Urbano Antillón (born September 5, 1982) is an American former

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. He challenged twice for a

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world title, and held the

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– NABO and NABF

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titles.

Early life

Antillón was born to Urbano and Amelia Antillon and is the youngest of four children. He was born and raised in

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Amateur career

Antillón became active in karate and boxing at a young age, choosing boxing as his career choice. To this day, Antillón still trains at the Maywood Boxing Club, in

. After 40 amateur fights, Urbano decided to turned pro at the age of eighteen, under the tutelage of trainer Rudy Hernandez. In 2005, Antillón was signed by

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, the boxing promotion company founded by

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Professional career

Defeating the likes of Daniel Attah,

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in the first round, Fernando Trejo, Roque Cassiani,

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and Ivan Valle. Antillón has won two regional titles, WBO NABO and NABF in the

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division.

WBA Lightweight title

In July 2009, Antillón the pride of Maywood California, fought Miguel Acosta for the interim WBA

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Championship. Antillon was upset in the bout, being knocked out in the 9th round with an uppercut.

WBC Lightweight title

On December 4, 2010, Urbano lost to WBC

Champion

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at the Honda Center in

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WBA Lightweight title

In his next bout Antillón lost to undefeated WBA

Champion,

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Professional record

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