Sergio Mora kept his "O" beating former middleweight title holder Rito Ruvalcaba by 6th round TKO at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, California on January 11, 2008. Ruvalcaba had not fought since his loss to Jose Luis Zertuche by 1st round KO in 2004. In his last fight on the Gomez-Tackie undercard at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California on October 16, 2007, Mora fought to a 10-round draw with Elvin Ayala. On August 25, 2006 at the Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, Mora beat Sacramento hometown hero Eric Regan by a lopsided 10-round unanimous decision. Mora unable to secure a fight with a name opponent at middleweight will move down to light middleweight to challenge Vernon Forrest on June 7, 2008 in a WBC light middleweight title bout televised on Showtime.
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest vs Mora | Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT |
June 7, 2008 Saturday 7:30 PM |
Forrest vs Mora & Quintana vs Williams Tickets |
Sergio "The Latin Snake" Mora
Sergio Mora, from Los Angeles, California was the winner of The Contender first season. He began boxing when he was 15 years old. Mora qualified for the 2000 Olympic trials, losing to Olympic favorite, Jermain Taylor by a couple of points. After the Olympics trials at age 19 Mora turned professional boxer. At 21 years old he was hired to spar with Fernando Vargas. Vargas and his manager also put Mora on 3 of their undercards. In 2005 Mora auditioned for The Contender becoming one of its 16 member cast.
On May 24, 2005 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada Sergio Mora beat Peter Manfredo Jr by unanimous decision in The Contenders 7 round championship bout winning the $1,000,000 prize. Mora and Manfredo Jr fought a second time on October 15, 2005 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center where Mora won an 8th round split decision victory over Manfredo Jr. On May 4, 2006 at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Mora survived a 2nd round KO stopping Archak TerMeliksetian by way of a 7th round TKO.