Óscar Larios


Óscar Larios is a retired professional boxer from Mexico and former WBC Super Bantamweight and Featherweight champion. He was trained by Jose "Chepo" Reynoso.

Professional career

Promoted by Oscar De La Hoya, Larios began his career at 17 and dropped early losses to Israel Vázquez by KO in the 1st round and Agapito Sánchez by TKO in the 5th prior to hitting his stride as he accumulated a record of 39-2 before his first world title.

WBC Super Bantamweight Championship

In 2001, Larios challenged undefeated WBC Super Bantamweight title holder Willie Jorrín and lost a disputed 12 round decision. Due to Jorrin's lack of activity, Larios fought Vázquez for the interim WBC Super Bantamweight Title and his earlier loss to Vázquez by scoring a TKO in the 12th round. Several months later, Larios again took on Jorrin and avenged the earlier defeat by defeating Jorrin by TKO in the 1st round.
Larios went on to defend his title 7 times, including a victory over Nedal Hussein and two wins over fan favorite Wayne McCullough. He then took on Vázquez yet again but was dominated this time, dropping the trilogy capper by KO 3 and thus losing his title. In July 2006, Larios moved up to Super Featherweight to take on then three-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, a Filipino boxer highly capable of besting opponents by KO. Larios fought bravely, but was dominated by the bigger Pacquiao and was dropped twice en route to losing a 12 round decision.

Move to Featherweight

Interim WBC Featherweight Championship

On July 21, 2007, Jorge Linares of Venezuela defeated him by KO in the 10th round for the WBC Interim featherweight title in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nevada. After the fight with Linares, Larios was diagnosed with a minor subdural hematoma, bleeding of the brain, putting any hopes of a future boxing career in jeopardy. Larios eventually returned to boxing, but remains under medical suspension throughout the United States.
Later on February 22, 2008, Larios won his latest match by unanimous decision against Arturo Gomez.
In May 2008, Larios defeated Feider Viloria via fifth-round TKO for the vacant Interim WBC Featherweight title, commissioned when reigning titlist Jorge Linares was unavailable to fight Viloria due to injury. On August 2, 2008 in Zapopan, Jalisco, Larios made his first defense of the WBC interim featherweight title, defeating Marlon Aguilar by seventh round knockout. The bout was competitive for several rounds, but Larious took command of the fight, knocking Aguilar down at the end of the sixth round and knocking him out in the seventh round.

