0 Ishe Smith SD 5 (5) September 12, 2004 Pasadena, California Televised as part of NBC's "The Contender"
Win 13-0-0 Najai Turpin UD 5 (5) August 27, 2004 Hollywood, California Televised as part of NBC's "The Contender".
Win 12-0-0 Les Ralston UD 8 (8) May 15, 2004 DePaul Athletic Center, Chicago, Illinois
Win 11-0-0 Damon Franklin UD 6 (6) February 13, 2004 Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California
Win 10-0-0 Oriol Martinez TKO 2 (0:32) December 12, 2003 Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona
Win 9-0-0 Damone Wright UD 6 (6) July 26, 2003 Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
Win 8-0-0 Adam Stewart UD 4 (4) May 2, 2003 Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 7-0-0 Richard Gonzalez UD 6 (6) November 21, 2002 Compaq Center, San Jose, California
Win 6-0-0 Warren Kronberger TKO 3 (2:42) June 27, 2002 Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California
Win 5-0-0 George Moreno TKO 4 (1:49) April 19, 2002 Compaq Center, San Jose, California
Win 4-0-0 Sean Holley UD 4 (4) March 29, 2001 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California
Win 3-0-0 Charles Blake UD 4 (4) January 18, 2001 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California
Win 2-0-0 Eric Benito Tzand UD 4 (4) October 19, 2000 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California
Win 1-0-0 Antonio Maldonado SD 4 (4) August 17, 2000 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California Pro
Debut
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