| Norberto Bravo | |
| Nickname: | El Gallito (The Fighting Rooster) |
| Weight: | Middleweight Light Middleweight Welterweight |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 48 |
| Wins: | 27 |
| Ko: | 15 |
| Losses: | 18 |
| Draws: | 2 |
| No Contests: | 1 |
Norberto Bravo (born December 4, 1970) is an American professional boxer, and is a contestant on the ESPN reality show Contender Season 2.
Bravo was born in Tucson, Arizona.
In the amateur ranks, Bravo posted 120 wins in 130 fights.[1] 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.
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.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Loss | 27–18–2 (1) |  Paweł Wolak | TKO | 3 (8), | 2009-02-21 |  | ||
| 47 | Win | 27–17–2 (1) |  Jose Luis Cruz | MD | 6 | 2008-11-07 | | ||
| 46 | Win | 26–17–2 (1) | Roberto Valenzuela | RTD | 3 (6), | 2008-07-18 | | ||
| 45 | Loss | 25–17–2 (1) | Freddy Hernández | UD | 12 | 2008-04-18 | | ||
| 44 | Loss | 25–16–2 (1) | Enrique Ornelas | 7 (12), | 2008-02-22 | | |||
| 43 | Win | 25–15–2 (1) | Julio Perez | KO | 1 (8), | 2007-10-11 | | ||
| 42 | Loss | 24–15–2 (1) | Yori Boy Campas | UD | 10 | 2007-08-31 | | ||
| 41 | Win | 24–14–2 (1) | Jaime Javier Barahona | TKO | 3 (8), | 2007-06-21 | | ||
| 40 | Loss | 23–14–2 (1) | Andre Berto | TKO | 1 (10), | 2007-02-17 | | ||
| 39 | Win | 23–13–2 (1) | Michael Lucero | UD | 8 | 2006-12-08 | | ||
| 38 | Loss | 22–13–2 (1) | Cornelius Bundrage | TKO | 7 (8), | 2006-09-26 | | ||
| 37 | Loss | 22–12–2 (1) | Grady Brewer | MD | 5 | 2006-02-10 | | ||
| 36 | Win | 22–11–2 (1) | Gary Balletto | UD | 5 | 2006-02-06 | | ||
| 35 | Win | 21–11–2 (1) | Rudy Cisneros | SD | 5 | 2006-01-19 | | ||
| 34 | Loss | 20–11–2 (1) |  Ben Tackie | MD | 10 | 2005-09-23 | | ||
| 33 | Loss | 20–10–2 (1) | Ernesto Zepeda | SD | 12 | 2005-07-30 | | ||
| 32 | Loss | 20–9–2 (1) | Demetrius Hopkins | UD | 10 | 2005-03-25 | | ||
| 31 | NC | 20–8–2 (1) | Victor Manuel Mendoza | 4 | 2005-01-06 | | |||
| 30 | Win | 20–8–2 | Jesus Abel Santiago | UD | 10 | 2004-11-19 | | ||
| 29 | Win | 19–8–2 | Gustavo Corral | 10 | 2004-08-08 | | |||
| 28 | Draw | 18–8–2 | Omar Bernal | SD | 8 | 2004-06-04 | | ||
| 27 | Win | 18–8–1 | Bradley Jensen | TKO, | 2 (8) | 2004-05-14 | | ||
| 26 | Win | 17–8–1 | Victor Manuel Mendoza | UD | 6 | 2004-04-02 | | ||
| 25 | Win | 16–8–1 | Anthony Simpkins | TKO | 1 (4), | 2004-02-06 | | ||
| 24 | Win | 15–8–1 | Julian Romero | UD | 6 | 2003-10-10 | | ||
| 23 | Win | 14–8–1 | Sergio Joel De la Torre | UD | 8 | 2003-08-01 | | ||
| 22 | Win | 13–8–1 | Frankie Sanchez | UD | 8 | 2003-06-13 | | ||
| 21 | Win | 12–8–1 |  Gerry Balagbagan | TKO | 7 (8), | 2003-04-04 | | ||
| 20 | Loss | 11–8–1 | José Celaya | UD | 8 | 2003-02-08 | | ||
| 19 | Loss | 11–7–1 |  Jose Luis Rodrigues | UD | 6 | 2002-06-14 | | ||
| 18 | Loss | 11–6–1 | Ramon Olivas | UD | 8 | 2002-04-05 | | ||
| 17 | Win | 11–5–1 | Jonathan Nelson | TKO | 4 (6), | 2002-02-22 | | ||
| 16 | Loss | 10–5–1 | Ishe Smith | UD | 6 | 2001-12-28 | | ||
| 15 | Loss | 10–4–1 | Joseph Brady | UD | 8 | 2001-12-14 | | ||
| 14 | Loss | 10–3–1 |  Ian MacKillop | UD | 6 | 2001-09-29 | | ||
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Awel Abdulai | UD | 8 | 2001-08-19 | | ||
| 12 | Win | 9–2–1 | Danny Laborin | 4 | 2001-04-27 | | |||
| 11 | Loss | 8–2–1 | Jose Antonio Ocampo | KO | 1 (4) | 1992-11-09 | | ||
| 10 | Win | 8–1–1 | Jose Michalean | KO | 1 (4) | 1992-07-19 | | ||
| 9 | Win | 7–1–1 | Cesar Castillo | 2 (4) | 1992-07-07 | | |||
| 8 | Win | 6–1–1 | Louis Saucedo | TKO | 4 (4) | 1992-06-26 | | ||
| 7 | Win | 5–1–1 | Armando Pimentel | TKO | 4 (4), | 1992-04-09 | | ||
| 6 | Win | 4–1–1 |  Prendice Rodriguez | TKO | 3 (4) | 1992-02-21 | | ||
| 5 | Loss | 3–1–1 | Frank Peña | 4 | 1991-12-19 | | |||
| 4 | Win | 3–0–1 | Martin Navarrete | TKO | 2 (4) | 1991-11-06 | | ||
| 3 | Draw | 2–0–1 | Ramon Sanchez | 4 | 1991-09-13 | | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Justin Juuko | TKO | 2 (4), | 1991-07-06 | | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Chris Crespin | 2 (4), | 1991-05-08 | |
Bravo suffers from colorblindness. He currently lives in Tucson, is engaged with four children, and works in construction in addition to boxing.[2]