Sergio Mora
| Sergio Mora | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | The Latin Snake |
| Rated at |
Super middleweight Middleweight Light middleweight Welterweight |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
December 4, 1980 East Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 35 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
Sergio Mora (born December 4, 1980) is an American professional boxer. He is a former WBC light middleweight champion and was the first winner of NBC's The Contender series.
Raised without a father, Sergio lived in an East Los Angeles apartment downstairs from the apartment where his mother lived. His boxing will, he hopes, lift him and his family to a better standard of living. Sergio is a class of 1997 alumni of Schurr High School in Montebello, California.
As an amateur, he had a record of 40 wins and 10 losses, losing on points in the quarterfinals of the 1998 national golden gloves, the semifinals of the 1999 U.S. national championships, and in the challengers bracket final of the 2000 U.S. Olympic trials.
He is the champion of reality TV show The Contender, initially being a member of the West Coast Team. He fought Najai Turpin, the contestant who later committed suicide, in the first round. In the Quarter Finals he was put up against the favored Ishe Smith, beating him to reach the semifinals. He fought against Jesse Brinkley in the semifinals and defeated him after seven rounds, earning a place to box against Peter Manfredo in the final. In the final fight Sergio defeated Manfredo in a seven round unanimous decision to become the Contender champion. He defeated Manfredo by a split decision in a rematch.
Months later he beat Archak Ter-Meliksetian (15-3) by TKO in the 7th of 10 rounds.
Mora fought the IBA Title holder Eric Regan (26-2) on August 25, 2006, at the Arco Arena in Sacramento CA. Mora won by unanimous decision after 10 rounds.
Rumors are that Mora was to fight WBC/WBO middleweight title holder Jermain Taylor at some point 2007. However, on March 15, 2007, Mora turned down a seven figure fight against Taylor that would have taken place in Memphis, which Mora felt was too close to Taylor's home of Little Rock, Arkansas (and that if the fight were to go to a decision, the judges would give Taylor a decision based on the fact that Taylor came from Little Rock, Arkansas). With only 18 career bouts at the time, Mora also felt he lacked experience to challenge for a world title.
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