Rey Iván Popoca (born February 26, 1982) is a Mexican former professional boxer.[1]

Amateur career

A construction worker by day, Popoca still managed to run his amateur record to an outstanding 137-13.[2]

Professional career

Popoca put on an impressive performance against a very slick Mike Gonzalez (10-6-1, 9 KOs), knocking him out in the sixth round.[3] He suffered his first defeat on April 15, 2011 against Ruslan Provodnikov. He suffered his second defeat on July 13, 2012 against Jose Louis Castillo via eighth-round TKO.

References

  1. ^ "Archived Weblog Entry - 04/09/2008: "Ivan Popoca Unplugged and up Close"".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2010-05-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Popoca impresses". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2010-05-19.


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