Marco Antonio Rubio losses
Over 15 years as a professional, Marco Antonio Rubio has compiled a 59-8-1 (51) record, including 33 title fights across three weight classes. He has eight losses, six of them in title fights.
8. Marco Antonio Rubio loses to Anthony Dirrell via unanimous decision
On September 6, 2015 Marco Antonio Rubio faced Anthony Dirrell in a middleweight bout. Rubio was 35 years old with a record of 59-7-1, and Dirrell was 30 with a record of 27-1-1. Both Rubio and Dirrell were coming off a loss. Rubio lost via unanimous decision. Went the distance with Dirrell.
7. Marco Antonio Rubio loses to Gennady Golovkin via KO
On October 18, 2014 Marco Antonio Rubio, the WBC interim middleweight champion, met Gennady Golovkin, the IBO and WBA (Super) middleweight champion, in a title unification fight. Rubio was 34 years old with a record of 59-6-1, and Golovkin was 32 with a record of 30-0. Rubio was on a 6-fight winning streak and Golovkin was on an undefeated 30-fight winning streak. Golovkin stopped Rubio via KO in the 2nd round. Lost the title in unification.
6. Marco Antonio Rubio loses to Julio César Chávez Jr. via unanimous decision
On February 4, 2012 Marco Antonio Rubio fought Julio César Chávez Jr. for the WBC middleweight title. Rubio was 31 years old with a record of 53-5-1, and Jr. was 25 with a record of 44-0-1. Rubio was on a 10-fight winning streak and Jr. was on an undefeated 4-fight winning streak. Rubio lost via unanimous decision. Failed to capture the title. Went the distance with Jr..
5. Marco Antonio Rubio loses to Kelly Pavlik via KO
On February 21, 2009 Marco Antonio Rubio fought Kelly Pavlik for the The Ring, WBC, and WBO middleweight titles. Rubio was 28 years old with a record of 43-4-1, and Pavlik was 26 with a record of 34-1. Rubio was on a 9-fight winning streak, while Pavlik was coming off a loss. Pavlik stopped Rubio via retirement in the 9th round. Failed to capture the title. Lasted into the 9th round.
4. Marco Antonio Rubio loses to Zaurbek Baysangurov via unanimous decision
On September 23, 2006 Marco Antonio Rubio fought Zaurbek Baysangurov for the vacant WBC International super welterweight title. Rubio was 26 years old with a record of 34-3-1, and Baysangurov was 0 with a record of 0-0. Rubio was coming off a loss. Rubio lost via unanimous decision. Failed to win the vacant title. Went the distance with Baysangurov.
3. Marco Antonio Rubio loses to Kassim Ouma via split decision
On May 6, 2006 Marco Antonio Rubio fought Kassim Ouma for the WBONABO super welterweight title. Rubio was 25 years old with a record of 34-2-1, and Ouma was 27 with a record of 23-2-1. Rubio was on a 7-fight winning streak and Ouma was on a 2-fight winning streak. Rubio lost via split decision. Failed to capture the title. Went the distance with Ouma.
2. Marco Antonio Rubio loses to Kofi Jantuah via KO in 33 seconds
On September 18, 2004 Marco Antonio Rubio defended his WBC International super welterweight title against Kofi Jantuah. Rubio was 24 years old with a record of 27-1-1, and Jantuah was 0 with a record of 0-0. Rubio was on a 16-fight winning streak. Jantuah stopped Rubio via KO in the 1st round. Lost the title.
1. Marco Antonio Rubio loses to Saúl Román via KO
On June 1, 2001 Marco Antonio Rubio faced Saúl Román. Rubio was 20 years old with a record of 6-0, and Román was 0 with a record of 0-0. Rubio was on an undefeated 6-fight winning streak. Román stopped Rubio via TKO in the 2nd round.