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Total Fights | 62 |
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Wins | 53 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 1 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 5 |
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Title Defenses | 9 |
Title-Fight KOs | 6 |
KO Wins | 33 |
KO Losses | 4 |
WBC | TheRing |
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CR w4 d9 | CR e1 w1 d4 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 21 years and three months, Carlos De León fought 62 times with 53 wins, 8 losses, and 1 draw.
León retired from professional boxing with a record of 53-8-1, which included one world-championship elevation, five world-title wins, and nine successful title defense fights at the cruiserweight weight division. He had a 53.2% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 33 of his total 62 fights being knockout wins, six of which were in title fights. León suffered four knockout losses in his career, two of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 3rd round TKO defeat to Brian Nielsen on November 24, 1995.
Some of León's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Kid Gavilan, Angelo Rottoli, Larry Phelps, Yaqui Lopez, Michael Greer, Marvin Camel, Dorcey Gaymon, and Sammy Reeson.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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62 | Nov 24, 1995 | 36 | Brian Nielsen | Loss | TKO3 |
61 | Aug 13, 1994 | 35 | Corrie Sanders | Loss | TKO1 |
60 | Feb 17, 1994 | 34 | Bobby Arthurs | Win | MD |
59 | Jan 14, 1994 | 34 | Brian Morgan | Win | PTS |
58 | Nov 5, 1993 | 34 | Jordan Keepers | Win | TKO5 |
57 | Jun 19, 1993 | 34 | Andre Crowder | Win | KO1 |
56 | May 15, 1993 | 34 | Joey Christjohn | Win | PTS |
55 | Mar 13, 1993 | 33 | James Wilder | Win | UD |
54 | Jan 22, 1993 | 33 | Rocky Bentley | Win | UD |
53 | Jun 27, 1992 | 33 | Bruce Johnson | Win | TKO4 |
52 | Jul 27, 1990 | 31 | Massimiliano Duran | Loss * | DQ |
51 | Jan 27, 1990 | 30 | Johnny Nelson | Draw * | SD |
50 | May 17, 1989 | 30 | Sammy Reeson | Win * | TKO9 |
49 | Apr 9, 1988 | 28 | Evander Holyfield | Loss * | TKO8 |
48 | Jan 22, 1988 | 28 | Jose Maria Flores Burlon | Win * | UD |
47 | Aug 1, 1987 | 28 | Larry Phelps | Win * | KO1 |
46 | Feb 21, 1987 | 27 | Angelo Rottoli | Win * | TKO5 |
45 | Aug 10, 1986 | 27 | Michael Greer | Win * | TKO8 |
44 | Mar 22, 1986 | 26 | Bernard Benton | Win * | MD |
43 | Jun 6, 1985 | 26 | Alfonzo Ratliff | Loss * | SD |
42 | Jan 12, 1985 | 25 | Dorcey Gaymon | Win | TKO9 |
41 | Jun 2, 1984 | 25 | Bash Ali | Win * | UD |
40 | Mar 9, 1984 | 24 | Anthony Davis | Win * | UD |
39 | Sep 21, 1983 | 24 | Yaqui Lopez | Win * | TKO4 |
38 | Jul 17, 1983 | 24 | S.T. Gordon | Win * | UD |
37 | Mar 6, 1983 | 23 | Leon Spinks | Win | RTD6 |
36 | Nov 26, 1982 | 23 | Ivy Brown | Win | PTS |
35 | Jun 27, 1982 | 23 | S.T. Gordon | Loss * | TKO2 |
34 | Feb 24, 1982 | 22 | Marvin Camel | Win * | TKO8 |
33 | Dec 12, 1981 | 22 | Greg Payne | Win | TKO3 |
32 | Nov 25, 1980 | 21 | Marvin Camel | Win * | MD |
31 | Jun 28, 1980 | 21 | Mario Rosa | Win | PTS |
30 | Apr 25, 1980 | 20 | Waldemar Paulino | Win | KO1 |
29 | Sep 25, 1979 | 20 | Christy Elliott | Win | TKO4 |
28 | Aug 25, 1979 | 20 | Willie McIntyre | Win | TKO1 |
27 | Apr 8, 1979 | 19 | Manny Freitas | Win | TKO1 |
26 | Jan 27, 1979 | 19 | Bonifacio Avila | Win | TKO2 |
25 | Nov 18, 1978 | 19 | Wendell Joseph | Win | PTS |
24 | Sep 26, 1978 | 19 | Rennie Pinder | Win | TKO3 |
23 | Sep 8, 1978 | 19 | Roy Harry | Win | KO1 |
22 | Apr 8, 1978 | 18 | Tyrone Freeman | Win | TKO3 |
21 | Mar 25, 1978 | 18 | Jesse Lara | Win | TKO2 |
20 | Jan 28, 1978 | 18 | Ray Bryant | Win | TKO5 |
19 | Nov 8, 1977 | 18 | Eddie Davis | Win | TKO5 |
18 | Oct 14, 1977 | 18 | Battling Douglas | Win | TKO5 |
17 | Sep 10, 1977 | 18 | Ray Hammond | Loss | PTS |
16 | Jul 29, 1977 | 18 | Mustapha Ali | Win | UD |
15 | Jun 25, 1977 | 18 | Eddie Davis | Win | TKO3 |
14 | Feb 12, 1977 | 17 | Antonio Colon | Win | TKO6 |
13 | Oct 11, 1976 | 17 | Carlos Soto | Win | PTS |
12 | Aug 16, 1976 | 17 | Astor Agosto | Win | PTS |
11 | Jul 19, 1976 | 17 | Dario de Jesus | Win | PTS |
10 | Apr 5, 1976 | 16 | Carlos Soto | Win | PTS |
9 | Feb 15, 1976 | 16 | Roberto Colon | Loss | PTS |
8 | Sep 15, 1975 | 16 | Larry Adkins | Win | PTS |
7 | Nov 11, 1975 | 16 | James Jackson | Win | TKO3 |
6 | May 17, 1975 | 16 | Cubby Jackson | Win | TKO4 |
5 | Apr 5, 1975 | 15 | Kid Gavilan | Win | TKO6 |
4 | Mar 17, 1975 | 15 | Tripodi Guadalupe | Win | TKO5 |
3 | Nov 2, 1974 | 15 | Vernon Laws | Win | TKO3 |
2 | Oct 19, 1974 | 15 | Jesse Torres | Win | TKO2 |
1 | Aug 3, 1974 | 15 | Roy Harris | Win | TKO4 |
* World-title fight
Carlos De León (Sugar) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He was born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico on May 3, 1959. He was a cruiserweight world champion. León died on January 1, 2020 at the age of 60 years. His professional boxing career spanned more than 21 years — from 1974 to 1995.
