Lupe Contreras honored at WBA convention

He sure looks good for a guy who has been in the ring with some of the best fighters in the world.

Fact - Lupe Contreras is one of the best ring announcers in all of boxing.

He has been the man in the spotlight introducing some of boxing’s biggest stars in some of the most famous arenas all over the world.

His decades long career on the mic recently saw him honored at the World Boxing Association (WBA) convention in Orlando, Florida.

Lupe was honoured for “Being part of the WBA family” and for his “Dedication to boxing”.

Contreras got his start in radio in his late teens and after a few career turns found himself presented with an interesting opportunity. The owner of a Muay Tai gym where Contreras worked out approached him about being the ring announcer on an upcoming show he was doing. 

The gym owner was doing (pre-UFC era) MMM shows called “NHB” - No Holds Barred. Contreras thought “why not?”, and the rest is history.

Shortly after that Lupe saw an advertisement for a ring announcer for the new Sunday afternoon, Univision boxing series that Top Rank Boxing was doing. Boxing’s top promotional firm was holding a contest to look for a ring announcer. You had to be able to speak both English and Spanish; Contreras speaks both impeccably.

So, Contreras did his boxing announcing audition for some Top Rank PR staff, slam-dunked the audition and went on a long run as the ring announcer for Top Rank Boxing.

The last few years Contreras finds himself doing a mix of MMA and boxing shows which is great for fans of both.

His elegant, professional, and over-the-top exciting introductions take a great night at the fights to the next level.

Houston, Texas’ Lupe Contreras, one of the nicest guys you will meet in the sport – humble, professional, and simply one of the very best at what he does.

Congratulations on your WBA recognition – well deserved!