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'''Austin Dwayne Trout''' (born September 18, 1985) is an American [[professional boxer]] who held the [[WBA (Regular)]] [[light middleweight]] title from 2011 to 2013. He is also a three-time light middleweight world title challenger; challenging twice for the [[IBF]] title in 2016 and 2017, as well as for the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] title in 2018.
'''Austin Dwayne Trout''' (born September 18, 1985) is an American [[professional boxer]] and [[bare-knuckle boxer]]. In boxing he held the [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) [[light middleweight]] title ([[WBA (Regular)|Regular version]]) from 2011 to 2013. He extended his championship legacy by winning the [[Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship]] (BKFC) welterweight title in 2024. As of July 25, 2024, he is tied at #5 in the BKFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BKFC Fighters - Pound for Pound Rankings|url=https://www.bkfc.com/fighters/division/p4p|access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship}}</ref>


==Early life and amateur career==
==Early life==
Trout graduated from [[Mayfield High School (New Mexico)|Mayfield High School]] in Las Cruces, New Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_23022339/austin-trout-vs-canelo-alvarez-champs-mom-made |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615195337/http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_23022339/austin-trout-vs-canelo-alvarez-champs-mom-made |archive-date=2013-06-15 |title=Austin Trout vs. 'Canelo' Alvarez: Champ's mom made 'my dream her dream' |url-status=live |accessdate=2013-07-01 }}</ref>
Trout graduated from [[Mayfield High School (New Mexico)|Mayfield High School]] in Las Cruces, New Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_23022339/austin-trout-vs-canelo-alvarez-champs-mom-made |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615195337/http://www.elpasotimes.com/newupdated/ci_23022339/austin-trout-vs-canelo-alvarez-champs-mom-made |archive-date=2013-06-15 |title=Austin Trout vs. 'Canelo' Alvarez: Champ's mom made 'my dream her dream' |url-status=live |accessdate=2013-07-01 }}</ref>


==Amateur career==
In 2004, Austin was the [[United States national amateur boxing welterweight champions|U.S. National Amateur Welterweight Champion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.convictedartist.com/austin_trout.html |title=Austin Trout Boxing Interview |publisher=Convictedartist.com |accessdate=2013-07-01}}</ref>
In 2004, Austin was the [[United States national amateur boxing welterweight champions|U.S. National Amateur Welterweight Champion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.convictedartist.com/austin_trout.html |title=Austin Trout Boxing Interview |publisher=Convictedartist.com |accessdate=2013-07-01}}</ref>


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==Professional career==
==Professional career==
===Early career===
===Early career===
On September 1, 2005, Trout made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19 at the Isleta Casino & Resort in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]. He defeated 34 year old journeyman Justo Almazan (14-44-5, 1 KO) via TKO in round 3. The fight was scheduled for 4 rounds. His second fight was against Josh Pankey, who was making his debut, in December. Trout made easy work of Pankey stopping him after 1 minute and 45 seconds of round 1.
On September 1, 2005, Trout made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19 at the Isleta Casino & Resort in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]]. He defeated 34 year old journeyman Justo Almazan (14–44–5, 1 KO) via TKO in round 3. The fight was scheduled for 4 rounds. His second fight was against Josh Pankey, who was making his debut, in December. Trout made easy work of Pankey stopping him after 1 minute and 45 seconds of round 1.


Trout fought a further five times in 2006, winning all bouts inside the distance. In January 2007, Trout knocked out 30 year old Raul Munoz (19-9-1, 15 KOs) in the fifth round of their scheduled six round fight. Three months later, Trout was taken the six round distance when he defeated Mexican boxer Julio Perez with scores of (60-54, 60-54 and 59–55). Less than a month later, Trout was taken the six round distance again, this time against 33 year old journeyman Abdias Castillo. He won the fight comfortably on all three scorecards (60-54, 60-54 and 60–54). Trout fought and won 3 more times in 2007. By the end of the year, his record read 13 wins, 10 inside the distance and no losses.
Trout fought a further five times in 2006, winning all bouts inside the distance. In January 2007, Trout knocked out 30 year old Raul Munoz (19–9–1, 15 KOs) in the fifth round of their scheduled six round fight. Three months later, Trout was taken the six round distance when he defeated Mexican boxer Julio Perez with scores of (60–54, 60–54 and 59–55). Less than a month later, Trout was taken the six round distance again, this time against 33 year old journeyman Abdias Castillo. He won the fight comfortably on all three scorecards (60–54, 60–54 and 60–54). Trout fought and won 3 more times in 2007. By the end of the year, his record read 13 wins, 10 inside the distance and no losses.


In November 2009, he beat Taronze Washington to win the vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC Continental Americas]] [[light middleweight]] title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=21915&more=1|title=Exclusive Interview with Austin "No Doubt" Trout|date=2009-11-16|publisher=Eastsideboxing.com|accessdate=2013-07-01}}</ref>
In November 2009, he beat Taronze Washington to win the vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC Continental Americas]] [[light middleweight]] title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=21915&more=1|title=Exclusive Interview with Austin "No Doubt" Trout|date=2009-11-16|publisher=Eastsideboxing.com|accessdate=2013-07-01}}</ref>
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===WBA (Regular) light middleweight champion===
===WBA (Regular) light middleweight champion===
Trout fought for his first world title, the [[WBA (Regular)]] light middleweight title against [[interim championship|Interim]] champion [[Rigoberto Álvarez]], brother of [[Canelo Álvarez]]. The fight was scheduled to take place on February 5, 2011, at the [[Arena Coliseo]] in [[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]], Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/rigoberto-alvarez-austin-trout-ready-battle-on-2-5--35430|title=Rigoberto Alvarez, Austin Trout Ready For Battle on 2/5|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> Álvarez was on a three-fight win streak coming into the bout. Trout proved to be the superior boxer of the two winning a lop-sided unanimous decision (119-108, 119–108, 119–108). Trout lost one round on each of the three cards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/trout-to-face-alavarz-dec-4-64054|title=Trout to face Alvarez Dec. 4|date=2010-10-22|publisher=Fightnews.com|accessdate=2013-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026094822/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/trout-to-face-alavarz-dec-4-64054|archive-date=2010-10-26|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/sports/ci_17409132|title=Austin Trout finally has title; now he has to keep it|last=Chavez|first=Felix|date=2011-02-16|publisher=El Paso Times|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122020840/http://www.elpasotimes.com/sports/ci_17409132|archive-date=2013-01-22|url-status=live|accessdate=2013-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-leaves-no-doubt-rout-rigoberto-alvarez--35633|title=Austin Trout Leaves No Doubt In Rout Of Rigoberto Alvarez|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref>
Trout fought the [[WBA (Regular)]] light middleweight title against [[interim championship|Interim]] champion [[Rigoberto Álvarez]], brother of [[Canelo Álvarez]]. The fight was scheduled to take place on February 5, 2011, at the [[Arena Coliseo]] in [[Guadalajara]], [[Jalisco]], Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/rigoberto-alvarez-austin-trout-ready-battle-on-2-5--35430|title=Rigoberto Alvarez, Austin Trout Ready For Battle on 2/5|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> Álvarez was on a three-fight win streak coming into the bout. Trout proved to be the superior boxer of the two winning a lop-sided unanimous decision (119–108, 119–108, 119–108). Trout lost one round on each of the three cards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/trout-to-face-alavarz-dec-4-64054|title=Trout to face Alvarez Dec. 4|date=2010-10-22|publisher=Fightnews.com|accessdate=2013-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026094822/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/trout-to-face-alavarz-dec-4-64054|archive-date=2010-10-26|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/sports/ci_17409132|title=Austin Trout finally has title; now he has to keep it|last=Chavez|first=Felix|date=2011-02-16|publisher=El Paso Times|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122020840/http://www.elpasotimes.com/sports/ci_17409132|archive-date=2013-01-22|url-status=live|accessdate=2013-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-leaves-no-doubt-rout-rigoberto-alvarez--35633|title=Austin Trout Leaves No Doubt In Rout Of Rigoberto Alvarez|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref>


==== Early defences ====
==== Early defences ====
In April 2011, soon after winning the title, Trout's first defence was announced to take place against mandatory challenger [[David Alonso López]] (42-12, 23 KOs) on June 11 in Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-david-lopez-clash-on-june-11-mexico--38267|title=Austin Trout-David Lopez Clash on June 11 in Mexico|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> Trout dropped López in round 11 as he went on to successfully retain his WBA "regular" title in a 12-round unanimous decision win with the judges scores of 119–109, 117-110 and 118–109 in his favour. Although López had some success, the majority of the rounds were controlled by Trout using his speed, movement and fast hands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-dominates-david-lopez-torres-wins-too--40242|title=Austin Trout Dominates David Lopez, Torres Wins Too – Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/trout-lopez-presser-86765|title=fightnews.com|date=2011-06-10|publisher=fightnews.com|accessdate=2013-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926132924/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/trout-lopez-presser-86765|archive-date=2012-09-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> A few days after the fight, it was reported that Trout tested positive for [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] in the post-fight drug test. López's promoter Hector Garcia called for an immediate rematch.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/sources-austin-trout-fails-his-post-fight-drug-test--40360|title=Sources: Austin Trout Fails His Post-Fight Drug Test|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> On June 29, the test was overturned and Trout was cleared.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-vs-mundine-on-aug-24-austin-cleared-test-mess--40933|title=Trout vs Mundine on Aug. 24, Austin Cleared in Test Mess|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref>
In April 2011, soon after winning the WBA (Regular) title, Trout's first defence was announced to take place against mandatory challenger [[David Alonso López]] (42–12, 23 KOs) on June 11 in Mexico.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-david-lopez-clash-on-june-11-mexico--38267|title=Austin Trout-David Lopez Clash on June 11 in Mexico|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> Trout dropped López in round 11 as he went on to successfully retain his WBA "regular" title in a 12-round unanimous decision win with the judges scores of 119–109, 117–110 and 118–109 in his favour. Although López had some success, the majority of the rounds were controlled by Trout using his speed, movement and fast hands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-dominates-david-lopez-torres-wins-too--40242|title=Austin Trout Dominates David Lopez, Torres Wins Too – Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|date=12 June 2011 |language=en-us|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/trout-lopez-presser-86765|title=fightnews.com|date=2011-06-10|publisher=fightnews.com|accessdate=2013-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926132924/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/trout-lopez-presser-86765|archive-date=2012-09-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> A few days after the fight, it was reported that Trout tested positive for [[Cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] in the post-fight drug test. López's promoter Hector Garcia called for an immediate rematch.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/sources-austin-trout-fails-his-post-fight-drug-test--40360|title=Sources: Austin Trout Fails His Post-Fight Drug Test|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> On June 29, the test was overturned and Trout was cleared.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-vs-mundine-on-aug-24-austin-cleared-test-mess--40933|title=Trout vs Mundine on Aug. 24, Austin Cleared in Test Mess|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref>


