Marcos Maidana (35-5, 31) was born in Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina on July 17, 1983. At the age of 20 years on June 12, 2004, he made his professional boxing debut against AdĂĄn Basilio Mironchik, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On his 26th career fight at 25 years old, Marcos Maidana got a shot at the WBA super-lightweight titles against Andreas Kotelnik on February 7, 2009 but lost the fight via 12-round split decision.
He became a super-lightweight world champion (WBA (Regular)) on September 23, 2011 at the age of 28 years old, on his 33rd career fight, after defeating Petr Petrov via 4th-round KO.
Maidana's last fight was a welterweight world-title fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. for Mayweather Jr.'s WBA (Super), WBC and The Ring titles on September 13, 2014. He lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Marcos Maidana's best fights have been against Adrien Broner, DeMarcus Corley, Ărik Morales, Victor Ortiz, Petr Petrov, Josesito LĂłpez and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Maidana has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40  | Sep 13, 2014 31 years, 1 months 35-5 (31) | 37 years, 6 months 46-0 (26) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring |
39 | May 3, 2014 30 years, 9 months 35-4 (31) | 37 years, 2 months 45-0 (26) | WL | 12 | MD | LOSS Lost WBA For WBC, The Ring |
38  | Dec 14, 2013 30 years, 4 months 35-3 (31) | 24 years, 4 months 27-0 (22) | WL | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBA |
37  | Jun 8, 2013 29 years, 10 months 34-3 (31) | 28 years, 10 months 30-5 (18) | WL | 6 | TKO | WIN |
36 | Dec 12, 2012 29 years, 4 months 33-3 (30) | Martin Ăngel MartĂnez | WL | 3 | KO | WIN |
35 | Sep 15, 2012 29 years, 1 months 32-3 (29) | JesĂșs Soto Karass | WL | 8 | TKO | WIN |
34  | Feb 25, 2012 28 years, 7 months 31-3 (28) | 25 years 22-1 (13) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
33  | Sep 23, 2011 28 years, 2 months 31-2 (28) | 28 years, 5 months 29-2-2 (13) | SLT | 4 | KO | WIN Defended WBA (Regular) |
32  | Apr 9, 2011 27 years, 8 months 30-2 (27) | 34 years, 7 months 51-6 (35) | SLT | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA Interim |
31  | Dec 11, 2010 27 years, 4 months 29-2 (27) | 24 years 23-1 (17) | SLT | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA |
30  | Aug 28, 2010 27 years, 1 months 29-1 (27) | 36 years, 2 months 37-13-1 (22) | SLT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBA Interim |
29 | Mar 27, 2010 26 years, 8 months 28-1 (27) | Victor Cayo | SLT | 6 | KO | WIN Defended WBA Interim |
28 | Nov 21, 2009 26 years, 4 months 27-1 (26) | William Gonzalez | SLT | 3 | KO | WIN Defended WBA Interim |
27  | Jun 27, 2009 25 years, 11 months 26-1 (25) | 22 years, 4 months 24-1-1 (19) | SLT | 6 | TKO | WIN Won WBA InterimVacant |
26  | Feb 7, 2009 25 years, 6 months 25-1 (24) | 31 years, 1 months 30-2-1 (13) | SLT | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBA |
25 | Nov 1, 2008 25 years, 3 months 25-0 (24) | Silverio Ortiz | 2 | KO | WIN | |
24 | Aug 29, 2008 25 years, 1 months 24-0 (23) | Juan Carlos Rodriguez | 7 | KO | WIN | |
23 | Jul 11, 2008 24 years, 11 months 23-0 (22) | Esmeraldo José Da Silva | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Apr 19, 2008 24 years, 9 months 22-0 (21) | Arturo Morua | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Dec 7, 2007 24 years, 4 months 21-0 (20) | Manuel Garnica | 8 | KO | WIN | |
20 | Aug 16, 2007 24 years 20-0 (19) | Jairo Moura dos Santos | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Jun 30, 2007 23 years, 11 months 19-0 (18) | Laszlo Komjathi | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Dec 22, 2006 23 years, 5 months 18-0 (17) | Miguel Callist | SLT | 3 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Sep 23, 2006 23 years, 2 months 17-0 (16) | JosĂ© Herley ZĂșñiga Montaño | 1 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Jul 15, 2006 22 years, 11 months 16-0 (15) | Ariel Gerardo Aparicio | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | May 20, 2006 22 years, 10 months 15-0 (14) | Luis Gustavo Sosa | 1 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Apr 22, 2006 22 years, 9 months 14-0 (13) | Omar Leon | 1 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Feb 11, 2006 22 years, 6 months 13-0 (12) | Sergio Javier BenĂtez | 3 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Nov 26, 2005 22 years, 4 months 12-0 (11) | RubĂ©n DarĂo Oliva | 2 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Oct 1, 2005 22 years, 2 months 11-0 (10) | Marcelo Martin Miranda | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Aug 6, 2005 22 years 10-0 (9) | Daniel Benito Carriqueo | 6 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Jun 18, 2005 21 years, 11 months 9-0 (9) | Sergio Javier BenĂtez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | May 7, 2005 21 years, 9 months 8-0 (8) | Omar Leon | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Mar 26, 2005 21 years, 8 months 7-0 (7) | Avelino Virgilio Silveira | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Jan 29, 2005 21 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | Adolfo Espinoza | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Dec 18, 2004 21 years, 5 months 5-0 (5) | Francisco Humberto Sanabria | 1 | RTD | WIN | |
4 | Oct 23, 2004 21 years, 3 months 4-0 (4) | Ramon Alberto Marquez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Sep 4, 2004 21 years, 1 months 3-0 (3) | Cristian Pablo GastĂłn Ruiz | 2 | RTD | WIN | |
2 | Jul 24, 2004 21 years 2-0 (2) | GermĂĄn Omar JesĂșs SĂĄnchez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jun 12, 2004 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | AdĂĄn Basilio Mironchik | 1 | KO | WIN |
