Juan Carlos Payano (23-5, 11) was born in Dominican Republic on April 12, 1984. At the age of 26 years on August 21, 2010, he made his professional boxing debut against Aneurys Mesa Rodriguez, winning the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
On his 16th career fight at 30 years old, Payano became a bantamweight world champion on September 26, 2014 after defeating Anselmo Moreno via 6-round technical decision to win the WBA (Undisputed) title.
Payano's last fight was a 5th-round retirement win against Raymond Tabugon at age 37 on August 14, 2021. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Juan Carlos Payano's best fights have been against Luis Maldonado, Mike Plania, Luis Nery, Anselmo Moreno and Naoya Inoue.
Payano has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | Aug 14, 2021 37 years, 4 months 23-5 (11) | Raymond Tabugon | BT | 5 | RTD | WIN |
27 | Jul 10, 2021 37 years, 2 months 22-5 (10) | Luis de la Rosa | BT | 5 | RTD | WIN |
26  | Dec 19, 2020 36 years, 8 months 21-5 (9) | 27 years, 10 months 17-0 (12) | BT | 7 | TD | LOSS |
25  | Sep 26, 2020 36 years, 5 months 21-4 (9) | 30 years, 4 months 27-3-1 (10) | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Jul 20, 2019 35 years, 3 months 21-3 (9) | 24 years, 7 months 29-0 (23) | BT | 9 | KO | LOSS |
23 | Mar 9, 2019 34 years, 10 months 21-2 (9) | Damien Vazquez | BT | 8 | UD | WIN |
22  | Oct 7, 2018 34 years, 5 months 20-2 (9) | 25 years, 5 months 16-0 (14) | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS For WBA (Regular) |
21  | Mar 23, 2018 33 years, 11 months 20-1 (9) | 21 years, 1 months 15-0 (7) | BT | 10 | UD | WIN |
20 | Aug 22, 2017 33 years, 4 months 19-1 (9) | Alexis Santiago | BT | 10 | UD | WIN |
19 | Jan 13, 2017 32 years, 9 months 18-1 (9) | Isao Gonzalo Carranza | BT | 7 | TKO | WIN |
18 | Jun 18, 2016 32 years, 2 months 17-1 (8) | Rau'shee Warren | BT | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBA (Undisputed) |
17 | Aug 2, 2015 31 years, 3 months 17-0 (8) | Rau'shee Warren | BT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBA (Undisputed) |
16  | Sep 26, 2014 30 years, 5 months 16-0 (8) | 29 years, 2 months 35-2-1 (12) | BT | 6 | TD | WIN Won WBA (Undisputed) |
15 | Feb 22, 2014 29 years, 10 months 15-0 (8) | Germán Ivan Meraz | BT | 8 | UD | WIN |
14 | Jun 14, 2013 29 years, 2 months 14-0 (8) | Jundy Maraon | BT | 7 | KO | WIN |
13 | May 10, 2013 29 years 13-0 (7) | Jhon Alberto Molina | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
12 | Nov 30, 2012 28 years, 7 months 12-0 (6) | Jose Luis Araiza | BT | 10 | UD | WIN |
11 | Jul 21, 2012 28 years, 3 months 11-0 (6) | Jhon Alberto Molina | BT | 9 | TKO | WIN |
10  | May 18, 2012 28 years, 1 months 10-0 (5) | 34 years, 2 months 36-8-1 (27) | BT | 10 | UD | WIN |
9 | Mar 2, 2012 27 years, 10 months 9-0 (5) | Jose Silveria | BT | 10 | UD | WIN |
8 | Dec 3, 2011 27 years, 7 months 8-0 (5) | Leshaun Blair | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Sep 5, 2011 27 years, 4 months 7-0 (4) | Dinoel Reynoso | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Apr 23, 2011 27 years 6-0 (3) | Luis Angel Paneto | 6 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Mar 4, 2011 26 years, 10 months 5-0 (3) | Cristobal Ramos | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4  | Oct 9, 2010 26 years, 5 months 4-0 (2) | 19 years, 7 months 0-3 (0) | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Sep 18, 2010 26 years, 5 months 3-0 (1) | Luis Hinojosa | 4 | UD | WIN | |
2 | Aug 28, 2010 26 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | Daniel Veras | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Aug 21, 2010 26 years, 4 months 1-0 (0) | Aneurys Mesa Rodriguez | 4 | UD | WIN |
