| Yori Boy Campas | |
| Nickname: | Yori Boy |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 7+1/2 in[1] |
| Reach: | 68 in |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 128 |
| Wins: | 108 |
| Ko: | 83 |
| Losses: | 17 |
| Draws: | 3 |
Luis Ramón "Yori Boy" Campas Medina (born August 6, 1971) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 2019. He held the IBF light middleweight title from 1997 to 1998.
He is a native of Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico, where the word Yori means white. When he was young and he walked into a gym for the first time, the way he hit opponents that day impressed his trainers, Chava Mendoza and Gilbert Marquez. He began to be nicknamed Yori Boy, and few actually know his real name is Luis Ramon. He trained in Three Forks, Montana, with his manager and trainer, Joe Diaz.
Campas, whose brother Armando was also a respected professional fighter, began his professional career on July 7, 1987 at the age of fifteen, by knocking out Gaby Vega in the first round at Ciudad Obregón, Sonora. His first thirteen fights were all won by knockout, and he built a record of 56-0 with 50 knockout wins by the time the IBF had him ranked as their number one world title challenger. Prior to that, he had won the Mexican and regional NABF welterweight titles. He won the NABF one on his first fight abroad, defeating Roger Turner by a twelve-round decision in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 19, 1992.[2]
Campas also beat former world champion Jorge Vaca by a knockout in round two at Tijuana before receiving his first world title fight on September 17 of 1994 against Félix Trinidad for the IBF welterweight title as part of a Pay Per View undercard that featured Julio César Chávez's rematch against Meldrick Taylor for the WBC light welterweight title. Campas, who had been considered by many Mexicans to be the next Chávez, dropped Trinidad in round two, but he lost by a fourth-round technical knockout for his first professional defeat in 57 bouts.[3]
Campas came back with seven straight wins, including one that gave him the WBO's regional NABO welterweight title, when he knocked out former world champion Genaro Leon in three rounds on August 7, 1995. On September 6, 1996, he was given a second world title try, against José Luis Lopez, for the WBO welterweight title, in Los Angeles, California. Campas lost by knockout in round six.[4]
Campas then decided to campaign in the light middleweight division, beating Fidel Avendano by a knockout in round two in his first fight there. Campas had four straight wins before challenging for a world title again, this time against IBF light middleweight champion Raul Marquez. On December 6, 1997, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Campas became the world champion by knocking out Marquez in round eight. He defended his title three times, beating Anthony Stephens by a knockout in three at Ledyard, Connecticut; Pedro Ortega by a technical knockout in eleven at Tijuana; and former Trinidad opponent Larry Barnes by a knockout in three in Las Vegas. On December 12, 1998, however, he lost the title after retiring in his corner in the seventh round against Fernando Vargas in Las Vegas.[5]
After two wins in a row, he lost to Oba Carr. For his next fight, however, he became the first boxer to beat Tony Ayala when Ayala was knocked out in round eight by Campas in San Antonio, Texas.[6] On March 16, 2002, he received his next world title shot, for the vacant WBO light middleweight title, against Puerto Rico's Daniel Santos, once again in Las Vegas. He lost by knockout in round eleven.
After one more knockout win, he tried to gain the WBC and WBA light middleweight titles against Oscar De La Hoya on May 3, 2003, again in Las Vegas. He lost that fight by knockout in round seven.[7]
During a press conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 24, 2004, Campas announced he had moved to that city.[8] Two days later, he returned to the ring after a ten-month layoff, defeating Dumont Dewey Welliver by a ten-round split decision. He followed his win over Welliver with an eight-round decision win over Raul Munoz, also in Phoenix. Campas then suffered a mild upset when he was beaten by the relatively unknown Eric Regan by decision in twelve rounds at Oroville, California.
