Abner Mares (31-3-2, 15) was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on November 28, 1985. At the age of 19 years on January 6, 2005, he made his professional boxing debut against Luis Malave, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
Mares got a shot at the IBF bantamweight world champion at the age of 24 years and had his first title fight against Yonnhy Pérez on May 22, 2010. The fight ended in a draw.
He became a bantamweight world champion (IBF) on August 13, 2011 at the age of 25 years old, on his 23rd career fight, after defeating Joseph Agbeko via 12-round majority decision.
He then went on to become world champion at 2 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Mares' last fight was a 10-round majority decision draw against Miguel Flores at age 36 on September 4, 2022.
Some of Abner Mares' best fights have been against Anselmo Moreno, Joseph Agbeko, Vic Darchinyan, Daniel Ponce de León, Jesús Cuellar, Jonathan Oquendo and Diosdado Gabi. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Abner Mares".
Mares has 3 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Abner Mares Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
36  | Sep 4, 2022 36 years, 9 months 31-3-2 (15) | 30 years, 1 month 25-4 (12) | FT | 10 | MD | Draw |
35  | Jun 9, 2018 32 years, 6 months 31-3-1 (15) | 29 years, 9 months 34-1-1 (19) | FT | 12 | UD | Loss For WBA (Super) |
34 | Oct 14, 2017 31 years, 10 months 31-2-1 (15) | Andrés Gutiérrez | FT | 10 | TD | Win Defended WBA (Regular) |
33  | Dec 10, 2016 31 years 30-2-1 (15) | 29 years, 11 months 28-1 (21) | FT | 12 | SD | Win Won WBA (Regular) |
32 | Aug 29, 2015 29 years, 9 months 29-2-1 (15) | 27 years 30-0-1 (17) | FT | 12 | MD | Loss For WBA (Super) Vacant |
31 | Mar 7, 2015 29 years, 3 months 29-1-1 (15) | Arturo Santos Reyes | 10 | UD | Win | |
30 | Dec 13, 2014 29 years 28-1-1 (15) | Jose Ramirez | 5 | RTD | Win | |
29  | Jul 12, 2014 28 years, 7 months 27-1-1 (14) | 30 years, 11 months 24-3 (16) | 10 | UD | Win | |
28  | Aug 24, 2013 27 years, 8 months 26-1-1 (14) | 31 years, 11 months 54-8 (46) | FT | 1 | TKO | Loss Lost WBC |
27  | May 4, 2013 27 years, 5 months 26-0-1 (14) | 32 years, 9 months 44-4 (35) | FT | 9 | TKO | Win Won WBC |
26  | Nov 10, 2012 26 years, 11 months 25-0-1 (13) | 27 years, 4 months 33-1-1 (12) | SBT | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
25 | Apr 21, 2012 26 years, 4 months 24-0-1 (13) | Eric Morel | SBT | 12 | UD | Win Won WBC Vacant |
24  | Dec 3, 2011 26 years 23-0-1 (13) | 31 years, 8 months 28-3 (22) | BT | 12 | UD | Win Defended IBF |
23 | Aug 13, 2011 25 years, 8 months 22-0-1 (13) | 31 years, 4 months 28-2 (22) | BT | 12 | MD | Win Won IBF |
22  | Dec 11, 2010 25 years 21-0-1 (13) | 34 years, 11 months 35-2-1 (27) | BT | 12 | SD | Win |
21 | May 22, 2010 24 years, 5 months 20-0-1 (13) | Yonnhy Pérez | BT | 12 | MD | Draw For IBF |
20 | Mar 25, 2010 24 years, 3 months 20-0 (13) | Felipe Almanza | 5 | KO | Win | |
19 | Aug 27, 2009 23 years, 8 months 19-0 (12) | Carlos Fulgencio | 6 | KO | Win | |
18 | May 2, 2009 23 years, 5 months 18-0 (11) | Jonathan Perez | 6 | RTD | Win | |
17 | Jun 27, 2008 22 years, 6 months 17-0 (10) | Jonathan Arias | 10 | UD | Win | |
16 | Mar 15, 2008 22 years, 3 months 16-0 (10) | Diosdado Gabi | BT | 2 | TKO | Win |
15 | Nov 17, 2007 21 years, 11 months 15-0 (9) | Damian David Marchiano | BT | 12 | UD | Win |
14 | Sep 7, 2007 21 years, 9 months 14-0 (9) | Isidro García | BT | 7 | RTD | Win |
13 | Jul 6, 2007 21 years, 7 months 13-0 (8) | Saul Gutierrez | 6 | UD | Win | |
12 | Apr 20, 2007 21 years, 4 months 12-0 (8) | Angel Antonio Priolo | 6 | TKO | Win | |
11 | Mar 2, 2007 21 years, 3 months 11-0 (7) | Robert Allanic | 8 | RTD | Win | |
10 | Nov 25, 2006 20 years, 11 months 10-0 (6) | Wilmer Rodriguez | 4 | TKO | Win | |
9 | Sep 15, 2006 20 years, 9 months 9-0 (5) | Kevin Hudgins | 8 | UD | Win | |
8 | Feb 24, 2006 20 years, 2 months 8-0 (5) | Omar Adorno | 8 | UD | Win | |
7 | Dec 16, 2005 20 years 7-0 (5) | Yamin Mohammad | 8 | UD | Win | |
6 | Sep 17, 2005 19 years, 9 months 6-0 (5) | Selso Bosquez | 4 | TKO | Win | |
5 | Jul 16, 2005 19 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | Elvis Luciano Martinez | 3 | TKO | Win | |
4 | Jun 16, 2005 19 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Baladan Trevizo | 5 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Apr 29, 2005 19 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | David Vasquez | 6 | UD | Win | |
2 | Feb 19, 2005 19 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Francisco Soto | 5 | KO | Win | |
1 | Jan 6, 2005 19 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Luis Malave | 2 | TKO | Win |
