José Legrá (129-11-4, 49) was born in Baracoa, Cuba on April 19, 1943. At the age of 17 years on July 16, 1960, he made his professional boxing debut against Pedro Pinera, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 112nd career fight at 25 years old, Legrá became a featherweight world champion on July 24, 1968 after defeating Howard Winstone via 5th-round TKO to win the WBC title.
Legrá's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Alexis Argüello at age 30 on November 24, 1973. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
José Legrá's best fight was against Vicente Saldivar.
Legrá has 11 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "José Legrá Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
144  | Nov 24, 1973 30 years, 7 months 129-11-4 (49) | 21 years, 7 months 29-3 (24) | 1 | TKO | LOSS | |
143 | Aug 1, 1973 30 years, 3 months 129-10-4 (49) | Jimmy Bell | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
142  | May 5, 1973 30 years 128-10-4 (49) | 37 years, 1 months 61-2-4 (45) | FT | 15 | MD | LOSS Lost WBC |
141 | Dec 16, 1972 29 years, 7 months 128-9-4 (49) | Clemente Sánchez | FT | 10 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
140 | Oct 6, 1972 29 years, 5 months 127-9-4 (48) | Daniel Vermandere | FT | 15 | UD | WIN |
139 | Jun 21, 1972 29 years, 2 months 126-9-4 (48) | Jonathan Dele | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
138 | May 17, 1972 29 years 126-8-4 (48) | Tommy Glencross | FT | 15 | SD | WIN |
137 | Feb 15, 1972 28 years, 9 months 125-8-4 (48) | Evan Armstrong | FT | 15 | UD | WIN |
136 | Jan 15, 1972 28 years, 8 months 124-8-4 (48) | Ben Salah Abdesselem | 1 | KO | WIN | |
135 | Aug 26, 1971 28 years, 4 months 123-8-4 (47) | Marius Cordier | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
134 | Aug 14, 1971 28 years, 3 months 122-8-4 (46) | Giovanni Girgenti | FT | 9 | KO | WIN |
133 | May 21, 1971 28 years, 1 months 121-8-4 (45) | Tahar Ben Hassen | 4 | KO | LOSS | |
132 | May 8, 1971 28 years 121-7-4 (45) | David Pesenti | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
131 | Apr 15, 1971 27 years, 11 months 120-7-4 (44) | Marius Cordier | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
130 | Jan 25, 1971 27 years, 9 months 119-7-4 (43) | Jimmy Revie | FT | 15 | UD | WIN |
129 | Dec 26, 1970 27 years, 8 months 118-7-4 (43) | Renato Galli | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
128 | Dec 12, 1970 27 years, 7 months 117-7-4 (43) | Abel Cesar Almaraz | 4 | KO | WIN | |
127 | Nov 14, 1970 27 years, 6 months 116-7-4 (42) | Bruno Melissano | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
126 | Oct 24, 1970 27 years, 6 months 115-7-4 (42) | Ugo Poli | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
125 | Jun 26, 1970 27 years, 2 months 114-7-4 (42) | Tommaso Galli | FT | 15 | PTS | WIN |
124 | May 22, 1970 27 years, 1 months 113-7-4 (42) | Domenico Chiloiro | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
123 | Apr 11, 1970 26 years, 11 months 112-7-4 (41) | Rolf Kersten | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
122 | Mar 5, 1970 26 years, 10 months 111-7-4 (40) | Jimmy Bell | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
121 | Feb 5, 1970 26 years, 9 months 110-7-4 (40) | Evan Armstrong | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
120 | Dec 11, 1969 26 years, 7 months 109-7-4 (40) | Miguel Herrera | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
119 | Oct 24, 1969 26 years, 6 months 108-7-4 (39) | Rey Miller | 2 | KO | WIN | |
118  | Jul 18, 1969 26 years, 2 months 107-7-4 (38) | 26 years, 4 months 34-1 (26) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
117 | Jun 13, 1969 26 years, 1 months 107-6-4 (38) | Domenico Scalco | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
116 | May 30, 1969 26 years, 1 months 106-6-4 (37) | Vicente Pina | 4 | KO | WIN | |
115 | Jan 21, 1969 25 years, 9 months 105-6-4 (36) | Johnny Famechon | FT | 15 | PTS | LOSS Lost WBC |
114 | Oct 28, 1968 25 years, 6 months 105-5-4 (36) | Felix Said Brami | 1 | KO | WIN | |
113 | Oct 5, 1968 25 years, 5 months 104-5-4 (35) | Bob Allotey | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