Over the next months, Trout's team tried to make a deal to fight Australian contender [[Anthony Mundine]], however the fight failed to take place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/mundine-trout-mouth-off-he-honor-deal--42709|title=Mundine: Trout Can Mouth Off, He Didn't Honor Deal|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/team-trout-offer-anthony-mundine-12-31-showtime-date--45228|title=Team Trout Offer Anthony Mundine 12/31 Showtime Date|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-waiting-on-mundine-sign-contract--41554|title=Austin Trout Waiting on Mundine To Sign The Contract|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> By October, a deal was set for Trout to defend his title against another Australian boxer, former welterweight champion [[Frank LoPorto]] (15-4, 7 KOs), who was ranked #14 by the WBA on November 11 at the [[Cohen Stadium]] in [[El Paso, Texas]]. The fight was carried by [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-vs-loporto-card-coming-together-november-11--45302|title=Trout vs LoPorto Card Coming Together For November 11|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> Trout stopped LoPorto in round 6. In what some believed would be a mismatch, LoPorto was also dropped once in round 1 following a right hook. It was the last time LoPorto fought as a professional at the age of 33.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2011/11/12/2556151/shobox-results-austin-trout-vs-loporto-michael-oliveira-xavier-toliver|title=ShoBox Results: Austin Trout Wins Embarrassing Mismatch, Michael Oliveira Stays Unbeaten|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2011-11-12|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-hammers-frank-loporto-over-six-rounds--45947|title=Austin Trout Hammers Frank LoPorto Over Six Rounds|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref>
Over the next months, Trout's team tried to make a deal to fight Australian contender [[Anthony Mundine]], however the fight failed to take place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/mundine-trout-mouth-off-he-honor-deal--42709|title=Mundine: Trout Can Mouth Off, He Didn't Honor Deal|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/team-trout-offer-anthony-mundine-12-31-showtime-date--45228|title=Team Trout Offer Anthony Mundine 12/31 Showtime Date|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-waiting-on-mundine-sign-contract--41554|title=Austin Trout Waiting on Mundine To Sign The Contract|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> By October, a deal was set for Trout to defend his title against another Australian boxer, former welterweight champion [[Frank LoPorto]] (15–4, 7 KOs), who was ranked #14 by the WBA on November 11 at the [[Cohen Stadium]] in [[El Paso, Texas]]. The fight was carried by [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-vs-loporto-card-coming-together-november-11--45302|title=Trout vs LoPorto Card Coming Together For November 11|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> Trout stopped LoPorto in round 6. In what some believed would be a mismatch, LoPorto was also dropped once in round 1 following a right hook. It was the last time LoPorto fought as a professional at the age of 33.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2011/11/12/2556151/shobox-results-austin-trout-vs-loporto-michael-oliveira-xavier-toliver|title=ShoBox Results: Austin Trout Wins Embarrassing Mismatch, Michael Oliveira Stays Unbeaten|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2011-11-12|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-hammers-frank-loporto-over-six-rounds--45947|title=Austin Trout Hammers Frank LoPorto Over Six Rounds|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref>


==== Trout vs. Rodriguez ====
==== Trout vs. Rodriguez ====
On March 19, 2012, the WBA ordered purse bids for Trout vs. Mundine, who was their Interim champion, to take place at their headquarters on March 29.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-vs-anthony-mundine-purse-bid-set-3-29--50810|title=Austin Trout vs Anthony Mundine Purse Bid Set For 3/29|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> The purse bids never took place and in April, Trout announced he was close to finalizing a deal with former WBO champion [[Serhiy Dzyndzyruk|Sergiy Dzinziruk]] (37-1, 23KOs) on August 25, his biggest fight to date.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-i-want-make-strong-statement-with-dzinziruk--51506|title=Trout: I Want To Make a Strong Statement With Dzinziruk|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> Days later, it was reported that Trout could instead fight ''Ring'' Top 10 [[Delvin Rodríguez|Delvin Rodriguez]] (26-5-3, 14 KOs) on the June 2 at the [[Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/12/austin-trout-vs-delvin-rodriguez-possible-for-2012/amp/|title=Austin Trout vs. Delvin Rodriguez possible for 2012 » Boxing News|date=2011-12-08|work=Boxing News 24|access-date=2017-06-13|language=en-US}}</ref> Rodriguez was coming off a 10-round decision win against [[Paweł Wolak|Pawel Wolak]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-vs-d-rodriguez-on-june-2-showtime-mega-card--51692|title=Trout vs. D. Rodriguez on June 2 Showtime Mega-Card?|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> During this time, Trout signed a deal with boxing advisor [[Al Haymon]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-al-haymon-bring-me-much-needed-exposure--51942|title=Trout: Al Haymon Will Bring Me Much-Needed Exposure|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> The fight aired on Showtime. Trout dominated the fight, going on to win a one sided unanimous decision. The three judges scored the fight 120–108, 118–110, and 117–111 in favour of Trout. Trout was always in control of the fight and more active than Rodriguez, who only let his hands go in the final round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2012/6/2/3059907/trout-vs-rodriguez-results-decision-scores-four-warned-undercard-showtime-boxing-news|title=Trout vs Rodriguez Results: Austin Trout Wins Wide, Boring Decision|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2012-06-02|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-outboxes-delvin-rodriguez-over-twelve--53569|title=Austin Trout Outboxes Delvin Rodriguez Over Twelve|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> Over the 12 rounds, Trout landed 151 of 699 punches thrown (22%), this included 41% of his power punches landed and Rodriguez landed 89 of his 440 thrown (20%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=trout-rodriguez-compubox|title=Austin Trout vs. Delvin Rodriguez - CompuBox Stats|website=www.boxingscene.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref>
On March 19, 2012, the WBA ordered purse bids for Trout vs. Mundine, who was their Interim champion, to take place at their headquarters on March 29.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-vs-anthony-mundine-purse-bid-set-3-29--50810|title=Austin Trout vs Anthony Mundine Purse Bid Set For 3/29|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> The purse bids never took place and in April, Trout announced he was close to finalizing a deal with former WBO champion [[Serhiy Dzyndzyruk|Sergiy Dzinziruk]] (37–1, 23KOs) on August 25, his biggest fight to date.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-i-want-make-strong-statement-with-dzinziruk--51506|title=Trout: I Want To Make a Strong Statement With Dzinziruk|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> Days later, it was reported that Trout could instead fight ''Ring'' Top 10 [[Delvin Rodríguez|Delvin Rodriguez]] (26–5–3, 14 KOs) on the June 2 at the [[Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2011/12/austin-trout-vs-delvin-rodriguez-possible-for-2012/amp/|title=Austin Trout vs. Delvin Rodriguez possible for 2012 » Boxing News|date=2011-12-08|work=Boxing News 24|access-date=2017-06-13|language=en-US}}</ref> Rodriguez was coming off a 10-round decision win against [[Paweł Wolak|Pawel Wolak]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-vs-d-rodriguez-on-june-2-showtime-mega-card--51692|title=Trout vs. D. Rodriguez on June 2 Showtime Mega-Card?|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> During this time, Trout signed a deal with boxing advisor [[Al Haymon]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-al-haymon-bring-me-much-needed-exposure--51942|title=Trout: Al Haymon Will Bring Me Much-Needed Exposure|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> The fight aired on Showtime. Trout dominated the fight, going on to win a one sided unanimous decision. The three judges scored the fight 120–108, 118–110, and 117–111 in favour of Trout. Trout was always in control of the fight and more active than Rodriguez, who only let his hands go in the final round.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2012/6/2/3059907/trout-vs-rodriguez-results-decision-scores-four-warned-undercard-showtime-boxing-news|title=Trout vs Rodriguez Results: Austin Trout Wins Wide, Boring Decision|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2012-06-02|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-outboxes-delvin-rodriguez-over-twelve--53569|title=Austin Trout Outboxes Delvin Rodriguez Over Twelve|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> Over the 12 rounds, Trout landed 151 of 699 punches thrown (22%), this included 41% of his power punches landed and Rodriguez landed 89 of his 440 thrown (20%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=trout-rodriguez-compubox|title=Austin Trout vs. Delvin Rodriguez - CompuBox Stats|website=www.boxingscene.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref>


====Trout vs. Cotto====
====Trout vs. Cotto====
On August 31, 2012, terms were agreed for Trout to defend his WBA title against former three division champion and No. 2 ranked light middleweight [[Miguel Cotto]] (37-3, 30 KOs) on December 1 at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City. Cotto was coming off a loss in May 2012 against [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.|Floyd Mayweather]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/cotto-vs-trout-title-clash-set-december-1-msg--56591|title=Cotto vs Trout Title Clash Set For December 1 at MSG|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/photos-miguel-cotto-austin-trout-face-off-puerto-rico--57575|title=Photos: Miguel Cotto, Austin Trout Face Off in Puerto Rico – Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref> 13,096 attended the Garden. Trout started the fight off fast, using his quick combinations to continually get his punches off first against Cotto. Trout also 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. During the middle rounds, Cotto found success trapping Trout on the ropes and keeping him there, ripping Trout with body shots and finding the range with his left hook. 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. Trout won the fight by a wide unanimous decision, giving him the biggest win of his career thus far. The judges scores were 117–111, 117–111, 119–109.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2012/12/1/3716616/cotto-vs-trout-results-austin-win-decision-upset-madison-square-garden-scores-showtime-boxing|title=Trout upsets Cotto, ends MSG streak|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2012-12-01|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-shocks-miguel-cotto-with-lopsided-win--59978|title=Austin Trout Shocks Miguel Cotto With Lopsided Win|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> It was the first time Cotto had lost at the arena, having a record of 7-0 before the fight, also being 9–0 in New York. Trout landed 238 of 779 punches (31%) and Cotto landed 183 of 628 punches thrown (29%).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/compubox-stats-austin-trout-power-edge-on-cotto--60013|title=CompuBox Stats: Austin Trout Had Power Edge on Cotto|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> After the fight, Trout called out fellow light middleweight champion [[Canelo Álvarez]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/new-york/story/_/id/8701059/miguel-cotto-learns-lesson-hard-way-austin-trout|title=Cotto learns lesson the hard way vs. Trout|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2017-05-27}}</ref> The fight averaged 1.047 million and peaked at 1.4 million viewers, which set a record for Showtime boxing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2012/12/4/3728962/cotto-vs-trout-ratings-viewers-showtime-record-1-4-million-boxing-tv-news|title=Cotto-Trout sets SHO ratings record, 1.4 million|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2012-12-04|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/cotto-vs-trout-generates-record-rating-on-showtime--60078|title=Cotto vs. Trout Generates Record Rating on Showtime|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref>
On August 31, 2012, terms were agreed for Trout to defend his WBA (Regular) title against former three division champion and No. 2 ranked light middleweight [[Miguel Cotto]] (37–3, 30 KOs) on December 1 at [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City. Cotto was coming off a loss in May 2012 against [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.|Floyd Mayweather]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/cotto-vs-trout-title-clash-set-december-1-msg--56591|title=Cotto vs Trout Title Clash Set For December 1 at MSG|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/photos-miguel-cotto-austin-trout-face-off-puerto-rico--57575|title=Photos: Miguel Cotto, Austin Trout Face Off in Puerto Rico – Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|date=27 September 2012 |language=en-us|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref> 13,096 attended the Garden. Trout started the fight off fast, using his quick combinations to continually get his punches off first against Cotto. Trout also 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. During the middle rounds, Cotto found success trapping Trout on the ropes and keeping him there, ripping Trout with body shots and finding the range with his left hook. 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. Trout won the fight by a wide unanimous decision, giving him the biggest win of his career thus far. The judges scores were 117–111, 117–111, 119–109.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2012/12/1/3716616/cotto-vs-trout-results-austin-win-decision-upset-madison-square-garden-scores-showtime-boxing|title=Trout upsets Cotto, ends MSG streak|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2012-12-01|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-shocks-miguel-cotto-with-lopsided-win--59978|title=Austin Trout Shocks Miguel Cotto With Lopsided Win|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> It was the first time Cotto had lost at the arena, having a record of 7–0 before the fight, also being 9–0 in New York. Trout landed 238 of 779 punches (31%) and Cotto landed 183 of 628 punches thrown (29%).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/compubox-stats-austin-trout-power-edge-on-cotto--60013|title=CompuBox Stats: Austin Trout Had Power Edge on Cotto|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref> After the fight, Trout called out fellow light middleweight champion [[Canelo Álvarez]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/new-york/story/_/id/8701059/miguel-cotto-learns-lesson-hard-way-austin-trout|title=Cotto learns lesson the hard way vs. Trout|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2017-05-27}}</ref> The fight averaged 1.047 million and peaked at 1.4 million viewers, which set a record for Showtime boxing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2012/12/4/3728962/cotto-vs-trout-ratings-viewers-showtime-record-1-4-million-boxing-tv-news|title=Cotto-Trout sets SHO ratings record, 1.4 million|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2012-12-04|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/cotto-vs-trout-generates-record-rating-on-showtime--60078|title=Cotto vs. Trout Generates Record Rating on Showtime|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-us}}</ref>


