Austin Trout

Austin Dwayne Trout (born September 18, 1985) is an American professional boxer who held the WBA (Regular) super welterweight title from 2011 to 2013.

Early life and amateur career

Trout graduated from Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico.^[1]

In 2004, Austin was the U.S. National Amateur Welterweight Champion.^[2]

Austin was the runner-up to make the 2004 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team. He would finish his amateur career with a final record of 163–42–1.

Professional career

In November 2009, he beat Taronze Washington to win the vacant WBC Continental Americas Light Middleweight title.^[3]

After climbing up the ranks as an elite boxer, he became a mandatory challenger for the WBA World Boxing Championship belt. While waiting for his opportunity to fight for Miguel Cotto for the championship title, Austin ended up working with DeAngelo Singleton to help with early stages of PR. Eventually, Trout would fight for and win a World Boxing Title.

Light Middleweight

Light Middleweight title

On 5 February 2011, Trout won the WBA World Light Middleweight Championship bout with a unanimous decision against Interim champion Rigoberto Álvarez in his foe's hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico.^[4][5]

His first defense of his newly awarded title was a win against mandatory challenger David Alonso López on June 11.^[6][7]

On 11 November 2011, Trout stopped Australian Frank LoPorto. Trout's next fight was against Ring Top 10 Light Middleweight, Delvin Rodriguez. Trout dominated the fight, going on to win a one sided unanimous decision.

Trout vs. Cotto

He then defended his WBA Light Middleweight Championship against former three division champion and No. 2 ranked Light Middleweight, Miguel Cotto, on December 1, 2012, in New York City. Trout started the fight off fast, using his quick combinations to continually get his punches off first against Cotto. Trout also used his superior footwork to evade most of Cotto's punches, and was able to out muscle Cotto off the ropes when he was cornered in the fight. During the middle rounds, Cotto found success trapping Trout on the ropes and keeping him there, ripping Trout with body shots and finding the range with his left hook. Trout regained control in the later rounds, even backing Cotto up later in the fight, and stunned Cotto several times down the stretch with his straight left hand. Trout won the fight by a wide unanimous decision, giving him the biggest win of his career thus far. After the fight, Trout called out fellow Light Middleweight champion Canelo Álvarez.

Trout vs. Álvarez

Austin Trout faced Canelo Alvarez who was also undefeated as a professional. The bout went the full distance and Alvarez came out victorious in a close competitive fight. All three judges scorecards were in favor of Alvarez but many thought the bout was much closer than the scorecards indicated. Trout was knocked down for the first time in his career in the 7th round.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
33	Loss	30–3	Jermall Charlo	UD	12	May 21, 2016	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	For IBF light middleweight title
32	Win	30–2	Joey Hernandez	KO	6 (10), 3:00	Sep 8, 2015	Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
31	Win	29–2	Luis Galarza	TKO	6 (10), 3:00	May 9, 2015	State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, U.S.
30	Win	28–2	Luis Grajeda	RTD	7 (10), 3:00	Dec 11, 2014	Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
29	Win	27–2	Daniel Dawson	UD	10	Aug 22, 2014	Pechanga Resort and Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
28	Loss	26–2	Erislandy Lara	UD	12	Dec 7, 2013	Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.	For WBA interim light middleweight title
27	Loss	26–1	Canelo Álvarez	UD	12	Apr 20, 2013	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.	Lost WBA (Regular) light middleweight title; For WBC and vacant The Ring light middleweight titles
26	Win	26–0	Miguel Cotto	UD	12	Dec 1, 2012	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
25	Win	25–0	Delvin Rodríguez	UD	12	Jun 2, 2012	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
24	Win	24–0	Frank LoPorto	TKO	6 (12), 2:32	Nov 11, 2011	Cohen Stadium, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
23	Win	23–0	David Alonso López	UD	12	Jun 11, 2011	Auditorio Miguel Barragán, San Luis Potosí City, Mexico	Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
22	Win	22–0	Rigoberto Álvarez	UD	12	Feb 5, 2011	Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico	Won vacant WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
21	Win	21–0	Taronze Washington	UD	12	Nov 5, 2009	Petroleum Club, Dallas, Texas, U.S.	Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light middleweight title
20	Win	20–0	Nilson Julio Tapia	MD	11	Sep 5, 2009	Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama	Won WBA Fedelatin light middleweight title
19	Win	19–0	Marcos Primera	UD	8	Jul 31, 2009	Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
18	Win	18–0	Shawn Garnett	UD	8	Jun 26, 2009	Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada
17	Win	17–0	Martin Avila	TKO	4 (12)	Mar 14, 2009	Coliseo Centenario, Torreón, Mexico	Won vacant WBA International light middleweight title
16	Win	16–0	Bradley Thompson	RTD	3 (4), 0:10	Nov 20, 2008	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
15	Win	15–0	Byron Tyson	UD	8	Jul 9, 2008	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
14	Win	14–0	Steve Verdin	TKO	2 (6), 2:26	May 2, 2008	County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
13	Win	13–0	Erik Rafael Esquivel	UD	6	Dec 21, 2007	Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
12	Win	12–0	Roderick McGary	TKO	1 (6), 1:17	Nov 17, 2007	Kruse Auction Park, Auburn, Indiana, U.S.
11	Win	11–0	Nelson Estupinan	TKO	2 (6), 0:46	Jul 27, 2007	Isleta Resort & Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
10	Win	10–0	Abdias Castillo	UD	6	May 25, 2007	Isleta Resort & Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
9	Win	9–0	Julio Perez	UD	6	Apr 27, 2007	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
8	Win	8–0	Raul Munoz	KO	5 (6), 2:21	Jan 5, 2007	Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
7	Win	7–0	Cardyl Finley	KO	2 (6), 1:30	Dec 15, 2006	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
6	Win	6–0	Dustin Lilly	TKO	1 (4)	Sep 29, 2006	Burnin' Downtown Festival, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
5	Win	5–0	Jerry Perez	KO	3 (6), 0:56	Sep 1, 2006	Route 66 Casino Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
4	Win	4–0	Jeremy Berger	TKO	1 (4), 2:59	Mar 4, 2006	Landon Arena, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
3	Win	3–0	Anthony Torres	TKO	3 (4), 1:04	Feb 4, 2006	Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
2	Win	2–0	Josh Pankey	TKO	1 (4), 1:45	Dec 10, 2005	American Legion Hall, Blairstown, Iowa, U.S.
1	Win	1–0	Justo Almazan	TKO	3 (4), 1:43	Sep 16, 2005	Isleta Resort & Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.	Professional debut

Titles in boxing

Outside of boxing

Trout appeared on "His Opinion...", an episode of Say Yes to the Dress, when his fiancé Taylor chose her wedding dress.

References

External links

• Official website
• Professional boxing record for Austin Trout from BoxRec