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.AXN East Asia - The Heart of Action + Adventure 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
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes48Loss Paweł WolakTKO3 (8), Feb 21, 2009 47Win27–17–2 (1) Jose Luis CruzMD62008-11-07 46Win26–17–2 (1) Roberto ValenzuelaRTD3 (6), 2008-07-18 45Loss25–17–2 (1) Freddy HernándezUD122008-04-18 44Loss25–16–2 (1) Enrique Ornelas7 (12), 2008-02-22 43Win25–15–2 (1) Julio PerezKO1 (8), 2007-10-11 42Loss24–15–2 (1) Yori Boy CampasUD102007-08-31 41Win24–14–2 (1) Jaime Javier BarahonaTKO3 (8), 2007-06-21 40Loss23–14–2 (1) Andre BertoTKO1 (10), 2007-02-17 39Win23–13–2 (1) Michael LuceroUD82006-12-08 38Loss22–13–2 (1) Cornelius BundrageTKO7 (8), 2006-09-26 37Loss22–12–2 (1) Grady BrewerMD52006-02-10 36Win22–11–2 (1) Gary BallettoUD52006-02-06 35Win21–11–2 (1) Rudy CisnerosSD52006-01-19 34Loss20–11–2 (1) Ben TackieMD102005-09-23 33Loss20–10–2 (1) Ernesto ZepedaSD122005-07-30 32Loss20–9–2 (1) Demetrius HopkinsUD102005-03-25 31NC20–8–2 (1) Victor Manuel Mendoza42005-01-06 30Win20–8–2 Jesus Abel SantiagoUD102004-11-19 29Win19–8–2 Gustavo Corral102004-08-08 28Draw18–8–2 Omar BernalSD82004-06-04 27Win18–8–1 Bradley JensenTKO, 2 (8)2004-05-14 26Win17–8–1 Victor Manuel MendozaUD62004-04-02 25Win16–8–1 Anthony SimpkinsTKO1 (4), 2004-02-06 24Win15–8–1 Julian RomeroUD62003-10-10 23Win14–8–1 Sergio Joel De la TorreUD82003-08-01 22Win13–8–1 Frankie SanchezUD82003-06-13 21Win12–8–1 Gerry BalagbaganTKO7 (8), 2003-04-04 20Loss11–8–1 José CelayaUD82003-02-08 19Loss11–7–1 Jose Luis RodriguesUD62002-06-14 18Loss11–6–1 Ramon OlivasUD82002-04-05 17Win11–5–1 Jonathan NelsonTKO4 (6), 2002-02-22 16Loss10–5–1 Ishe SmithUD62001-12-28 15Loss10–4–1 Joseph BradyUD82001-12-14 14Loss10–3–1 Ian MacKillopUD62001-09-29 13Win10–2–1 Awel AbdulaiUD82001-08-19 12Win9–2–1 Danny Laborin42001-04-27 11Loss8–2–1 Jose Antonio OcampoKO1 (4)1992-11-09 10Win8–1–1 Jose MichaleanKO1 (4)1992-07-19 9Win7–1–1 Cesar Castillo2 (4)1992-07-07 8Win6–1–1 Louis SaucedoTKO4 (4)1992-06-26 7Win5–1–1 Armando PimentelTKO4 (4), 1992-04-09 6Win4–1–1 Prendice RodriguezTKO3 (4)1992-02-21 5Loss3–1–1 Frank Peña41991-12-19 4Win3–0–1 Martin NavarreteTKO2 (4)1991-11-06 3Draw2–0–1 Ramon Sanchez41991-09-13 2Win2–0 Justin JuukoTKO2 (4), 1991-07-06 1Win1–0 Chris Crespin2 (4), 1991-05-08
Personal life Bravo is colorblind. He currently lives in Tucson, is engaged with four children, and works in construction in addition to boxing.
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