===Consecutive losses===
===Consecutive losses===
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On April 20, 2013, Trout fought undefeated [[Canelo Álvarez]] at the [[Alamodome]] in [[San Antonio]]. The fight was supposed to take place during [[Cinco de Mayo]] weekend as the co-main event of the [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] bout against [[Robert Guerrero]]; however, due to a contract disagreement between Álvarez and Mayweather regarding their potential fight on September 14, 2013, Álvarez opted to headline his own card.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/8996946/saul-canelo-alvarez-meet-austin-no-doubt-trout-unify-154-pound-belts|title=Alvarez, Trout to meet to unify 154-pound belts|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref> Álvarez held a rematch clause in the contract if wanted however Trout did not. Due to the fight taking place in Texas, a moment of silence was held prior to the fight for the victims of the [[Boston Marathon bombing]]s on April 15 and the victims of the fertilizer plant explosion on April 17 in West, Texas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-vs-trout-done-deal-4-20-says-schaefer--62859|title=Canelo vs. Trout is a Done Deal For 4/20, Says Schaefer|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-08|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-focused-on-shocking-canelo-san-antonio--62967|title=Austin Trout Focused on Shocking Canelo in San Antonio|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-08|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-trout-15000-tickets-sold-huge-crowd-expected--63411|title=Canelo-Trout: 15,000 Tickets Sold, Huge Crowd Expected|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-08|language=en-us}}</ref>
On April 20, 2013, Trout fought undefeated [[Canelo Álvarez]] at the [[Alamodome]] in [[San Antonio]]. The fight was supposed to take place during [[Cinco de Mayo]] weekend as the co-main event of the [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] bout against [[Robert Guerrero]]; however, due to a contract disagreement between Álvarez and Mayweather regarding their potential fight on September 14, 2013, Álvarez opted to headline his own card.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/8996946/saul-canelo-alvarez-meet-austin-no-doubt-trout-unify-154-pound-belts|title=Alvarez, Trout to meet to unify 154-pound belts|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref> Álvarez held a rematch clause in the contract if wanted however Trout did not. Due to the fight taking place in Texas, a moment of silence was held prior to the fight for the victims of the [[Boston Marathon bombing]]s on April 15 and the victims of the fertilizer plant explosion on April 17 in West, Texas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-vs-trout-done-deal-4-20-says-schaefer--62859|title=Canelo vs. Trout is a Done Deal For 4/20, Says Schaefer|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-08|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-focused-on-shocking-canelo-san-antonio--62967|title=Austin Trout Focused on Shocking Canelo in San Antonio|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-08|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/canelo-trout-15000-tickets-sold-huge-crowd-expected--63411|title=Canelo-Trout: 15,000 Tickets Sold, Huge Crowd Expected|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-08|language=en-us}}</ref>


In front of 39,247 fans, Álvarez successfully defended his [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[light middleweight]] title and won the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] & the vacant ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' magazine light middleweight title. During the first rounds, Trout seemed to have a good game plan. However, Álvarez's power took over after the third round, eventually scoring a knockdown in the seventh round to give Trout the first knockdown of his career. Álvarez set up the knockdown with a pawing left jab, followed by the straight right hand. The fight was closer than expected, but Álvarez still managed to dominate Trout throughout the fight with impressive head movement and shocking power. All three judges scorecards were in favor of Álvarez with a fair margin (115-112, 116-111 and 118–109).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2013/apr/20/sports/la-sp-boxing-alvarez-trout-20130421|title=Canelo Alvarez brings it home to unify titles|date=April 21, 2013|work=Los Angeles Times|author=Lance Pugmire}}</ref><ref group="Video">{{Cite video|date=August 25, 2013|title=Recap: Canelo Alvarez vs. Austin Trout – SHOWTIME Boxing – Omar Figueroa vs. Abner Cotto|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffQTSqdGdZI|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[Showtime Networks|Shosports]]}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> Although the last score card (118-109) created controversy, the majority of sport analysts had Álvarez winning by at least 2 points. After 8 rounds, the judges scorecards read (80-71, 78-73 and 76–75) to Álvarez. CompuBox Stats showed that Trout was the busier fighter landing 154 of 769 punches thrown (20%) and Álvarez was the more accurate puncher landing 124 of his 431 thrown (29%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=canelo-trout-compubox|title=Canelo vs. Trout - CompuBox Stats|website=www.boxingscene.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-08}}</ref> Immediately after the bout, Trout stated that he hadn't underestimated Álvarez but that he trained to fight a completely different fighter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2013/4/21/4247958/canelo-vs-trout-results-alvarez-unifies-titles-decision-win-scores-showtime-boxing-news|title=Results: Canelo outpoints Trout|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2013-04-21|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/9195618/saul-alvarez-unifies-154-pound-titles-topping-austin-trout|title=Alvarez unifies 154-pound titles, tops Trout|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref>
In front of 39,247 fans, Álvarez successfully defended his [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[light middleweight]] title and won the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] (Regular) & the vacant ''[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]]'' magazine light middleweight title. During the first rounds, Trout seemed to have a good game plan. However, Álvarez's power took over after the third round, eventually scoring a knockdown in the seventh round to give Trout the first knockdown of his career. Álvarez set up the knockdown with a pawing left jab, followed by the straight right hand. The fight was closer than expected, but Álvarez still managed to dominate Trout throughout the fight with impressive head movement and shocking power. All three judges scorecards were in favor of Álvarez with a fair margin (115–112, 116–111 and 118–109).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-xpm-2013-apr-20-la-sp-boxing-alvarez-trout-20130421-story.html|title=Canelo Alvarez brings it home to unify titles|date=April 21, 2013|work=Los Angeles Times|author=Lance Pugmire}}</ref><ref group="Video">{{Cite video|date=August 25, 2013|title=Recap: Canelo Alvarez vs. Austin Trout – SHOWTIME Boxing – Omar Figueroa vs. Abner Cotto|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffQTSqdGdZI|medium=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[Showtime Networks|Shosports]]}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Although the last score card (118–109) created controversy, the majority of sport analysts had Álvarez winning by at least 2 points. After 8 rounds, the judges scorecards read (80–71, 78–73 and 76–75) to Álvarez. CompuBox Stats showed that Trout was the busier fighter landing 154 of 769 punches thrown (20%) and Álvarez was the more accurate puncher landing 124 of his 431 thrown (29%).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/forums/view.php?pg=canelo-trout-compubox|title=Canelo vs. Trout - CompuBox Stats|website=www.boxingscene.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-08}}</ref> Immediately after the bout, Trout stated that he hadn't underestimated Álvarez but that he trained to fight a completely different fighter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2013/4/21/4247958/canelo-vs-trout-results-alvarez-unifies-titles-decision-win-scores-showtime-boxing-news|title=Results: Canelo outpoints Trout|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2013-04-21|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/9195618/saul-alvarez-unifies-154-pound-titles-topping-austin-trout|title=Alvarez unifies 154-pound titles, tops Trout|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref>


====Trout vs. Lara====
====Trout vs. Lara====
After losing to Álvarez, Trout next fought Cuban boxer [[Erislandy Lara]] (18-1-2, 12 KO's) for his WBA Interim light middleweight title. The fight was scheduled to take place on December 7, 2013, at [[Barclays Center]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. It was initially supposed take place on the [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez]] card on September 14, 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/07/trout-vs-lara-on-mayweather-canelo-undercard-on-914/|title=Trout vs. Lara on Mayweather-Canelo undercard on 9/14 » Boxing News|date=2013-07-17|work=Boxing News 24|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-US}}</ref> Lara, however, put on a dominant performance as he immediately nullified Trout's offense using deft footwork and clean punching. In outclassing Trout, Lara scored a knockdown in round eleven via straight left hand. Trout was hurt for the remainder of the round as Lara pressed the action. Lara cruised to the unanimous decision (117–111, 117–111, and 118–109) and retained his interim WBA light middleweight title. Trout lost his second consecutive bout by decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/182397-erislandy-lara-drops-dominates-austin-trout-to-unanimous-decision|title=Erislandy Lara drops, dominates Austin Trout to unanimous decision|date=8 December 2013|author=ringtv|work=Ring TV|access-date=2017-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626114127/http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/182397-erislandy-lara-drops-dominates-austin-trout-to-unanimous-decision|archive-date=2015-06-26|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2013/12/7/5187070/lara-vs-trout-results-erislandy-lara-routs-austin-trout-to-win-wba|title=Lara routs Trout to win WBA 'regular' belt|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2013-12-07|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-canelo-better-me-no-excuses--64663|title=Trout: Canelo Was Better Than Me, No Excuses|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-08|language=en-us}}</ref>
After losing to Álvarez, Trout next fought Cuban boxer [[Erislandy Lara]] (18–1–2, 12 KOs) for his WBA Interim light middleweight title. The fight was scheduled to take place on December 7, 2013, at [[Barclays Center]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. It was initially supposed take place on the [[Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Álvarez|Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez]] card on September 14, 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/07/trout-vs-lara-on-mayweather-canelo-undercard-on-914/|title=Trout vs. Lara on Mayweather-Canelo undercard on 9/14 » Boxing News|date=2013-07-17|work=Boxing News 24|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-US}}</ref> Lara, however, put on a dominant performance as he immediately nullified Trout's offense using deft footwork and clean punching. In outclassing Trout, Lara scored a knockdown in round eleven via straight left hand. Trout was hurt for the remainder of the round as Lara pressed the action. Lara cruised to the unanimous decision (117–111, 117–111, and 118–109) and retained his interim WBA light middleweight title. Trout lost his second consecutive bout by decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/182397-erislandy-lara-drops-dominates-austin-trout-to-unanimous-decision|title=Erislandy Lara drops, dominates Austin Trout to unanimous decision|date=8 December 2013|author=ringtv|work=Ring TV|access-date=2017-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626114127/http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/182397-erislandy-lara-drops-dominates-austin-trout-to-unanimous-decision|archive-date=2015-06-26|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2013/12/7/5187070/lara-vs-trout-results-erislandy-lara-routs-austin-trout-to-win-wba|title=Lara routs Trout to win WBA 'regular' belt|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2013-12-07|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/trout-canelo-better-me-no-excuses--64663|title=Trout: Canelo Was Better Than Me, No Excuses|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-08|language=en-us}}</ref>


