Alberto Machado

Alberto Josué Machado Becerril (born September 9, 1990) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight title from 2017 to 2018.

Amateur career Machado started boxing at 10, in Monte Hatillo, San Juan. Despite being right-handed, he's boxed as a southpaw ever since. Machado won several national competitions. Machado represented Puerto Rico at the 2008 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships. He won two bouts before losing in the quarterfinals to Timacoy Williams. Machado took part in the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament but failed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics as he lost to Alberto Melián in the second round. He had about 168 fights as an amateur before turning pro at 22.

Professional career Machado won his first 8 fights before competing for the USNBC super featherweight title against fellow Puerto Rican prospect Alvin Torres. Machado would prove to be too much for Torres, winning by technical knockout in the second round. Between 2015 and 2016, Machado scored five consecutive first-round knockouts. Machado's second title would be the NABO super featherweight, for which he defeated Juan José Martínez by TKO in just one round. Machado unified North American titles against NABA super featherweight titlist, Carlos Morales. Morales was knocked down on the second round before losing a wide unanimous decision (99-90, 99-90, 98-91).

Machado challenged WBA (super) champion Jezreel Corrales on 21 October 2017. The fight headlined an HBO Boxing After Dark show. Corrales lost his title on the scales, coming in at 134 lb, 4 above the division's weight limit. Corrales started the fight dominating Machado with sharper boxing and better footwork. Machado was rocked by several punches early in the fight and he was dropped in round 5. However, Machado came out strong in round 6 and had Corrales badly hurt. Corrales resorted to holding and tackled Machado, with both fighters hit the canvas. From that point, the defending champion was unable to use his better technique to his advantage. One of his gloves touched the canvas during round 7 but the referee failed to score it a knockdown. In round 8, Machado landed a hard left hook that dropped Corrales. Corrales was unable to recover before he was counted out, giving Machado the win and the title. Machado dedicated the victory to the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. As Machado was interviewed by Max Kellerman, Corrales tried to interrupt and demand a rematch but he was brushed off.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes27Loss23–4Steve ClaggettTKO3 (10), Jun 1, 202326Win23–3Jose AnguloTKO8 (10), Dec 9, 202225Loss22–3Angel FierroKO6 (10), Mar 18, 202124Win22–2Luis PorozoKO2 (10), Dec 13, 201923Loss21–2Andrew CancioKO3 (12), Jun 21, 201922Loss21–1Andrew CancioKO4 (12), Feb 9, 201921Win21–0Yuandale EvansKO1 (12), Oct 27, 201820Win20–0Rafael MensahUD12Jul 21, 201819Win19–0Jezreel CorralesKO8 (12), Oct 21, 201718Win18–0Carlos MoralesUD10Aug 18, 201717Win17–0Juan José MartínezTKO1 (10), Apr 1, 201716Win16–0Orlando RizoKO2 (10), Dec 10, 201615Win15–0Yardley ArmentaKO2 (8), Aug 6, 201614Win14–0Miguel Ángel MendozaTKO1 (8), Apr 23, 201613Win13–0José Luis AraizaKO1 (8), Feb 6, 201612Win12–0Tyrone LuckeyTKO1 (4), Nov 21, 201511Win11–0Álvaro OrtizKO1 (8), Jun 27 201510Win10–0Jean Javier SoteloKO1 (8), Mar 14, 20159Win9–0Alvin TorresTKO2 (8), Nov 1, 20148Win8–0Eliezer AgostoKO4 (6), Aug 16, 20147Win7–0Jesus LuleKO2 (6), Apr 19, 20146Win6–0Nuwan JayakodyTKO2 (6), Jan 25, 20145Win5–0Jesus del ValleUD4Oct 26, 20134Win4–0Andrew Moreno1 (4), Aug 8, 20133Win3–0Luis Quezada4Apr 27, 20132Win2–0Efrain SalgadoTKO1 (4), Feb 23, 20131Win1–0Alex Nazario3 (4), Nov 17, 2012

Alberto Machado

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