Juan Urango
(born October 4, 1980 in Jaraquiel, a suburb of Montería, Colombia) is a professional boxer in the junior welterweight (140 lb) division. His record is 20-1-1 (16 KOs). He is a former IBF world light welterweight champion. On June 30 2006, he defeated Australian boxer Naoufel Ben Rabah by a controversial points win. Urango lost the title in his first defence to English boxer Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas on January 20 2007 via a 12 round unanimous decision.
He is a very hard puncher in his division.
On April 23, 2008 Urango scored spectacular 4th round KO of Carlos Wilfredo Vilches in a IBF title eliminator. On January 30 2009, he won the fight against Herman Ngoudjo for the IBF light welterweight championship.
He is a Christian and belongs to the fastest growing church, Segadores De Vida, run by Pastor Ruddy and Maria Gracia where he serves as an usher.
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