José Medel (69-31-8, 42) was born in Mexico City, Mexico on March 19, 1938. At the age of 17 years on March 19, 1955, he made his professional boxing debut against Heriberto Fuentas, losing the fight via 3rd-round KO.
Medel's last fight was a 6th-round retirement loss to Royal Kobayashi at age 36 on June 9, 1974. He was on a 2-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of José Medel's best fights were against Fighting Harada and Rubén Olivares. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of José Medel".
Medel has 31 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "José Medel Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
108 | Jun 9, 1974 36 years, 2 months 69-31-8 (42) | Royal Kobayashi | 6 | RTD | Loss | |
107 | Sep 29, 1973 35 years, 6 months 69-30-8 (42) | Adalides Munoz | 4 | KO | Loss | |
106 | Apr 18, 1972 34 years 69-29-8 (42) | Miguel Hernandez | 6 | TKO | Win | |
105 | Jan 21, 1972 33 years, 10 months 68-29-8 (41) | Salvador Martinez Carillo | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
104 | Mar 27, 1971 33 years 68-28-8 (41) | Jose Luis Meza | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
103 | Oct 31, 1970 32 years, 7 months 68-27-8 (41) | Efren Torres | 4 | KO | Loss | |
102 | Sep 5, 1970 32 years, 5 months 68-26-8 (41) | Benito Estrella | 3 | TKO | Win | |
101 | Apr 11, 1970 32 years 67-26-8 (40) | Ubaldo Duarte | 10 | PTS | Win | |
100 | Nov 28, 1969 31 years, 8 months 66-26-8 (40) | Misao Yamane | 3 | TKO | Win | |
99 | Sep 30, 1969 31 years, 6 months 65-26-8 (39) | Chucho Castillo | BT | 12 | PTS | Draw |
98 | Aug 7, 1969 31 years, 4 months 65-26-7 (39) | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
97 | Jun 10, 1969 31 years, 2 months 65-25-7 (39) | Shigeyoshi Oki | 10 | UD | Win | |
96  | Nov 24, 1968 30 years, 8 months 64-25-7 (39) | 21 years, 10 months 44-0-1 (42) | 8 | KO | Loss | |
95  | Aug 28, 1968 30 years, 5 months 64-24-7 (39) | 20 years, 2 months 30-2 (8) | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
94 | Mar 31, 1968 30 years 64-23-7 (39) | Evan Armstrong | 10 | PTS | Win | |
93 | Feb 7, 1968 29 years, 10 months 63-23-7 (39) | Masataka Uno | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
92 | Oct 7, 1967 29 years, 6 months 63-23-6 (39) | Efren Torres | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
91 | Apr 29, 1967 29 years, 1 months 63-22-6 (39) | Chucho Castillo | BT | 12 | UD | Loss |
90  | Jan 3, 1967 28 years, 9 months 63-21-6 (39) | 23 years, 8 months 45-3 (17) | BT | 15 | UD | Loss For WBA, WBC, The Ring |
89 | Oct 22, 1966 28 years, 7 months 63-20-6 (39) | Hiroshi Otomori | 7 | TKO | Win | |
88 | Jun 21, 1966 28 years, 3 months 62-20-6 (38) | Rudy Corona | 6 | TKO | Win | |
87 | Dec 6, 1965 27 years, 8 months 61-20-6 (37) | Jesús Pimentel | 10 | UD | Win | |
86 | Jun 1, 1965 27 years, 2 months 60-20-6 (37) | Walter McGowan | 6 | TKO | Win | |
85 | May 13, 1965 27 years, 1 months 59-20-6 (36) | Katsuo Saito | 10 | UD | Win | |
84 | Apr 3, 1965 27 years 58-20-6 (36) | Vicente Garcia | BT | 9 | KO | Win |
83 | Sep 26, 1964 26 years, 6 months 57-20-6 (35) | Ray Asis | 3 | KO | Win | |
82 | Jul 10, 1964 26 years, 3 months 56-20-6 (34) | Manuel Galvez | 10 | PTS | Win | |
81 | Apr 18, 1964 26 years 55-20-6 (34) | Ray Asis | 10 | SD | Loss | |
80 | Nov 30, 1963 25 years, 8 months 55-19-6 (34) | Manuel Barrios | BT | 12 | PTS | Win |
79 | Oct 17, 1963 25 years, 6 months 54-19-6 (34) | Tetsuro Kawai | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
