Leo Gámez was born in San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela on August 8, 1963. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on February 14, 1985 against Francisco Garcia. Gámez defeated Garcia via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Gámez became a world champion at the age of 24 after 16 professional fights. He challenged Kim Bong-Jun for the vacant WBA strawweight title and defeated Bong-Jun via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully conquer the light-flyweight (WBA), flyweight (WBA), and super-flyweight (WBA) divisions as well to become a four-division world champion.
Gámez' last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Prakorb Udomna at age 42, on December 22, 2005.
Some of Leo Gámez' best fights have been against Hugo Rafael Soto, Kenji Yokozawa, Hideki Todaka, Sompoch Harnvichachai, and Josué Camacho. For a top-10 list of Gámez' best performances, refer to "Best fights of Leo Gámez".
Gámez has 12 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Leo Gámez Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Dec 22, 2005 | 42 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
47 | Aug 13, 2005 | 42 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
46 | Oct 26, 2004 | 41 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
45 | Oct 04, 2003 | 40 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
44 | Nov 08, 2002 | 39 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
43 | Apr 27, 2002 | 38 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
42 | Mar 11, 2001 | 37 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
41 | Oct 09, 2000 | 37 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
40 | Sep 03, 1999 | 36 | ![]() | loss | KO 9 |
39 | May 29, 1999 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
38 | Mar 13, 1999 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
37 | Oct 03, 1998 | 35 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
36 | Oct 07, 1996 | 33 | ![]() | loss | PTS 12 |
35 | Mar 24, 1996 | 32 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
34 | Sep 18, 1995 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
33 | May 20, 1995 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
32 | Feb 04, 1995 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
31 | Oct 09, 1994 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
30 | Jun 27, 1994 | 30 | ![]() | draw | SD 12 |
29 | Feb 05, 1994 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
28 | Oct 21, 1993 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
27 | Jul 11, 1993 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
26 | Dec 19, 1992 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
25 | Jun 12, 1992 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
24 | May 09, 1992 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
23 | Oct 05, 1991 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
22 | Nov 10, 1990 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
21 | Apr 29, 1990 | 26 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
20 | Dec 15, 1989 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
19 | Oct 29, 1989 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
18 | Apr 24, 1988 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Jan 10, 1988 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
16 | Oct 10, 1987 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
15 | Aug 22, 1987 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Jun 23, 1987 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Apr 30, 1987 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
12 | Mar 21, 1987 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
11 | Feb 02, 1987 | 23 | ![]() | win | TD 2 |
10 | Nov 28, 1986 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
9 | Oct 31, 1986 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Sep 30, 1986 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
7 | Jul 26, 1986 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
6 | Apr 19, 1986 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
5 | Nov 05, 1985 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
4 | Aug 14, 1985 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
3 | Jun 11, 1985 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
2 | Apr 17, 1985 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Feb 14, 1985 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |