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Jesse James Leija had a total of seven losses in his professional boxing career — six of them in title bouts and one in a non-title bout. He suffered his first loss against Gabriel Ruelas via 12 round unanimous decision on September 17, 1994, which ended his 28-fight win streak. He has been stopped five times and lost two times via decision.
Arturo Gatti, Kostya Tszyu, Juan Lazcano, Shane Mosley, and Azumah Nelson are some of the boxers who have beaten Leija.
This is the first loss in Jesse James Leija's career. Leija lost to Mexican boxer Gabriel Ruelas via 12 round unanimous decision on . He was defending his super-featherweight WBC title, he was 28 years old with a record of 28-0-2. Ruelas was 24 years old with a record of 38-2.
On Leija lost to Oscar De La Hoya via 2nd round RTD. He was fighting for De La Hoya's lightweight WBO title, he was 29 years old with a record of 30-1-2. De La Hoya was 22 years old with a record of 19-0.
On Leija lost to Ghanaian boxer Azumah Nelson in a rematch via 6th round TKO. He was fighting for Nelson's super-featherweight WBC title, he was 29 years old with a record of 30-2-2. Nelson was 37 years old with a record of 37-3-2.
On Leija lost to Shane Mosley via 9th round RTD. He was fighting for Mosley's lightweight IBF title, he was 32 years old with a record of 37-3-2. Mosley was 27 years old with a record of 29-0.
On Leija lost to Juan Lazcano via 10 round split decision in a non-title bout. He was 34 years old with a record of 40-4-2.
On Leija lost to Australian boxer Kostya Tszyu via 6th round RTD. He was fighting for Tszyu's super-lightweight WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring titles, he was 36 years old with a record of 43-5-2. Tszyu was 33 years old with a record of 29-1.
On Leija lost to Canadian boxer Arturo Gatti via 5th round KO. He was fighting for Gatti's super-lightweight WBC title, he was 38 years old with a record of 47-6-2. Gatti was 32 years old with a record of 38-6.