Ronald Barrera

Ronald Barrera (born 12 October 1984)[1] is a Colombian professional boxer who currently fights in the flyweight division and has fought for major world titles five times, losing each attempt.

Ronald Barrera
Statistics
Real nameRonald Ortega Barrera
Nickname(s)El Indio
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
NationalityColombian
Born (1984-10-12) October 12, 1984
Barranquilla, Colombia
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights46
Wins30
Wins by KO18
Losses14
Draws2

World title challenges

On March 4, 2006 Barrera lost to Yutaka Niida by unanimous decision for the WBA minimumweight world title.[2]

On April 28, 2007 Barrera lost to Iván Calderón by split decision for the WBO minimumweight world title.[3]

On April 11, 2009 Barrera lost to Raúl García by sixth round technical knockout for the IBF minimumweight world title.[4]

On December 18, 2009 Barrera lost to Juan Carlos Reveco by third round knockout for the interim WBA light flyweight world title.[5]

On September 4, 2010 Barrera lost to Omar Niño Romero by seventh round technical decision for the WBC light flyweight world title.[6]

Other notable fighters faced

On January 21, 2012 Barrera lost to Julio Ceja by fourth round knockout.[7]

On September 9, 2012 Barrera lost to Carlos Cuadras by seventh round technical knockout.[8]

On May 25, 2013 Barrera lost to Román González by fifth round technical knockout in a bantamweight bout.[9]

