News - Juan Urango

On Thursday at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, IBF Junior Lightweight champion, Juan Urango and challenger, Ricky Hatton faced the media for the final time before their hotly anticipated clash this coming Saturday. Both men appeared full of confidence and were all smiles as they sat with their respective camps before both fans and assembled media. Sat next to Hatton was younger brother, Matthew, who himself has a tough read more ...

Unbeaten Juan Urango (17-0-1, 13 KOs) won a controversial twelve round decision over 2000 Olympian Naoufel Ben Rabah (24-2, 13 KOs) to claim the vacant IBF junior welterweight title Friday night at the Seminole "Hard Rock Live" Arena in Hollywood, Florida. The powerful Urango was the aggressor and pressed the action, but Ben Rabah was very mobile and was able to work effectively from the outside while avoiding many of Urango's rushes read more ...