Adrían Rene Granados is a Mexican American

Mexican American

Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican descent. As of July 2009, Mexican Americans make up 10.3% of the United States' population with over 31,689,000 Americans listed as of Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 66% of all Hispanics and Latinos in the United States...

 professional boxer

Boxing

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 in the Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

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Amateur career

Granados had an amateur record of 75-10. He's won the 2008 Junior Olympic State and Regional Championship. That same year he ranked 5th in National Rankings at junior welterweight. In the 2009 he took both the Junior Golden Gloves National Championships and then won the bronze medal at the Ringside World Championships. Granados was also on the Mexican Olympic Team Reserve.

Professional career

On September 17, 2011 Granados beat the veteran Trenton Titsworth at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago

Chicago

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, Illinois

Illinois

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