Norberto Bravo

Norberto Bravo (born December 4, 1970) is an American professional boxer, and is a contestant on the ESPN reality show Contender Season 2. Bravo suffers from colorblindness. He currently lives in Tucson, is engaged with four children, and works in construction in addition to boxing.^[1]

Early life[]

Bravo was born in Tucson, Arizona.

Pro career[]

In the amateur ranks, Bravo posted 120 wins in 130 fights.^[2] He became a professional at age 20, and once fought Ishe Smith, a contestant on the first Contender, losing a unanimous decision in 6 rounds at the Orleans Hotel and Casino. His one no-decision came about as both he and the other boxer continued to fight after the closing bell in a 4 round bout.

The Contender[]

On the show Contender Season 2, Bravo was a member of the Blue Team. He fought in the second contest of the first round, choosing to face Rudy Cisneros due to Cisneros' problems making weight for the upcoming bout. Bravo won a split decision, with judge Max DeLuca scoring 49-46 Bravo, judge Lou Moret scoring 48-47 Cisneros, and judge Fritz Warner scoring 49-46 Bravo.

In the last fight of the second round, Bravo defeated Gary Balletto by unanimous decision. Bravo lost to Grady Brewer in the semifinals, despite knocking Brewer down in the first round. In the bronze medal fight against Cornelius Bundrage, Norberto lost by TKO in the seventh round.

He then went on to a 1st round TKO defeat to Andre Berto.

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
48	Loss	27–18–2 (1)	Paweł Wolak	TKO	3 (8), 1:35	2009-02-21	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA
47	Win	27–17–2 (1)	Jose Luis Cruz	MD	6	2008-11-07	Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, USA
46	Win	26–17–2 (1)	Roberto Valenzuela	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	2008-07-18	Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, USA
45	Loss	25–17–2 (1)	Freddy Hernández	UD	12	2008-04-18	Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, USA	For vacant IBA Welterweight title.
44	Loss	25–16–2 (1)	Enrique Ornelas	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	2008-02-22	Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, USA	For NABF Middleweight title.
43	Win	25–15–2 (1)	Julio Perez	KO	1 (8), 2:30	2007-10-11	AVA Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, USA
42	Loss	24–15–2 (1)	Yori Boy Campas	UD	10	2007-08-31	Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, USA	For vacant IBA Americas Super welterweight title.
41	Win	24–14–2 (1)	Jaime Javier Barahona	TKO	3 (8), 2:47	2007-06-21	AVA Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, USA
40	Loss	23–14–2 (1)	Andre Berto	TKO	1 (10), 2:28	2007-02-17	Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, New York, USA
39	Win	23–13–2 (1)	Michael Lucero	UD	8	2006-12-08	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, USA
38	Loss	22–13–2 (1)	Cornelius Bundrage	TKO	7 (8), 2:22	2006-09-26	Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
37	Loss	22–12–2 (1)	Grady Brewer	MD	5	2006-02-10	Contender Gymnasium, Pasadena, California, USA
36	Win	22–11–2 (1)	Gary Balletto	UD	5	2006-02-06	Contender Gymnasium, Pasadena, California, USA
35	Win	21–11–2 (1)	Rudy Cisneros	SD	5	2006-01-19	Contender Gymnasium, Pasadena, California, USA
34	Loss	20–11–2 (1)	Ben Tackie	MD	10	2005-09-23	USC Lyon Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
33	Loss	20–10–2 (1)	Ernesto Zepeda	SD	12	2005-07-30	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, USA	For IBA Continental Americas Light welterweight title.
32	Loss	20–9–2 (1)	Demetrius Hopkins	UD	10	2005-03-25	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, USA
31	NC	20–8–2 (1)	Victor Manuel Mendoza	NC	4	2005-01-06	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, USA	Both fighters were disqualified due to fighting after the final bell, resulting in a NC.
30	Win	20–8–2	Jesus Abel Santiago	UD	10	2004-11-19	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, USA
29	Win	19–8–2	Gustavo Corral	MD	10	2004-08-08	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, USA
28	Draw	18–8–2	Omar Bernal	SD	8	2004-06-04	Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Bravo deducted a point for hitting Bernal after knocking him down in the 5th round.
27	Win	18–8–1	Bradley Jensen	TKO, 1:27	2 (8)	2004-05-14	Dodge Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
26	Win	17–8–1	Victor Manuel Mendoza	UD	6	2004-04-02	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, USA
25	Win	16–8–1	Anthony Simpkins	TKO	1 (4), 2:03	2004-02-06	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, USA
24	Win	15–8–1	Julian Romero	UD	6	2003-10-10	Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, Arizona, USA
23	Win	14–8–1	Sergio Joel De la Torre	UD	8	2003-08-01	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
22	Win	13–8–1	Frankie Sanchez	UD	8	2003-06-13	Thunderbird Casino, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
21	Win	12–8–1	Gerry Balagbagan	TKO	7 (8), 3:00	2003-04-04	Colorado Belle, Laughlin, Nevada, USA
20	Loss	11–8–1	José Celaya	UD	8	2003-02-08	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
19	Loss	11–7–1	Jose Luis Rodrigues	UD	6	2002-06-14	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
18	Loss	11–6–1	Ramon Olivas	UD	8	2002-04-05	Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
17	Win	11–5–1	Jonathan Nelson	TKO	4 (6), 1:41	2002-02-22	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
16	Loss	10–5–1	Ishe Smith	UD	6	2001-12-28	Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
15	Loss	10–4–1	Joseph Brady	UD	8	2001-12-14	Sky City Casino, Acoma, New Mexico, USA
14	Loss	10–3–1	Ian MacKillop	UD	6	2001-09-29	Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, USA
13	Win	10–2–1	Awel Abdulai	UD	8	2001-08-19	New West Night Club, Tucson, Arizona, USA
12	Win	9–2–1	Danny Laborin	UD	4	2001-04-27	Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, USA
11	Loss	8–2–1	Jose Antonio Ocampo	KO	1 (4)	1992-11-09	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
10	Win	8–1–1	Jose Michalean	KO	1 (4)	1992-07-19	Tucson, Arizona, USA
9	Win	7–1–1	Cesar Castillo	KO	2 (4)	1992-07-07	Wyndham paradise Valley Resort, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
8	Win	6–1–1	Louis Saucedo	TKO	4 (4)	1992-06-26	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
7	Win	5–1–1	Armando Pimentel	TKO	4 (4), 2:57	1992-04-09	Wyndham Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
6	Win	4–1–1	Prendice Rodriguez	TKO	3 (4)	1992-02-21	Pinal County Fairgrounds, Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
5	Loss	3–1–1	Frank Peña	SD	4	1991-12-19	Hacienda Hotel and Casino, Boulder City, Nevada, USA
4	Win	3–0–1	Martin Navarrete	TKO	2 (4)	1991-11-06	Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
3	Draw	2–0–1	Ramon Sanchez	SD	4	1991-09-13	Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
2	Win	2–0	Justin Juuko	TKO	2 (4), 2:03	1991-07-06	Union Plaza Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
1	Win	1–0	Chris Crespin	TKO	2 (4), 1:32	1991-05-08	Riverside Resort & Casino, Laughlin, Nevada, USA	Professional debut

References[]

External links[]

• Norberto Bravo at IMDb
• Boxing record for Norberto Bravo from BoxRec

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