Fulgencio Obelmejias (52-5, 41) was born in San José de Río Chico, Venezuela on January 1, 1953. At the age of 24 years on January 30, 1977, he made his professional boxing debut against Franklin Suzarra, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 31st career fight at 28 years old, Fulgencio Obelmejias got a shot at the WBA and WBC middleweight titles against Marvin Hagler on January 17, 1981 but lost the fight via 8th-round TKO.
He became a super-middleweight world champion (WBA) on May 23, 1988 at the age of 35 years old, on his 53rd career fight, after defeating Chong-Pal Park via 12-round unanimous decision.
Obelmejias' last fight was a 10-round points decision win against Eduardo Rodriguez at age 39 on December 15, 1992. He retired with a 3-fight winning streak.
Some of Fulgencio Obelmejias' best fights have been against Eddie Gazo and Luis Arias.
Obelmejias has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Dec 15, 1992 39 years, 11 months 52-5 (41) | Eduardo Rodriguez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
56 | Dec 18, 1991 38 years, 11 months 51-5 (41) | Otata | 3 | KO | WIN | |
55 | Sep 29, 1991 38 years, 8 months 50-5 (40) | Chris Nicolaou | 6 | KO | WIN | |
54  | May 28, 1989 36 years, 4 months 49-5 (39) | 27 years, 5 months 44-2 (40) | SMD | 11 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
53 | May 23, 1988 35 years, 4 months 49-4 (39) | Chong-Pal Park | SMD | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA |
52 | Jun 18, 1987 34 years, 5 months 48-4 (39) | Chris Reid | 10 | KO | WIN | |
51  | Nov 16, 1986 33 years, 10 months 47-4 (38) | 25 years, 7 months 21-1 (13) | LHW | 4 | TKO | LOSS |
50 | May 30, 1986 33 years, 4 months 47-3 (38) | Tomas Polo Ruiz | LHW | 12 | PTS | WIN |
49 | Jul 21, 1985 32 years, 6 months 46-3 (38) | Clarence Osby | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
48 | Dec 15, 1984 31 years, 11 months 46-2 (38) | Leon Taylor | 2 | KO | WIN | |
47 | Sep 22, 1984 31 years, 8 months 45-2 (37) | Eric Winbush | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
46 | Jul 14, 1984 31 years, 6 months 44-2 (37) | Cesar Abel Romero | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
45 | Apr 28, 1984 31 years, 3 months 43-2 (37) | Arthel Lawhorne | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
44 | Mar 23, 1984 31 years, 2 months 42-2 (37) | Henry Sims | 4 | KO | WIN | |
43 | Feb 25, 1984 31 years, 1 months 41-2 (36) | Jerry Celestine | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
42 | Dec 14, 1983 30 years, 11 months 40-2 (36) | Jeff Lampkin | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
41 | Oct 24, 1983 30 years, 9 months 39-2 (36) | Raymond Gonzales | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
40  | Oct 30, 1982 29 years, 9 months 38-2 (35) | 28 years, 5 months 54-2-2 (45) | MD | 5 | TKO | LOSS For WBA, WBC |
39 | Aug 9, 1982 29 years, 7 months 38-1 (35) | Willie Torres | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
38 | Jun 14, 1982 29 years, 5 months 37-1 (34) | Reyes Escalera | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
37 | Feb 15, 1982 29 years, 1 months 36-1 (33) | Johnny Wise | 2 | KO | WIN | |
36 | Nov 7, 1981 28 years, 10 months 35-1 (32) | Chong-Pal Park | 8 | KO | WIN | |
35  | Oct 6, 1981 28 years, 9 months 34-1 (31) | 31 years 40-8-2 (22) | 2 | KO | WIN | |
34 | Aug 31, 1981 28 years, 7 months 33-1 (30) | Wayne Barker | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | May 30, 1981 28 years, 4 months 32-1 (29) | Joe Gonsalves | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
32 | May 4, 1981 28 years, 4 months 31-1 (28) | Norberto Rufino Cabrera | 5 | KO | WIN | |
31 | Jan 17, 1981 28 years 30-1 (27) | 26 years, 7 months 50-2-2 (41) | MD | 8 | TKO | LOSS For WBA, WBC |
30 | Nov 28, 1980 27 years, 10 months 30-0 (27) | James Waire | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
29 | Oct 31, 1980 27 years, 9 months 29-0 (26) | Leroy Green Jr. | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
28 | Sep 10, 1980 27 years, 8 months 28-0 (25) | Fred Johnson | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Aug 19, 1980 27 years, 7 months 27-0 (24) | Felton Marshall | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
26 | Jun 30, 1980 27 years, 5 months 26-0 (24) | Clifford Wills | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | May 26, 1980 27 years, 4 months 25-0 (23) | Lamont Lovelady | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
24 | Apr 14, 1980 27 years, 3 months 24-0 (23) | Walter Miranda | 1 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Apr 1, 1980 27 years, 3 months 23-0 (22) | Abel Cordoba | 2 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Mar 3, 1980 27 years, 2 months 22-0 (21) | Elisha Obed | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Dec 17, 1979 26 years, 11 months 21-0 (20) | Ray Phillips | 4 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Oct 26, 1979 26 years, 9 months 20-0 (19) | George Lee | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Sep 16, 1979 26 years, 8 months 19-0 (18) | Sammy Floyd | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Aug 7, 1979 26 years, 7 months 18-0 (17) | Luis Arias | MD | 2 | KO | WIN |
17 | Apr 1, 1979 26 years, 3 months 17-0 (16) | Jamie Thomas | 5 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Feb 10, 1979 26 years, 1 months 16-0 (15) | Angel Jose Ortiz | 2 | KO | WIN | |
15 | Dec 17, 1978 25 years, 11 months 15-0 (14) | Carlos Marks | MD | 9 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Nov 12, 1978 25 years, 10 months 14-0 (13) | Ken Blackwell | 3 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Sep 17, 1978 25 years, 8 months 13-0 (12) | Johnny Heard | 7 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Jul 30, 1978 25 years, 6 months 12-0 (11) | Willie Warren | 9 | RTD | WIN | |
11 | Jul 15, 1978 25 years, 6 months 11-0 (10) | Sandy Torres | 4 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Jun 4, 1978 25 years, 5 months 10-0 (9) | Jose Anglada | 1 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Apr 30, 1978 25 years, 3 months 9-0 (8) | Rolando Martinez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Apr 3, 1978 25 years, 3 months 8-0 (7) | Rudy Robles | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Feb 27, 1978 25 years, 1 months 7-0 (6) | Abel Cordoba | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
6 | Feb 4, 1978 25 years, 1 months 6-0 (6) | Vicente Pinon | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Dec 17, 1977 24 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Rogelio Vera | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Nov 18, 1977 24 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | Andre Beard | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Oct 22, 1977 24 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Jesus Garza Ortiz | 9 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 3, 1977 24 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Franklin Suzarra | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jan 30, 1977 24 years 1-0 (1) | Franklin Suzarra | 1 | TKO | WIN |
