Juan Urango (24-3-1, 19) was born in Montería, Córdoba, Colombia on October 4, 1980. At the age of 21 years on April 30, 2002, he made his professional boxing debut against Efrain Sotomayor, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 18th career fight at 25 years old, Urango became a super-lightweight world champion on June 30, 2006 after defeating Naoufel Ben Rabah via 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF title.
Urango's last fight was a 5th-round KO win against Oney Valdez at age 31 on September 14, 2012. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Juan Urango's best fights have been against Randall Bailey, Ricky Hatton and Ubaldo Hernandez.
Urango has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | Sep 14, 2012 31 years, 11 months 24-3-1 (19) | Oney Valdez | 5 | KO | WIN | |
27 | Apr 26, 2012 31 years, 6 months 23-3-1 (18) | Cristian Chavez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
26  | Mar 6, 2010 29 years, 5 months 22-3-1 (17) | 23 years 19-0 (12) | SLT | 8 | TKO | LOSS Lost IBF For WBC |
25  | Aug 28, 2009 28 years, 10 months 22-2-1 (17) | 34 years, 11 months 39-6 (35) | SLT | 11 | TKO | WIN Won IBF |
24  | May 30, 2009 28 years, 7 months 21-2-1 (16) | 25 years, 8 months 24-0 (19) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
23 | Jan 30, 2009 28 years, 3 months 21-1-1 (16) | Herman Ngoudjo | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
22 | Apr 23, 2008 27 years, 6 months 20-1-1 (16) | Carlos Wilfredo Vilches | 4 | KO | WIN | |
21 | Dec 5, 2007 27 years, 2 months 19-1-1 (15) | Marty Robbins | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Aug 31, 2007 26 years, 10 months 18-1-1 (14) | Nasser Athumani | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
19  | Jan 20, 2007 26 years, 3 months 17-1-1 (13) | 28 years, 3 months 41-0 (30) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF |
18 | Jun 30, 2006 25 years, 8 months 17-0-1 (13) | Naoufel Ben Rabah | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
17 | Aug 26, 2005 24 years, 10 months 16-0-1 (13) | Andre Eason | SLT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Apr 22, 2005 24 years, 6 months 15-0-1 (12) | Francisco Campos | SLT | 5 | KO | WIN |
15 | Dec 16, 2004 24 years, 2 months 14-0-1 (11) | Ubaldo Hernandez | SLT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Aug 5, 2004 23 years, 10 months 13-0-1 (10) | Mike Arnaoutis | SLT | 12 | MD | DRAW |
13 | Jun 8, 2004 23 years, 8 months 13-0 (10) | Sergey Sorokin | 6 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Feb 6, 2004 23 years, 4 months 12-0 (10) | Levan Kirakosyan | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
11 | Oct 11, 2003 23 years 11-0 (10) | Frank Oppong | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
10 | Sep 26, 2003 22 years, 11 months 10-0 (10) | Marcos Munoz | 2 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Jul 24, 2003 22 years, 9 months 9-0 (9) | Ricardo Antonio Vieira | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Dec 22, 2002 22 years, 2 months 8-0 (8) | Luis Martinez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Oct 21, 2002 22 years 7-0 (7) | Eduardo Morales | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Aug 30, 2002 21 years, 10 months 6-0 (6) | Amaury Racero | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 27, 2002 21 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Dagoberto Geles | 5 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jul 26, 2002 21 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Pedro Fuentes | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jun 15, 2002 21 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Luis Blandon | 3 | KO | WIN | |
2 | May 21, 2002 21 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Amaury Racero | 2 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Apr 30, 2002 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Efrain Sotomayor | 2 | KO | WIN |
