Austin Dwayne Trout was born on September 18,1985 and is an American professional boxer and bare-knuckle boxer.
40 Facts About Austin Trout
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Austin Trout extended his championship legacy by winning the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship welterweight title in 2024.
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In 2004, Austin Trout was the US National Amateur Welterweight Champion.
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Austin Trout was the runner-up to make the 2004 US Olympic Boxing Team.
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Austin Trout defeated 34 year old journeyman Justo Almazan via TKO in round 3.
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Austin Trout made easy work of Pankey stopping him after 1 minute and 45 seconds of round 1.
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Austin Trout fought a further five times in 2006, winning all bouts inside the distance.
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In January 2007, Austin Trout knocked out 30 year old Raul Munoz in the fifth round of their scheduled six round fight.
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Less than a month later, Austin Trout was taken the six round distance again, this time against 33 year old journeyman Abdias Castillo.
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Austin Trout won the fight comfortably on all three scorecards.
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Austin Trout fought the WBA light middleweight title against Interim champion Rigoberto Alvarez, brother of Canelo Alvarez.
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Austin Trout proved to be the superior boxer of the two winning a lop-sided unanimous decision.
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Austin Trout dominated the fight, going on to win a one sided unanimous decision.
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Austin Trout was always in control of the fight and more active than Rodriguez, who only let his hands go in the final round.
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Austin Trout started the fight off fast, using his quick combinations to continually get his punches off first against Cotto.
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Austin Trout used his superior footwork to evade most of Cotto's punches, and was able to out muscle Cotto off the ropes when he was cornered in the fight.
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Austin Trout regained control in the later rounds, even backing Cotto up later in the fight, and stunned Cotto several times down the stretch with his straight left hand.
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Austin Trout won the fight by a wide unanimous decision, giving him the biggest win of his career thus far.
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Austin Trout landed 238 of 779 punches and Cotto landed 183 of 628 punches thrown.
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CompuBox Stats showed that Austin Trout was the busier fighter landing 154 of 769 punches thrown and Alvarez was the more accurate puncher landing 124 of his 431 thrown.
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Immediately after the bout, Austin Trout stated that he hadn't underestimated Alvarez but that he trained to fight a completely different fighter.
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Lara put on a dominant performance as he immediately nullified Austin Trout's offense using deft footwork and clean punching.
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In outclassing Austin Trout, Lara scored a knockdown in round eleven via straight left hand.
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Austin Trout was hurt for the remainder of the round as Lara pressed the action.
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Austin Trout was knocked down twice in round 3 via straight right hands, but rallied on and won a unanimous decision in what was supposed to be an easy tune-up.
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On May 9,2015, Austin Trout fought 33 year old Luis Galarza at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas.
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Austin Trout controlled the fight from the opening bell eventually forced the stoppage after round 6.
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In September 2015, Austin Trout knocked out Joey Hernandez following a body shot in round 6.
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Austin Trout suffered a cut over his right eye in the 10th round from a clash of heads but fought well despite suffering the cut.
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The crowd booed loudly when the scores were read out to let the judges know that they felt Austin Trout should have won.
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Charlo landed 130 of 474 punches thrown and Austin Trout landed 117 of his 490 thrown.
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Austin Trout received a purse of $300,000 and Charlo earned a purse of $500,000.
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On fight night, Austin Trout started the fight well, winning the early rounds by jabbing and moving.
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Austin Trout's cornermen retired following round 10 to protect their fighter, to the chagrin of the former world champion.
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On January 11,2018, it was announced that Austin Trout would make a ring return against Colombian boxer Juan De Angel on the Devon Alexander vs Victor Ortiz undercard on February 17 at the Don Haskins Center on the UTEP campus in El Paso, Texas.
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Austin Trout made quick work out of his opponent, stopping him in the second round of the fight.
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On 6 February 2021, more than a year after his last fight, Austin Trout fought Juan Armando Garcia in Mexico.
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On February 2,2024 at BKFC 57 in Hollywood, Florida, Austin Trout defeated Luis Palomino to become the new BKFC welterweight champion.
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Austin Trout made his first title defense against Ricardo Franco on October 12,2024 at BKFC on DAZN: Tenaglia vs Soto.
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Austin Trout made his second title defense against undefeated contender Carlos Trinidad-Snake in the main event on April 4,2025 at BKFC 71 Dubai: Day 1.