Yori Boy Campas

Luis Ramón "Yori Boy" Campas Medina (born August 6, 1971) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 2019. He held the IBF light middleweight title from 1997 to 1998.

Background

He is a native of Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico, where the word Yori means white. When he was young and he walked into a gym for the first time, the way he hit opponents that day impressed his trainers, Chava Mendoza and Gilbert Marquez. He began to be nicknamed Yori Boy, and few actually know his real name is Luis Ramon. He trained in Three Forks, Montana, with his manager and trainer, Joe Diaz.

Professional career

Campas, whose brother Armando was also a respected professional fighter, began his professional career on July 7, 1987 at the age of fifteen, by knocking out Gaby Vega in the first round at Ciudad Obregón, Sonora. His first thirteen fights were all won by knockout, and he built a record of 56-0 with 50 knockout wins by the time the IBF had him ranked as their number one world title challenger. Prior to that, he had won the Mexican and regional NABF welterweight titles. He won the NABF one on his first fight abroad, defeating Roger Turner by a twelve-round decision in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 19, 1992.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Title: Fight against Trinidad

Campas also beat former world champion Jorge Vaca by a knockout in round two in Tijuana before getting his first world title fight on September 17, 1994 against Félix Trinidad for the IBF welterweight title as part of a Pay Per View undercard that featured Julio César Chávez's rematch against Meldrick Taylor for the WBC light welterweight title. Campas, who had been considered by many Mexicans to be the next Chávez, dropped Trinidad in round two, but he lost by a fourth-round technical knockout for his first professional defeat in 57 bouts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Campas came back with seven straight wins, including one that gave him the WBO's regional NABO welterweight title, when he knocked out former world champion Genaro Leon in three rounds on August 7, 1995. On September 6, 1996, he was given a second world title try, against José Luis Lopez, for the WBO welterweight title, in Los Angeles, California. Campas lost by knockout in round six.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Capturing a World Title

Campas then decided to campaign in the light middleweight division, beating Fidel Avendano by a knockout in round two in his first fight there. Campas had four straight wins before challenging for a world title again, this time against IBF light middleweight champion Raul Marquez. On December 6, 1997, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Campas became the world champion by knocking out Marquez in round eight. He defended his title three times, beating Anthony Stephens by a knockout in three at Ledyard, Connecticut; Pedro Ortega by a technical knockout in eleven at Tijuana; and former Trinidad opponent Larry Barnes by a knockout in three in Las Vegas. On December 12, 1998, however, he lost the title after retiring in his corner in the seventh round against Fernando Vargas in Las Vegas.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

After two wins in a row, he lost to Oba Carr. For his next fight, however, he became the first boxer to beat Tony Ayala when Ayala was knocked out in round eight by Campas in San Antonio, Texas.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On March 16, 2002, he received his next world title shot, for the vacant WBO light middleweight title, against Puerto Rico's Daniel Santos, once again in Las Vegas. He lost by knockout in round eleven.

After one more knockout win, he tried to gain the WBC and WBA light middleweight titles against Oscar De La Hoya on May 3, 2003, again in Las Vegas. He lost that fight by knockout in round seven.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref>

During a press conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 24, 2004, Campas announced he had moved to that city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Two days later, he returned to the ring after a ten-month layoff, defeating Dumont Dewey Welliver by a ten-round split decision. He followed his win over Welliver with an eight-round decision win over Raul Munoz, also in Phoenix. Campas then suffered a mild upset when he was beaten by the relatively unknown Eric Regan by decision in twelve rounds at Oroville, California.

His 2006 fight against Ireland's John Duddy was a candidate for the 2006 Fight of the Year.<ref>[2] Template:Webarchive</ref>Template:Failed verification

100th career victory

On 30 March 2012, Campas reached a significant milestone when he chalked up the 100th win of his career via a 2nd-round knockout of Mauro Lucero. The win gave Campas his 79th win inside the distance and improved his overall record to 100-16-1.<ref>[3] Template:Webarchive</ref>

