Carlos De León (53-8-1, 33) was born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico on May 3, 1959. At the age of 15 years on August 3, 1974, he made his professional boxing debut against Roy Harris, winning the fight via 4th-round TKO.
On his 32nd career fight at 21 years old, De León became a cruiserweight world champion on November 25, 1980 after defeating Marvin Camel via 15-round majority decision to win the WBC title.
De León's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Brian Nielsen at age 36 on November 24, 1995. He was on a 2-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Carlos De León's best fights have been against Marvin Camel, Leon Spinks, Johnny Nelson and Larry Phelps. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Carlos De León".
De León has 8 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Carlos De León Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62  | Nov 24, 1995 36 years, 6 months 53-8-1 (33) | 30 years, 7 months 22-0 (10) | 3 | TKO | Loss | |
61  | Aug 13, 1994 35 years, 3 months 53-7-1 (33) | 28 years, 7 months 23-1 (16) | 1 | TKO | Loss | |
60 | Feb 17, 1994 34 years, 9 months 53-6-1 (33) | Bobby Arthurs | 10 | MD | Win | |
59 | Jan 14, 1994 34 years, 8 months 52-6-1 (33) | Brian Morgan | 8 | PTS | Win | |
58 | Nov 5, 1993 34 years, 6 months 51-6-1 (33) | Jordan Keepers | 5 | TKO | Win | |
57 | Jun 19, 1993 34 years, 1 months 50-6-1 (32) | Andre Crowder | 1 | KO | Win | |
56 | May 15, 1993 34 years 49-6-1 (31) | Joey Christjohn | 6 | PTS | Win | |
55 | Mar 13, 1993 33 years, 10 months 48-6-1 (31) | James Wilder | 10 | UD | Win | |
54 | Jan 22, 1993 33 years, 8 months 47-6-1 (31) | Rocky Bentley | 10 | UD | Win | |
53 | Jun 27, 1992 33 years, 1 months 46-6-1 (31) | Bruce Johnson | 4 | TKO | Win | |
52 | Jul 27, 1990 31 years, 2 months 45-6-1 (30) | Massimiliano Duran | CR | 11 | DQ | Loss Lost WBC |
51  | Jan 27, 1990 30 years, 8 months 45-5-1 (30) | 23 years 15-5 (10) | CR | 12 | SD | Draw Defended WBC |
50 | May 17, 1989 30 years 45-5 (30) | Sammy Reeson | CR | 9 | TKO | Win Won WBC Vacant |
49  | Apr 9, 1988 28 years, 11 months 44-5 (29) | 25 years, 5 months 17-0 (13) | CR | 8 | TKO | Loss Lost WBC For WBA, IBF |
48 | Jan 22, 1988 28 years, 8 months 44-4 (29) | Jose Maria Flores Burlon | CR | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
47 | Aug 1, 1987 28 years, 2 months 43-4 (29) | Larry Phelps | CR | 1 | KO | Win Defended WBC |
46 | Feb 21, 1987 27 years, 9 months 42-4 (28) | Angelo Rottoli | CR | 5 | TKO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
45 | Aug 10, 1986 27 years, 3 months 41-4 (27) | Michael Greer | CR | 8 | TKO | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
44 | Mar 22, 1986 26 years, 10 months 40-4 (26) | Bernard Benton | CR | 12 | MD | Win Won WBC, The Ring |
43 | Jun 6, 1985 26 years, 1 months 39-4 (26) | Alfonzo Ratliff | CR | 12 | SD | Loss Lost WBC, The Ring |
42 | Jan 12, 1985 25 years, 8 months 39-3 (26) | Dorcey Gaymon | 9 | TKO | Win | |
41 | Jun 2, 1984 25 years 38-3 (25) | Bash Ali | CR | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
40 | Mar 9, 1984 24 years, 10 months 37-3 (25) | Anthony Davis | CR | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC, The Ring |
39 | Sep 21, 1983 24 years, 4 months 36-3 (25) | Yaqui Lopez | CR | 4 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
38 | Jul 17, 1983 24 years, 2 months 35-3 (24) | S.T. Gordon | CR | 12 | UD | Win Won WBC |
