On March 13, 1999, a 35-year-old Leo Gámez (30-6-1, 22 KOs) got a shot at the WBA flyweight title held by Hugo Rafael Soto.
Gámez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days.
Leo Gámez made easy work of Hugo Rafael Soto, stopping the champion via KO in the 3rd. Gámez improves his record to 31-6-1 (23 KOs)
On April 24, 1988, the 24-year-old WBA strawweight world champion, Leo Gámez (17-0, 11 KOs), faced Kenji Yokozawa, in a title defense fight.
Gámez came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days.
Leo Gámez made easy work of Kenji Yokozawa, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Gámez improves his record to 18-0 (12 KOs)
On October 9, 2000, a 37-year-old Leo Gámez (32-7-1, 24 KOs) got a shot at the WBA super-flyweight title held by Hideki Todaka.
Gámez came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 1 month, and 6 days.
Leo Gámez stopped the champion via KO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA super-flyweight champion. Gámez improves his record to 33-7-1 (25 KOs)
On October 9, 1994, the 31-year-old WBA light-flyweight world champion, Leo Gámez (26-3-1, 19 KOs), faced Sompoch Harnvichachai, in a title defense fight.
Gámez came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 12 days.
Leo Gámez stopped Sompoch Harnvichachai via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA light-flyweight title. Gámez improves his record to 27-3-1 (20 KOs)
On May 29, 1999, a 35-year-old Leo Gámez (31-6-1, 23 KOs) and Josué Camacho met in the ring in a super-flyweight bout.
Gámez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days.
Leo Gámez stopped Josué Camacho via TKO in the 8th round. Gámez improves his record to 32-6-1 (24 KOs)
On February 5, 1994, the 30-year-old WBA light-flyweight world champion, Leo Gámez (25-3, 18 KOs), faced Juan Antonio Torres, in a title defense fight.
Gámez came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 15 days.
Leo Gámez stopped Juan Antonio Torres via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA light-flyweight title. Gámez improves his record to 26-3 (19 KOs)
On October 21, 1993, 30-year-old Leo Gámez (24-3, 17 KOs) and Shiro Yahiro fought for the vacant WBA light-flyweight title.
Gámez came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 10 days.
Leo Gámez stopped Shiro Yahiro via TKO in the 9th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Gámez improves his record to 25-3 (18 KOs)
On January 10, 1988, 24-year-old Leo Gámez (16-0, 11 KOs) and Kim Bong-Jun fought for the vacant WBA strawweight title.
Gámez came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months.
Leo Gámez defeated Kim Bong-Jun via unanimous decision . Gámez improves his record to 17-0
On November 10, 1990, Leo Gámez and Yuh Myung-Woo met again in an immediate rematch.
Gámez came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 12 days. Myung-woo was on a 34-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 12 days.
Yuh Myung-woo defeated Leo Gamez via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA light-flyweight title. Myung-woo improves his record to 35-0, while Gámez adds a loss to his record at 20-2.
On April 29, 1990, a 26-year-old Leo Gámez (20-0, 14 KOs) got a shot at the light-flyweight WBA title held by 26-year-old South Korean boxer Yuh Myung-Woo (33-0, 13 KOs).
Gámez came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 14 days. Myung-woo was on a 33-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 15 days.
Yuh Myung-woo defeated Leo Gamez via split decision and successfully defended his WBA light-flyweight title. Myung-woo improves his record to 34-0, while Gámez adds a loss to his record at 20-1.