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Age	Location	Notes
128	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Alexis Canett	RTD	6 (10), Template:Small	Jul 3, 2018	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
127	Template:Yes2Win	107–17–3	Joel Cota	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Mar 16, 2018	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
126	Template:Yes2Win	106–17–3	Anthony Bonsante	DQ	6 (10)	Jan 23, 2016	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
125	Template:Yes2Win	105–17–3	Glen Cislo	KO	2 (4)	Nov 7, 2015	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
124	Template:Yes2Win	104–17–3	Chris Asher	KO	2 (6)	Aug 22, 2015	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
123	Template:Yes2Win	103–17–3	Julio Cesar Lanzas	UD	6	Sep 27, 2014	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
122	Template:Yes2Win	102–17–3	Daniel Gonzalez	UD	6	Apr 5, 2014	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
121	Template:DrawDraw	101–17–3	Gustavo Castro	TD	2 (10)	Oct 4, 2013	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
120	Template:DrawDraw	101–17–2	Christian Solano	TD	10 (10)	Jul 28, 2013	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
119	Template:Yes2Win	101–17–1	Gabriel Martinez	SD	10	Feb 15, 2013	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
118	Template:No2Loss	100–17–1	Les Sherrington	UD	12	Jul 28, 2012	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
117	Template:Yes2Win	100–16–1	Mauro Lucero	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Mar 30, 2012	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
116	Template:No2Loss	99–16–1	Jorge Cota	TKO	8 (10), Template:Small	Nov 19, 2011	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
115	Template:Yes2Win	99–15–1	Marcelo Rodriguez	TKO	3 (10), Template:Small	Aug 6, 2011	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
114	Template:Yes2Win	98–15–1	Rogelio Medina	TKO	6 (10)	Jun 17, 2011	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
113	Template:Yes2Win	97–15–1	Gustavo Octavio Castro	UD	10	Apr 15, 2011	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
112	Template:Yes2Win	96–15–1	Matt Vanda	UD	10	Feb 18, 2011	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
111	Template:Yes2Win	95–15–1	Esteban Camou	RTD	4 (10)	Dec 17, 2010	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
110	Template:Yes2Win	94–15–1	Juergen Hartenstein	TKO	2 (12), Template:Small	Sep 17, 2010	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
109	Template:Yes2Win	93–15–1	Taronze Washington	UD	6	Jul 15, 2010	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
108	Template:No2Loss	92–15–1	Héctor Camacho Jr.	SD	10	Oct 30, 2009	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
107	Template:DrawDraw	92–14–1	Héctor Camacho	SD	8	May 9, 2009	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
106	Template:No2Loss	92–14	Marcos Reyes	MD	12	Mar 21, 2009	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
105	Template:No2Loss	92–13	Saúl Román	RTD	8 (10), Template:Small	Nov 8, 2008	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
104	Template:Yes2Win	92–12	Alejandro García	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Jun 21, 2008	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
103	Template:No2Loss	91–12	Matthew Macklin	PTS	10	Mar 22, 2008	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
102	Template:No2Loss	91–11	Amin Asikainen	TKO	7 (10), Template:Small	Feb 1, 2008	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
101	Template:Yes2Win	91–10	Fernando Vela	TKO	5 (10), Template:Small	Nov 30, 2007	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
100	Template:Yes2Win	90–10	Norberto Bravo	UD	10	Aug 31, 2007	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
99	Template:Yes2Win	89–10	Billy Lyell	UD	10	Jun 15, 2007	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
98	Template:No2Loss	88–10	Eromosele Albert	UD	10	May 2, 2007	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
97	Template:No2Loss	88–9	John Duddy	UD	12	Sep 29, 2006	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
96	Template:Yes2Win	88–8	Miguel Hernandez	RTD	5 (10), Template:Small	Jul 15, 2006	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
95	Template:Yes2Win	87–8	Esteban Camou	TKO	6 (12), Template:Small	Sep 30, 2005	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
94	Template:No2Loss	86–8	Matt Vanda	SD	12	Jun 24, 2005	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
93	Template:Yes2Win	86–7	Rigoberto Placencia	KO	2 (12)	Apr 7, 2005	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
92	Template:No2Loss	85–7	Eric Regan	UD	12	Jan 21, 2005	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
91	Template:Yes2Win	85–6	Raul Munoz	UD	8	Nov 6, 2004	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
90	Template:Yes2Win	84–6	Gabriel Holguin	MD	10	Oct 15, 2004	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