78 | Sep 26, 1963 25 years, 6 months 54-19-5 (34) | 20 years, 5 months 31-2 (13) | 6 | TKO | Win | |
77 | Aug 17, 1963 25 years, 4 months 53-19-5 (33) | Manuel Barrios | BT | 12 | PTS | Draw |
76 | Apr 21, 1963 25 years, 1 months 53-19-4 (33) | Manuel Barrios | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
75 | Feb 2, 1963 24 years, 10 months 53-18-4 (33) | Edmundo Esparza | BT | 3 | TKO | Win |
74  | Sep 11, 1962 24 years, 5 months 52-18-4 (32) | 26 years, 5 months 43-0-3 (33) | BT | 6 | KO | Loss For WBA, The Ring |
73 | Mar 29, 1962 24 years 52-17-4 (32) | Sadao Yaoita | 10 | PTS | Win | |
72 | Nov 4, 1961 23 years, 7 months 51-17-4 (32) | Ignacio Pina | BT | 11 | TKO | Win |
71 | Oct 17, 1961 23 years, 6 months 50-17-4 (31) | Haruo Sakamoto | 10 | PTS | Win | |
70 | Aug 31, 1961 23 years, 5 months 49-17-4 (31) | Mitsunori Seki | 5 | PTS | Win | |
69 | Jul 29, 1961 23 years, 4 months 48-17-4 (31) | Felix Gutierrez | 7 | PTS | Win | |
68 | Jun 18, 1961 23 years, 2 months 47-17-4 (31) | Hector Agundez | 4 | PTS | Win | |
67 | Mar 21, 1961 23 years 46-17-4 (31) | Herman Leyva Marques | BT | 12 | SD | Win |
66 | Feb 25, 1961 22 years, 11 months 45-17-4 (31) | Hiram Bacallao | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
65 | Nov 19, 1960 22 years, 8 months 45-17-3 (31) | José Toluco López | 7 | TKO | Win | |
64 | Oct 15, 1960 22 years, 6 months 44-17-3 (30) | Manny Elias | 10 | PTS | Win | |
63 | Aug 18, 1960 22 years, 4 months 43-17-3 (30) | 24 years, 4 months 32-0-3 (22) | 10 | KO | Loss | |
62 | Jul 23, 1960 22 years, 4 months 43-16-3 (30) | Eloy Sanchez | BT | 12 | PTS | Win |
61 | Jun 9, 1960 22 years, 2 months 42-16-3 (30) | Monito Luna | 8 | KO | Win | |
60 | Apr 9, 1960 22 years 41-16-3 (29) | Danny Kid | 10 | UD | Win | |
59 | Feb 20, 1960 21 years, 11 months 40-16-3 (29) | Toto Ibarra | 3 | KO | Win | |
58 | Dec 19, 1959 21 years, 9 months 39-16-3 (28) | Eloy Sanchez | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
57 | Nov 16, 1959 21 years, 7 months 39-15-3 (28) | Ignacio Pina | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
56 | Sep 24, 1959 21 years, 6 months 39-14-3 (28) | Danny Kid | BT | 12 | SD | Loss |
55 | Sep 12, 1959 21 years, 5 months 39-13-3 (28) | Pimi Barajas | 7 | KO | Win | |
54 | Aug 1, 1959 21 years, 4 months 38-13-3 (27) | José Toluco López | BT | 12 | PTS | Win |
53 | Jul 4, 1959 21 years, 3 months 37-13-3 (27) | Javier Garfias | 8 | TKO | Win | |
52 | Jun 20, 1959 21 years, 3 months 36-13-3 (26) | Antonio Rosales | 8 | TKO | Win | |
51 | May 1, 1959 21 years, 1 months 35-13-3 (25) | Hector Agundez | 5 | KO | Win | |
50 | Apr 25, 1959 21 years, 1 months 34-13-3 (24) | Johnny Sarduy | 3 | KO | Win | |
49 | Jan 29, 1959 20 years, 10 months 33-13-3 (23) | Mario de Leon | 12 | UD | Win | |
48 | Jan 8, 1959 20 years, 9 months 32-13-3 (23) | Boots Monroe | 10 | UD | Loss | |
47 | Oct 30, 1958 20 years, 7 months 32-12-3 (23) | Ross Padilla | 7 | TKO | Win | |
46 | Oct 11, 1958 20 years, 6 months 31-12-3 (22) | Eduardo Guerrero | 6 | KO | Win | |
45 | Aug 23, 1958 20 years, 5 months 30-12-3 (21) | Carlos Cardoso | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
44 | Jun 28, 1958 20 years, 3 months 30-11-3 (21) | Dwight Hawkins | 7 | KO | Win | |
43 | May 24, 1958 20 years, 2 months 29-11-3 (20) | Jose Luis Mora | 10 | PTS | Win | |
42 | Apr 26, 1958 20 years, 1 months 28-11-3 (20) | Carlos Cardoso | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
