Ronny Rios (born January 22, 1990) is an American professional boxer.
Amateur career Rios was an amateur boxer. He went on to win a National Golden Gloves and two U.S. National Bantamweight Champions.
Professional career On February 4, 2012 Ronny knocked out the veteran Jeremy McLaurin at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim, California. On November 21, 2015 Ronny defeated Jayson Velez at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada to win the WBC Silver Featherweight Championship.
On July 13, 2019, Ronny Rios fought undefeated rising prospect Diego De La Hoya. After a slow start, both fighters let their hands go, and started landing on each other in the second round. In the fourth round, the fight slowed down again. In the sixth round, Rios dropped De La Hoya with a left hook and right uppercut combination. De La Hoya managed to get up, but immediately said something to the referee who decided to wave the fight off.
In his next fight, Rios defeated Hugo Berrio via a fourth-round knockout.
WBA ordered his next fight to be against Murodjon Akhmadaliev. Rios lost the fight by 12th round knockout.
Rios challenged WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, on 5 October 2024. He lost the fight by stoppage in the 10th round.
After almost 18 months away from the competitive boxing ring, he lost on his comeback to Bryan Acosta via unanimous decision at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California, on 28 March 2026.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes40Loss34–6Bryan AcostaUD1028 Mar 202639Loss34–5Nick BallTKO10 (12), 5 Oct 202438Win34–4Nicolas PolancoKO5 (10), Apr 24, 202437Loss33–4Murodjon AkhmadalievTKO12 (12), Jun 25, 202236Win33–3Oscar NegreteUD10Feb 13, 202135Win32–3Hugo BerrioKO4 (12), Nov 9, 201934Win31–3 Diego De La HoyaKO6 (12), Jul 13, 201933Win30–3 Daniel OleaRTD5 (8), Apr 26, 201932Loss29–3 Azat HovhannisyanKO6 (10), Mar 9, 201831Win29–2 Deivi Julio BassaUD10Dec 2, 201730Loss28–2 Rey VargasUD12Aug 26, 201729Win28–1 Daniel NoriegaTKO4 (10), May 6, 201728Win27–1 Roy Tapia6 (10), Dec 16, 201627Win26–1 Efrain EsquiviasTKO2 (10), Jun 3, 201626Win25–1 Jayson VelezUD10Nov 21, 201525Win24–1 Sergio FriasUD10Mar 20, 201524Loss23–1 Robinson CastellanosTKO5 (10), Oct 10, 201423Win23–0 Andrew CancioUD10Apr 14, 201422Win22–0 Jose Angel BeranzaUD8Sep 7, 201321Win21–0 Leonilo MirandaTKO6 (10), Jun 8, 201320Win20–0 Rico RamosUD10Jan 11, 201319Win19–0 David RodelaTKO9 (10), Jul 28, 201218Win18–0 Guillermo SanchezUD8Apr 7, 201217Win17–0 Jeremy McLaurinKO4 (8), Feb 4, 201216Win16–0 Roger GonzalezUD8Sep 30, 201115Win15–0 Noe LopezTKO1 (8), July 23, 201114Win14–0 Georgi KevlishviliUD8May 20, 201113Win13–0 Adolfo LanderosUD8Dec 17, 201012Win12–0 Leivi BreaKO4 (6), Aug 26, 201011Win11–0 Guadalupe De LeonUD6May 22, 201010Win10–0 Andres LedesmaKO5 (6), Mar 25, 20109Win9–0 Willshaun BoxleyUD6Jan 29, 20108Win8–0 John WampashKO6 (6), Oct 10, 20097Win7–0 Manuel SarabiaKO1 (4), Sep 24, 20096Win6–0 Rodrigo ArandaUD4Jul 30, 20095Win5–0 Alvaro Muro2 (4), Jul 30, 20094Win4–0 Frank GutierrezUD4Mar 26, 20093Win3–0 Benito Abraham4Feb 12, 20092Win2–0 Carlos Luque4Dec 11, 20081Win1–0 Fermin Perez1 (4), Oct 24, 2008
References
External links
Ronny Rios - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live