WBC Featherweight Championship

Larios inherited the full-pledge WBC featherweight title when Linares relinquished it to move up in weight.
He won his first defense of his title with a split decision win over Takahiro Ao on October 16, 2008. Despite being floored in the 4th round, Larios managed to outbox the Japanese challenger for the victory.
The two fighters met again on March 12, 2009. Like in the previous encounter, the matches resulted in a decision. But this time, it was in Aoh's favor.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
Loss63-7-1 Takahiro AoUD12 2009-03-12 Korakuen Hall, TokyoLost WBC Featherweight title.
Win63-6-1 Takahiro AoSD12 2008-10-16 Yoyogi First GymRetained WBC Featherweight title.
Win62-6-1 Marlon AguilarKO7 2008-08-02 Auditorio Benito Juárez, ZapopanRetained interim WBC Featherweight title.
Win61-6-1 Feider ViloriaTKO5 2008-05-31 Centro Internacional de Convenciones, ChetumalWon vacant interim WBC Featherweight title.
Win60-6-1 Arturo GomezUD12 2008-02-22 Salon Marbet Plus, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
Loss59-6-1 Jorge LinaresTKO10 2007-07-21 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las VegasFor vacant WBC Featherweight title.
Win59-5-1 Luis Cid PachecoUD10 2007-03-31 Centro de Cancun, Cancun
Win58-5-1 Ramon MendezUD10 2006-12-14 Salón de Eventos Los Fresnos, Tepic
Win57-5-1 Roberto BonillaTKO4 2006-10-06 Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson
Loss56-5-1 Manny PacquiaoUD12 2006-07-02 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City
Loss56-4-1 Israel VázquezTKO3 2005-12-03 Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las VegasLost WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win56-3-1 Wayne McCulloughRTD10 2005-07-16 MGM Grand, Las VegasRetained WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win55-3-1 Wayne McCulloughUD12 2005-02-10 Palace Indian Gaming Center, LemooreRetained WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win54-3-1 Nedal HusseinUD12 2004-11-27 MGM Grand, Las VegasRetained WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win53-3-1 Ivan AlvarezUD10 2004-08-20 Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque
Win52-3-1 Jesus Salvador PerezUD10 2004-06-11 Sundance Square, Fort Worth
Win51-3-1 Shigeru NakazatoUD12 2004-03-06 Super Arena, SaitamaRetained WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win50-3-1 Napapol Sor RungvisaiTKO10 2003-11-22 Olympic Auditorium, Los AngelesRetained WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win49-3-1 Kozo IshiiTKO2 2003-09-07 Rainbow Hall, NagoyaRetained WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win48-3-1 Shigeru NakazatoUD12 2003-04-26 Kokugikan, TokyoRetained WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win47-3-1 Marcos LiconaUD10 2003-01-16 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
Win46-3-1 Willie JorrínTKO1 2002-11-01 Arco Arena, SacramentoWon WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win45-3-1 Manabu FukushimaTKO8 2002-08-24 Kokugikan, TokyoRetained interim WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win44-3-1 Israel VázquezTKO12 2002-05-17 Memorial Auditorium, SacramentoWon vacant interim WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win43-3-1 Darryl PinckneyUD8 2002-03-08 Civic Center, Kissimmee
Win42-3-1 Ivan AlvarezUD12 2001-12-07 Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami
Win41-3-1 Ángel ChacónUD12 2001-10-19 Civic Center, Kissimmee
Win40-3-1 John LoweyUD10 2001-03-17 Convention Center, Albuquerque
Loss39-3-1 Willie JorrínUD12 2001-01-19 Arco Arena, SacramentoFor WBC Super bantamweight title.
Win39-2-1 Sammy VenturaKO1 2000-09-16 Mexico City
Win38-2-1 César SotoUD12 2000-06-24 Peppermill Hotel & Casino, Reno
Win37-2-1 Saul BrisenoTKO10 1999-12-17 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara
Win36-2-1 Jorge Munoz Jr.TKO12 1999-10-15 Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali
Win35-2-1 Sammy VenturaKO2 1999-09-03 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara
Win34-2-1 Agustin LorenzoTKO6 1999-06-25 Guadalajara
Win33-2-1 Saul BrisenoUD12 1999-05-15 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
Win32-2-1 Miguel Angel EscamillaTKO10 1999-04-09 Pechanga Entertainment Center, Temecula
Win31-2-1 Alberto MartinezKO4 1999-02-12 Guadalajara
Win30-2-1 Javier CalderonTKO2 1998-11-21 Reynosa
Loss29-2-1 Agapito SánchezTKO5 1998-10-23 Hotel Costa Club, Acapulco
Win29-1-1 Pedro RamirezTKO2 1998-10-09 Guadalajara
Win28-1-1 Gregorio MedinaTKO2 1998-09-11 Guadalajara
Win27-1-1 Antonio RamirezPTS8 1998-08-15 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
Win26-1-1 Pedro AyalaKO2 1998-07-31 Guadalajara
Win25-1-1 Javier LucasTKO7 1998-06-06 Mexico City
Win24-1-1 Ulises FloresTKO7 1998-03-21 Mexico City
Win23-1-1 Miguel OchoaKO2 1997-12-05 Guadalajara
Win22-1-1 Jose Francisco SarabiaSD10 1997-09-18 Arena Mexico, Mexico City
Draw21-1-1 Carlos MadridTD1 1997-08-01 Guadalajara
Win21-1 Israel MelendezTKO2 1997-07-04 Guadalajara
Loss20-1 Israel VázquezKO1 1997-04-12 Arena Coliseo, Mexico City
Win20-0 Valente FloresKO2 1997-01-31 Ocotlan
Win19-0 Carlos MadridKO4 1996-12-20 Guadalajara
Win18-0 Jose RodriguezTKO2 1996-11-22 Guadalajara
Win17-0 Israel MelendezPTS10 1996-09-06 Guadalajara
Win16-0 Arturo GonzalezTKO2 1996-07-05 Guadalajara
Win15-0 Marco MoraKO2 1996-05-24 Guadalajara
Win14-0 Alvaro GarciaKO1 1996-05-09 Guadalajara
Win13-0 Oscar GalindoPTS8 1996-03-29 Guadalajara
Win12-0 Eustolio AlbinoKO2 1996-03-01 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara
Win11-0 Roberto Vera IbarraPTS4 1995-11-10 Guadalajara
Win10-0 Manuel RamirezKO3 1995-09-23 Convention Center, Sacramento
Win9-0 Cecilio Marino JimenezPTS4 1995-08-26 Mexico City
Win8-0 Jose AldasKO5 1995-06-30 Guadalajara
Win7-0 Gabino ReyesTKO4 1995-03-17 Guadalajara
Win6-0 Fernando RamirezKO2 1995-02-18 Guadalajara
Win5-0 Juan MaciasTKO2 1995-02-06 Guadalajara
Win4-0 Ismael GarciaKO3 1994-06-18 Zapopan
Win3-0 Fernando VegaPTS4 1994-04-23 Zapopan
Win2-0 Pedro LopezKO3 1994-02-18 Zapopan
Win1-0 David GarciaKO1 1994-01-14 GuadalajaraProfessional debut