Michael Carbajal (49-4, 33) was born in Phoenix, U.S. on September 17, 1967. At the age of 21 years on February 24, 1989, he made his professional boxing debut against Will Grigsby, winning the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
On his 15th career fight at 22 years old, Carbajal became a light-flyweight world champion on July 29, 1990 after defeating Muangchai Kittikasem via 7th-round TKO to win the IBF title.
He then went on to become world champion at the strawweight weight class as well, winning the WBO title against Josue Camacho via 12-round unanimous decision on July 15, 1994.
Carbajal's last fight was a light-flyweight world-title fight against Jorge Arce for Arce's WBO title on July 31, 1999. He stopped Arce via TKO and was crowned the new light-flyweight world champion. He retired with a 4-fight winning streak.
Some of Michael Carbajal's best fights have been against Humberto Gonzalez, Jorge Arce and Macario Santos.
Carbajal has 4 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53  | Jul 31, 1999 31 years, 10 months 49-4 (33) | 20 years 20-2-1 (15) | LFL | 11 | TKO | WIN Won WBO |
52 | Jul 2, 1999 31 years, 9 months 48-4 (32) | Oscar Calzada | LFL | 4 | TKO | WIN |
51 | May 8, 1999 31 years, 7 months 47-4 (31) | Oscar Andrade | 10 | UD | WIN | |
50 | Feb 27, 1999 31 years, 5 months 46-4 (31) | Jose De Jesus | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
49 | Jul 18, 1997 29 years, 10 months 45-4 (30) | Jacob Matlala | LFL | 9 | TKO | LOSS |
48 | Mar 22, 1997 29 years, 6 months 45-3 (30) | Scotty Olson | LFL | 10 | KO | WIN |
47 | Jan 18, 1997 29 years, 4 months 44-3 (29) | Mauricio Pastrana | LFL | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost IBF |
46 | Dec 10, 1996 29 years, 2 months 44-2 (29) | Tomas Cordoba | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
45 | Oct 12, 1996 29 years 43-2 (28) | Tomas Rivera | LFL | 5 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
44 | Sep 13, 1996 28 years, 11 months 42-2 (27) | Julio Coronel | LFL | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
43 | Jul 14, 1996 28 years, 9 months 41-2 (26) | Manuel Sarabia | 1 | KO | WIN | |
42 | Mar 16, 1996 28 years, 5 months 40-2 (25) | Melchor Cob Castro | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
41 | Feb 19, 1996 28 years, 5 months 39-2 (25) | Mauro Diaz | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Nov 16, 1995 28 years, 1 months 38-2 (24) | Francisco Montiel | 4 | KO | WIN | |
39 | Sep 16, 1995 27 years, 11 months 37-2 (23) | Gregorio Garcia | 3 | KO | WIN | |
38 | Aug 12, 1995 27 years, 10 months 36-2 (22) | Jose Quirino | 1 | KO | WIN | |
37 | Jun 20, 1995 27 years, 9 months 35-2 (21) | Andres Cazares | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
36 | May 24, 1995 27 years, 8 months 34-2 (20) | Francisco Carrasco | 4 | KO | WIN | |
35 | Apr 1, 1995 27 years, 6 months 33-2 (19) | Armando Diaz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
34  | Nov 12, 1994 27 years, 1 months 32-2 (19) | 28 years, 7 months 41-2 (29) | LFL | 12 | MD | LOSS For IBF, WBC |
33 | Jul 15, 1994 26 years, 9 months 32-1 (19) | Josue Camacho | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBO |
32 | Apr 8, 1994 26 years, 6 months 31-1 (19) | Abner Barajas | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Feb 19, 1994 26 years, 5 months 30-1 (18) | 27 years, 10 months 38-2 (27) | LFL | 12 | SD | LOSS Lost IBF, WBC |
30 | Oct 30, 1993 26 years, 1 months 30-0 (18) | Domingo Sosa | LFL | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF, WBC |
29 | Jul 17, 1993 25 years, 10 months 29-0 (17) | Kim Kwang-sun | LFL | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF, WBC |
28 | Mar 13, 1993 25 years, 5 months 28-0 (16) | 26 years, 11 months 36-1 (27) | LFL | 7 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
27 | Dec 12, 1992 25 years, 2 months 27-0 (15) | Robinson Cuesta | LFL | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
26 | Oct 14, 1992 25 years 26-0 (14) | Jose Manuel Diaz | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
25 | Aug 13, 1992 24 years, 10 months 25-0 (13) | Jorge Luis Roman | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Apr 30, 1992 24 years, 7 months 24-0 (13) | Jose Luis Velarde | 10 | UD | WIN | |
23 | Feb 17, 1992 24 years, 5 months 23-0 (13) | Marcos Pacheco | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
22 | Oct 18, 1991 24 years, 1 months 22-0 (13) | Jesus Chong | 10 | UD | WIN | |
21 | May 10, 1991 23 years, 7 months 21-0 (13) | HĂ©ctor Patri | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
20 | Mar 17, 1991 23 years, 6 months 20-0 (13) | Javier Varguez | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
19 | Feb 17, 1991 23 years, 5 months 19-0 (13) | Macario Santos | LFL | 2 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
18 | Dec 8, 1990 23 years, 2 months 18-0 (12) | Leon Salazar | LFL | 4 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
17 | Oct 25, 1990 23 years, 1 months 17-0 (11) | Luis Monzote | 5 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Sep 20, 1990 23 years 16-0 (10) | Oscar Calzada | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Jul 29, 1990 22 years, 10 months 15-0 (9) | Muangchai Kittikasem | LFL | 7 | TKO | WIN Won IBF |
14 | Jun 14, 1990 22 years, 8 months 14-0 (8) | Fernando Martinez | LFL | 9 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Apr 1, 1990 22 years, 6 months 13-0 (7) | Raul Acosta | 10 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Feb 18, 1990 22 years, 5 months 12-0 (7) | Tony DeLuca | LFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
11 | Jan 12, 1990 22 years, 3 months 11-0 (7) | Miguel Angel Banda | 8 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Nov 17, 1989 22 years, 2 months 10-0 (7) | Pedro Jose Feliciano | 10 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Oct 17, 1989 22 years, 1 months 9-0 (7) | Jose Manuel Diaz | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Sep 5, 1989 21 years, 11 months 8-0 (6) | Jose Luis Herrera | 8 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Aug 14, 1989 21 years, 10 months 7-0 (6) | Prudencio De Jesus | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Jul 15, 1989 21 years, 9 months 6-0 (5) | Francisco Lueveno | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jun 12, 1989 21 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | Eduardo Nunez | 4 | KO | WIN | |
4 | May 21, 1989 21 years, 8 months 4-0 (3) | Pedro Espinoza | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | May 2, 1989 21 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | Camerino Rojas | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 4, 1989 21 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Silvestre Peraza | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 24, 1989 21 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Will Grigsby | 4 | UD | WIN |