His 2006 fight against Ireland's John Duddy was a candidate for the 2006 Fight of the Year.[9]
On 30 March 2012, Campas reached a significant milestone when he chalked up the 100th win of his career via a 2nd-round knockout of Mauro Lucero. The win gave Campas his 79th win inside the distance and improved his overall record to 100-16-1.[10]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | Win | Alexis Canett | RTD | 6 (10), | Jul 3, 2018 | ||||
| 127 | Win | 107–17–3 | Joel Cota | TKO | 4 (10), | Mar 16, 2018 | |||
| 126 | Win | 106–17–3 | Anthony Bonsante | DQ | 6 (10) | Jan 23, 2016 | |||
| 125 | Win | 105–17–3 | Glen Cislo | KO | 2 (4) | Nov 7, 2015 | |||
| 124 | Win | 104–17–3 | Chris Asher | KO | 2 (6) | Aug 22, 2015 | |||
| 123 | Win | 103–17–3 | Julio Cesar Lanzas | UD | 6 | Sep 27, 2014 | |||
| 122 | Win | 102–17–3 | Daniel Gonzalez | UD | 6 | Apr 5, 2014 | |||
| 121 | Draw | 101–17–3 | Gustavo Castro | TD | 2 (10) | Oct 4, 2013 | |||
| 120 | Draw | 101–17–2 | Christian Solano | TD | 10 (10) | Jul 28, 2013 | |||
| 119 | Win | 101–17–1 | Gabriel Martinez | SD | 10 | Feb 15, 2013 | |||
| 118 | Loss | 100–17–1 | Les Sherrington | UD | 12 | Jul 28, 2012 | |||
| 117 | Win | 100–16–1 | Mauro Lucero | KO | 2 (10), | Mar 30, 2012 | |||
| 116 | Loss | 99–16–1 | Jorge Cota | TKO | 8 (10), | Nov 19, 2011 | |||
| 115 | Win | 99–15–1 | Marcelo Rodriguez | TKO | 3 (10), | Aug 6, 2011 | |||
| 114 | Win | 98–15–1 | Rogelio Medina | TKO | 6 (10) | Jun 17, 2011 | |||
| 113 | Win | 97–15–1 | Gustavo Octavio Castro | UD | 10 | Apr 15, 2011 | |||
| 112 | Win | 96–15–1 | Matt Vanda | UD | 10 | Feb 18, 2011 | |||
| 111 | Win | 95–15–1 | Esteban Camou | RTD | 4 (10) | Dec 17, 2010 | |||
| 110 | Win | 94–15–1 | Juergen Hartenstein | TKO | 2 (12), | Sep 17, 2010 | |||
| 109 | Win | 93–15–1 | Taronze Washington | UD | 6 | Jul 15, 2010 | |||
| 108 | Loss | 92–15–1 | Héctor Camacho Jr. | SD | 10 | Oct 30, 2009 | |||
| 107 | Draw | 92–14–1 | Héctor Camacho | SD | 8 | May 9, 2009 | |||
| 106 | Loss | 92–14 | Marcos Reyes | MD | 12 | Mar 21, 2009 | |||
| 105 | Loss | 92–13 | Saúl Román | RTD | 8 (10), | Nov 8, 2008 | |||
| 104 | Win | 92–12 | Alejandro García | KO | 1 (10), | Jun 21, 2008 | |||
| 103 | Loss | 91–12 | Matthew Macklin | PTS | 10 | Mar 22, 2008 | |||
| 102 | Loss | 91–11 | Amin Asikainen | TKO | 7 (10), | Feb 1, 2008 | |||
| 101 | Win | 91–10 | Fernando Vela | TKO | 5 (10), | Nov 30, 2007 | |||
| 100 | Win | 90–10 | Norberto Bravo | UD | 10 | Aug 31, 2007 | |||
| 99 | Win | 89–10 | Billy Lyell | UD | 10 | Jun 15, 2007 | |||
| 98 | Loss | 88–10 | Eromosele Albert | UD | 10 | May 2, 2007 | |||
| 97 | Loss | 88–9 | John Duddy | UD | 12 | Sep 29, 2006 | |||
| 96 | Win | 88–8 | Miguel Hernandez | RTD | 5 (10), | Jul 15, 2006 | |||
| 95 | Win | 87–8 | Esteban Camou | TKO | 6 (12), | Sep 30, 2005 | |||
| 94 | Loss | 86–8 | Matt Vanda | SD | 12 | Jun 24, 2005 | |||
| 93 | Win | 86–7 | Rigoberto Placencia | KO | 2 (12) | Apr 7, 2005 | |||
| 92 | Loss | 85–7 | Eric Regan | UD | 12 | Jan 21, 2005 | |||
| 91 | Win | 85–6 | Raul Munoz | UD | 8 | Nov 6, 2004 | |||
| 90 | Win | 84–6 | Gabriel Holguin | MD | 10 | Oct 15, 2004 | |||
| 89 | Win | 83–6 | Andres Pacheco | SD | 10 | Jul 9, 2004 | |||
| 88 | Win | 82–6 | Anthony Shuler | TKO | 1 (12), | May 8, 2004 | |||
| 87 | Win | 81–6 | Dumont Welliver | SD | 10 | Mar 26, 2004 | |||
| 86 | Loss | 80–6 | Oscar De La Hoya | TKO | 7 (12), | May 3, 2003 | |||
| 85 | Win | 80–5 | George Klinesmith | KO | 2 (10), | Nov 15, 2002 | |||
