Richard Abril

Richard "Richar" Abril (born 10 August 1982 in Cuba) is a Cuban professional boxer.

Professional career Most Cuban boxers have defected to go professional over the past few years. However, this wasn’t the case for Abril, a very good former amateur in his own right, having fought over 200 bouts. Unlike his countrymen who can’t return to the island, he is still able to return regularly to Cuba and spend time with friends and family. Several years ago, Abril won a lottery system, allowing him to freely come and go to and from Cuba. At the age of 23, Abril made his professional debut against Carlos Pena.

On October 22, 2011, Abril defeated Miguel Acosta by twelfth-round unanimous decision for the interim WBA Lightweight title.

After a proposed bout with Cuban superstar Yuriorkis Gamboa fell through, Brandon Rios agreed to face off with Abril on April 14, 2012 in Las Vegas for the vacant WBA lightweight title. Rios weighed in 137lbs - or two pounds overweight - thus the title was only at stake for Abril. In a controversial split-decision, Rios maintained his winning streak despite most fans and analysts believing Abril comprehensively won the fight. Due to Brandon's weight, Abril remained interim champion.

Professional boxing record 24 Win 20–3–1

UD 10 Jun 3, 2016

23 Win 19–3–1

MD 12 Sep 20, 2014

22 Win 18–3–1

UD 12 Mar 2, 2013

21 Loss 17–3–1

SD 12 Apr 14, 2012

20 Win 17–2–1

UD 12 Oct 22, 2011

19 Win 16–2–1

TKO 5 (10), Aug 12, 2011

18 Win 15–2–1

UD 11 Jul 30, 2011

17 Win 14–2–1

TKO 5 (10), Dec 10, 2010

16 Win 13–2–1

UD 10 Oct 19, 2010

15 Loss 12–2–1

SD 10 Jan 22, 2010

14 Win 12–1–1

TKO 5 (8), Dec 4, 2009

13 Win 11–1–1

UD 6 Aug 21, 2009

12 Loss 10–1–1

SD 10 Jun 27, 2008

11 Win 10–0–1

UD 8 May 30, 2008

10 Win 9–0–1

TKO 1 (6), Feb 29, 2008

9 Win 8–0–1

TKO 1 (6), Mar 2, 2007

8 Win 7–0–1

TKO 2 (6), Jan 20, 2007

7 Win 6–0–1

KO 1 (6), Oct 26, 2006

6 Draw 5–0–1

PTS 6 Aug 18, 2008

5 Win 5–0

TKO 1 (4), Jul 28, 2006

4 Win 4–0

UD 4 Jun 30, 2006

3 Win 3–0

UD 4 Apr 19, 2006

2 Win 2–0

UD 4 Jan 27, 2006

1 Win 1–0

UD 4 Dec 9, 2005