112 | Jul 24, 1968 25 years, 3 months 103-5-4 (35) | Howard Winstone | FT | 5 | TKO | WIN Won WBC |
111 | Jun 10, 1968 25 years, 1 months 102-5-4 (34) | Fernando Tavares | 2 | KO | WIN | |
110 | May 10, 1968 25 years 101-5-4 (33) | Klaus Jacoby | 6 | KO | WIN | |
109 | Apr 25, 1968 25 years 100-5-4 (32) | Joe Tetteh | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
108 | Mar 14, 1968 24 years, 10 months 99-5-4 (32) | Ernesto Miranda | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
107 | Feb 2, 1968 24 years, 9 months 98-5-4 (31) | Ernesto Miranda | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
106 | Dec 22, 1967 24 years, 8 months 97-5-4 (31) | Yves Desmarets | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
105 | Nov 9, 1967 24 years, 6 months 96-5-4 (30) | Benito Gallardo | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
104 | Sep 30, 1967 24 years, 5 months 95-5-4 (29) | Paul Rourre | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
103 | Sep 2, 1967 24 years, 4 months 94-5-4 (29) | Fernando Tavares | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
102 | Jun 30, 1967 24 years, 2 months 93-5-4 (28) | Don Johnson | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
101 | Jun 24, 1967 24 years, 2 months 92-5-4 (28) | Jose Luis Torcida | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
100 | Jun 10, 1967 24 years, 1 months 91-5-4 (28) | Paul Rourre | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
99 | Jun 2, 1967 24 years, 1 months 90-5-4 (28) | Maurice Tavant | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
98 | Apr 27, 1967 24 years 89-5-4 (28) | Mohamed Ben Saouita | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
97 | Mar 18, 1967 23 years, 10 months 88-5-4 (27) | Ameur Lamine | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
96 | Mar 10, 1967 23 years, 10 months 87-5-4 (27) | Rafiu King | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
95 | Feb 12, 1967 23 years, 9 months 86-5-4 (27) | Salvatore Gennatiempo | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
94 | Jan 21, 1967 23 years, 9 months 85-5-4 (26) | Julian Gonzalez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
93 | Jan 14, 1967 23 years, 8 months 84-5-4 (26) | Roger Younsi | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
92 | Jan 8, 1967 23 years, 8 months 83-5-4 (26) | Mohamed Halimi Laroussi | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
91 | Dec 23, 1966 23 years, 8 months 82-5-4 (25) | Love Allotey | 12 | PTS | WIN | |
90 | Dec 2, 1966 23 years, 7 months 81-5-4 (25) | Jean De Keers | 1 | KO | WIN | |
89 | Nov 24, 1966 23 years, 7 months 80-5-4 (24) | Hector Omar Oliva | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
88 | Nov 12, 1966 23 years, 6 months 79-5-4 (23) | Manuel Carvajal | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
87 | Oct 27, 1966 23 years, 6 months 78-5-4 (23) | Roberto Marthon | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
86 | Oct 15, 1966 23 years, 5 months 77-5-4 (22) | Luis Segura | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
85 | Oct 1, 1966 23 years, 5 months 76-5-4 (21) | Raul Tejera | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
84 | Sep 2, 1966 23 years, 4 months 75-5-4 (20) | Julian Gonzalez | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
83 | Aug 20, 1966 23 years, 4 months 74-5-4 (19) | Tommy Thompson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
82 | Aug 12, 1966 23 years, 3 months 73-5-4 (18) | Vincenzo Pitardi | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
81 | Jul 29, 1966 23 years, 3 months 72-5-4 (17) | Celmiro Rios | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
80 | Jul 2, 1966 23 years, 2 months 71-5-4 (16) | Jose Riveiro | 7 | KO | WIN | |
79 | Jun 4, 1966 23 years, 1 months 70-5-4 (15) | Jose Luis Torcida | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
78 | May 21, 1966 23 years, 1 months 69-5-4 (15) | Angel Chinea | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
77 | May 7, 1966 23 years 68-5-4 (15) | Dris ben Amar | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
76 | Apr 30, 1966 23 years 67-5-4 (14) | Cristobal Gomez | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
75 | Apr 15, 1966 22 years, 11 months 66-5-4 (14) | Hector Omar Oliva | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
