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Elvin Ayala

Elvin Ayala (born January 15, 1981) is an American professional boxer. He is a former world-title challenger.

Elvin Ayala
Ayala with the WBC USNBC middleweight championship belt on July 29, 2011
Born (1981-01-15) January 15, 1981 (age 43)
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other namesThe Lycan
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach74 in (188 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins29
Wins by KO13
Losses13
Draws1

Early life

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Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, but raised in New Haven, Connecticut, Ayala took up boxing as a way to stay off the streets and out of trouble. He credits former light heavyweight world champion Chad Dawson as one of his early influences.

"I really didn’t have any schooling," Ayala said, "and there were drugs everywhere I grew up. When I came to Connecticut, Chad was coming up at the time and becoming a star and making money, and I’m like, 'Wait, you can make money off this?'

"I didn’t want to live a life where I had to look over my shoulder all the time, but I still needed to make money. I didn’t want to live in poverty anymore."[1]

Professional career

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At the age of 22, Ayala made his professional debut on September 19, 2003, with a unanimous decision win over Michael Gutrick in Toms River, New Jersey, a short distance from his hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania.

Within a year, Ayala improved his professional record to 7–0 with one knockout. On November 11, 2004, Ayala earned his eighth professional win by knocking out Chance Leggett, then 11–3, in the seventh round of a scheduled eight-round bout at The Roxy in Boston, Massachusetts. The victory over Leggett began a stretch of three consecutive knockout wins for Ayala.

Ayala eventually won his first 16 fights before facing his toughest test to date against future The Contender reality television participant David Banks, who was 12-1-1 at the time, on November 24, 2006, at The Roxy. Ayala lost a narrow split decision, 94–97, 95–96, 96-94 — the first loss of his professional career. Three months later, Ayala faced Banks again, this time losing by unanimous decision, 91–99, 93–97, 94–96, at Mohegan Sun in February 2007.[2]

Ayala bounced back with back-to-back wins against Dillon Carew and Jose Angel Roman in Connecticut and closed the year with arguably his most impressive performance in a controversial draw against then-unbeaten The Contender Season 1 champion Sergio Mora at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Ayala lost, 91–99, on judge David Mendoza's scorecard, but won the bout, 96–94, on Raul Caiz Jr.'s scorecard. Max DeLuca judged the bout even at 95-95.

The draw dropped Ayala's record to 18-2-1, setting up the biggest fight of Ayala's young career — a showdown against undefeated International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight world champion Arthur Abraham. The bout took place on March 29, 2008, in Germany two months after Ayala's 27th birthday. Abraham won the majority of the rounds, sending Ayala to the canvas in the fifth, and finished Ayala for good via 12th-round knockout with just 28 seconds remaining in the fight. Abraham improved to 26–0 with the win, which was also his seventh world-title defense.[3]

Following a 10-month stretch of inactivity, Ayala returned with back-to-back wins against Antony Bartinelli and Eddie Caminero before losing a United States Boxing Association (USBA) middleweight title bout against former world-title challenger Lajuan Simon by unanimous decision at the Palms Casino Resort.

Ayala then traveled to Montreal, Quebec in June 2010 to face hometown favorite David Lemieux, who entered the bout at 22–0 with 21 knockouts, on ESPN's Friday Night Fights for the WBC International middleweight title. Ayala hit the canvas three times in the opening round and lost by technical knockout at the 2:44 mark.[4] "There were so many excuses after the loss [to Lemieux]. Everyone had all these reasons," Ayala said. “I felt the only reason was because I was too heavy and had to lose the weight rapidly. I was drained. Who can fight like that? My four-year-old daughter could’ve hit me that day and knocked me out."[5]

After his loss to Lemieux, Ayala stringed together six wins against lesser opposition and won the USNBC title along the way. Ayala would then lose a fight to Curtis Stevens for the NABF title via round 1 stoppage. Stevens overpowered Ayala, knocking him down twice in the first round.

Ayala won an upset unanimous decision (78-74, 78–74, 77–75) over Mayweather Promotions prospect Ronald Gavril.[6] However, Ayala would lose his next fight to Sergiy Derevyanchenko by unanimous decision. In November 2016, Ayala defeated Marcos Reyes by round 7 TKO. This was Ayala's first stoppage win in over 4 years.

