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Arturo Morua (born 3 May 1978) is a Mexican professional boxer. Arturo is a former WBA Fedecentro, WBO Latino, and WBO Inter-Continental Light Welterweight Champion. Morua has fought numerous times on Telefutura and Telemundo.[1]

Arturo Morua
Statistics
Nickname(s)	El Silencioso
Weight(s)	Welterweight Light welterweight
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Reach	180 cm (71 in)
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(1978-05-03) 3 May 1978 (age 44) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	42
Wins	26
Wins by KO	15
Losses	15
Draws	1
No contests	0

Professional career

In October 2001, Morua took on hard hitting, Cosme Rivera (21-6-2) and defeated him by UD12 to win the WBA Fedecentro Light Welterweight Title.

WBC Light Welterweight Championship

In his first title attempt Arturo would lose a tough fight to WBC Champion Junior Witter.[2]

WBO Light Welterweight Championship

Arturo then lost a twelve-round decision to WBO Champion Ricardo Torres.[3]

Morua holds wins over great fighters like Emanuel Augustus, Omar Gabriel Weis, and Cosme Rivera.

Professional record

26 Wins (15 knockouts), 15 Losses, 1 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	26-15-1	Jessie Vargas	TKO	6 (8)	2010-05-01	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Loss	26-14-1	Juan Jesus Rivera	UD	10 (10)	2009-12-05	Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Loss	26-13-1	Victor Cayo	TKO	1 (9)	2009-05-30	UVI Sports & Fitness Center, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Loss	26-12-1	Diosbelys Hurtado	TKO	3 (10)	2009-04-03	Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, USA
Loss	26-11-1	Marcos Maidana	RTD	6 (12)	2008-04-19	Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win	26-10-1	Mario Alberto Mondragon	TKO	3 (10)	2008-02-29	Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Loss	25-10-1	Alex De Jesus	UD	12 (12)	2007-07-20	Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, USA

References

External links

• Boxing record for Arturo Morua from BoxRec (registration required)

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