===Comeback trail===
===Comeback trail===
Following back to back defeats, Trout took time off before returning to the ring starting his comeback trail to regain a world title at light middleweight. His first comeback fight took place in August 2014 against former [[World Boxing Organization|WBO light middleweight]] title challenger Daniel Dawson (40-3-1, 26 KOs) in a 10-round bout. 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. After 10 rounds, the three judges scored it 97-90 for Trout.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2014/08/austin-trout-defeats-daniel-dawson/|title=Austin Trout defeats Daniel Dawson » Boxing News|date=2014-08-22|work=Boxing News 24|access-date=2017-06-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2014/8/25/6065171/austin-trout-survives-daniel-dawson-scare|title=Trout survives Daniel Dawson scare|last=Esco|first=Wil|date=2014-08-25|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref> Trout next fought four months later in December against fringe contender [[Luis Grajeda]] (18-3-2, 14 KOs).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2014/10/austin-trout-vs-luis-grajeda-on-december-11th/|title=Austin Trout vs. Luis Grajeda on December 11th » Boxing News|date=2014-10-30|work=Boxing News 24|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}}</ref> Grajeda was knocked down once in round five and failed to come out for round 8, giving Trout a stoppage victory.<ref>{{Citation|last=Eduardo Bradley|title=Austin Trout vs Luis Grajeda full fight 11 12 2014|date=2015-01-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-oq_XEHTFk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/6-oq_XEHTFk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|accessdate=2017-07-03}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2297462-austin-trout-vs-luis-grajeda-winner-scorecard-and-analysis|title=Austin Trout vs. Luis Grajeda: Winner, Recap and Analysis|last=Smith|first=R. Cory|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
Following back to back defeats, Trout took time off before returning to the ring starting his comeback trail to regain a world title at light middleweight. His first comeback fight took place in August 2014 against former [[World Boxing Organization|WBO light middleweight]] title challenger Daniel Dawson (40–3–1, 26 KOs) in a 10-round bout. 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. After 10 rounds, the three judges scored it 97–90 for Trout.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2014/08/austin-trout-defeats-daniel-dawson/|title=Austin Trout defeats Daniel Dawson » Boxing News|date=2014-08-22|work=Boxing News 24|access-date=2017-06-13|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2014/8/25/6065171/austin-trout-survives-daniel-dawson-scare|title=Trout survives Daniel Dawson scare|last=Esco|first=Wil|date=2014-08-25|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2017-06-13}}</ref> Trout next fought four months later in December against fringe contender [[Luis Grajeda]] (18–3–2, 14 KOs).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2014/10/austin-trout-vs-luis-grajeda-on-december-11th/|title=Austin Trout vs. Luis Grajeda on December 11th » Boxing News|date=2014-10-30|work=Boxing News 24|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}}</ref> Grajeda was knocked down once in round five and failed to come out for round 8, giving Trout a stoppage victory.<ref>{{Citation|last=Eduardo Bradley|title=Austin Trout vs Luis Grajeda full fight 11 12 2014|date=2015-01-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-oq_XEHTFk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/6-oq_XEHTFk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|accessdate=2017-07-03}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2297462-austin-trout-vs-luis-grajeda-winner-scorecard-and-analysis|title=Austin Trout vs. Luis Grajeda: Winner, Recap and Analysis|last=Smith|first=R. Cory|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}}</ref>


On May 9, 2015, Trout fought 33 year old Luis Galarza (20-3, 14 KOs) at the [[State Farm Arena (Hidalgo, Texas)|State Farm Arena]] in [[Hidalgo, Texas]]. Galarza was a late replacement for former titlist [[Anthony Mundine]], who had picked up an injury before the fight. Galarza took the fight on 3 days notice and was on a three-fight win streak. Trout controlled the fight from the opening bell eventually forced the stoppage after round 6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/figueroa-vs-burns-early-results-trout-kos-galarza--90835|title=Figueroa vs. Burns Early Results: Trout KO's Galarza – Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-07-03}}</ref> In September 2015, Trout knocked out [[Joey Hernandez]] (24-3-1, 14 KOs) following a body shot in round 6. Hernandez was deducted a point in round 4 after he threw Trout to the canvas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/trout-vs-hernandez|title=Trout vs Hernandez Results & Highlights {{!}} Sep 8, 2015|work=PBC Boxing|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Premier Boxing Champions|title=Trout vs Hernandez FULL FIGHT: Sept. 8, 2015 - PBC on FS1|date=2015-10-20|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdUXmDgz3Ss |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/XdUXmDgz3Ss |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|accessdate=2017-07-03}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2563307-austin-trout-vs-joey-hernandez-winner-recap-and-reaction|title=Austin Trout vs. Joey Hernandez: Winner, Recap and Reaction|last=Loop|first=Nate|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
On May 9, 2015, Trout fought 33 year old Luis Galarza (20–3, 14 KOs) at the [[State Farm Arena (Hidalgo, Texas)|State Farm Arena]] in [[Hidalgo, Texas]]. Galarza was a late replacement for former titlist [[Anthony Mundine]], who had picked up an injury before the fight. Galarza took the fight on 3 days notice and was on a three-fight win streak. Trout controlled the fight from the opening bell eventually forced the stoppage after round 6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/figueroa-vs-burns-early-results-trout-kos-galarza--90835|title=Figueroa vs. Burns Early Results: Trout KO's Galarza – Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|date=9 May 2015 |language=en-us|access-date=2017-07-03}}</ref> In September 2015, Trout knocked out [[Joey Hernandez]] (24–3–1, 14 KOs) following a body shot in round 6. Hernandez was deducted a point in round 4 after he threw Trout to the canvas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/trout-vs-hernandez|title=Trout vs Hernandez Results & Highlights {{!}} Sep 8, 2015|work=PBC Boxing|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Premier Boxing Champions|title=Trout vs Hernandez FULL FIGHT: Sept. 8, 2015 - PBC on FS1|date=2015-10-20|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdUXmDgz3Ss |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/XdUXmDgz3Ss |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|accessdate=2017-07-03}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2563307-austin-trout-vs-joey-hernandez-winner-recap-and-reaction|title=Austin Trout vs. Joey Hernandez: Winner, Recap and Reaction|last=Loop|first=Nate|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=2017-07-03|language=en-US}}</ref>


===Title challenges===
===Title challenges===
====Trout vs. Jermall Charlo====
====Trout vs. Jermall Charlo====
On March 29, it was announced that Trout would challenge [[Jermall Charlo]] (23-0, 18 KOs) for the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] title at [[Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas|The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas]] in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card also included top light middleweights [[Erislandy Lara]], [[Vanes Martirosyan]] and [[Jermell Charlo]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ringtv.com/416817-jermall-charlo-vs-austin-trout-tops-likely-showtime-twin-bill-in-houston/|title=Jermall Charlo vs. Austin Trout tops likely Showtime twin bill in Houston – The Ring|date=2016-03-29|access-date=2016-12-17|language=en-US|newspaper=The Ring}}</ref> At first, there was rumours that the fight would take place on the undercard of [[Deontay Wilder|Wilder]]&ndash;[[Alexander Povetkin|Povetkin]] in a Showtime split site telecast.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ringtv.com/415467-jermall-charlos-fight-vs-austin-trout-may-land-on-wilder-povetkin-telecast/|title=Jermall Charlo's fight vs. Austin Trout may land on Wilder-Povetkin telecast – The Ring|date=2016-03-19|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-US}}</ref> Another possibility, was it could take place on the [[Victor Ortíz|Ortíz]]&ndash;[[Andre Berto|Berto]] II undercard.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/15550/charlo-trout-title-fight-on-ortiz-berto-ii-card|title=Charlo-Trout title fight on Ortiz-Berto II card?|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref> In a close contested bout, Charlo defeated Trout by a 12-round unanimous decision. The judges’ scored the fight 115–113, 116–112, 116–112. Charlo landed the harder shots to dominate the action in the first six rounds. However, Charlo seemed to gas out a little in the second half of the fight, and was outworked by Trout. Trout suffered a cut over his right eye in the 10th round from a clash of heads but fought well despite suffering the cut. The crowd booed loudly when the scores were read out to let the judges know that they felt Trout should have won.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2016/5/21/11734462/charlo-vs-trout-results-jermall-charlo-edges-austin-trout-retains-ibf|title=Charlo edges Trout to retain IBF title|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2016-05-21|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2016-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/charlo-vs-trout|title=Charlo vs Trout Results & Highlights {{!}} May 21, 2016|access-date=2016-12-17|language=en-US|newspaper=PBC Boxing}}</ref> Charlo landed 130 of 474 punches thrown (27%) and Trout landed 117 of his 490 thrown (24%). Trout received a purse of $300,000 and Charlo earned a purse of $500,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com.au/boxing/story/_/id/15651453/twin-brothers-jermall-jermell-charlo-win-make-history|title=Charlo brothers win, make history|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref>
On March 29, it was announced that Trout would challenge [[Jermall Charlo]] (23–0, 18 KOs) for the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] title at [[Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas|The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas]] in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card also included top light middleweights [[Erislandy Lara]], [[Vanes Martirosyan]] and [[Jermell Charlo]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ringtv.com/416817-jermall-charlo-vs-austin-trout-tops-likely-showtime-twin-bill-in-houston/|title=Jermall Charlo vs. Austin Trout tops likely Showtime twin bill in Houston – The Ring|date=2016-03-29|access-date=2016-12-17|language=en-US|newspaper=The Ring}}</ref> At first, there was rumours that the fight would take place on the undercard of [[Deontay Wilder|Wilder]]&ndash;[[Alexander Povetkin|Povetkin]] in a Showtime split site telecast.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ringtv.com/415467-jermall-charlos-fight-vs-austin-trout-may-land-on-wilder-povetkin-telecast/|title=Jermall Charlo's fight vs. Austin Trout may land on Wilder-Povetkin telecast – The Ring|date=2016-03-19|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-06-05|language=en-US}}</ref> Another possibility, was it could take place on the [[Victor Ortíz|Ortíz]]&ndash;[[Andre Berto|Berto]] II undercard.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/15550/charlo-trout-title-fight-on-ortiz-berto-ii-card|title=Charlo-Trout title fight on Ortiz-Berto II card?|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref> In a close contested bout, Charlo defeated Trout by a 12-round unanimous decision. The judges' scored the fight 115–113, 116–112, 116–112. Charlo landed the harder shots to dominate the action in the first six rounds. However, Charlo seemed to gas out a little in the second half of the fight, and was outworked by Trout. Trout suffered a cut over his right eye in the 10th round from a clash of heads but fought well despite suffering the cut. The crowd booed loudly when the scores were read out to let the judges know that they felt Trout should have won.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2016/5/21/11734462/charlo-vs-trout-results-jermall-charlo-edges-austin-trout-retains-ibf|title=Charlo edges Trout to retain IBF title|last=Christ|first=Scott|date=2016-05-21|website=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2016-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/charlo-vs-trout|title=Charlo vs Trout Results & Highlights {{!}} May 21, 2016|access-date=2016-12-17|language=en-US|newspaper=PBC Boxing}}</ref> Charlo landed 130 of 474 punches thrown (27%) and Trout landed 117 of his 490 thrown (24%). Trout received a purse of $300,000 and Charlo earned a purse of $500,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com.au/boxing/story/_/id/15651453/twin-brothers-jermall-jermell-charlo-win-make-history|title=Charlo brothers win, make history|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-01-31}}</ref>