| 84 | Loss | 79–5 | Daniel Santos | TKO | 11 (12), | Mar 16, 2002 | |||
| 83 | Win | 79–4 | Roni Martinez | TKO | 5 (10) | Sep 30, 2001 | |||
| 82 | Win | 78–4 | Chris Sande | UD | 10 | Jun 16, 2001 | |||
| 81 | Win | 77–4 | Tony Menefee | TKO | 4 (10), | Feb 25, 2001 | |||
| 80 | Win | 76–4 | Rob Bleakley | TKO | 4 (10), | Nov 19, 2000 | |||
| 79 | Win | 75–4 | Tony Ayala Jr. | RTD | 8 (10), | Jul 28, 2000 | |||
| 78 | Loss | 74–4 | Oba Carr | RTD | 8 (10), | Mar 4, 2000 | |||
| 77 | Win | 74–3 | Rudy Lovato | TKO | 5 (10), | Nov 20, 1999 | |||
| 76 | Win | 73–3 | Ronald Weaver | UD | 10 | Jun 26, 1999 | |||
| 75 | Loss | 72–3 | Fernando Vargas | RTD | 7 (12), | Dec 12, 1998 | |||
| 74 | Win | 72–2 | Larry Barnes | RTD | 3 (12), | Sep 18, 1998 | |||
| 73 | Win | 71–2 | Pedro Ortega | TKO | 11 (12), | Jun 5, 1998 | |||
| 72 | Win | 70–2 | Anthony Stephens | RTD | 3 (12), | Mar 23, 1998 | |||
| 71 | Win | 69–2 | Raúl Márquez | TKO | 8 (12), | Dec 6, 1997 | |||
| 70 | Win | 68–2 | Verdell Smith | PTS | 10 | Jul 11, 1997 | |||
| 69 | Win | 67–2 | Chris Sande | UD | 10 | Jun 2, 1997 | |||
| 68 | Win | 66–2 | Rito Ruvalcaba | TKO | 5 (?) | Feb 21, 1997 | |||
| 67 | Win | 65–2 | Fidel Avendano | TKO | 2 (10) | Nov 29, 1996 | |||
| 66 | Loss | 64–2 | José Luis López | RTD | 5 (12), | Oct 6, 1996 | |||
| 65 | Win | 64–1 | Ray Collins | PTS | 12 | Mar 4, 1996 | |||
| 64 | Win | 63–1 | Francisco Javier Altamirano | TKO | 8 (10) | Dec 8, 1995 | |||
| 63 | Win | 62–1 | Anthony Jones | KO | 2 (10), | Nov 4, 1995 | |||
| 62 | Win | 61–1 | Manuel Rojas | TKO | 1 (?) | Oct 9, 1995 | |||
| 61 | Win | 60–1 | Genaro León | TKO | 3 (12) | Aug 7, 1995 | |||
| 60 | Win | 59–1 | Heath Todd | TKO | 3 (10), | Jun 19, 1995 | |||
| 59 | Win | 58–1 | Young Dick Tiger | UD | 10 | Apr 6, 1995 | |||
| 58 | Win | 57–1 | Jerry Horne | TKO | 4 (12), | Feb 16, 1995 | |||
| 57 | Loss | 56–1 | Félix Trinidad | TKO | 4 (12), | Sep 17, 1994 | |||
| 56 | Win | 56–0 | Anthony Ivory | TKO | 9 (10) | Jul 27, 1994 | |||
| 55 | Win | 55–0 | Jorge Vaca | TKO | 2 (10) | Feb 16, 1994 | |||
| 54 | Win | 54–0 | Floyd Williams | KO | 4 (10), | Dec 4, 1993 | |||
| 53 | Win | 53–0 | Anthony Ivory | UD | 10 | Nov 12, 1993 | |||
| 52 | Win | 52–0 | Griffin Goleman | KO | 1 (10), | Aug 27, 1993 | |||
| 51 | Win | 51–0 | Ricky Stoner | TKO | 7 (?) | Jul 24, 1993 | |||
| 50 | Win | 50–0 | Louis Howard | KO | 8 (?) | Jun 10, 1993 | |||
| 49 | Win | 49–0 | Ricky Lehman | KO | 3 (?) | May 21, 1993 | |||
| 48 | Win | 48–0 | David Taylor | TKO | 8 (?) | Mar 12, 1993 | |||
| 47 | Win | 47–0 | Steve Barreras | TKO | 2 (?) | Jan 29, 1993 | |||
| 46 | Win | 46–0 | William Hernandez | KO | 1 (?) | Dec 4, 1992 | |||
| 45 | Win | 45–0 | Oscar Ponce | TKO | 7 (?) | Oct 17, 1992 | |||
| 44 | Win | 44–0 | Luciano Torres | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 26, 1992 | |||
| 43 | Win | 43–0 | Roger Turner | MD | 12 | Jun 19, 1992 | |||
| 42 | Win | 42–0 | Samuel Martinez | TKO | 5 (12), | May 2, 1992 | |||
| 41 | Win | 41–0 | Ultiminio Martinez | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 4, 1992 | |||
| 40 | Win | 40–0 | Julian Benitez | KO | 1 (12) | Mar 2, 1992 | |||
| 39 | Win | 39–0 | Greg Dickson | KO | 2 (?) | Nov 11, 1991 | |||
| 38 | Win | 38–0 | Frankie Davis | TKO | 4 (10) | Oct 5, 1991 | |||
| 37 | Win | 37–0 | Jose Luis Bedolla | TKO | 3 (12) | Aug 10, 1991 | |||
| 36 | Win | 36–0 | Jerry Horne | TKO | 2 (?) | Jul 8, 1991 | |||