89	Template:Yes2Win	83–6	Andres Pacheco	SD	10	Jul 9, 2004	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
88	Template:Yes2Win	82–6	Anthony Shuler	TKO	1 (12), Template:Small	May 8, 2004	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
87	Template:Yes2Win	81–6	Dumont Welliver	SD	10	Mar 26, 2004	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
86	Template:No2Loss	80–6	Oscar De La Hoya	TKO	7 (12), Template:Small	May 3, 2003	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
85	Template:Yes2Win	80–5	George Klinesmith	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Nov 15, 2002	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
84	Template:No2Loss	79–5	Daniel Santos	TKO	11 (12), Template:Small	Mar 16, 2002	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
83	Template:Yes2Win	79–4	Roni Martinez	TKO	5 (10)	Sep 30, 2001	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
82	Template:Yes2Win	78–4	Chris Sande	UD	10	Jun 16, 2001	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
81	Template:Yes2Win	77–4	Tony Menefee	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Feb 25, 2001	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
80	Template:Yes2Win	76–4	Rob Bleakley	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Nov 19, 2000	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
79	Template:Yes2Win	75–4	Tony Ayala Jr.	RTD	8 (10), Template:Small	Jul 28, 2000	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
78	Template:No2Loss	74–4	Oba Carr	RTD	8 (10), Template:Small	Mar 4, 2000	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
77	Template:Yes2Win	74–3	Rudy Lovato	TKO	5 (10), Template:Small	Nov 20, 1999	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
76	Template:Yes2Win	73–3	Ronald Weaver	UD	10	Jun 26, 1999	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
75	Template:No2Loss	72–3	Fernando Vargas	RTD	7 (12), Template:Small	Dec 12, 1998	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
74	Template:Yes2Win	72–2	Larry Barnes	RTD	3 (12), Template:Small	Sep 18, 1998	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	71–2	Pedro Ortega	TKO	11 (12), Template:Small	Jun 5, 1998	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	70–2	Anthony Stephens	RTD	3 (12), Template:Small	Mar 23, 1998	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
71	Template:Yes2Win	69–2	Raúl Márquez	TKO	8 (12), Template:Small	Dec 6, 1997	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
70	Template:Yes2Win	68–2	Verdell Smith	PTS	10	Jul 11, 1997	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	67–2	Chris Sande	UD	10	Jun 2, 1997	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	66–2	Rito Ruvalcaba	TKO	5 (?)	Feb 21, 1997	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	65–2	Fidel Avendano	TKO	2 (10)	Nov 29, 1996	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
66	Template:No2Loss	64–2	José Luis López	RTD	5 (12), Template:Small	Oct 6, 1996	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	64–1	Ray Collins	PTS	12	Mar 4, 1996	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	63–1	Francisco Javier Altamirano	TKO	8 (10)	Dec 8, 1995	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
63	Template:Yes2Win	62–1	Anthony Jones	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Nov 4, 1995	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	61–1	Manuel Rojas	TKO	1 (?)	Oct 9, 1995	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	60–1	Genaro León	TKO	3 (12)	Aug 7, 1995	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	59–1	Heath Todd	TKO	3 (10), Template:Small	Jun 19, 1995	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	58–1	Young Dick Tiger	UD	10	Apr 6, 1995	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
58	Template:Yes2Win	57–1	Jerry Horne	TKO	4 (12), Template:Small	Feb 16, 1995	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
57	Template:No2Loss	56–1	Félix Trinidad	TKO	4 (12), Template:Small	Sep 17, 1994	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	56–0	Anthony Ivory	TKO	9 (10)	Jul 27, 1994	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	55–0	Jorge Vaca	TKO	2 (10)	Feb 16, 1994	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	54–0	Floyd Williams	KO	4 (10), Template:Small	Dec 4, 1993	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
53	Template:Yes2Win	53–0	Anthony Ivory	UD	10	Nov 12, 1993	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
52	Template:Yes2Win	52–0	Griffin Goleman	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Aug 27, 1993	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	51–0	Ricky Stoner	TKO	7 (?)	Jul 24, 1993	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	50–0	Louis Howard	KO	8 (?)	Jun 10, 1993	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
49	Template:Yes2Win	49–0	Ricky Lehman	KO	3 (?)	May 21, 1993	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