74 | Apr 3, 1966 22 years, 11 months 65-5-4 (14) | Jesus Zarco | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
73 | Mar 17, 1966 22 years, 10 months 64-5-4 (14) | Oye Turpin | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
72 | Mar 3, 1966 22 years, 10 months 63-5-4 (13) | Antonio Paiva | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
71 | Feb 13, 1966 22 years, 9 months 62-5-4 (12) | Cristobal Gomez | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
70 | Jan 6, 1966 22 years, 8 months 61-5-4 (12) | Juan Rodriguez | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
69 | Dec 18, 1965 22 years, 7 months 60-5-4 (12) | Manuel Calvo | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
68 | Nov 26, 1965 22 years, 7 months 59-5-4 (12) | Manuel Calvo | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
67 | Nov 12, 1965 22 years, 6 months 58-5-4 (12) | Ramon Casal | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
66 | Oct 30, 1965 22 years, 6 months 57-5-4 (12) | Jose Bisbal | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
65 | Sep 25, 1965 22 years, 5 months 56-5-4 (12) | Luis Segura | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
64 | Sep 19, 1965 22 years, 5 months 55-5-4 (12) | Juan de Leon | 4 | KO | WIN | |
63 | Sep 5, 1965 22 years, 4 months 54-5-4 (11) | Tristano Tartarini | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
62 | Aug 31, 1965 22 years, 4 months 53-5-4 (10) | Lope de Pablo | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
61 | Jun 22, 1965 22 years, 2 months 52-5-4 (10) | Howard Winstone | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
60 | Jun 2, 1965 22 years, 1 months 52-4-4 (10) | Jose Caetano dos Santos | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
59 | Apr 2, 1965 21 years, 11 months 51-4-4 (10) | Antonio Paiva | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
58 | Mar 13, 1965 21 years, 10 months 50-4-4 (10) | Miguel Calderin | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
57 | Mar 6, 1965 21 years, 10 months 49-4-4 (10) | Domingo Cabrera | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
56 | Feb 26, 1965 21 years, 10 months 48-4-4 (9) | Mario Sitri | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
55 | Jan 30, 1965 21 years, 9 months 47-4-4 (9) | Angel Neches | 8 | PTS | DRAW | |
54 | Jan 22, 1965 21 years, 9 months 47-4-3 (9) | Juan Pinto | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
53 | Nov 26, 1964 21 years, 7 months 46-4-3 (9) | Renato Galli | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
52 | Nov 14, 1964 21 years, 6 months 45-4-3 (9) | Jose Sanchez Merayo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
51 | Oct 31, 1964 21 years, 6 months 44-4-3 (8) | Luis Aisa | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
50 | Oct 10, 1964 21 years, 5 months 43-4-3 (8) | Antoine Licausi | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
49 | Sep 18, 1964 21 years, 4 months 42-4-3 (8) | Vincenzo Pitardi | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
48 | Sep 5, 1964 21 years, 4 months 41-4-3 (8) | Luis Aisa | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
47 | Aug 8, 1964 21 years, 3 months 40-4-3 (8) | Miguel Calderin | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
46 | Jul 18, 1964 21 years, 2 months 39-4-3 (8) | Rafael Gayo | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
45 | Jul 2, 1964 21 years, 2 months 38-4-3 (8) | Angel Rodriguez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
44 | Jun 4, 1964 21 years, 1 months 37-4-3 (7) | Kid Tano | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
43 | May 23, 1964 21 years, 1 months 36-4-3 (7) | Kid Tano | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
42 | May 7, 1964 21 years 35-4-3 (7) | Miguel Calderin | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
41 | Mar 31, 1964 20 years, 11 months 34-4-3 (7) | Kid Tano | 8 | PTS | DRAW | |
40 | Mar 14, 1964 20 years, 10 months 34-4-2 (7) | Jose Luis Martinez | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
39 | Feb 15, 1964 20 years, 9 months 33-4-2 (7) | Toni Alonso | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
