Iván Calderón (35-3-1, 6) was born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on January 27, 1975. At the age of 26 years on February 17, 2001, he made his professional boxing debut against Sergio Diaz, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On his 16th career fight at 28 years old, Calderón became a strawweight world champion on May 3, 2003 after defeating Eduardo Ray Marquez via 9-round technical decision to win the WBO title.
He then went on to become world champion at the light-flyweight weight class as well, winning the WBO and The Ring titles against Hugo Cázares via 12-round split decision on August 25, 2007.
Calderón's last fight was a strawweight world-title fight against Moisés Fuentes for Fuentes' WBO title on October 6, 2012. He lost the fight via 5th-round TKO. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Iván Calderón's best fights have been against Roberto Carlos Leyva.
Calderón has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | Oct 6, 2012 37 years, 8 months 35-3-1 (6) | Moisés Fuentes | ST | 5 | TKO | LOSS For WBO |
38 | Oct 29, 2011 36 years, 9 months 35-2-1 (6) | Felipe Rivas | ST | 12 | SD | WIN |
37 | Apr 2, 2011 36 years, 2 months 34-2-1 (6) | Giovani Segura | LFL | 3 | KO | LOSS For WBO, The Ring |
36 | Aug 28, 2010 35 years, 7 months 34-1-1 (6) | Giovani Segura | LFL | 8 | KO | LOSS Lost WBO, The Ring For WBA (Unified) |
35 | Jun 12, 2010 35 years, 4 months 34-0-1 (6) | Jesus Iribe | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO, The Ring |
34 | Sep 12, 2009 34 years, 7 months 33-0-1 (6) | Rodel Mayol | LFL | 7 | TD | WIN Defended WBO, The Ring |
33 | Jun 13, 2009 34 years, 4 months 32-0-1 (6) | Rodel Mayol | LFL | 6 | TD | DRAW Defended WBO, The Ring |
32 | Aug 30, 2008 33 years, 7 months 32-0 (6) | Hugo Cázares | LFL | 7 | TD | WIN Defended WBO, The Ring |
31 | Apr 5, 2008 33 years, 2 months 31-0 (6) | Nelson Dieppa | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO, The Ring |
30 | Dec 1, 2007 32 years, 10 months 30-0 (6) | Juan Esquer | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO, The Ring |
29 | Aug 25, 2007 32 years, 6 months 29-0 (6) | Hugo Cázares | LFL | 12 | SD | WIN Won WBO, The Ring |
28 | Apr 28, 2007 32 years, 3 months 28-0 (6) | Ronald Barrera | ST | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBO |
27 | Oct 21, 2006 31 years, 8 months 27-0 (6) | José Luis Varela | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
26 | Apr 29, 2006 31 years, 3 months 26-0 (6) | Miguel Tellez | ST | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
25 | Feb 18, 2006 31 years 25-0 (5) | Isaac Bustos | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
24 | Dec 10, 2005 30 years, 10 months 24-0 (5) | Daniel Reyes | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
23 | Jun 25, 2005 30 years, 4 months 23-0 (5) | Gerardo Verde | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
22 | Apr 30, 2005 30 years, 3 months 22-0 (5) | Noel Tunacao | ST | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
21 | Nov 27, 2004 29 years, 10 months 21-0 (4) | Carlos Fajardo | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
20  | Jul 31, 2004 29 years, 6 months 20-0 (4) | 24 years, 9 months 23-3-1 (20) | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
19 | Mar 20, 2004 29 years, 1 months 19-0 (4) | Edgar Cardenas | 11 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Dec 6, 2003 28 years, 10 months 18-0 (3) | Alex Sánchez | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
17 | Sep 5, 2003 28 years, 7 months 17-0 (3) | Lorenzo Trejo | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
16 | May 3, 2003 28 years, 3 months 16-0 (3) | Eduardo Ray Marquez | ST | 9 | TD | WIN Won WBO |
15 | Mar 7, 2003 28 years, 1 months 15-0 (3) | Juan Carlos Perez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Dec 20, 2002 27 years, 10 months 14-0 (3) | Valentin Leon | 10 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Nov 22, 2002 27 years, 9 months 13-0 (3) | Lee Marvin Sandoval | ST | 12 | UD | WIN |
12 | Sep 6, 2002 27 years, 7 months 12-0 (3) | Roberto Gomez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Jul 30, 2002 27 years, 6 months 11-0 (3) | Alejandro Moreno | 10 | UD | WIN | |
10 | May 3, 2002 27 years, 3 months 10-0 (3) | Carlos Lopez | 4 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Mar 1, 2002 27 years, 1 months 9-0 (3) | Jorge Romero | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 11, 2002 26 years, 11 months 8-0 (2) | Mike Thomas | 8 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Oct 28, 2001 26 years, 9 months 7-0 (2) | Jorge Romero | 8 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Aug 26, 2001 26 years, 6 months 6-0 (2) | Alberto Rossel | 8 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Jul 1, 2001 26 years, 5 months 5-0 (2) | Jose Manuel Ramirez | 6 | UD | WIN | |
4 | May 20, 2001 26 years, 3 months 4-0 (2) | Iran Ethridge | 1 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 29, 2001 26 years, 3 months 3-0 (1) | Benjamin Escobia | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Mar 25, 2001 26 years, 1 months 2-0 (1) | Arturo Velazquez | 4 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Feb 17, 2001 26 years 1-0 (1) | Sergio Diaz | 1 | TKO | WIN |