37  | Mar 6, 1983 23 years, 10 months 34-3 (24) | 29 years, 7 months 12-3-2 (8) | 6 | RTD | Win | |
36 | Nov 26, 1982 23 years, 6 months 33-3 (23) | Ivy Brown | 10 | PTS | Win | |
35 | Jun 27, 1982 23 years, 1 months 32-3 (23) | S.T. Gordon | CR | 2 | TKO | Loss Lost WBC |
34  | Feb 24, 1982 22 years, 9 months 32-2 (23) | 30 years, 2 months 40-3-2 (18) | CR | 8 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
33 | Dec 12, 1981 22 years, 7 months 31-2 (22) | Greg Payne | 3 | TKO | Win | |
32 | Nov 25, 1980 21 years, 6 months 30-2 (21) | 28 years, 11 months 36-2-2 (16) | CR | 15 | MD | Win Won WBC |
31 | Jun 28, 1980 21 years, 1 months 29-2 (21) | Mario Rosa | 8 | PTS | Win | |
30 | Apr 25, 1980 20 years, 11 months 28-2 (21) | Waldemar Paulino | 1 | KO | Win | |
29 | Sep 25, 1979 20 years, 4 months 27-2 (20) | Christy Elliott | 4 | TKO | Win | |
28 | Aug 25, 1979 20 years, 3 months 26-2 (19) | Willie McIntyre | 1 | TKO | Win | |
27 | Apr 8, 1979 19 years, 11 months 25-2 (18) | Manny Freitas | 1 | TKO | Win | |
26 | Jan 27, 1979 19 years, 8 months 24-2 (17) | Bonifacio Avila | 2 | TKO | Win | |
25 | Nov 18, 1978 19 years, 6 months 23-2 (16) | Wendell Joseph | 10 | PTS | Win | |
24 | Sep 26, 1978 19 years, 4 months 22-2 (16) | Rennie Pinder | 3 | TKO | Win | |
23 | Sep 8, 1978 19 years, 4 months 21-2 (15) | Roy Harry | 1 | KO | Win | |
22 | Apr 8, 1978 18 years, 11 months 20-2 (14) | Tyrone Freeman | 3 | TKO | Win | |
21 | Mar 25, 1978 18 years, 10 months 19-2 (13) | Jesse Lara | 2 | TKO | Win | |
20 | Jan 28, 1978 18 years, 8 months 18-2 (12) | Ray Bryant | 5 | TKO | Win | |
19 | Nov 8, 1977 18 years, 6 months 17-2 (11) | Eddie Davis | 5 | TKO | Win | |
18 | Oct 14, 1977 18 years, 5 months 16-2 (10) | Battling Douglas | 5 | TKO | Win | |
17 | Sep 10, 1977 18 years, 4 months 15-2 (9) | Ray Hammond | 8 | PTS | Loss | |
16 | Jul 29, 1977 18 years, 2 months 15-1 (9) | Mustapha Ali | 10 | UD | Win | |
15 | Jun 25, 1977 18 years, 1 months 14-1 (9) | Eddie Davis | 3 | TKO | Win | |
14 | Feb 12, 1977 17 years, 9 months 13-1 (8) | Antonio Colon | 6 | TKO | Win | |
13 | Oct 11, 1976 17 years, 5 months 12-1 (7) | Carlos Soto | 8 | PTS | Win | |
12 | Aug 16, 1976 17 years, 3 months 11-1 (7) | Astor Agosto | 8 | PTS | Win | |
11 | Jul 19, 1976 17 years, 2 months 10-1 (7) | Dario de Jesus | 8 | PTS | Win | |
10 | Apr 5, 1976 16 years, 11 months 9-1 (7) | Carlos Soto | 8 | PTS | Win | |
9 | Feb 15, 1976 16 years, 9 months 8-1 (7) | Roberto Colon | 4 | PTS | Loss | |
8 | Sep 15, 1975 16 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | Larry Adkins | 8 | PTS | Win | |
7 | Nov 11, 1975 16 years, 6 months 7-0 (7) | James Jackson | 3 | TKO | Win | |
6 | May 17, 1975 16 years 6-0 (6) | Cubby Jackson | 4 | TKO | Win | |
5 | Apr 5, 1975 15 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Kid Gavilan | 6 | TKO | Win | |
4 | Mar 17, 1975 15 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | Tripodi Guadalupe | 5 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Nov 2, 1974 15 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Vernon Laws | 3 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Oct 19, 1974 15 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Jesse Torres | 2 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Aug 3, 1974 15 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Roy Harris | 4 | TKO | Win |