====Trout vs. Hurd====
====Trout vs. Hurd====
On May 31, 2017 [[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring TV]] announced a deal was in place for Trout to challenge undefeated American boxer [[Jarrett Hurd]] (20-0, 14 KOs) for his newly won IBF light middleweight title on July 29 on the undercard of [[Mikey Garcia]] vs. [[Adrien Broner]] in New York. Hurd won the then vacant title after stopping [[Tony Harrison (boxer)|Tony Harrison]] in round 9 in February 2017. The title was left vacant by Jermall Charlo, who moved up to middleweight.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ringtv.com/501685-jarrett-hurd-vs-austin-trout-in-on-for-tentative-summer-date/|title=Jarrett Hurd vs. Austin Trout is on for tentative summer date|date=2017-05-30|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-06-06|language=en-US}}</ref> On July 20, Boxing Scene reported the fight was being lined up to take place on September 30, 2017, as part of a light middleweight double header alongside [[Jermell Charlo]]'s WBC title defence against [[Erickson Lubin]]. Because Hurd was granted an exception from the IBF to make a voluntary defence, however the winner must fight mandatory challenger Cedric Vitu (46-2, 19 KOs) by December 29, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/charlo-lubin-hurd-trout-show-works-september-30th--118677|title=Charlo-Lubin, Hurd-Trout Show in Works for September 30th – Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-07-20}}</ref> On August 24, Ringtv announced the fight would take place as part of a light middleweight triple-header at the Barclays Center in New York City on October 14, 2017. The third world title fight on the card would feature [[Erislandy Lara]] defending his WBA title against [[Terrell Gausha]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ringtv.com/505587-jermell-charlo-erickson-lubin-lara-gausha-title-tilts-agreed/|title=Jermell Charlo-Erickson Lubin tops 154-pound title tripleheader on Oct. 14|date=2017-08-24|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-08-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
On May 31, 2017 [[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring TV]] announced a deal was in place for Trout to challenge undefeated American boxer [[Jarrett Hurd]] (20–0, 14 KOs) for his newly won IBF light middleweight title on July 29 on the undercard of [[Mikey Garcia]] vs. [[Adrien Broner]] in New York. Hurd won the then vacant title after stopping [[Tony Harrison (boxer)|Tony Harrison]] in round 9 in February 2017. The title was left vacant by Jermall Charlo, who moved up to middleweight.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ringtv.com/501685-jarrett-hurd-vs-austin-trout-in-on-for-tentative-summer-date/|title=Jarrett Hurd vs. Austin Trout is on for tentative summer date|date=2017-05-30|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-06-06|language=en-US}}</ref> On July 20, Boxing Scene reported the fight was being lined up to take place on September 30, 2017, as part of a light middleweight double header alongside [[Jermell Charlo]]'s WBC title defence against [[Erickson Lubin]]. Because Hurd was granted an exception from the IBF to make a voluntary defence, however the winner must fight mandatory challenger Cedric Vitu (46–2, 19 KOs) by December 29, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/charlo-lubin-hurd-trout-show-works-september-30th--118677|title=Charlo-Lubin, Hurd-Trout Show in Works for September 30th – Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|date=20 July 2017 |language=en-us|access-date=2017-07-20}}</ref> On August 24, Ringtv announced the fight would take place as part of a light middleweight triple-header at the Barclays Center in New York City on October 14, 2017. The third world title fight on the card would feature [[Erislandy Lara]] defending his WBA title against [[Terrell Gausha]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ringtv.com/505587-jermell-charlo-erickson-lubin-lara-gausha-title-tilts-agreed/|title=Jermell Charlo-Erickson Lubin tops 154-pound title tripleheader on Oct. 14|date=2017-08-24|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-08-26|language=en-US}}</ref>


On fight night, Trout started the fight well, winning the early rounds by jabbing and moving. However, during the third round, Hurd seemed to hurt Trout with some power shots. In the middle rounds, Hurd was able to stifle Trout's movement, making the fight more of a brawl, with both fighters trading power shots. Hurd seemed unfazed by Trout's punches, even though he seemed to tire during round 7. On the other hand, Trout was visibly backed up several times by Hurd's shots. Hurd was cut from a head clash during round 7, while Trout's right eye started swelling. Hurd backed up Trout once again towards the end of round 10. Trout's cornermen retired following round 10 to protect their fighter, to the chagrin of the former world champion. The announced attendance was 7,643.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/jarrett-hurd-tested-stops-austin-trout-ten-results--121441|title=Jarrett Hurd Tested, Stops Austin Trout in Ten Rounds – Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref> For the fight, Hurd earned $330,000, while Trout, who was stopped inside the distance for the first time since turning professional, was paid $225,000. In the action packed fight, Hurd landed 265 of 753 punches (35%) and Trout landed 208 of his 673 thrown (31%).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/21025573/jermell-charlo-demolishes-erickson-lubin-brutal-ko-round-1|title=Charlo demolishes Lubin with brutal KO in Round 1|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ringtv.com/519587-jarrett-hurd-stops-game-austin-trout-after-10-hard-rounds/|title=Jarrett Hurd stops game Austin Trout after 10 hard rounds|date=2017-10-14|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref>
On fight night, Trout started the fight well, winning the early rounds by jabbing and moving. However, during the third round, Hurd seemed to hurt Trout with some power shots. In the middle rounds, Hurd was able to stifle Trout's movement, making the fight more of a brawl, with both fighters trading power shots. Hurd seemed unfazed by Trout's punches, even though he seemed to tire during round 7. On the other hand, Trout was visibly backed up several times by Hurd's shots. Hurd was cut from a head clash during round 7, while Trout's right eye started swelling. Hurd backed up Trout once again towards the end of round 10. Trout's cornermen retired following round 10 to protect their fighter, to the chagrin of the former world champion. The announced attendance was 7,643.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/jarrett-hurd-tested-stops-austin-trout-ten-results--121441|title=Jarrett Hurd Tested, Stops Austin Trout in Ten Rounds – Boxing News|website=www.boxingscene.com|date=14 October 2017 |language=en-us|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref> For the fight, Hurd earned $330,000, while Trout, who was stopped inside the distance for the first time since turning professional, was paid $225,000. In the action packed fight, Hurd landed 265 of 753 punches (35%) and Trout landed 208 of his 673 thrown (31%).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/21025573/jermell-charlo-demolishes-erickson-lubin-brutal-ko-round-1|title=Charlo demolishes Lubin with brutal KO in Round 1|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ringtv.com/519587-jarrett-hurd-stops-game-austin-trout-after-10-hard-rounds/|title=Jarrett Hurd stops game Austin Trout after 10 hard rounds|date=2017-10-14|work=The Ring|access-date=2017-10-15|language=en-US}}</ref>


On January 11, 2018, it was announced that 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|El Paso]], Texas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2018/01/austin-trout-fights-feb-17-ortiz-alexander-card/|title=Austin Trout fights on Feb.17 on Ortiz-Alexander card » Boxing News|date=2018-01-11|work=Boxing News 24|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-US}}</ref> Trout won the bout via unanimous decision.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2018/02/18/news/mike-perez-scores-30-second-ko-austin-trout-back-in-win-column|title=Mike Perez scores 30-second KO, Austin Trout back in win column|last=WBN|work=WBN - World Boxing News|access-date=2018-02-19|language=en-gb}}</ref> All three judges scored the fight a shut-out 80-72 for Trout.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/22484184/devon-alexander-victor-ortiz-fight-draw|title=Alexander, Ortiz fail to make mark, fight to draw|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-02-19}}</ref>
On January 11, 2018, it was announced that 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|El Paso]], Texas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingnews24.com/2018/01/austin-trout-fights-feb-17-ortiz-alexander-card/|title=Austin Trout fights on Feb.17 on Ortiz-Alexander card » Boxing News|date=2018-01-11|work=Boxing News 24|access-date=2018-01-31|language=en-US}}</ref> Trout won the bout via unanimous decision.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2018/02/18/news/mike-perez-scores-30-second-ko-austin-trout-back-in-win-column|title=Mike Perez scores 30-second KO, Austin Trout back in win column|last=WBN|work=WBN - World Boxing News|access-date=2018-02-19|language=en-gb}}</ref> All three judges scored the fight a shut-out 80–72 for Trout.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/22484184/devon-alexander-victor-ortiz-fight-draw|title=Alexander, Ortiz fail to make mark, fight to draw|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-02-19}}</ref>


