Vicente Escobedo (born November 6, 1981) is an American professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2013. As an amateur, he represented his country at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Real name | Vicente Escobedo |
Nickname(s) | Chente |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born | (1981-11-06) November 6, 1981 (age 40) Woodland, California, United States |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 32 |
Wins | 26 |
Wins by KO | 14 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 0 |
As an amateur Escobedo boxed out of the Woodland Boxing Club.
Escobedo represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning one bout and losing one bout. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico.
Escobedo started off his career with nine straight wins, followed by a loss to Daniel Jimenez. He fought eleven more fights, winning all of them, including wins against former champions Carlos Hernandez and Kevin Kelly. On September 19, 2009, he fought Michael Katsidis for the interim WBO lightweight title, but lost the bout by split decision. On November 6, 2010, he was defeated by Robert Guerrero via unanimous decision, Escobedo was knocked down twice by Guerrero. In 2012 he lost another title fight by TKO in the 5th round to Adrien Broner. On February 16, 2013, Escobedo was knocked out by Edner Cherry in the 6th round. (he was down once in the 2nd round and twice in the 6th). In September 2013 Escobedo suffered his third consecutive loss by KO to Fernando Carcamo, Escobedo was Ko'd in round 2. Overall, he has compiled a record of 25 wins (14 by knockout), and 6 losses.
26 Wins (15 knockouts, 12 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions), 0 Draws[1] | |||||||
Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Venue and Location | Notes |
Loss | 26–5 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10), 3:00 | 2013-02-16 | ![]() |
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Loss | 26–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:45 | 2012-07-21 | ![]() |
For vacant WBO Super Featherweight title |
Win | 26–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2012-05-12 | ![]() |
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Win | 25–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (10), 2:20 | 2012-03-03 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO NABO Super Featherweight title |
Win | 24–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2011-09-23 | ![]() |
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Win | 23–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2011-09-23 | ![]() |
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Loss | 22–3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2010-11-06 | ![]() |
For vacant WBO Inter-Continental Lightweight title |
Win | 22–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10), 1:33 | 2010-03-26 | ![]() |
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Loss | 21–2 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 2009-09-19 | ![]() |
For Interim WBO Lightweight title |
Win | 21–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10), 1:53 | 2009-05-21 | ![]() |
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Win | 20–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2009-04-04 | ![]() |
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Win | 19–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10), 0:42 | 2008-09-26 | ![]() |
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Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2008-06-18 | ![]() |
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Win | 17–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2008-05-02 | ![]() |
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Win | 16–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2008-01-11 | ![]() |
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Win | 15–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2007-10-06 | ![]() |
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Win | 14–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2007-07-06 | ![]() |
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Win | 13–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2007-02-01 | ![]() |
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Win | 12–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (8), 2:05 | 2006-11-30 | ![]() |
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Win | 11–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (8), 2:33 | 2006-11-10 | ![]() |
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Win | 10–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2006-07-20 | ![]() |
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Loss | 9–1 | ![]() |
SD | 8 | 2006-04-21 | ![]() |
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Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 2:53 | 2006-01-27 | ![]() |
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Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8), 1:40 | 2006-01-05 | ![]() |
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Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6), 1:52 | 2005-09-17 | ![]() |
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Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6), 2:58 | 2005-08-19 | ![]() |
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Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:57 | 2005-07-16 | ![]() |
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Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6), 3:00 | 2005-05-27 | ![]() |
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Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6), 0:10 | 2005-04-29 | ![]() |
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Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 1:22 | 2005-04-09 | ![]() |
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Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6), 1:06 | 2005-02-19 | ![]() |
Escobedo made an appearance as himself in Fight Night Round 3. He was also featured in the 4th episode of Discovery Channel's Fight Quest, while training in Ignacio "Nacho" Beristáin's gym in Mexico City.
Escobedo currently works as a boxing coach at Classic Kickboxing in Downtown Pasadena.
He is of Mexican descent.