Ricardo Mayorga boxer

Ricardo Mayorga boxer
bouts
45
won
32
lost
11
draw
1
Status
active
Division
light heavyweight
Debut
1993-07-20
Height
5′ 9″/175cm
Reach
69″/175cm
Age
45
Born
1973-03-10
Death
-
Nationality
Nicaragua

Ricardo Antonio Mayorga Perez (born October 3, 1973) is a Nicaraguan professional boxer and former mixed martial artist. In boxing he is a former two-weight world champion, having held the unified WBA (Unified), WBC, Ring magazine, and lineal welterweight titles in 2003, and the WBC super welterweight title from 2005 to 2006. Mayorga first became well known to boxing fans upon being featured on the cover of The Ring's December 2003 issue, entitled "The craziest man in the sport: Mayorga lights up boxing." He has since maintained this infamous reputation with his relentless trash-talk in the build-up to most of his fights, as well as his smoking and drinking habits outside the ring.After defending the title against Larry Marks, Andrew Lewis took on Mayorga. The bout ended in the 2nd round and was ruled a No Contest due to a nasty cut on Lewis caused by accidental headbutt. Lewis's lost the title in a rematch to Mayorga in 2002 via 5th-round TKO.In January 2003, Vernon Forrest (35-0-0) fought Mayorga. Mayorga was a mostly unknown fringe contender from Nicaragua and few gave him a chance to win against the significantly bigger and stronger Forrest. Mayorga shocked the world when he easily dominated Forrest, dropping him once in the 1st round and again in the 3rd round. The referee would call off the fight after the second knockdown, as Forrest was visibly dazed and unable to get his footing.Forrest would rematch Mayorga six months later, losing again, this time by a majority decision. The bout was close and competitive, with Mayorga mostly chasing Forrest around the ring while Forrest was content to fight from the outside.Cory Spinks (31-2-0) rose to boxing stardom by unifying the WBC, WBA, IBF, and The Ring lineal welterweight titles on December 13, 2003, when he defeated Mayorga by majority decision. Spinks was a 5 to 1 underdog going into the fight with Mayorga. The judges scored the fight 114–112, 117–109, 114-114, favoring Spinks.Félix Trinidad (41-1-0) announced a comeback on March 2, 2004. On October 2, 2004, he fought against Mayorga, in Madison Square Garden. Early in the 1st round Mayorga was on the offensive connecting several combinations, later in the round Trinidad connected some punches to his opponent's face. Mayorga reacted defiantly while lowering his defense, which Trinidad used to continue the offensive during the closing seconds. In the 2nd round, Trinidad continued connecting with combinations to Mayorga's face which caused him to bleed from his nose; the round concluded with both fighters exchanging punches. In the 3rd round, Mayorga attempted to counter with punches to the body but did not do significant damage to his opponent, however later in the round one of these punches made Trinidad lose his balance and touch the floor with one glove which the referee counted as a knockdown. In the 4th round, both boxers traded hard combinations. In the 5th round, Trinidad displayed control of the offense's tempo injuring Mayorga and opening a cut under one of his eyes. This pattern continued in the 6th and 7th round, and the cut on Mayorga's face began to swell. In the 8th round, Trinidad scored several knockdowns, Mayorga continued after two knockdowns, but lost by technical knockout following a third knockdown.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2018-04-07 Rodolfo Gomez Jr WWLWLW Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo LOST
