Ronald Barrera (born 12 October 1984) is a Colombian professional
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who currently fights in the
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of bo ...
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
is a retired professional boxer in the minimumweight (105 lb) division and former WBA world minimumweight champion.
Professional boxing career
Niida belonged to the Yokohama Hikari Boxing Gym, his trainer was Mitsunori Seki and Hidefumi Oika ...
by unanimous decision for the
WBA minimumweight world title.
On April 28, 2007 Barrera lost to
Iván Calderón by split decision for the
WBO
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minimumweight world title.
On April 11, 2009 Barrera lost to
Raúl García by sixth round technical knockout for the
IBF
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...
minimumweight world title.
On December 18, 2009 Barrera lost to
Juan Carlos Reveco by third round knockout for the interim WBA
light flyweight
Light flyweight, also known as junior flyweight or super strawweight, is a weight class in boxing.
Professional boxing
The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds (49 kilograms). When New York legalized boxing in 1920 ...
world title.
On September 4, 2010 Barrera lost to
Omar Niño Romero
Omar Niño Romero (born 12 May 1976) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2016. He held the WBC light flyweight title in 2010.
Professional career
Known as "Giant Killer", he is the former WBC Light Flyweight Champi ...
by seventh round technical decision for the
WBC
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light flyweight world title.
Other notable fighters faced
On January 21, 2012 Barrera lost to
Julio Ceja by fourth round knockout.
On September 9, 2012 Barrera lost to
Carlos Cuadras
Carlos Roberto Cuadras Quiroa (born August 24, 1988) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBC super flyweight title from 2014 to 2016.
As an amateur he won a gold medal in the bantamweight division at the 2007 Pan American Games.
A ...
by seventh round technical knockout.
On May 25, 2013 Barrera lost to
Román González by fifth round technical knockout in a
bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is .
The name for the class is derived from Ba ...
bout.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
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1984 births
Living people
Colombian male boxers
Bantamweight boxers
Light-flyweight boxers
Mini-flyweight boxers