==== Trout vs. Jermell Charlo ====
==== Trout vs. Jermell Charlo ====
At a Showtime press conference on January 24, 2018, it was announced that [[Jermell Charlo]] (30-0, 15 KOs) would make a third defence of his WBC title on June 9 on the undercard of [[Léo Santa Cruz|Santa Cruz]] vs. [[Abner Mares|Mares]] II at the [[Staples Center]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/broner-figueroa-stevenson-jack-lara-hurd-set-showtime--124600|title=Broner-Figueroa, Stevenson-Jack, Lara-Hurd Set For Showtime|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-26|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/1/24/16929950/santa-cruz-vs-mares-rematch-jermell-charlos-return-set-for-june-9|title=Santa Cruz vs Mares rematch, Jermell Charlo's return set for June 9|work=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref> On April 10, it was announced that Trout would challenge Charlo in a fight which would mark Trout's third world title attempt in his last four fights.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/jermell-charlo-vs-austin-trout-june-9-staples-center--127055|title=Jermell Charlo to Fight Austin Trout June 9 at Staples Center|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-04-11|language=en-us}}</ref> Charlo retained his title defeating Trout in a close bout. One judge scored the bout 113-113, however the remaining two judges scored the bout 115-111 and 118-108 for Charlo, giving him the majority decision win. Charlo knocked Trout down in rounds 3 and 9. The bout, which was mostly a tactical affair, was not well received by the fans in attendance. They booed during the bout and again during the post fight interview of Charlo. The first knockdown came with a combination of punches finished with a left hook to the head. After the knockdown, Trout began to fight more defensively. A counter left hook dropped Trout a second time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/6/9/17445590/charlo-trout-results-jermell-charlo-wins-majority-decision-over-austin-trout+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk|title=Charlo-Trout Results: Jermell Charlo wins majority decision over Austin Trout|work=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/jermell-charlo-drops-decision-austin-trout-results--128963|title=Jermell Charlo Drops, Decisions Austin Trout|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-06-23|language=en-us}}</ref> After the fight, Trout said, "Take away the knockdowns, and I won the fight." Charlo stated his frustrations, "I knew he would come in and try to survive. I could catch him with my hook." According to CompuBox, Charlo landed 106 of 421 punches (25%) and Trout landed 82 of 407 his punches (20%).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/23750044/jermell-charlo-defeats-austin-trout-majority-decision-retains-junior-middleweight-title|title=Charlo keeps title with majority decision vs. Trout|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref> For his defence, Charlo was paid $750,000 and Trout received a $250,000 paycheck.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/6/9/17444796/boxing-purses-terence-crawford-3-million-jeff-horn-1-25-million-news|title=Boxing purses: Terence Crawford $3 million, Jeff Horn $1.25 million|work=Bloody Elbow|access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref> The fight averaged 532,000 and peaked at 575,000 viewers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/santa-cruz-mares-rematch-peaked-633000-viewers-showtime--129044|title=Santa Cruz-Mares II Peaked at 633,000 Viewers for Showtime|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-06-23|language=en-us}}</ref>
At a Showtime press conference on January 24, 2018, it was announced that [[Jermell Charlo]] (30–0, 15 KOs) would make a third defence of his WBC title on June 9 on the undercard of [[Léo Santa Cruz|Santa Cruz]] vs. [[Abner Mares|Mares]] II at the [[Staples Center]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/broner-figueroa-stevenson-jack-lara-hurd-set-showtime--124600|title=Broner-Figueroa, Stevenson-Jack, Lara-Hurd Set For Showtime|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-01-26|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/1/24/16929950/santa-cruz-vs-mares-rematch-jermell-charlos-return-set-for-june-9|title=Santa Cruz vs Mares rematch, Jermell Charlo's return set for June 9|work=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref> On April 10, it was announced that Trout would challenge Charlo in a fight which would mark Trout's third world title attempt in his last four fights.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/jermell-charlo-vs-austin-trout-june-9-staples-center--127055|title=Jermell Charlo to Fight Austin Trout June 9 at Staples Center|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-04-11|language=en-us}}</ref> Charlo retained his title defeating Trout in a close bout. One judge scored the bout 113–113, however the remaining two judges scored the bout 115–111 and 118–108 for Charlo, giving him the majority decision win. Charlo knocked Trout down in rounds 3 and 9. The bout, which was mostly a tactical affair, was not well received by the fans in attendance. They booed during the bout and again during the post fight interview of Charlo. The first knockdown came with a combination of punches finished with a left hook to the head. After the knockdown, Trout began to fight more defensively. A counter left hook dropped Trout a second time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/6/9/17445590/charlo-trout-results-jermell-charlo-wins-majority-decision-over-austin-trout+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk|title=Charlo-Trout Results: Jermell Charlo wins majority decision over Austin Trout|work=Bad Left Hook|access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/jermell-charlo-drops-decision-austin-trout-results--128963|title=Jermell Charlo Drops, Decisions Austin Trout|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-06-23|language=en-us}}</ref> After the fight, Trout said, "Take away the knockdowns, and I won the fight." Charlo stated his frustrations, "I knew he would come in and try to survive. I could catch him with my hook." According to CompuBox, Charlo landed 106 of 421 punches (25%) and Trout landed 82 of 407 his punches (20%).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/23750044/jermell-charlo-defeats-austin-trout-majority-decision-retains-junior-middleweight-title|title=Charlo keeps title with majority decision vs. Trout|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref> For his defence, Charlo was paid $750,000 and Trout received a $250,000 paycheck.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2018/6/9/17444796/boxing-purses-terence-crawford-3-million-jeff-horn-1-25-million-news|title=Boxing purses: Terence Crawford $3 million, Jeff Horn $1.25 million|work=Bloody Elbow|access-date=2018-06-23}}</ref> The fight averaged 532,000 and peaked at 575,000 viewers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/santa-cruz-mares-rematch-peaked-633000-viewers-showtime--129044|title=Santa Cruz-Mares II Peaked at 633,000 Viewers for Showtime|work=BoxingScene.com|access-date=2018-06-23|language=en-us}}</ref>


=== Career from 2019–present ===
=== Career from 2019–present ===


==== Trout vs. Gausha ====
==== Trout vs. Gausha ====
On April 11, 2019, it was reported that Trout would fight 31 year old former world title challenger [[Terrell Gausha]] (21-1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round light middleweight bout, headlining at the Beau Rivage Resort Casino in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] on May 25, on [[Fox Sports 1]]. Going into the bout, Trout felt a win would potentially earn him another opportunity at a world title. Gausha was coming off a first-round knockout of former Trout opponent [[Joey Hernandez]] in December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/26506183|title=Trout to fight Gausha in main event on May 25|date=2019-04-12|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-vs-terrell-gausha-tops-pbc-on-fs1-25--137858|title=Austin Trout vs. Terrell Gausha Tops PBC on FS1, May 25|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref>
On April 11, 2019, it was reported that Trout would fight 31-year-old former world title challenger [[Terrell Gausha]] (21–1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round light middleweight bout, headlining at the Beau Rivage Resort Casino in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]], on May 25, on [[Fox Sports 1]]. Going into the bout, Trout felt a win would potentially earn him another opportunity at a world title. Gausha was coming off a first-round knockout of former Trout opponent [[Joey Hernandez]] in December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/26506183|title=Trout to fight Gausha in main event on May 25|date=2019-04-12|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-vs-terrell-gausha-tops-pbc-on-fs1-25--137858|title=Austin Trout vs. Terrell Gausha Tops PBC on FS1, May 25|website=BoxingScene.com|date=11 April 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-17}}</ref>


In his next fight, Trout fought Rosbel Montoya. Trout made quick work out of his opponent, stopping him in the second round of the fight.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-02|title=Austin Trout halts Rosbel Montoya in two rounds, targets welterweight elite|url=https://www.ringtv.com/590447-austin-trout-halts-rosbel-montoya-in-two-rounds-targets-welterweight-elite/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=The Ring}}</ref>
In his next fight, Trout fought Rosbel Montoya. Trout made quick work out of his opponent, stopping him in the second round of the fight.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-02|title=Austin Trout halts Rosbel Montoya in two rounds, targets welterweight elite|url=https://www.ringtv.com/590447-austin-trout-halts-rosbel-montoya-in-two-rounds-targets-welterweight-elite/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=The Ring}}</ref>


On 6 February 2021, more than a year after his last fight, Trout fought Juan Armando Garcia in Mexico. Trout dominated his opponent throughout the fight, as all three judges scored the fight 99–91 in his favour, awarding him the unanimous decision victory.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=BoxingScene|title=Austin Trout Returns, Dominates Juan Garcia Over Ten in Mexico|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-returns-dominates-juan-garcia-over-ten-mexico--155262|access-date=2021-04-05|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us}}</ref>
On 6 February 2021, more than a year after his last fight, Trout fought Juan Armando Garcia in Mexico. Trout dominated his opponent throughout the fight, as all three judges scored the fight 99–91 in his favour, awarding him the unanimous decision victory.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=BoxingScene|title=Austin Trout Returns, Dominates Juan Garcia Over Ten in Mexico|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/austin-trout-returns-dominates-juan-garcia-over-ten-mexico--155262|access-date=2021-04-05|website=BoxingScene.com|date=7 February 2021 |language=en-us}}</ref>


==Life outside of boxing==
==Bare knuckle boxing==
On February 2, 2024 at [[2024_in_Bare_Knuckle_Fighting_Championship#Bare_Knuckle_Fighting_Championship_57:_Palomino_vs._Trout|BKFC 57]] in Hollywood, Florida, Trout defeated [[Luis Palomino]] to become the new BKFC welterweight champion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Austin Trout lands title in bare knuckle fight against Luis Palomino at BKFC 57 |url=https://www.fightmag.com/austin-trout-lands-title-in-bare-knuckle-fight-against-luis-palomino-at-bkfc-57/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=3 February 2024}}</ref>

Trout made his first title defense against Ricardo Franco on October 12, 2024 at [[2024_in_Bare_Knuckle_Fighting_Championship#BKFC_on_DAZN:_Tenaglia_vs._Soto|BKFC on DAZN: Tenaglia vs. Soto]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BKFC 67 SPAIN |url=https://www.bkfc.com/events/bkfc-67-spain:13d3b629-3c72-421f-aef2-5e4e50e20c1e |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships}}</ref> He won the fight by unanimous decision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2024/10/12/24268119/bkfc-spain-results-tenaglia-vs-soto-marbella|title=BKFC Spain Results: Tenaglia vs. Soto|publisher=mmafighting.com|author=Bryan Tucker|date=2024-10-12|access-date=2024-10-12}}</ref>

==Outside of boxing==
Trout appeared on "[[List of Say Yes to the Dress episodes#Season 8 (2012)|His Opinion...]]", an episode of reality TV show ''[[Say Yes to the Dress]]'', when his fiancé Taylor chose her wedding dress.
Trout appeared on "[[List of Say Yes to the Dress episodes#Season 8 (2012)|His Opinion...]]", an episode of reality TV show ''[[Say Yes to the Dress]]'', when his fiancé Taylor chose her wedding dress.


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==Championships and accomplishments==
===Bare-knuckle boxing===
*'''[[Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship]]'''
**[[Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship#Welterweight Championship|BKFC Welterweight Championship]] (One time, current)
***One successful title defense

===Boxing===
* [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] Regular light middleweight title, (4 Defenses)
* Texas State light middleweight title
* [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Continental Americas light middleweight title
* [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] Fedelatin light middleweight title
* [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] International light middleweight title
* U.S. National Amateur Welterweight Champion


==Filmography==
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Austin Trout
Born
Austin Dwayne Trout

(1985-09-18) September 18, 1985 (age 39)
Other namesNo Doubt
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9+12 in (177 cm)[1]
Reach73 in (185 cm)[1]
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins37
Wins by KO18
Losses5
Draws1

Austin Dwayne Trout (born September 18, 1985) is an American professional boxer and bare-knuckle boxer. In boxing he held the World Boxing Association (WBA) light middleweight title (Regular version) from 2011 to 2013. He extended his championship legacy by winning the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) welterweight title in 2024. As of July 25, 2024, he is tied at #5 in the BKFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.[2]

Early life

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Trout graduated from Mayfield High School in Las Cruces, New Mexico.[3]

Amateur career

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In 2004, Austin was the U.S. National Amateur Welterweight Champion.[4]

Austin was the runner-up to make the 2004 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team. He would finish his amateur career with a final record of 163–42–1.