Technical knockout
2017-11-03 Andrey Sirotkin WWWWWW Trade Union Sport Palace Nagorny, Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky) LOST
Corner retirement
2017-04-01 Jaudiel Zepeda LLLLL Chaman Bar, Managua WIN
Technical knockout
2015-08-29 Shane Mosley LDLLWL Forum, Inglewood LOST
KO
2014-12-20 Andrik Saralegui WWWWW Puerto Salvador Allende, Managua WIN
Corner retirement
2014-09-27 Allen Medina DWLLLL OKC Downtown Airpark, Oklahoma City WIN
Technical knockout
2011-03-12 Miguel Cotto WLWWLW MGM Grand, Las Vegas LOST
Technical knockout
2010-12-17 Michael Walker LWLLLL American Airlines Arena, Miami WIN
Technical knockout
2008-09-27 Shane Mosley WWWWWL Home Depot Center, Carson LOST
KO
2007-11-23 Fernando Vargas WWWWLL Staples Center, Los Angeles WIN
Majority decision
2006-05-06 Oscar De La Hoya WWWLWL MGM Grand, Las Vegas LOST
Technical knockout
2005-08-13 Michele Piccirillo WWWWWW United Center, Chicago WIN
Unanimous decision
2004-10-02 Felix Trinidad WWWWLW Madison Square Garden, New York LOST
Technical knockout
2004-04-17 Eric Mitchell WLWWWW Madison Square Garden, New York WIN
Unanimous decision
2003-12-13 Cory Spinks WWWLWW Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City LOST
Majority decision
2003-07-12 Vernon Forrest WWWWL Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Majority decision
2003-01-25 Vernon Forrest WWWWW Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula WIN
Technical knockout
2002-03-30 Andrew Lewis WWWWW Sovereign Center, Reading WIN
Technical knockout
2001-07-28 Andrew Lewis WWWWWW Staples Center, Los Angeles NC
No Contest
2001-02-03 Elias Cruz WLWWLL Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas WIN
Technical knockout
2000-12-16 Adolfo Salazar WWWWWW Forum Bicentenario, de la Universidad de Aragua, Maracay WIN
KO
2000-11-24 Elvis Guerrero WLWLLW San Jose WIN
Technical knockout
2000-08-31 Feliberto Alvarez WLLWWL Hotel Melia Cariari, San Antonio de Belen WIN
Unanimous decision
2000-07-28 Walter Palacios WWLWLW Hotel Melia Cariari, San Antonio de Belen WIN
Unanimous decision
2000-06-03 Elio Ortiz WWLWLW Hotel Melia Cariari, San Antonio de Belen WIN
KO
2000-05-06 Manuel De la Rosa WWWWWW San Jose WIN
KO
2000-04-07 German Espinales WWWLLL San Jose WIN
KO
2000-03-18 Marco Antonio Avendano WWWWWD Turmero WIN
Technical knockout
1999-11-27 Diosbelys Hurtado WWWLWW Carolina DRAW
1999-09-25 Giovanni Duran LLWLLL San Jose WIN
Technical knockout
1999-07-24 Jose Cordoba WWWDLL San Jose WIN
KO
1999-06-12 Walter Palacios WWWWWW San Jose WIN
KO
1999-04-24 Henry Castillo WWWWWW San Jose WIN
Technical knockout
1999-03-13 Rafael Valdes WLLLLW San Jose WIN
KO
1998-09-13 Henry Castillo WWWWWW San Jose LOST
Points
1998-05-16 Roger Benito Flores WWLLLL Gimnasio Alexis Arguello, Managua LOST
Unanimous decision
1998-01-06 German Espinales WWWWWW Managua WIN
Technical knockout
1995-12-16 Miguel Angel Perez WWLLW Managua WIN
Technical knockout
1995-09-30 Adolfo Mendez LW Managua WIN
Technical knockout
1995-02-18 Benjamin Rivas debut Gimnasio Alexis Arguello, Managua WIN
Technical knockout
1995-01-28 Miguel Angel Perez WWWWW Managua WIN
Technical knockout
1993-10-16 David Salguera LW Gimnasio Municipal, Guadalupe WIN
KO
1993-09-05 Humberto Aranda WWW Salón El Caimitazo, Guapiles LOST
Corner retirement
1993-08-13 Jose Miguel Alvarado debut Gimnasio Municipal, Desamparados WIN
Corner retirement
1993-07-20 Jose Morales LLLLLL WIN
KO