Norberto Bravo

Template:Short description Template:Multiple issues Template:Infobox boxer Norberto Bravo (born December 4, 1970) is an American professional boxer, and is a contestant on the ESPN reality show Contender Season 2.

Early life

Bravo was born in Tucson, Arizona.

Professional career

In the amateur ranks, Bravo posted 120 wins in 130 fights. 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	Template:No2Loss	27–18–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Paweł Wolak	TKO	3 (8), Template:Small	2009-02-21	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
47	Template:Yes2Win	27–17–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Jose Luis Cruz	MD	6	2008-11-07	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	26–17–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Roberto Valenzuela	RTD	3 (6), Template:Small	2008-07-18	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
45	Template:No2Loss	25–17–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Freddy Hernández	UD	12	2008-04-18	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
44	Template:No2Loss	25–16–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Enrique Ornelas	RTD	7 (12), Template:Small	2008-02-22	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	25–15–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Julio Perez	KO	1 (8), Template:Small	2007-10-11	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
42	Template:No2Loss	24–15–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Yori Boy Campas	UD	10	2007-08-31	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	24–14–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Jaime Javier Barahona	TKO	3 (8), Template:Small	2007-06-21	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
40	Template:No2Loss	23–14–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Andre Berto	TKO	1 (10), Template:Small	2007-02-17	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	23–13–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Michael Lucero	UD	8	2006-12-08	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
38	Template:No2Loss	22–13–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Cornelius Bundrage	TKO	7 (8), Template:Small	2006-09-26	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
37	Template:No2Loss	22–12–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Grady Brewer	MD	5	2006-02-10	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	22–11–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Gary Balletto	UD	5	2006-02-06	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	21–11–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Rudy Cisneros	SD	5	2006-01-19	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
34	Template:No2Loss	20–11–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Ben Tackie	MD	10	2005-09-23	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
33	Template:No2Loss	20–10–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Ernesto Zepeda	SD	12	2005-07-30	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
32	Template:No2Loss	20–9–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Demetrius Hopkins	UD	10	2005-03-25	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
31	NC	20–8–2 (1)	Template:Flagicon Victor Manuel Mendoza	NC	4	2005-01-06	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	20–8–2	Template:Flagicon Jesus Abel Santiago	UD	10	2004-11-19	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	19–8–2	Template:Flagicon Gustavo Corral	MD	10	2004-08-08	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
28	Draw	18–8–2	Template:Flagicon Omar Bernal	SD	8	2004-06-04	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	18–8–1	Template:Flagicon Bradley Jensen	TKO, Template:Small	2 (8)	2004-05-14	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	17–8–1	Template:Flagicon Victor Manuel Mendoza	UD	6	2004-04-02	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	16–8–1	Template:Flagicon Anthony Simpkins	TKO	1 (4), Template:Small	2004-02-06	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	15–8–1	Template:Flagicon Julian Romero	UD	6	2003-10-10	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	14–8–1	Template:Flagicon Sergio Joel De la Torre	UD	8	2003-08-01	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	13–8–1	Template:Flagicon Frankie Sanchez	UD	8	2003-06-13	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	12–8–1	Template:Flagicon Gerry Balagbagan	TKO	7 (8), Template:Small	2003-04-04	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
20	Template:No2Loss	11–8–1	Template:Flagicon José Celaya	UD	8	2003-02-08	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
19	Template:No2Loss	11–7–1	Template:Flagicon Jose Luis Rodrigues	UD	6	2002-06-14	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
18	Template:No2Loss	11–6–1	Template:Flagicon Ramon Olivas	UD	8	2002-04-05	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	11–5–1	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Nelson	TKO	4 (6), Template:Small	2002-02-22	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
16	Template:No2Loss	10–5–1	Template:Flagicon Ishe Smith	UD	6	2001-12-28	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
15	Template:No2Loss	10–4–1	Template:Flagicon Joseph Brady	UD	8	2001-12-14	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
14	Template:No2Loss	10–3–1	Template:Flagicon Ian MacKillop	UD	6	2001-09-29	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	10–2–1	Template:Flagicon Awel Abdulai	UD	8	2001-08-19	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	9–2–1	Template:Flagicon Danny Laborin	UD	4	2001-04-27	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
11	Template:No2Loss	8–2–1	Template:Flagicon Jose Antonio Ocampo	KO	1 (4)	1992-11-09	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	8–1–1	Template:Flagicon Jose Michalean	KO	1 (4)	1992-07-19	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	7–1–1	Template:Flagicon Cesar Castillo	KO	2 (4)	1992-07-07	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	6–1–1	Template:Flagicon Louis Saucedo	TKO	4 (4)	1992-06-26	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	5–1–1	Template:Flagicon Armando Pimentel	TKO	4 (4), Template:Small	1992-04-09	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	4–1–1	Template:Flagicon Prendice Rodriguez	TKO	3 (4)	1992-02-21	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
5	Template:No2Loss	3–1–1	Template:Flagicon Frank Peña	SD	4	1991-12-19	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	3–0–1	Template:Flagicon Martin Navarrete	TKO	2 (4)	1991-11-06	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
3	Draw	2–0–1	Template:Flagicon Ramon Sanchez	SD	4	1991-09-13	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Template:Flagicon Justin Juuko	TKO	2 (4), Template:Small	1991-07-06	Template:Flagicon Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Template:Flagicon Chris Crespin	TKO	2 (4), Template:Small	1991-05-08	Template:Flagicon Template:Small	Template:Small

Personal life

Bravo suffers from colorblindness. He currently lives in Tucson, is engaged with four children, and works in construction in addition to boxing.

External links

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