Professional career

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Early career

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On September 1, 2005, Trout made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19 at the Isleta Casino & Resort in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He defeated 34 year old journeyman Justo Almazan (14–44–5, 1 KO) via TKO in round 3. The fight was scheduled for 4 rounds. His second fight was against Josh Pankey, who was making his debut, in December. Trout made easy work of Pankey stopping him after 1 minute and 45 seconds of round 1.

Trout fought a further five times in 2006, winning all bouts inside the distance. In January 2007, Trout knocked out 30 year old Raul Munoz (19–9–1, 15 KOs) in the fifth round of their scheduled six round fight. Three months later, Trout was taken the six round distance when he defeated Mexican boxer Julio Perez with scores of (60–54, 60–54 and 59–55). Less than a month later, Trout was taken the six round distance again, this time against 33 year old journeyman Abdias Castillo. He won the fight comfortably on all three scorecards (60–54, 60–54 and 60–54). Trout fought and won 3 more times in 2007. By the end of the year, his record read 13 wins, 10 inside the distance and no losses.

In November 2009, he beat Taronze Washington to win the vacant WBC Continental Americas light middleweight title.[5]

By climbing up the ranks, he became a mandatory challenger for the WBA light middleweight title. While waiting for his opportunity to fight for Miguel Cotto for the championship title, Austin ended up working with DeAngelo Singleton to help with early stages of PR. Eventually, Trout would fight for and win a world title.

WBA (Regular) light middleweight champion

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Trout fought the WBA (Regular) light middleweight title against Interim champion Rigoberto Álvarez, brother of Canelo Álvarez. The fight was scheduled to take place on February 5, 2011, at the Arena Coliseo in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.[6] Álvarez was on a three-fight win streak coming into the bout. Trout proved to be the superior boxer of the two winning a lop-sided unanimous decision (119–108, 119–108, 119–108). Trout lost one round on each of the three cards.[7][8][9]

Early defences

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In April 2011, soon after winning the WBA (Regular) title, Trout's first defence was announced to take place against mandatory challenger David Alonso López (42–12, 23 KOs) on June 11 in Mexico.[10] Trout dropped López in round 11 as he went on to successfully retain his WBA "regular" title in a 12-round unanimous decision win with the judges scores of 119–109, 117–110 and 118–109 in his favour. Although López had some success, the majority of the rounds were controlled by Trout using his speed, movement and fast hands.[11][12] A few days after the fight, it was reported that Trout tested positive for marijuana in the post-fight drug test. López's promoter Hector Garcia called for an immediate rematch.[13] On June 29, the test was overturned and Trout was cleared.[14]

Over the next months, Trout's team tried to make a deal to fight Australian contender Anthony Mundine, however the fight failed to take place.[15][16][17] By October, a deal was set for Trout to defend his title against another Australian boxer, former welterweight champion Frank LoPorto (15–4, 7 KOs), who was ranked #14 by the WBA on November 11 at the Cohen Stadium in El Paso, Texas. The fight was carried by Showtime.[18] Trout stopped LoPorto in round 6. In what some believed would be a mismatch, LoPorto was also dropped once in round 1 following a right hook. It was the last time LoPorto fought as a professional at the age of 33.[19][20]

Trout vs. Rodriguez

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On March 19, 2012, the WBA ordered purse bids for Trout vs. Mundine, who was their Interim champion, to take place at their headquarters on March 29.[21] The purse bids never took place and in April, Trout announced he was close to finalizing a deal with former WBO champion Sergiy Dzinziruk (37–1, 23KOs) on August 25, his biggest fight to date.[22] Days later, it was reported that Trout could instead fight Ring Top 10 Delvin Rodriguez (26–5–3, 14 KOs) on the June 2 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.[23] Rodriguez was coming off a 10-round decision win against Pawel Wolak.[24] During this time, Trout signed a deal with boxing advisor Al Haymon.[25] The fight aired on Showtime. Trout dominated the fight, going on to win a one sided unanimous decision. The three judges scored the fight 120–108, 118–110, and 117–111 in favour of Trout. Trout was always in control of the fight and more active than Rodriguez, who only let his hands go in the final round.[26][27] Over the 12 rounds, Trout landed 151 of 699 punches thrown (22%), this included 41% of his power punches landed and Rodriguez landed 89 of his 440 thrown (20%).[28]

Trout vs. Cotto

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On August 31, 2012, terms were agreed for Trout to defend his WBA (Regular) title against former three division champion and No. 2 ranked light middleweight Miguel Cotto (37–3, 30 KOs) on December 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Cotto was coming off a loss in May 2012 against Floyd Mayweather.[29][30] 13,096 attended the Garden. Trout started the fight off fast, using his quick combinations to continually get his punches off first against Cotto. Trout also 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. During the middle rounds, Cotto found success trapping Trout on the ropes and keeping him there, ripping Trout with body shots and finding the range with his left hook. 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. Trout won the fight by a wide unanimous decision, giving him the biggest win of his career thus far. The judges scores were 117–111, 117–111, 119–109.[31][32] It was the first time Cotto had lost at the arena, having a record of 7–0 before the fight, also being 9–0 in New York. Trout landed 238 of 779 punches (31%) and Cotto landed 183 of 628 punches thrown (29%).[33] After the fight, Trout called out fellow light middleweight champion Canelo Álvarez.[34] The fight averaged 1.047 million and peaked at 1.4 million viewers, which set a record for Showtime boxing.[35][36]

Consecutive losses

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Trout vs. Álvarez

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On April 20, 2013, Trout fought undefeated Canelo Álvarez at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The fight was supposed to take place during Cinco de Mayo weekend as the co-main event of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout against Robert Guerrero; however, due to a contract disagreement between Álvarez and Mayweather regarding their potential fight on September 14, 2013, Álvarez opted to headline his own card.[37] Álvarez held a rematch clause in the contract if wanted however Trout did not. Due to the fight taking place in Texas, a moment of silence was held prior to the fight for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15 and the victims of the fertilizer plant explosion on April 17 in West, Texas.[38][39][40]

In front of 39,247 fans, Álvarez successfully defended his WBC light middleweight title and won the WBA (Regular) & the vacant The Ring magazine light middleweight title. During the first rounds, Trout seemed to have a good game plan. However, Álvarez's power took over after the third round, eventually scoring a knockdown in the seventh round to give Trout the first knockdown of his career. Álvarez set up the knockdown with a pawing left jab, followed by the straight right hand. The fight was closer than expected, but Álvarez still managed to dominate Trout throughout the fight with impressive head movement and shocking power. All three judges scorecards were in favor of Álvarez with a fair margin (115–112, 116–111 and 118–109).[41][Video 1] Although the last score card (118–109) created controversy, the majority of sport analysts had Álvarez winning by at least 2 points. After 8 rounds, the judges scorecards read (80–71, 78–73 and 76–75) to Álvarez. CompuBox Stats showed that Trout was the busier fighter landing 154 of 769 punches thrown (20%) and Álvarez was the more accurate puncher landing 124 of his 431 thrown (29%).[42] Immediately after the bout, Trout stated that he hadn't underestimated Álvarez but that he trained to fight a completely different fighter.[43][44]

Trout vs. Lara

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After losing to Álvarez, Trout next fought Cuban boxer Erislandy Lara (18–1–2, 12 KOs) for his WBA Interim light middleweight title. The fight was scheduled to take place on December 7, 2013, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. It was initially supposed take place on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez card on September 14, 2013.[45] Lara, however, put on a dominant performance as he immediately nullified Trout's offense using deft footwork and clean punching. In outclassing Trout, Lara scored a knockdown in round eleven via straight left hand. Trout was hurt for the remainder of the round as Lara pressed the action. Lara cruised to the unanimous decision (117–111, 117–111, and 118–109) and retained his interim WBA light middleweight title. Trout lost his second consecutive bout by decision.[46][47][48]

Comeback trail

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Following back to back defeats, Trout took time off before returning to the ring starting his comeback trail to regain a world title at light middleweight. His first comeback fight took place in August 2014 against former WBO light middleweight title challenger Daniel Dawson (40–3–1, 26 KOs) in a 10-round bout. 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. After 10 rounds, the three judges scored it 97–90 for Trout.[49][50] Trout next fought four months later in December against fringe contender Luis Grajeda (18–3–2, 14 KOs).[51] Grajeda was knocked down once in round five and failed to come out for round 8, giving Trout a stoppage victory.[52][53]

On May 9, 2015, Trout fought 33 year old Luis Galarza (20–3, 14 KOs) at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. Galarza was a late replacement for former titlist Anthony Mundine, who had picked up an injury before the fight. Galarza took the fight on 3 days notice and was on a three-fight win streak. Trout controlled the fight from the opening bell eventually forced the stoppage after round 6.[54] In September 2015, Trout knocked out Joey Hernandez (24–3–1, 14 KOs) following a body shot in round 6. Hernandez was deducted a point in round 4 after he threw Trout to the canvas.[55][56][57]

Title challenges

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Trout vs. Jermall Charlo

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On March 29, it was announced that Trout would challenge Jermall Charlo (23–0, 18 KOs) for the IBF title at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card also included top light middleweights Erislandy Lara, Vanes Martirosyan and Jermell Charlo.[58] At first, there was rumours that the fight would take place on the undercard of WilderPovetkin in a Showtime split site telecast.[59] Another possibility, was it could take place on the OrtízBerto II undercard.[60] In a close contested bout, Charlo defeated Trout by a 12-round unanimous decision. The judges' scored the fight 115–113, 116–112, 116–112. Charlo landed the harder shots to dominate the action in the first six rounds. However, Charlo seemed to gas out a little in the second half of the fight, and was outworked by Trout. Trout suffered a cut over his right eye in the 10th round from a clash of heads but fought well despite suffering the cut. The crowd booed loudly when the scores were read out to let the judges know that they felt Trout should have won.[61][62] Charlo landed 130 of 474 punches thrown (27%) and Trout landed 117 of his 490 thrown (24%). Trout received a purse of $300,000 and Charlo earned a purse of $500,000.[63]

