Here is a list of Mares's best fights. For a list of Mares's losses, refer to "Abner Mares Losses".
On November 10, 2012 Abner Mares met Anselmo Moreno in a super-bantamweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Mares was 26 years old and with a record of 25-0-1 (13), and Moreno was 27 years old and with a record of 33-1-1 (12). Mares won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On December 3, 2011 Abner Mares met Joseph Agbeko in a bantamweight (IBF) world-title defense fight. Mares was 26 years old and with a record of 23-0-1 (13), and Agbeko was 31 years old and with a record of 28-3 (22). Mares won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On December 11, 2010 Abner Mares faced off against Vic Darchinyan in a bantamweight bout at age 25. He was coming in with a record of 21-0-1 (13), and Darchinyan was 34 years old and with a record of 35-2-1 (27). Mares won the fight via 12-round split decision.
On August 13, 2011 Abner Mares fought Joseph Agbeko in a bantamweight world-title fight for Agbeko's titles. Mares was 25 years old and with a record of 22-0-1 (13), and Agbeko was 31 years old and with a record of 28-2 (22). Mares won the fight via 12-round majority decision and is crowned the new bantamweight world champion.
On May 4, 2013 Abner Mares fought Daniel Ponce de León in a featherweight world-title fight for León's WBC title. Mares was 27 years old and with a record of 26-0-1 (14), and León was 32 years old and with a record of 44-4 (35). Mares stopped Daniel Ponce de León via 9th-round TKO and is crowned the new featherweight world champion.
On December 10, 2016 Abner Mares fought Jesús Cuellar in a featherweight world-title fight for Cuellar's WBA (Regular) title. Mares was 31 years old and with a record of 30-2-1 (15), and Cuellar was 29 years old and with a record of 28-1 (21). Mares won the fight via 12-round split decision and is crowned the new featherweight world champion.
On July 12, 2014 Abner Mares faced off against Jonathan Oquendo at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 27-1-1 (14), and Oquendo was 30 years old and with a record of 24-3 (16). Mares won the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On March 15, 2008 Abner Mares faced off against Diosdado Gabi in a bantamweight bout at age 22. He was coming in with a record of 16-0 (10). Mares stopped Diosdado Gabi via TKO.
