Enrique Andrade Ornelas (born September 17, 1980) is a Mexican professional boxer. A two-time world *le challenger, Ornelas challenged for the WBO super middleweight *le in 2010, as well as the WBA light heavyweight *le in 2012.

Contents

• 1 Background
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Ornelas vs. Hopkins
  • 2.2 First *le shot
  • 2.3 Professional boxing record
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Background

Born in Jesús del Monte, Guanajuato, Mexico, Ornelas is the younger brother of super middleweight contender Librado Andrade.

Career

Ornelas began his professional career on 16 October 1999, beating previously unbeaten Rigoberto Placencia on points over four rounds at the Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, United States.

Ornelas vs. Hopkins

On December 2, 2009, Ornelas fought Bernard Hopkins through 12-rounds but lost a unanimous decision. The bout took place in the light heavyweight division and Ornelas had never fought that high up in weight before.

First *le shot

Ornelas is in Montreal training for his first shot at a world *le as he faces WBO champion Robert Stieglitz set for November 20. Stieglitz was stopped by Ornelas brother Librado Andrade in 2008 and will be making the third defense of the WBO crown.

He now makes his home in La Habra, California.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

• Official website
• Boxing record for Enrique Ornelas from BoxRec (registration required)