Professional boxing record

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43 fights 29 wins 13 losses
By knockout 13 5
By decision 16 8
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location More
43 Loss 29–13–1   Bakhram Murtazaliev TKO 9 (10), 2:05 Feb 2, 2019   Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, U.S. For WBC-USNBC light middleweight title
42 Loss 29–12–1   Patrick Day UD 10 Oct 27, 2018   Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. For WBC Continental Americas light middleweight title
41 Loss 29–11–1   Alantez Fox UD 8 Sep 22, 2018   Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland, U.S.
40 Loss 29–10–1   Vaughn Alexander TKO 7 (10), 1:42 Oct 5, 2017   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
39 Loss 29–9–1   Junior Castillo UD 12 Apr 27, 2017   Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas, U.S. For vacant WBF middleweight title
38 Win 29–8–1   Marcos Reyes TKO 7 (10), 1:43 Nov 3, 2016   Dallas Petroleum Club, Dallas, Texas, U.S. Won vacant WBC-USNBC middleweight title
37 Loss 28–8–1   Christopher Brooker MD 8 Sep 9, 2016   Santander Arena, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
36 Loss 28–7–1   Sergiy Derevyanchenko UD 8 Aug 7, 2015   Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
35 Win 28–6–1   Ronald Gavril UD 8 Mar 28, 2015   Pearl Concert Theater, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
34 Win 27–6–1   Aaron Mitchell UD 6 Jan 17, 2015   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
33 Loss 26–6–1   Curtis Stevens KO 1 (10), 1:10 Jan 19, 2013   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. For vacant NABF middleweight title
32 Win 26–5–1   John Mackey TKO 9 (10), 0:53 Jul 21, 2012   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
31 Win 25–5–1   Eric Mitchell UD 8 Mar 30, 2012   Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S. Retained WBC-USNBC middleweight title
30 Win 24–5–1   Derrick Findley UD 10 Jul 29, 2011   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S. Won vacant WBC-USNBC middleweight title
29 Win 23–5–1   George Armenta RTD 4 (8), 3:00 May 6, 2011   Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
28 Win 22–5–1   Joe Gardner RTD 4 (6), 3:00 Apr 1, 2011   Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
27 Win 21–5–1   Mustafah Johnson UD 6 Feb 4, 2011   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
26 Loss 20–5–1   David Lemieux KO 1 (12), 2:44 Jun 11, 2010   Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada For vacant WBC International middleweight title
25 Loss 20–4–1   Lajuan Simon UD 12 Oct 17, 2009   Pearl Concert Theater, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. For IBF-USBA middleweight title
24 Win 20–3–1   Eddie Caminero TKO 3 (6), 0:41 Jun 27, 2009   The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
23 Win 19–3–1   Anthony Bartinelli UD 8 Jan 23, 2009   Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
22 Loss 18–3–1   Arthur Abraham KO 12 (12), 2:32 Mar 29, 2008   Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany For IBF middleweight title
21 Draw 18–2–1   Sergio Mora SD 10 Oct 16, 2007   Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S.
20 Win 18–2   Jose Angel Roman UD 8 Jun 29, 2007   Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
19 Win 17–2   Dillon Carew TKO 2 (6) Jun 9, 2007   Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
18 Loss 16–2   David Banks UD 10 Feb 23, 2007   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
17 Loss 16–1   David Banks SD 10 Nov 24, 2006   The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
16 Win 16–0   John Gottschling TKO 1 (6), 0:19 Jul 21, 2006   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
15 Win 15–0   Larry Marks MD 10 Jun 17, 2006   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
14 Win 14–0   Virgil McClendon TKO 4 (6), 1:50 May 10, 2006   Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
13 Win 13–0   William Gill UD 6 Mar 31, 2006   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
12 Win 12–0   David Estrada TKO 5 (8), 2:50 Jul 8, 2005   Athletic Center, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
11 Win 11–0   Raynard Darden UD 6 May 6, 2005   Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
10 Win 10–0   Jose Medina TKO 4 (6), 3:00 Apr 1, 2005   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
9 Win 9–0   Mack Willis TKO 2 (6) Dec 17, 2004   Shaw's Convention Center, Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
8 Win 8–0   Chance Leggett TKO 7 (8), 2:24 Nov 11, 2004   The Roxy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
7 Win 7–0   Julio Jean UD 6 Aug 27, 2004   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
6 Win 6–0   Jacob Rodriguez UD 6 Jun 12, 2004   Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
5 Win 5–0   Aundalen Sloan UD 6 May 7, 2004   Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
4 Win 4–0   Chris Troupe UD 4 Jan 30, 2004   Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
3 Win 3–0   Keith Sonley UD 4 Jan 9, 2004   Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
2 Win 2–0   Darus Hunter KO 1 (4), 2:40 Nov 11, 2003   Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1 Win 1–0   Michael Gutrick UD 4 Sep 19, 2003   Ritacco Center, Toms River, New Jersey, U.S.

References

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  1. ^ "Ayala yearns for latest opportunity". Boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  2. ^ "Account Suspended". Fightwriter.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  3. ^ "Interview with Elvin Ayala: Hitting the Comeback Trail". Doghouseboxing.com. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  4. ^ "#1 source for boxing news on the web". Fightnews.com. 2010-06-15. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  5. ^ "The beat goes on … : GoFightLive". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  6. ^ Reeno, Rick. "J'Leon Love, Charlo Gets Wins: Gavril and Seda Upset". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
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