38 | Feb 5, 1964 20 years, 9 months 32-4-2 (7) | José Luis Biescas | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
37 | Jan 11, 1964 20 years, 8 months 31-4-2 (7) | Jose Luis Martinez | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
36 | Dec 4, 1963 20 years, 7 months 30-4-2 (7) | Luis Aisa | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
35 | Nov 2, 1963 20 years, 6 months 29-4-2 (7) | Baldomero Arroyo | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
34 | Oct 26, 1963 20 years, 6 months 28-4-2 (7) | Lazaro ben Layachi | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
33 | Oct 1, 1963 20 years, 5 months 27-4-2 (6) | Vicente Nunez | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
32 | Jul 1, 1963 20 years, 2 months 27-3-2 (6) | Vicente Nunez | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
31 | Jun 1, 1963 20 years, 1 months 26-3-2 (6) | Juan Fernandez | 8 | PTS | DRAW | |
30 | May 1, 1963 20 years 26-3-1 (6) | Enrique Yamuri | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
29 | Apr 1, 1963 19 years, 11 months 25-3-1 (6) | Juan Fernandez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
28 | Mar 1, 1963 19 years, 10 months 24-3-1 (6) | Jimmy Escudero | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
27 | Oct 1, 1962 19 years, 5 months 23-3-1 (6) | Pedro Soto | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
26 | Aug 1, 1962 19 years, 3 months 22-3-1 (6) | Vicente Nunez | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
25 | Jul 1, 1962 19 years, 2 months 21-3-1 (6) | Raimundo Pellegrino | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
24 | Jun 1, 1962 19 years, 1 months 20-3-1 (6) | Esteban Castillo | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
23 | May 1, 1962 19 years 19-3-1 (6) | Oribazo | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
22 | Apr 1, 1962 18 years, 11 months 18-3-1 (6) | Leopoldo Galvez | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
21 | Mar 1, 1962 18 years, 10 months 17-3-1 (6) | Raul Nunez | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
20 | Feb 1, 1962 18 years, 9 months 16-3-1 (6) | Luis Odio | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
19 | Jan 1, 1962 18 years, 8 months 15-3-1 (6) | Indio del Sur | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
18 | Oct 6, 1961 18 years, 5 months 14-3-1 (6) | Baby Luis | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
17 | Oct 1, 1961 18 years, 5 months 14-2-1 (6) | Tomas Martinez | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
16 | Sep 1, 1961 18 years, 4 months 13-2-1 (6) | Tomas Perez | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
15 | Jul 1, 1961 18 years, 2 months 12-2-1 (6) | Huracan Diaz | 3 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Jun 1, 1961 18 years, 1 months 11-2-1 (5) | Eugenio Gimenez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
13 | May 22, 1961 18 years, 1 months 10-2-1 (4) | Jimmy Hightower | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
12 | Apr 15, 1961 17 years, 11 months 9-2-1 (3) | Angel Ley | 6 | KO | LOSS | |
11 | Mar 1, 1961 17 years, 10 months 9-1-1 (3) | Indio Iguamo | 2 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Jan 12, 1961 17 years, 8 months 8-1-1 (2) | Pedro Pinera | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
9 | Jan 7, 1961 17 years, 8 months 7-1-1 (2) | Agustin Carmona | 8 | PTS | LOSS | |
8 | Dec 17, 1960 17 years, 7 months 7-0-1 (2) | Miguel Oliva | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Nov 26, 1960 17 years, 7 months 6-0-1 (2) | Victor Recio | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 22, 1960 17 years, 6 months 5-0-1 (1) | Miguel Oliva | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Sep 24, 1960 17 years, 5 months 4-0-1 (1) | Andres Perez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Sep 1, 1960 17 years, 4 months 3-0-1 (0) | Julian Perez | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Aug 20, 1960 17 years, 4 months 2-0-1 (0) | Jose Ramon Ferrer | 4 | PTS | DRAW | |
2 | Aug 1, 1960 17 years, 3 months 2-0 (0) | Julian Perez | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Jul 16, 1960 17 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | Pedro Pinera | 4 | PTS | WIN |