Professional boxing record
46 fights 30 wins 14 losses
By knockout 18 6
By decision 12 8
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
46 Loss 30–14–2 Colombia Jesus Martinez UD 10 30 Oct 2015 Colombia Centro Recreativo Tacasuam, Montería, Colombia
45 Loss 30–13–2 Venezuela Liborio Solís UD 10 4 Mar 2015 Panama Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City, Panama
44 Loss 30–12–2 Nicaragua Román González TKO 5 (10), 2:42 25 May 2013 Nicaragua Polideportivo España, Managua, Nicaragua
43 Loss 30–11–2 Colombia Pablo Carrillo UD 10 2 Mar 2013 Colombia Coliseo del Colegio Biffi La Salle, Barranquilla, Colombia For vacant Colombian flyweight title
42 Loss 30–10–2 Mexico Carlos Cuadras TKO 7 (12), 1:54 29 Sep 2012 Mexico Estadio Héctor Espino, Hermosillo, Mexico For vacant WBC Silver super flyweight title
41 Win 30–9–2 Colombia Nelson Cantero UD 6 31 Aug 2012 Colombia Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
40 Loss 29–9–2 Mexico Julio Ceja KO 4 (12), 2:21 21 Jan 2012 Mexico Centro de Convenciones, Jilotepec, Mexico For vacant WBC FECARBOX bantamweight title
39 Win 29–8–2 Mexico Arturo Badillo RTD 8 (10), 3:00 3 Dec 2011 Mexico Auditorio Ernesto Rufo, Rosarito, Mexico
38 Win 28–8–2 Colombia Daniel Romero KO 6 (8) 15 Apr 2011 Colombia Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
37 Win 27–8–2 Colombia Benjamin Rivas UD 8 28 Jan 2011 Colombia Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
36 Loss 26–8–2 Mexico Omar Niño Romero RTD 6 (12), 3:00 4 Sep 2010 Mexico Coliseo Olimpico de la UG, Guadalajara, Mexico For WBC light flyweight title
35 Win 26–7–2 Mexico Arturo Badillo TKO 9 (12), 2:26 10 Apr 2010 Mexico Palenque del Parque Morelos, Tijuana, Mexico Won vacant WBC FECARBOX flyweight title
34 Loss 25–7–2 Argentina Juan Carlos Reveco KO 3 (12), 2:56 18 Dec 2009 Argentina Polideportivo La Colonia, Junín, Argentina For WBA interim light flyweight title
33 Draw 25–6–2 Colombia Michael Arango PTS 10 27 Oct 2009 Colombia Coliseo Kid Dumlop, Santa Marta, Colombia
32 Loss 25–6–1 Mexico Raúl García TKO 6 (12), 2:26 11 Apr 2009 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico For IBF minimumweight title
31 Win 25–5–1 Colombia Elkin Zavaleta UD 8 2 Dec 2008 Colombia Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
30 Win 24–5–1 Colombia Wilmer Jinete UD 10 23 Oct 2008 Colombia Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
29 Win 23–5–1 South Africa Zukisani Kwayiba KO 2 (12), 2:26 29 Aug 2008 South Africa Carousel Casino, Hammanskraal, South Africa
28 Loss 22–5–1 Venezuela Juan Jose Landaeta SD 11 7 Jun 2008 Venezuela Centro Olimpico, San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela For vacant WBA Fedelatin flyweight title
27 Win 22–4–1 Colombia Nelson Cantero KO 6 (10), 2:44 15 May 2008 Colombia Coliseo de Combate, Cartagena, Colombia
26 Loss 21–4–1 Mexico Raúl García UD 12 29 Feb 2008 Mexico Estadio de Beisbol Arturo C. Nahl, La Paz, Mexico
25 Win 21–3–1 Colombia Jose Humberto Caraballo KO 2 (10) 28 Sep 2007 Colombia Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
24 Win 20–3–1 Colombia Nelson Cantero UD 8 29 Jun 2007 Colombia Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
23 Loss 19–3–1 Puerto Rico Iván Calderón SD 12 28 Apr 2007 Colombia Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia For WBO minimumweight title
22 Win 19–2–1 Colombia Jose Humberto Caraballo KO 3 (10) 2 Feb 2007 Colombia Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
21 Win 18–2–1 Colombia Carlos Guerrero KO 2 (8) 27 Oct 2006 Colombia Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
20 Win 17–2–1 Colombia Wilson Cortina KO 2 (10) 29 Sep 2006 Colombia Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
19 Win 16–2–1 Colombia Wilmer Jinete UD 8 30 Jun 2006 Colombia Coliseo Elias Chegwin, Barranquilla, Colombia
18 Win 15–2–1 Colombia Gustavo Cortes RTD 3 (4) 12 May 2006 Colombia Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia
17 Loss 14–2–1 Japan Yutaka Niida UD 12 4 Mar 2006 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan For WBA minimumweight title
16 Win 14–1–1 Colombia Nelson Cantero KO 6 (10) 18 Nov 2005 Colombia Polideportivo Municipio, Puerto Colombia, Colombia Won Colombian super flyweight title
15 Loss 13–1–1 Panama Carlos Melo MD 12 15 Oct 2005 Panama Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama For vacant WBA Fedelatin minimumweight title
14 Win 13–0–1 Colombia Alfonso De la Hoz UD 12 17 Jun 2005 Colombia Estadio de Los Caracoles, Cartagena, Colombia Won Colombian light flyweight title
13 Draw 12–0–1 Colombia Walberto Ramos PTS 10 20 May 2005 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia
12 Win 12–0 Colombia Jose Luis Bolanos TKO 3 (?) 2 Apr 2005 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia
11 Win 11–0 Colombia Eliecer Munoz KO 4 (?) 6 Dec 2004 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia
10 Win 10–0 Colombia Alejandro Martinez TKO 1 (?) 15 Oct 2004 Colombia Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo, Cartagena, Colombia
9 Win 9–0 Colombia Gustavo Cortes PTS 10 4 Sep 2004 Colombia Puerto Colombia, Colombia Won Colombian minimumweight title
8 Win 8–0 Colombia Luis Caballero KO 2 (?) 7 Aug 2004 Colombia Barrio El Líbano, Cartagena, Colombia
7 Win 7–0 Colombia Elkin Zavaleta PTS 6 17 Jul 2004 Colombia Coliseo Cubierto, Puerto Colombia, Colombia
6 Win 6–0 Colombia Nestor Arroyo KO 2 (?) 3 Jul 2004 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia
5 Win 5–0 Colombia Edgar Arroyo KO 2 (?) 14 Jun 2004 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia
4 Win 4–0 Colombia Jose Luis Bolanos KO 2 (?) 5 Jun 2004 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia
3 Win 3–0 Colombia Nestor Arroyo PTS 6 15 May 2004 Colombia Cartagena, Colombia
2 Win 2–0 Colombia Elkin Zavaleta PTS 4 1 May 2004 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia
1 Win 1–0 Colombia Alfredo Ochoa PTS 4 27 Mar 2004 Colombia Barranquilla, Colombia

References
  1. "Ronald Barrera". BoxRec.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Niida retains WBA strawweight title". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  3. "WBO Championship Boxing: Ricardo Torres And Ivan Calderon Win In Colombia". saddoboxing.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  4. "Garcia Tops Barrera Again, Retains IBF 105". secondsout.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  5. "Billy Dib vs. Evgeny Gradovich, Juan Carlos Reveco vs. Masayuki Kuroda & Mark Flanagan vs. Daniel MacKinnon + other match-ups this week!". reddit.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  6. "Romero defeats Barrera, Solis stops Cordero". boxingnews24.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  7. "Carl Frampton vs. Kiko Martinez, Julio Ceja vs. Henry Maldonado & Kevin Bizier vs. Nate Campbell + other match-ups this week!". reddit.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2017-09-11.
  8. "Boxing results and recaps, Sept. 28-30: Carlos Cuadras dominates, Ismail Teboev avenges, & Giovanni De Carolis narrowly escapes". badlefthook.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  9. "Roman Gonzalez Pounds Ronald Barrera, Looks Ahead". boxingscene.com. 2013-05-26.
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