Adrián René Granados (born August 14, 1989) is an American-born Mexican

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Amateur career

Granados had an amateur record of 75–12. He won the 2008 Junior Olympic State and Regional Championship. That same year, he ranked 5th in the national rankings at junior welterweight. In 2009, he took both the Junior Golden Gloves National Championships and then won the bronze medal at the Ringside World Championships. Granados was also on the Mexican Olympic Team as a reserve.

Professional career

Granados vs. Titsworth

On September 17, 2011, Granados beat veteran Trenton Titsworth at the

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Granados vs. Diaz

On November 21, 2014, Granados lost a

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to Félix Díaz for the WBC Central American Boxing Federation title.

Granados vs. Solomon

In his next bout, Granados fought on the

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on May 2, 2015, where he lost to Brad Solomon by

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Granados vs. Broner

His fifth defeat came against his good friend, former four-division world champion

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on February 18, 2017. Granados suffered the third split decision loss of his professional career; a scorecard of 97–93 to Granados was overruled by scores of 97-93 and 96–94 in favor of Broner. Broner praised his opponent after the fight, saying "Adrian Granados is a world-class fighter. A lot of guys duck him, but I wanted to fight him because that's what I'm about."

Granados vs. Porter

His sixth loss came in his next fight, against former IBF welterweight champion

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on November 4, 2017. Granados suffered his first

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loss, with all three judges scoring the bout 117–111 to Porter.

Granados vs. Garcia

Granados also suffered back-to-back losses in 2019 in his 30th and 31st fights, against former two-division champion Danny García, and former IBF lightweight champion Robert Easter Jr. Garcia was ranked as the #1 welterweight by the WBC at the time. García was the first opponent to stop Granados, who lost by seventh-round technical knockout.

Granados vs. Easter Jr

Easter Jr. defeated him by ten-round unanimous decision, with scores of 97–93, 98–92, and 100–90 in favor of Easter Jr. The scorecard of 100-90 meant that one judge did not have Granados winning a single round, which attracted controversy and criticism. In his post-fight interview, Granados was exasperated, saying "Honestly, I’m speechless. I felt like I won the fight... It seemed like they already had a victor. That 100-90? Come on now.”

Granados vs. Sanchez

On May 1, 2021, Granados battled to a

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, the third draw of his career, against José Luis Sánchez on the undercard of Andy Ruiz Jr. vs.

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Granados vs. Benn

On June 14, 2021, it was announced that Granados would be facing undefeated

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on July 31, 2021, as part of Fight Camp in Brentwood, England. However, the fight was postponed after Benn tested positive for

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. On August 14, 2021, it was announced that the fight would take place on September 4 at Emerald Headingley Stadium in

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, England on the undercard of

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vs.

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II. Benn was ranked #11 by the WBC, #12 by the WBA and #13 by the IBF at the time. On the night, Benn outworked and outboxed his opponent over the ten-round distance to earn a unanimous decision, with scores of 100–90, 99-91 and 97–93 in his favour. Granados had seemingly been content to just stay in the fight and make no real attempt at winning, and by the final round had become so passive that Benn shouted at him, dropping his hands and banging his legs in an invitation for Granados to stand and fight.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

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