Adrián Mora (born February 26, 1978) is an American former

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who competed from 2000 to 2008. He held the IBA

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title in 2007.

Amateur career

Mora had an amateur career of 62-8 and won a silver medal at the 2000 Western trials. He is the younger brother of both

contender Anthony Mora and boxing referee Russell Mora.

Professional career

In January 2007, Mora beat the American Aaron Drake to win the National Boxing Association

title. In May 2007, Mora beat Marc Thompson (15-1) in just the first round to win the IBA light welterweight title. This bout was held at the Broomfield Event Center in

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. His only loss was to IBF champion Javier Jáuregui in September 2007. One year later Mora knocked out the veteran Shad Howard.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mora, Adrian American boxers of Mexican descent Boxers from Colorado Welterweight boxers 1978 births Living people American male boxers Sportspeople from Thornton, Colorado