Professional career Brian Vera

1 professional career

1.1 contender
1.2 vera vs. lee
1.3 vera vs. kirkland
1.4 vera vs. lee ii
1.5 vera vs. chávez jr. i-ii

professional career

vera began professional career in 2004 four-round unanimous decision win on avien cooper. win next thirteen bouts, including decision victory on darnell boone (who later knockout future lineal light heavyweight champion adonis stevenson), before signing espn television series contender.

the contender

he 1 of featured boxers on third season of boxing reality tv series, contender, premiered september 4, 2007, on espn. vera suffered first professional loss in opening fight of contest shows runner-up jaidon codrington.

vera vs. lee

in 2008, vera fought then-undefeated , highly touted prospect andy lee. in fight supposed lose according critics, brian vera pulled upset win , defeat lee tko in seventh round. although stoppage regarded controversial, vera behind on points until point, though lee himself appeared battered , exhausted vera s relentless assault in 7th.

vera vs. kirkland

vera s career hit standstill after when matched against light-middleweight contender james kirkland. kirkland vicious in assault against vera, battering outmatched opponent on ring duration of fight. vera knocked down twice in preceding rounds before faithful 8 round, in devastating combination kirkland put vera down third time. vera managed rise up, cornered , beaten on until referee vic drakulich called halt match, vera losing eighth-round technical knockout. in match, kirkland had managed land 283 out of 532 thrown punches, whereas vera landed 64 out of 470.

vera fought once in 2009, losing definitive decision craig mcewan. mcewan landing combinations @ start of fight, , vera had no answer opponent s boxing ability. in 2010 vera go 1-2, first losing unanimous decision against isaac rodrigues before scoring third-round technical knockout on sebastien demers, , dropping twelve-round unanimous decision middleweight contender max bursak.

on february 4, 2011, vera defeat fellow contender competitor sergio mora. vera win close definitive split decision on mora, , followed success eighth-round knockout on eloy suarez.

vera vs. lee ii

later year vera rematch old foe andy lee, time losing wide margin. lee used height , reach excellent effect, keeping bullish vera off of him night, , scoring knockdown in second. lee displayed excellent boxing tactics , skills controlling distance of fight , continuously blasting vera power punches angles.

vera vs. chávez jr. i-ii

vera score 4 more wins following defeat andy lee, including wide unanimous decision against former foe sergio mora, technical knockout victory on serhiy dzinziruk before being matched against former wbc middleweight champion julio césar chávez, jr. vera surprised many when dominated bout, outboxing , out-landing larger , sluggish foe. when announced after fight chavez had won unanimous decision, decision roundly booed. later revealed not 1 press row scorer had scored bout chávez jr., scoring definitively vera.

chávez jr. , vera rematch 6 months later on twelve-round bout. time chavez use size , strength more effectively, outboxing , outscoring vera relative ease. vera lose far clearer unanimous decision.