Joel Casamayor (38-6-1, 22) was born in Guantánamo, Cuba on July 12, 1971. At the age of 25 years on September 20, 1996, he made his professional boxing debut against David Chamendis, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 21st career fight at 28 years old, Casamayor became a super-featherweight world champion on May 21, 2000 after defeating Baek Jong-kwon via 5th-round TKO to win the WBA title.
He then went on to become world champion at the lightweight weight class as well, winning the WBC title against Diego Corrales via 12-round split decision on October 7, 2006.
Casamayor's last fight was a super-lightweight world-title fight against Timothy Bradley for Bradley's WBO title on November 12, 2011. He lost the fight via 8th-round TKO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Joel Casamayor's best fights have been against Nate Campbell, Diego Corrales, Michael Katsidis, Robert Garcia, José Luis Castillo, Acelino Freitas and Robert Guerrero. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Joel Casamayor".
Casamayor has 6 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Joel Casamayor Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45  | Nov 12, 2011 40 years, 4 months 38-6-1 (22) | 28 years, 2 months 27-0 (11) | SLT | 8 | TKO | Loss For WBO |
44 | Mar 11, 2011 39 years, 7 months 38-5-1 (22) | Manuel Leyva | 10 | SD | Win | |
43  | Jul 31, 2010 39 years 37-5-1 (22) | 27 years, 4 months 26-1-1 (18) | 10 | UD | Loss | |
42 | Nov 6, 2009 38 years, 3 months 37-4-1 (22) | Jason Davis | 8 | UD | Win | |
41  | Sep 13, 2008 37 years, 2 months 36-4-1 (22) | 35 years 48-4-1 (35) | LT | 11 | TKO | Loss Lost The Ring |
40  | Mar 22, 2008 36 years, 8 months 36-3-1 (22) | 27 years, 7 months 23-0 (20) | LT | 10 | TKO | Win Won WBO Defended The Ring Interim |
39 | Nov 10, 2007 36 years, 3 months 35-3-1 (21) | José Santa Cruz | LT | 12 | SD | Win Defended The Ring |
38  | Oct 7, 2006 35 years, 2 months 34-3-1 (21) | 29 years, 1 month 40-3 (33) | LT | 12 | SD | Win Won WBC Vacant |
37 | Jul 7, 2006 34 years, 11 months 33-3-1 (21) | Lamont Pearson | 9 | TKO | Win | |
36 | Feb 24, 2006 34 years, 7 months 32-3-1 (20) | Antonio Ramirez | 5 | KO | Win | |
35 | Jun 11, 2005 33 years, 10 months 31-3-1 (19) | Almazbek Raiymkulov | 12 | SD | Draw | |
34  | Dec 4, 2004 33 years, 4 months 31-3 (19) | 30 years, 11 months 50-6-1 (45) | LT | 12 | SD | Loss For WBC, The Ring |
33 | Jul 3, 2004 32 years, 11 months 31-2 (19) | Daniel Seda | 10 | UD | Win | |
32 | Mar 6, 2004 32 years, 7 months 30-2 (19) | 26 years, 6 months 37-2 (31) | SFT | 12 | SD | Loss For WBO Vacant |
31 | Oct 4, 2003 32 years, 2 months 30-1 (19) | 26 years, 1 month 37-1 (31) | SFT | 6 | TKO | Win |
30  | Jan 25, 2003 31 years, 6 months 29-1 (18) | 30 years, 10 months 23-0 (21) | 10 | UD | Win | |
29 | Dec 20, 2002 31 years, 5 months 28-1 (18) | Yoni Vargas | 5 | TKO | Win | |
28 | Jun 8, 2002 30 years, 10 months 27-1 (17) | Juan Jose Arias | 8 | TKO | Win | |
27  | Jan 12, 2002 30 years, 6 months 26-1 (16) | 26 years, 3 months 30-0 (29) | SFT | 12 | UD | Loss Lost WBA For WBO |
26 | Sep 29, 2001 30 years, 2 months 26-0 (16) | Joe Morales | SFT | 8 | TKO | Win Defended WBA |
25 | May 5, 2001 29 years, 9 months 25-0 (15) | Edwin Santana | SFT | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBA |
24  | Jan 6, 2001 29 years, 5 months 24-0 (15) | 25 years, 11 months 33-2 (24) | SFT | 9 | TKO | Win Defended WBA |
23 | Sep 16, 2000 29 years, 2 months 23-0 (14) | Radford Beasley | SFT | 5 | TKO | Win Defended WBA |
22 | Jul 22, 2000 29 years 22-0 (13) | Bernard Harris | 10 | UD | Win | |
21 | May 21, 2000 28 years, 10 months 21-0 (13) | Baek Jong-kwon | SFT | 5 | TKO | Win Won WBA |
20 | Nov 20, 1999 28 years, 4 months 20-0 (12) | David Santos | SFT | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBA Interim |
19 | Aug 21, 1999 28 years, 1 months 19-0 (12) | Luis Enrique Valenzuela | 2 | TKO | Win | |
18 | Jun 19, 1999 27 years, 11 months 18-0 (11) | Antonio Hernández | SFT | 12 | UD | Win Won WBA Interim |
17 | Apr 18, 1999 27 years, 9 months 17-0 (11) | Jay Cantù | 6 | KO | Win | |
16 | Mar 14, 1999 27 years, 8 months 16-0 (10) | Russell Stoner Jones | 10 | UD | Win | |
15 | Jan 30, 1999 27 years, 6 months 15-0 (10) | Jose Luis Noyola | SFT | 12 | UD | Win |
14 | Nov 13, 1998 27 years, 4 months 14-0 (10) | Raymond Flores | 2 | TKO | Win | |
13 | Sep 26, 1998 27 years, 2 months 13-0 (9) | Eugene Johnson | 6 | UD | Win | |
12 | Aug 22, 1998 27 years, 1 months 12-0 (9) | Miguel Figueroa | 2 | TKO | Win | |
11 | Jul 21, 1998 27 years 11-0 (8) | Gary Triano | 4 | TKO | Win | |
10 | Jan 23, 1998 26 years, 6 months 10-0 (7) | Javier Diaz | 8 | UD | Win | |
9 | Oct 4, 1997 26 years, 2 months 9-0 (7) | Julio Gervacio | 2 | TKO | Win | |
8 | Aug 19, 1997 26 years, 1 months 8-0 (6) | Pat Chavez | 6 | UD | Win | |
7 | Jul 12, 1997 26 years 7-0 (6) | Salvador Montes | 2 | TKO | Win | |
6 | May 4, 1997 25 years, 9 months 6-0 (5) | Raul Munoz | 1 | TKO | Win | |
5 | Apr 18, 1997 25 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | Francisco Valdez | 3 | TKO | Win | |
4 | Jan 18, 1997 25 years, 6 months 4-0 (3) | Vidal Padilla | 1 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Dec 14, 1996 25 years, 5 months 3-0 (2) | Roberto Sierra | 1 | KO | Win | |
2 | Nov 1, 1996 25 years, 3 months 2-0 (1) | Oscar Junior Gonzalez | 4 | UD | Win | |
1 | Sep 20, 1996 25 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | David Chamendis | 1 | KO | Win |