León made his professional boxing debut against Roy Harris at the age of 15 on August 3, 1974, defeating Harris via 4th round TKO. He went on to win 7 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 6 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 21 on November 25, 1980 after 31 professional fights, against Marvin Camel for the cruiserweight WBC title. He defeated Camel via 15 round majority decision to become the cruiserweight champion of the world.
León won five world titles at cruiserweight. He was elevated as world champion once. For all the details about León's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
León had a total of eight losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Danish boxer Brian Nielsen at 36 years of age, on November 24, 1995. León lost the fight via 3rd round TKO.
León had a total of 17 world-title fights, which includes winning five world titles and nine successful title defenses. He won 12 of these fights, lost four, and drew in one.
Carlos De León fought for cruiserweight world titles in five fights and won four of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. In total, he won five cruiserweight belts. He was elevated as world champion once, by The Ring.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
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May 17, 1989 | Sammy Reeson | Cruiserweight | WBC* | TKO |
Mar 22, 1986 | Bernard Benton | Cruiserweight | WBC, The Ring | MD |
Jul 17, 1983 | S.T. Gordon | Cruiserweight | WBC | UD |
Nov 25, 1980 | Marvin Camel | Cruiserweight | WBC | MD |
Carlos De León had 13 cruiserweight world-title defense fights. He won nine of them and lost four times.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
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Jan 27, 1990 | Johnny Nelson | Cruiserweight | WBC | SD (draw) |
Jan 22, 1988 | Jose Maria Flores Burlon | Cruiserweight | WBC | UD |
Aug 1, 1987 | Larry Phelps | Cruiserweight | WBC | KO |
Feb 21, 1987 | Angelo Rottoli | Cruiserweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO |
Aug 10, 1986 | Michael Greer | Cruiserweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO |
Jun 2, 1984 | Bash Ali | Cruiserweight | WBC, The Ring | UD |
Mar 9, 1984 | Anthony Davis | Cruiserweight | WBC, The Ring | UD |
Sep 21, 1983 | Yaqui Lopez | Cruiserweight | WBC | TKO |
Feb 24, 1982 | Marvin Camel | Cruiserweight | WBC | TKO |
Carlos De León lost four world-title defense fights, and lost a total of five titles in these fights.
Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
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Jul 27, 1990 | Massimiliano Duran | Cruiserweight | WBC | DQ |
Apr 9, 1988 | Evander Holyfield | Cruiserweight | WBC | TKO |
Jun 6, 1985 | Alfonzo Ratliff | Cruiserweight | WBC, The Ring | SD |
Jun 27, 1982 | S.T. Gordon | Cruiserweight | WBC | TKO |
León fought a total of 62 times during his professional career, which includes 17 world-title fights at the cruiserweight division. He was among the top boxers of his generation and put on some very good performances in these fights. These five fights are the highlight of his career.
November 25, 1980: León wins his first world title by defeating Marvin Camel via 15 round majority decision. He is now the WBC cruiserweight world champion.
February 24, 1982: León successfully defends the WBC cruiserweight title against Marvin Camel, winning the fight via 8th round TKO.
September 21, 1983: León successfully defends the WBC cruiserweight title against Yaqui Lopez, winning the fight via 4th round TKO.
February 21, 1987: León successfully defends the WBC and The Ring cruiserweight titles against Angelo Rottoli, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.
August 1, 1987: León successfully defends the WBC cruiserweight title against Larry Phelps, winning the fight via 1st round KO.
León knocked out 33 of his 62 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 53.2%. Of his total 53 wins, 33 of them were via KO (62.3%).
León's first world-title win was the WBC belt at cruiserweight. He defeated Marvin Camel via 15 round majority decision to win the title.
León won five world titles at cruiserweight.
León had a total of 13 title defense fights. He was successful nine times and lost four times.