Here is a list of De León's best fights. For a list of De León's losses, refer to "Carlos De León Losses".
On November 25, 1980 Carlos De León fought Marvin Camel in a cruiserweight world-title fight for Camel's WBC title. De León was 21 years old and with a record of 30-2 (21), and Camel was 28 years old and with a record of 36-2-2 (16). De León won the fight via 15-round majority decision and is crowned the new cruiserweight world champion.
On February 24, 1982 Carlos De León met Marvin Camel in a cruiserweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. De León was 22 years old and with a record of 32-2 (23), and Camel was 30 years old and with a record of 40-3-2 (18). De León stopped Marvin Camel via 8th-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On March 6, 1983 Carlos De León faced off against Leon Spinks at age 23. He was coming in with a record of 34-3 (24), and Spinks was 29 years old and with a record of 12-3-2 (8). De León stopped Leon Spinks via retirement.
On August 1, 1987 Carlos De León met Larry Phelps in a cruiserweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. De León was 28 years old and with a record of 43-4 (29). De León stopped Larry Phelps via 1st-round KO and successfully defended his title.