| 35 | Win | 35–0 | Jesus Cardenas | KO | 7 (12) | May 24, 1991 | |||
| 34 | Win | 34–0 | Rey Morales | KO | 6 (10) | Mar 8, 1991 | |||
| 33 | Win | 33–0 | Roman Nunez | TKO | 3 (?) | Feb 4, 1991 | |||
| 32 | Win | 32–0 | Luis Francisco Perez | TKO | 4 (10) | Dec 10, 1990 | |||
| 31 | Win | 31–0 | Martin Quiroz | PTS | 10 | Nov 24, 1990 | |||
| 30 | Win | 30–0 | Victor Lozoya | KO | 3 (?) | Sep 28, 1990 | |||
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Julian Benitez | KO | 8 (?) | Aug 20, 1990 | |||
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Luis Mora | UD | 10 | May 7, 1990 | |||
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Jorge Hernandez | KO | 2 (?) | May 4, 1990 | |||
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Manuel Ramos | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 12, 1990 | |||
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Jesus Ramirez | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 12, 1990 | |||
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Federico Renteria | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 15, 1989 | |||
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Corona Dominguez | KO | 2 (?) | Oct 30, 1989 | |||
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Santana Yanez | TKO | 4 (?) | Sep 29, 1989 | |||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Martin Contreras | TKO | 5 (?) | Aug 14, 1989 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Antonio Martinez | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 16, 1989 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Rigoberto Garcia | TKO | 7 (?) | Apr 24, 1989 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | David Lopez | TKO | 8 (10) | Apr 7, 1989 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Rosario Guerrero | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 13, 1989 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | David Lopez | PTS | 12 | Dec 2, 1988 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Jose Lopez | TKO | 6 (?) | Nov 7, 1988 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Sergio Vacasehua | PTS | 10 | Oct 14, 1988 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Luis Rodriguez | KO | 4 (?) | Aug 22, 1988 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Jose Lopez | TKO | 8 (10) | Jul 11, 1988 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Luis Garcia | KO | 4 (8) | Jun 20, 1988 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jorge Ahumada | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 19, 1988 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Gaby Vega | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 1, 1988 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Heriberto Ruiz | KO | 2 (?) | Mar 4, 1988 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Segio Garcia | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 19, 1988 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Sebastian Mendez | KO | 2 (?) | Jan 10, 1988 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Paulino Gasca | KO | 1 (?) | Dec 20, 1987 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Miguel Ayala | KO | 1 (?) | Dec 13, 1987 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Rene Flores | KO | 3 (4) | Nov 23, 1987 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Roberto Lopez | KO | 2 (4) | Nov 12, 1987 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gaby Vega | KO | 1 (6) | Jul 11, 1987 | |||