Leo Gámez (35-12-1, 26) was born in San Juan de Los Morros, Venezuela on August 8, 1963. At the age of 21 years on February 14, 1985, he made his professional boxing debut against Francisco Garcia, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 17th career fight at 24 years old, Gámez became a strawweight world champion on January 10, 1988 after defeating Kim Bong-Jun via 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBA title.
He then went on to become world champion at 3 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Gámez' last fight was a bantamweight world-title fight against Prakorb Udomna for Udomna's WBA title on December 22, 2005. He lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision. He retired from the sport of boxing following this loss.
Some of Leo Gámez' best fights have been against Yuh Myung-Woo, Hideki Todaka, Shiro Yahiro, Josué Camacho, Pedro Nieves and Alfredo Reyes. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Leo Gámez".
Gámez has 12 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Leo Gámez Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | Dec 22, 2005 42 years, 4 months 35-12-1 (26) | Prakorb Udomna | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA Interim |
47 | Aug 13, 2005 42 years 35-11-1 (26) | Dioberto Julio | BT | 6 | TKO | WIN |
46 | Oct 26, 2004 41 years, 2 months 34-11-1 (25) | Volodymyr Sydorenko | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
45  | Oct 4, 2003 40 years, 1 months 34-10-1 (25) | 30 years, 6 months 20-3-1 (10) | BT | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBA Interim |
44 | Nov 8, 2002 39 years, 3 months 34-9-1 (25) | Johnny Bredahl | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
43 | Apr 27, 2002 38 years, 8 months 34-8-1 (25) | Fidel Romero | SFL | 10 | UD | WIN |
42 | Mar 11, 2001 37 years, 7 months 33-8-1 (25) | Celes Kobayashi | SFL | 10 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
41 | Oct 9, 2000 37 years, 2 months 33-7-1 (25) | 27 years, 6 months 17-2-1 (8) | SFL | 7 | KO | WIN Won WBA |
40 | Sep 3, 1999 36 years 32-7-1 (24) | Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym | FL | 9 | KO | LOSS Lost WBA |
39 | May 29, 1999 35 years, 9 months 32-6-1 (24) | Josué Camacho | SFL | 8 | TKO | WIN Won WBA Interim |
38 | Mar 13, 1999 35 years, 7 months 31-6-1 (23) | Hugo Rafael Soto | FL | 3 | KO | WIN Won WBA |
37 | Oct 3, 1998 35 years, 1 months 30-6-1 (22) | Gilberto González | FL | 8 | KO | WIN |
36 | Oct 7, 1996 33 years, 1 months 29-6-1 (21) | Aquiles Guzmán | FL | 12 | PTS | LOSS |
35 | Mar 24, 1996 32 years, 7 months 29-5-1 (21) | Somchai Chertchai | FL | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBA |
34 | Sep 18, 1995 32 years, 1 months 29-4-1 (21) | Alvaro Mercado | FL | 4 | TKO | WIN |
33 | May 20, 1995 31 years, 9 months 28-4-1 (20) | Aquiles Guzmán | FL | 12 | PTS | WIN |
32 | Feb 4, 1995 31 years, 5 months 27-4-1 (20) | Choi Hi-Yong | LFL | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA |
31 | Oct 9, 1994 31 years, 2 months 27-3-1 (20) | Sompoch Harnvichachai | LFL | 6 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
30 | Jun 27, 1994 30 years, 10 months 26-3-1 (19) | Kaaj Chartbandit | LFL | 12 | SD | DRAW Defended WBA |
29 | Feb 5, 1994 30 years, 5 months 26-3 (19) | Juan Antonio Torres | LFL | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
28 | Oct 21, 1993 30 years, 2 months 25-3 (18) | Shiro Yahiro | LFL | 9 | TKO | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
27 | Jul 11, 1993 29 years, 11 months 24-3 (17) | Oswaldo Osorio | FL | 2 | KO | WIN |
26 | Dec 19, 1992 29 years, 4 months 23-3 (16) | Carlos Alberto Rodriguez | FL | 10 | PTS | WIN |
25 | Jun 12, 1992 28 years, 10 months 22-3 (16) | Benedicto Murillo | FL | 6 | TKO | WIN |
24 | May 9, 1992 28 years, 9 months 21-3 (15) | Rafael Julio | FL | 4 | KO | WIN |
23 | Oct 5, 1991 28 years, 1 months 20-3 (14) | Kim Yong Kang | FL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
22  | Nov 10, 1990 27 years, 3 months 20-2 (14) | 26 years, 10 months 34-0 (13) | LFL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
21 | Apr 29, 1990 26 years, 8 months 20-1 (14) | 26 years, 3 months 33-0 (13) | LFL | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBA |
20 | Dec 15, 1989 26 years, 4 months 20-0 (14) | Mauricio Bernal | ST | 7 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Oct 29, 1989 26 years, 2 months 19-0 (13) | Victoriano Hernandez | ST | 5 | KO | WIN |
18 | Apr 24, 1988 24 years, 8 months 18-0 (12) | Kenji Yokozawa | ST | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
17 | Jan 10, 1988 24 years, 5 months 17-0 (11) | Kim Bong-Jun | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
16 | Oct 10, 1987 24 years, 2 months 16-0 (11) | Victoriano Hernandez | LFL | 10 | PTS | WIN |
15 | Aug 22, 1987 24 years 15-0 (11) | Alfredo Reyes | LFL | 2 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Jun 23, 1987 23 years, 10 months 14-0 (10) | Leonardo Paredes | LFL | 4 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Apr 30, 1987 23 years, 8 months 13-0 (9) | Pedro Nieves | LFL | 2 | KO | WIN |
12 | Mar 21, 1987 23 years, 7 months 12-0 (8) | Jose G Castillo | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Feb 2, 1987 23 years, 5 months 11-0 (7) | Rafael Bolivar | 2 | TD | WIN | |
10 | Nov 28, 1986 23 years, 3 months 10-0 (7) | Alberto Escorcia | 4 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Oct 31, 1986 23 years, 2 months 9-0 (6) | Jose G Castillo | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
8 | Sep 30, 1986 23 years, 1 months 8-0 (6) | Rafael Lara | 3 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Jul 26, 1986 22 years, 11 months 7-0 (5) | Fidel Gonzalez | 5 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Apr 19, 1986 22 years, 8 months 6-0 (4) | Rafael Lara | 6 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Nov 5, 1985 22 years, 2 months 5-0 (3) | Alberto Pimienta | 6 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Aug 14, 1985 22 years 4-0 (2) | Jose Escorcia | 3 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Jun 11, 1985 21 years, 10 months 3-0 (1) | Jose G Castillo | 5 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 17, 1985 21 years, 8 months 2-0 (0) | Alcides Hernandez | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
1 | Feb 14, 1985 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Francisco Garcia | 4 | PTS | WIN |