41 | Mar 22, 1958 20 years 28-10-3 (20) | Miguel Lazu | 4 | KO | Loss | |
40 | Feb 8, 1958 19 years, 10 months 28-9-3 (20) | José Becerra | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
39 | Jan 11, 1958 19 years, 9 months 28-8-3 (20) | Eduardo Guerrero | 10 | PTS | Win | |
38 | Dec 7, 1957 19 years, 8 months 27-8-3 (20) | David Rodriguez | 9 | KO | Win | |
37 | Nov 23, 1957 19 years, 8 months 26-8-3 (19) | Raul Leanos | 4 | KO | Win | |
36 | Oct 30, 1957 19 years, 7 months 25-8-3 (18) | David Rodriguez | 10 | PTS | Win | |
35 | Sep 7, 1957 19 years, 5 months 24-8-3 (18) | Mario de Leon | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
34 | Aug 5, 1957 19 years, 4 months 24-7-3 (18) | David Rodriguez | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
33 | Jul 1, 1957 19 years, 3 months 24-6-3 (18) | Chucho Gonzalez | 9 | KO | Win | |
32 | May 11, 1957 19 years, 1 months 23-6-3 (17) | Mario Ruiz | 8 | TKO | Win | |
31 | Apr 13, 1957 19 years 22-6-3 (16) | Kildo Martinez | 10 | KO | Win | |
30 | Mar 23, 1957 19 years 21-6-3 (15) | Percy Lightburn | 4 | KO | Win | |
29 | Mar 2, 1957 18 years, 11 months 20-6-3 (14) | José Becerra | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
28 | Feb 9, 1957 18 years, 10 months 20-5-3 (14) | José Becerra | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
27 | Jan 12, 1957 18 years, 9 months 20-4-3 (14) | Roque Fernandez | 9 | KO | Win | |
26 | Dec 15, 1956 18 years, 8 months 19-4-3 (13) | Mike Garcia | 2 | KO | Win | |
25 | Nov 22, 1956 18 years, 8 months 18-4-3 (12) | Chuy Guerrero | 10 | PTS | Win | |
24 | Oct 31, 1956 18 years, 7 months 17-4-3 (12) | Jose Luis Mora | 8 | KO | Loss | |
23 | Oct 6, 1956 18 years, 6 months 17-3-3 (12) | Cheto Fernandez | 3 | KO | Win | |
22 | Sep 11, 1956 18 years, 5 months 16-3-3 (11) | Jorge Herrera | 8 | KO | Win | |
21 | Aug 15, 1956 18 years, 4 months 15-3-3 (10) | Roque Fernandez | 10 | PTS | Draw | |
20 | Jul 11, 1956 18 years, 3 months 15-3-2 (10) | Ernesto Castaneda | 8 | KO | Win | |
19 | Jun 30, 1956 18 years, 3 months 14-3-2 (9) | Mike Cruz | 2 | KO | Win | |
18 | May 26, 1956 18 years, 2 months 13-3-2 (8) | Juancito Lopez | 8 | PTS | Win | |
17 | May 13, 1956 18 years, 1 months 12-3-2 (8) | Roque Fernandez | 3 | KO | Win | |
16 | Apr 28, 1956 18 years, 1 months 11-3-2 (7) | Tony Alamillo | 2 | KO | Win | |
15 | Apr 11, 1956 18 years 10-3-2 (6) | Fili Maya | 1 | KO | Win | |
14 | Mar 21, 1956 18 years 9-3-2 (5) | Juancito Lopez | 8 | PTS | Win | |
13 | Feb 29, 1956 17 years, 11 months 8-3-2 (5) | Daniel Silva | 7 | KO | Win | |
12 | Dec 17, 1955 17 years, 8 months 7-3-2 (4) | Roberto Mar | 9 | KO | Loss | |
11 | Dec 3, 1955 17 years, 8 months 7-2-2 (4) | Roberto Mar | 8 | PTS | Draw | |
10 | Nov 19, 1955 17 years, 8 months 7-2-1 (4) | Eleazar Gonzalez | 2 | KO | Win | |
9 | Nov 5, 1955 17 years, 7 months 6-2-1 (3) | Zurdo Arce | 2 | KO | Win | |
8 | Oct 22, 1955 17 years, 7 months 5-2-1 (2) | Juan Alcantara | 2 | KO | Win | |
7 | Oct 1, 1955 17 years, 6 months 4-2-1 (1) | Zurdo Arce | 1 | DQ | Loss | |
6 | Sep 21, 1955 17 years, 6 months 4-1-1 (1) | Daniel Silva | 6 | PTS | Draw | |
5 | Aug 24, 1955 17 years, 5 months 4-1 (1) | Salvador Mora | 5 | KO | Win | |
4 | Jul 20, 1955 17 years, 4 months 3-1 (0) | Carlos Olivares | 6 | PTS | Win | |
3 | Jun 18, 1955 17 years, 2 months 2-1 (0) | Antonio Coria | 4 | PTS | Win | |
2 | Jun 4, 1955 17 years, 2 months 1-1 (0) | Mario Gabarro | 4 | PTS | Win | |
1 | Mar 19, 1955 17 years 0-1 (0) | Heriberto Fuentas | 3 | KO | Loss |
