Roberto Carlos Leyva (27-15-1, 21) was born in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico on October 27, 1979. At the age of 18 years on February 21, 1998, he made his professional boxing debut against Jose Luis Araiza, winning the fight via 3rd-round TKO.
On his 19th career fight at 21 years old, Leyva became a strawweight world champion on April 29, 2001 after defeating Daniel Reyes via 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant IBF title.
Leyva's last fight was a 3rd-round KO loss to Wilfredo Vázquez Jr. at age 32 on October 29, 2011. He retired on a 6-fight losing streak.
Some of Roberto Carlos Leyva's best fights have been against Víctor Burgos and Martin Armenta.
Leyva has 15 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43  | Oct 29, 2011 32 years 27-15-1 (21) | 27 years, 4 months 20-1-1 (17) | 3 | KO | LOSS | |
42 | Oct 21, 2011 31 years, 11 months 27-14-1 (21) | Jesus Lopez Armenta | 8 | UD | LOSS | |
41  | Feb 25, 2011 31 years, 3 months 27-13-1 (21) | 30 years, 2 months 21-1 (12) | 3 | KO | LOSS | |
40  | Jun 5, 2010 30 years, 7 months 27-12-1 (21) | 30 years, 9 months 37-6 (21) | 2 | KO | LOSS | |
39 | Apr 3, 2010 30 years, 5 months 27-11-1 (21) | Juan José Montes | SFL | 3 | DQ | LOSS |
38  | Nov 27, 2009 30 years, 1 months 27-10-1 (21) | 24 years, 1 months 18-1 (13) | FL | 4 | KO | LOSS For WBA Interim |
37 | Sep 5, 2009 29 years, 10 months 27-9-1 (21) | Omar Soriano | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Mar 14, 2009 29 years, 4 months 26-9-1 (20) | Z Gorres | BT | 7 | TKO | LOSS |
35 | Sep 11, 2008 28 years, 10 months 26-8-1 (20) | Benjamin Garcia | 6 | UD | LOSS | |
34 | Nov 24, 2007 28 years 26-7-1 (20) | 28 years, 3 months 29-5 (15) | LFL | 4 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
33 | Sep 28, 2007 27 years, 11 months 26-6-1 (20) | Benito Abraham | 10 | UD | WIN | |
32 | Jul 9, 2007 27 years, 8 months 25-6-1 (20) | German Meraz | 6 | UD | WIN | |
31 | Oct 16, 2006 26 years, 11 months 24-6-1 (20) | Felipe Acosta | 6 | UD | WIN | |
30 | Jun 22, 2006 26 years, 7 months 23-6-1 (20) | Julio César Miranda | 7 | TKO | LOSS | |
29 | Apr 21, 2006 26 years, 5 months 23-5-1 (20) | Iván Hernández | BT | 12 | MD | LOSS |
28  | Jul 31, 2004 24 years, 9 months 23-4-1 (20) | 29 years, 6 months 19-0 (4) | ST | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
27 | Jun 21, 2004 24 years, 7 months 23-3-1 (20) | Fred Heberto Valdez | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
26 | Apr 10, 2004 24 years, 5 months 22-3-1 (19) | Daniel Reyes | ST | 3 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
25 | Sep 8, 2003 23 years, 10 months 22-2-1 (19) | Marino Montiel | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Mar 22, 2003 23 years, 4 months 21-2-1 (18) | Miguel Barrera | ST | 3 | KO | LOSS For IBF |
23 | Aug 9, 2002 22 years, 9 months 21-1-1 (18) | Miguel Barrera | ST | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF |
22 | Mar 9, 2002 22 years, 4 months 21-0-1 (18) | Manny Melchor | 10 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Jan 4, 2002 22 years, 2 months 20-0-1 (18) | Francisco Soto | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Sep 28, 2001 21 years, 11 months 19-0-1 (17) | Miguel Barrera | ST | 3 | TD | DRAW Defended IBF |
19 | Apr 29, 2001 21 years, 6 months 19-0 (17) | Daniel Reyes | ST | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
18 | Mar 23, 2001 21 years, 4 months 18-0 (17) | Martin Armenta | ST | 4 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Dec 4, 2000 21 years, 1 months 17-0 (16) | Víctor Burgos | LFL | 8 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Nov 3, 2000 21 years 16-0 (15) | Luis Valdez | ST | 4 | KO | WIN |
15 | Aug 4, 2000 20 years, 9 months 15-0 (14) | Roberto Gomez | ST | 10 | UD | WIN |
14 | Jun 2, 2000 20 years, 7 months 14-0 (14) | Adel Gutierrez | ST | 4 | TKO | WIN |
13 | Apr 7, 2000 20 years, 5 months 13-0 (13) | Aaron Sepulveda | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Dec 16, 1999 20 years, 1 months 12-0 (12) | Lorenzo Trejo | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Sep 9, 1999 19 years, 10 months 11-0 (11) | Miguel Juarez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jul 20, 1999 19 years, 8 months 10-0 (10) | Jose Luis Velarde | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Jun 7, 1999 19 years, 7 months 9-0 (9) | Cristobal Lopez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Apr 2, 1999 19 years, 5 months 8-0 (8) | Indalecio Valenzuela | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Nov 20, 1998 19 years 7-0 (7) | Miguel Juarez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Oct 16, 1998 18 years, 11 months 6-0 (6) | Indalecio Valenzuela | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Sep 16, 1998 18 years, 10 months 5-0 (5) | Abraham Enriquez | 2 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jul 31, 1998 18 years, 9 months 4-0 (4) | Cruz Alvaro Valdez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Jun 5, 1998 18 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Julio Cesar Amaro | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 26, 1998 18 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Osvaldo Ibarra | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 21, 1998 18 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Jose Luis Araiza | 3 | TKO | WIN |
