Enrique Ornelas Explained

Enrique Ornelas
Realname:	Enrique Andrade Ornelas
Weight:	Middleweight
Height:	6 ft 1+1/2 in
Reach:	77 in
Birth Date:	September 17, 1980
Birth Place:	Jesús del Monte, Guanajuato, Mexico
Style:	Orthodox
Total:	43
Wins:	34
Ko:	22
Losses:	9

Enrique Andrade Ornelas (born September 17, 1980) is a Mexican professional boxer. A two-time world title challenger, Ornelas challenged for the WBO super middleweight title in 2010, as well as the WBA light heavyweight title in 2012.

Background

Born in Jesús del Monte, Guanajuato, Mexico, Ornelas is the younger brother of super middleweight contender Librado Andrade.^[1] ^[2]

Career

Ornelas began his professional career on 16 October 1999, beating previously unbeaten Rigoberto Placencia on points over four rounds at the Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California].^[3]

Ornelas vs. Hopkins

On December 2, 2009, Ornelas fought Bernard Hopkins through 12-rounds but lost a unanimous decision. The bout took place in the light heavyweight division and Ornelas had never fought that high up in weight before.^[4]

First title shot

Ornelas went to Montreal for his first shot at a world title as he faced WBO champion Robert Stieglitz set for November 20. Stieglitz was stopped by Ornelas' half-brother Librado Andrade in 2008 and he made the third defense of the WBO crown.^[5]

He now makes his home in La Habra, California.

Professional boxing record

|align="center" colspan=8|30 Wins (20 knockouts, 10 decisions), 6 Losses (1 by knockout, 5 by decision), 0 Draws ^[6] |-| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes|-align=center| || align=left| TBA| ||-(8) || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center| || align=left| Robert Stieglitz| || 12 || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center| || align=left| Julius Fogle| || 4 || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center| || align=left| Bernard Hopkins| || 12 || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center| || align=left| Roberto Baro| || 4 || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center| || align=left| Marco Antonio Rubio| || 12 || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center| || align=left| Daryl Salmon| || 2 || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center| || align=left| Norberto Bravo| || 7 || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center| || align=left| Bronco McKart| || 5 || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center| || align=left| Bronco McKart| || 12 || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center| || align=left| Sam Soliman| || 10 || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center| || align=left| Raul Munoz| || 1 || |align=left| |align=left||-align=center

Notes and References

Web site: Brothers Enrique Ornelas And Librado Andrade Would Fight Each Other -- Boxing FanHouse . boxing.fanhouse.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100308215654/http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/03/05/brothers-enrique-ornelas-and-librado-andrade-would-fight-each-ot/ . 2010-03-08.
Web site: BraggingRightsCorner.com - "Meet the Bash Brothers: Librado Andrade and Enrique Ornelas"... By Tom Dickey . July 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708091353/http://www.braggingrightscorner.com/dickeybashbros092904.html . July 8, 2011 . dead .
Web site: Boxrec . Enrique Ornelas . Boxrec Fighter Page . 26 January 2008.
Web site: Hopkins beats Ornelas by unanimous decision. December 3, 2009.
Web site: Boxing - Ornelas to challenge Stieglitz . September 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100904034704/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/ornelas-to-challenge-stieglitz-58420 . September 4, 2010 . dead .
Web site: Enrique Ornelas - Boxer . September 9, 2010 . June 16, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150616222729/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=41078&cat=boxer . dead .