48	Template:Yes2Win	48–0	David Taylor	TKO	8 (?)	Mar 12, 1993	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
47	Template:Yes2Win	47–0	Steve Barreras	TKO	2 (?)	Jan 29, 1993	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	46–0	William Hernandez	KO	1 (?)	Dec 4, 1992	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	45–0	Oscar Ponce	TKO	7 (?)	Oct 17, 1992	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	44–0	Luciano Torres	KO	1 (10)	Aug 26, 1992	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	43–0	Roger Turner	MD	12	Jun 19, 1992	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	42–0	Samuel Martinez	TKO	5 (12), Template:Small	May 2, 1992	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	41–0	Ultiminio Martinez	KO	3 (10)	Apr 4, 1992	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	40–0	Julian Benitez	KO	1 (12)	Mar 2, 1992	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	39–0	Greg Dickson	KO	2 (?)	Nov 11, 1991	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
38	Template:Yes2Win	38–0	Frankie Davis	TKO	4 (10)	Oct 5, 1991	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	37–0	Jose Luis Bedolla	TKO	3 (12)	Aug 10, 1991	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	36–0	Jerry Horne	TKO	2 (?)	Jul 8, 1991	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	35–0	Jesus Cardenas	KO	7 (12)	May 24, 1991	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	34–0	Rey Morales	KO	6 (10)	Mar 8, 1991	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	33–0	Roman Nunez	TKO	3 (?)	Feb 4, 1991	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	32–0	Luis Francisco Perez	TKO	4 (10)	Dec 10, 1990	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	31–0	Martin Quiroz	PTS	10	Nov 24, 1990	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	30–0	Victor Lozoya	KO	3 (?)	Sep 28, 1990	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	29–0	Julian Benitez	KO	8 (?)	Aug 20, 1990	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	28–0	Luis Mora	UD	10	May 7, 1990	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	27–0	Jorge Hernandez	KO	2 (?)	May 4, 1990	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	26–0	Manuel Ramos	KO	4 (?)	Mar 12, 1990	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	25–0	Jesus Ramirez	KO	2 (10)	Feb 12, 1990	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	24–0	Federico Renteria	KO	2 (?)	Dec 15, 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	23–0	Corona Dominguez	KO	2 (?)	Oct 30, 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	22–0	Santana Yanez	TKO	4 (?)	Sep 29, 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	21–0	Martin Contreras	TKO	5 (?)	Aug 14, 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	20–0	Antonio Martinez	KO	3 (?)	Jun 16, 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	19–0	Rigoberto Garcia	TKO	7 (?)	Apr 24, 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	18–0	David Lopez	TKO	8 (10)	Apr 7, 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	17–0	Rosario Guerrero	KO	4 (?)	Mar 13, 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	16–0	David Lopez	PTS	12	Dec 2, 1988	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	15–0	Jose Lopez	TKO	6 (?)	Nov 7, 1988	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	14–0	Sergio Vacasehua	PTS	10	Oct 14, 1988	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	13–0	Luis Rodriguez	KO	4 (?)	Aug 22, 1988	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	12–0	Jose Lopez	TKO	8 (10)	Jul 11, 1988	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	11–0	Luis Garcia	KO	4 (8)	Jun 20, 1988	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	10–0	Jorge Ahumada	KO	1 (?)	Apr 19, 1988	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	9–0	Gaby Vega	KO	1 (?)	Apr 1, 1988	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	8–0	Heriberto Ruiz	KO	2 (?)	Mar 4, 1988	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	7–0	Segio Garcia	KO	1 (?)	Feb 19, 1988	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Sebastian Mendez	KO	2 (?)	Jan 10, 1988	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	Paulino Gasca	KO	1 (?)	Dec 20, 1987	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Miguel Ayala	KO	1 (?)	Dec 13, 1987	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Rene Flores	KO	3 (4)	Nov 23, 1987	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Roberto Lopez	KO	2 (4)	Nov 12, 1987	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Gaby Vega	KO	1 (6)	Jul 11, 1987	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small

Pay-per-view bouts

Date	Fight	Billing	Buys	Network
Template:Center	De La Hoya vs. Campas	Night of Champions	350,000<ref name="About.com History">Pay-Per-View History Template:Webarchive at about.com</ref>	HBO

See also

• List of IBF world champions
• List of Mexican boxing world champions

External links

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