Jesse James Leija

Career, Record, Stats
Jesse James Leija

Jesse James Leija (The Texas Tornado) is a 58-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former super-featherweight world champion. In a career spanning 16 years, 3 months, and 27 days, Leija amassed a record of 47-7-2, which includes 19 wins via KO.

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Jesse James Leija's Boxing Career

Jesse James Leija was born in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. on July 8, 1966. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on October 2, 1988 against Oscar Davis. Leija defeated Davis via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Leija got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 27 professional fights. On September 10, 1993 Leija challenged Azumah Nelson's WBC super-featherweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.

He became a world champion on May 7, 1994 at the age of 27 years, after by defeating Azumah Nelson, the then-reining WBC super-featherweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 30th fight as a professional.

Leija's last fight was a 5th-round KO loss to Arturo Gatti at age 38, on January 29, 2005, in which he was fighting for the WBC super-lightweight title.

Some of Jesse James Leija's best fights have been against Azumah Nelson (HOFer), Micky Ward, Ivan Robinson, and Jeff Mayweather. For a complete list of Leija's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jesse James Leija".

Leija has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jesse James Leija Losses".

Jesse James Leija's Boxing Record

# Date Age Opponent Res Via
57
Jan 29, 2005 38 Arturo Gatti Arturo Gatti 32 38-6
loss
KO
5
56
Jul 24, 2004 38 generic fighter pic Francisco Bojado
win
SD
10
55
Apr 30, 2004 37 generic fighter pic Marteze Logan
win
TD
8
54
Nov 15, 2003 37 generic fighter pic Fernando Mena
win
TKO
2
53
May 22, 2003 36 generic fighter pic Adan Casillas
win
TKO
4
52
Jan 19, 2003 36 Kostya Tszyu Kostya Tszyu 33 29-1
loss
RTD
6
51
Jan 05, 2002 35 Micky Ward Micky Ward 36 37-10
win
TD
5
50
Jul 07, 2001 34 generic fighter pic Héctor Camacho Jr.
nc
NA
49
Jan 07, 2001 34 generic fighter pic Fred Ladd
win
TKO
3
48
Nov 11, 2000 34 Ivan Robinson Ivan Robinson 29 29-4-1
win
UD
10
47
Aug 05, 2000 34 generic fighter pic Juan Lazcano
loss
SD
10
46
Apr 14, 2000 33 generic fighter pic Jorge Luis Lopez
win
KO
3
45
Dec 02, 1999 33 generic fighter pic Wayne Boudreaux
win
TD
5
44
Aug 20, 1999 33 generic fighter pic Verdell Smith
win
UD
10
43
Nov 14, 1998 32 Shane Mosley Shane Mosley 27 29-0
loss
RTD
9
42
Jul 11, 1998 32 Azumah Nelson Azumah Nelson 39 38-4-2
win
UD
12
41
May 01, 1998 31 generic fighter pic Troy Crain
win
KO
2
40
Jan 20, 1998 31 generic fighter pic Joel Perez
win
UD
12
39
Nov 14, 1997 31 generic fighter pic Effie Schneider
win
UD
10
38
Jun 14, 1997 30 generic fighter pic Jose Rodriguez
win
UD
8
37
Mar 22, 1997 30 generic fighter pic Joel Perez
win
UD
12
36
Dec 10, 1996 30 generic fighter pic Roberto Avila
win
UD
10
35
Jun 01, 1996 29 Azumah Nelson Azumah Nelson 37 37-3-2
loss
TKO
6
34
Dec 15, 1995 29 Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya 22 19-0
loss
RTD
2
33
Jul 29, 1995 29 generic fighter pic Rodney Garnett
win
KO
7
32
May 02, 1995 28 Jeff Mayweather Jeff Mayweather 30 29-6-4
win
UD
10
31
Sep 17, 1994 28 Gabriel Ruelas Gabriel Ruelas 24 38-2
loss
UD
12
30
May 07, 1994 27 Azumah Nelson Azumah Nelson 35 36-2-2
win
UD
12
29
Mar 23, 1994 27 generic fighter pic Tomas Valdez
win
TKO
3
28
Sep 10, 1993 27 Azumah Nelson Azumah Nelson 35 36-2-1
draw
SD
12
27
Mar 23, 1993 26 generic fighter pic Louie Espinoza
win
UD
12
26
Dec 03, 1992 26 generic fighter pic Gabriel Castro
win
UD
10
25
Oct 03, 1992 26 generic fighter pic Troy Dorsey
win
RTD
5
24
Jul 15, 1992 26 generic fighter pic Jesus Poll
win
PTS
10
23
Mar 03, 1992 25 generic fighter pic Jose Luis Martinez
win
TD
9
22
Oct 18, 1991 25 generic fighter pic Steve McCrory
win
UD
10
21
Aug 30, 1991 25 generic fighter pic Silvestre Castillo
win
TKO
2
20
May 31, 1991 24 generic fighter pic Miguel Arrozal
win
DQ
8
19
Apr 19, 1991 24 generic fighter pic Rafael Soliman
win
UD
8
18
Feb 25, 1991 24 generic fighter pic Mark Fernandez
win
UD
10
17
Jan 07, 1991 24 generic fighter pic Felipe de Jesus
win
UD
10
16
Oct 08, 1990 24 generic fighter pic Edward Parker
draw
SD
10
15
Aug 13, 1990 24 generic fighter pic Ricky Alvarez
win
TKO
1
14
Jul 16, 1990 24 generic fighter pic Bobby McCarthy
win
TKO
5
13
May 13, 1990 23 generic fighter pic Boyd Gardner
win
UD
6
12
Mar 25, 1990 23 generic fighter pic Roy Muniz
win
KO
3
11
Mar 15, 1990 23 generic fighter pic Gary Spencer
win
KO
2
10
Jan 08, 1990 23 generic fighter pic Joe Thompson
win
TKO
3
9
Dec 11, 1989 23 generic fighter pic Carlos Flores
win
KO
4
8
Oct 16, 1989 23 generic fighter pic Tony De La Rosa
win
KO
1
7
Sep 11, 1989 23 generic fighter pic Jaime Castellano
win
TKO
3
6
Jul 24, 1989 23 generic fighter pic Capri Lipkin
win
UD
6
5
May 29, 1989 22 generic fighter pic Chilo Guzman
win
PTS
6
4
Apr 10, 1989 22 generic fighter pic Manuel Gomez
win
UD
4
3
Jan 21, 1989 22 generic fighter pic Joe Mitchell
win
UD
4
2
Nov 03, 1988 22 generic fighter pic Martin Melendez
win
TKO
2
1
Oct 02, 1988 22 generic fighter pic Oscar Davis
win
TKO
1
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