Trout vs. Hurd

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On May 31, 2017 The Ring TV announced a deal was in place for Trout to challenge undefeated American boxer Jarrett Hurd (20–0, 14 KOs) for his newly won IBF light middleweight title on July 29 on the undercard of Mikey Garcia vs. Adrien Broner in New York. Hurd won the then vacant title after stopping Tony Harrison in round 9 in February 2017. The title was left vacant by Jermall Charlo, who moved up to middleweight.[64] On July 20, Boxing Scene reported the fight was being lined up to take place on September 30, 2017, as part of a light middleweight double header alongside Jermell Charlo's WBC title defence against Erickson Lubin. Because Hurd was granted an exception from the IBF to make a voluntary defence, however the winner must fight mandatory challenger Cedric Vitu (46–2, 19 KOs) by December 29, 2017.[65] On August 24, Ringtv announced the fight would take place as part of a light middleweight triple-header at the Barclays Center in New York City on October 14, 2017. The third world title fight on the card would feature Erislandy Lara defending his WBA title against Terrell Gausha.[66]

On fight night, Trout started the fight well, winning the early rounds by jabbing and moving. However, during the third round, Hurd seemed to hurt Trout with some power shots. In the middle rounds, Hurd was able to stifle Trout's movement, making the fight more of a brawl, with both fighters trading power shots. Hurd seemed unfazed by Trout's punches, even though he seemed to tire during round 7. On the other hand, Trout was visibly backed up several times by Hurd's shots. Hurd was cut from a head clash during round 7, while Trout's right eye started swelling. Hurd backed up Trout once again towards the end of round 10. Trout's cornermen retired following round 10 to protect their fighter, to the chagrin of the former world champion. The announced attendance was 7,643.[67] For the fight, Hurd earned $330,000, while Trout, who was stopped inside the distance for the first time since turning professional, was paid $225,000. In the action packed fight, Hurd landed 265 of 753 punches (35%) and Trout landed 208 of his 673 thrown (31%).[68][69]

On January 11, 2018, it was announced that 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.[70] Trout won the bout via unanimous decision.[71] All three judges scored the fight a shut-out 80–72 for Trout.[72]

Trout vs. Jermell Charlo

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At a Showtime press conference on January 24, 2018, it was announced that Jermell Charlo (30–0, 15 KOs) would make a third defence of his WBC title on June 9 on the undercard of Santa Cruz vs. Mares II at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.[73][74] On April 10, it was announced that Trout would challenge Charlo in a fight which would mark Trout's third world title attempt in his last four fights.[75] Charlo retained his title defeating Trout in a close bout. One judge scored the bout 113–113, however the remaining two judges scored the bout 115–111 and 118–108 for Charlo, giving him the majority decision win. Charlo knocked Trout down in rounds 3 and 9. The bout, which was mostly a tactical affair, was not well received by the fans in attendance. They booed during the bout and again during the post fight interview of Charlo. The first knockdown came with a combination of punches finished with a left hook to the head. After the knockdown, Trout began to fight more defensively. A counter left hook dropped Trout a second time.[76][77] After the fight, Trout said, "Take away the knockdowns, and I won the fight." Charlo stated his frustrations, "I knew he would come in and try to survive. I could catch him with my hook." According to CompuBox, Charlo landed 106 of 421 punches (25%) and Trout landed 82 of 407 his punches (20%).[78] For his defence, Charlo was paid $750,000 and Trout received a $250,000 paycheck.[79] The fight averaged 532,000 and peaked at 575,000 viewers.[80]

Career from 2019–present

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Trout vs. Gausha

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On April 11, 2019, it was reported that Trout would fight 31-year-old former world title challenger Terrell Gausha (21–1, 10 KOs) in a 10-round light middleweight bout, headlining at the Beau Rivage Resort Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, on May 25, on Fox Sports 1. Going into the bout, Trout felt a win would potentially earn him another opportunity at a world title. Gausha was coming off a first-round knockout of former Trout opponent Joey Hernandez in December 2018.[81][82]

In his next fight, Trout fought Rosbel Montoya. Trout made quick work out of his opponent, stopping him in the second round of the fight.[83]

On 6 February 2021, more than a year after his last fight, Trout fought Juan Armando Garcia in Mexico. Trout dominated his opponent throughout the fight, as all three judges scored the fight 99–91 in his favour, awarding him the unanimous decision victory.[84]

Bare knuckle boxing

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On February 2, 2024 at BKFC 57 in Hollywood, Florida, Trout defeated Luis Palomino to become the new BKFC welterweight champion.[85]

Trout made his first title defense against Ricardo Franco on October 12, 2024 at BKFC on DAZN: Tenaglia vs. Soto.[86] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[87]

Outside of boxing

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Trout appeared on "His Opinion...", an episode of reality TV show Say Yes to the Dress, when his fiancé Taylor chose her wedding dress.

Professional boxing record

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43 fights 37 wins 5 losses
By knockout 18 1
By decision 19 4
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
43 Win 37–5–1 Omir Rodriguez UD 8 Oct 14, 2023 Rudolf Weber-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
42 Win 36–5–1 Jose Sanchez Charles UD 8 Dec 9, 2022 Payne Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, U.S. Won vacant Texas State light middleweight title
41 Win 35–5–1 Florin Cardos MD 8 Jul 15, 2022 Historische Stadthalle, Wuppertal, Germany
40 Win 34–5–1 Alejandro Davila UD 10 Aug 13, 2021 Hotel Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, UAE
39 Win 33–5–1 Juan Armando Garcia UD 10 Feb 6, 2021 Polideportivo Sur, Chihuahua, Mexico
38 Win 32–5–1 Rosbel Montoya TKO 2 (10), 1:09 Feb 1, 2020 Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino, Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S.
37 Draw 31–5–1 Terrell Gausha SD 10 May 25, 2019 Beau Rivage Resort Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
36 Loss 31–5 Jermell Charlo MD 12 Jun 9, 2018 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. For WBC light middleweight title
35 Win 31–4 Juan De Angel UD 8 Feb 17, 2018 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
34 Loss 30–4 Jarrett Hurd RTD 10 (12), 3:00 Oct 14, 2017 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. For IBF light middleweight title
33 Loss 30–3 Jermall Charlo UD 12 May 21, 2016 Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. For IBF light middleweight title
32 Win 30–2 Joey Hernandez KO 6 (10), 3:00 Sep 8, 2015 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
31 Win 29–2 Luis Galarza TKO 6 (10), 3:00 May 9, 2015 State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, U.S.
30 Win 28–2 Luis Grajeda RTD 7 (10), 3:00 Dec 11, 2014 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
29 Win 27–2 Daniel Dawson UD 10 Aug 22, 2014 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.
28 Loss 26–2 Erislandy Lara UD 12 Dec 7, 2013 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. For WBA interim light middleweight title
27 Loss 26–1 Canelo Álvarez UD 12 Apr 20, 2013 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Lost WBA (Regular) light middleweight title;
For WBC and vacant The Ring light middleweight titles
26 Win 26–0 Miguel Cotto UD 12 Dec 1, 2012 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
25 Win 25–0 Delvin Rodríguez UD 12 Jun 2, 2012 Home Depot Center, Carson, California, U.S. Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
24 Win 24–0 Frank LoPorto TKO 6 (12), 2:32 Nov 11, 2011 Cohen Stadium, El Paso, Texas, U.S. Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
23 Win 23–0 David Alonso López UD 12 Jun 11, 2011 Auditorio Miguel Barragán, San Luis Potosí City, Mexico Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
22 Win 22–0 Rigoberto Álvarez UD 12 Feb 5, 2011 Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico Won vacant WBA (Regular) light middleweight title
21 Win 21–0 Taronze Washington UD 12 Nov 5, 2009 Petroleum Club, Dallas, Texas, U.S. Won vacant WBC Continental Americas light middleweight title
20 Win 20–0 Nilson Julio Tapia MD 11 Sep 5, 2009 Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama Won WBA Fedelatin light middleweight title
19 Win 19–0 Marcos Primera UD 8 Jul 31, 2009 Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Shawn Garnett UD 8 Jun 26, 2009 Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario, Canada
17 Win 17–0 Martin Avila TKO 4 (12) Mar 14, 2009 Coliseo Centenario, Torreón, Mexico Won vacant WBA International light middleweight title
16 Win 16–0 Bradley Thompson RTD 3 (4), 0:10 Nov 20, 2008 Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Byron Tyson UD 8 Jul 9, 2008 Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Steve Verdin TKO 2 (6), 2:26 May 2, 2008 County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Erik Rafael Esquivel UD 6 Dec 21, 2007 Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Roderick McGary TKO 1 (6), 1:17 Nov 17, 2007 Kruse Auction Park, Auburn, Indiana, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Nelson Estupinan TKO 2 (6), 0:46 Jul 27, 2007 Isleta Resort & Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Abdias Castillo UD 6 May 25, 2007 Isleta Resort & Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Julio Perez UD 6 Apr 27, 2007 Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Raul Munoz KO 5 (6), 2:21 Jan 5, 2007 Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Cardyl Finley KO 2 (6), 1:30 Dec 15, 2006 Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Dustin Lilly TKO 1 (4) Sep 29, 2006 Burnin' Downtown Festival, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Jerry Perez KO 3 (6), 0:56 Sep 1, 2006 Route 66 Casino Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Jeremy Berger TKO 1 (4), 2:59 Mar 4, 2006 Landon Arena, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Anthony Torres TKO 3 (4), 1:04 Feb 4, 2006 Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Josh Pankey TKO 1 (4), 1:45 Dec 10, 2005 American Legion Hall, Blairstown, Iowa, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Justo Almazan TKO 3 (4), 1:43 Sep 16, 2005 Isleta Resort & Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.

Bare-knuckle boxing record

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Professional record breakdown
3 matches 3 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 2 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3–0 Ricardo Franco Decision (unanimous) BKFC on DAZN: Tenaglia vs. Soto October 12, 2024 5 2:00 Marbella, Spain Defended the BKFC Welterweight Championship.
Win 2–0 Luis Palomino Decision (unanimous) BKFC 57 February 2, 2024 5 2:00 Hollywood, Florida, United States Won the vacant BKFC Welterweight Championship.
Win 1–0 Diego Sanchez TKO (doctor stoppage) BKFC KnuckleMania 3 February 17, 2023 4 1:44 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Championships and accomplishments

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Bare-knuckle boxing

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Boxing

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  • WBA Regular light middleweight title, (4 Defenses)
  • Texas State light middleweight title
  • WBC Continental Americas light middleweight title
  • WBA Fedelatin light middleweight title
  • WBA International light middleweight title
  • U.S. National Amateur Welterweight Champion

Filmography

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Television
Year Title Episode Role
2012 Say Yes to the Dress "His Opinion..." Himself

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Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous:
Juan McPherson
U.S. welterweight champion
2004
Next:
Demetrius Andrade
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Anthony Small
WBA International
super welterweight champion

March 14, 2009 – September 5, 2009
Won Fedelatin title
Vacant
Title next held by
Vanes Martirosyan
Preceded by WBA Fedelatin
super welterweight champion

September 5, 2009 – November 2009
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Erislandy Lara
Preceded by WBC Continental Americas
super welterweight champion

November 5, 2009 – July 2010
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Alfredo Angulo
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Miguel Cotto
WBA super welterweight champion
Regular title

February 5, 2011 – April 20, 2013
Lost bid for Super title
Vacant
Title next held by
Erislandy Lara