In a career spanning 19 years, Jorge Páez fought 98 times with 79 wins, 14 losses, and 5 draws. By his last professional fight on December 5, 2003, Páez' boxing record stood at 79-14-5 (52 KO wins, 6 KO losses).
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Jorge Páez (El Maromero) is a retired Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico on October 27, 1965. Páez made his professional boxing debut at the age of 19, on November 16, 1984. He is a former two-weight-class world champion. He is 57 years old, and will be turning 58 in four months and 18 days.
Total Fights | 98 |
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Wins | 79 |
Losses | 14 |
Draws | 5 |
No-Contests | 0 |
KO Wins | 52 |
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Total Title Wins | 3 |
Title Defenses | 6 |
Title-Fight KO Wins | 4 |
Losses via KO | 6 |
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
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98 | Dec 5, 2003 | 38 | Scott McCracken | Win | SD |
97 | Sep 26, 2003 | 37 | Rodney Jones | Win | UD |
96 | Jul 25, 2003 | 37 | Rubén Galván | Win | UD |
95 | Feb 7, 2003 | 37 | Silverio Ortiz | Win | TD |
94 | Dec 13, 2002 | 37 | Sandro Marcos | Win | TKO3 |
93 | Sep 28, 2002 | 36 | Juan Angel Macias | Win | TKO8 |
92 | Jun 26, 2002 | 36 | Agustin Lorenzo | Win | KO3 |
91 | May 17, 2002 | 36 | Mike Juarez | Win | KO5 |
90 | Feb 22, 2002 | 36 | Tom Johnson | Win | TKO2 |
89 | Sep 23, 2001 | 35 | Justo Sanchez | Draw | TD |
88 | Sep 7, 2001 | 35 | Verdell Smith | Win | TKO3 |
87 | Jun 24, 2001 | 35 | Adarryl Johnson | Win | TKO5 |
86 | Apr 22, 2001 | 35 | Verdell Smith | Win | UD |
85 | Nov 26, 2000 | 35 | Michael Davis | Win | MD |
84 | Sep 24, 2000 | 34 | Justo Sanchez | Win | SD |
83 | Aug 26, 2000 | 34 | Jorge Ramirez | Win | TKO5 |
82 | Apr 29, 2000 | 34 | Angel Aldama | Win | RTD3 |
81 | Apr 8, 2000 | 34 | Jose Antonio Ocampo | Win | KO2 |
80 | Oct 15, 1999 | 33 | José Luis Castillo | Loss | TKO5 |
79 | May 8, 1999 | 33 | Augie Sanchez | Loss | KO7 |
78 | Nov 14, 1998 | 33 | Juan Polo Perez | Win | KO2 |
77 | Sep 12, 1998 | 32 | Victor Hugo Paz | Win | UD |
76 | Mar 28, 1998 | 32 | Juan Angel Macias | Win | KO6 |
75 | Aug 2, 1997 | 31 | Angel Manfredy | Loss | TKO8 |
74 | Apr 26, 1997 | 31 | Gerald Gray | Win | RTD5 |
73 | Jan 13, 1997 | 31 | Julian Wheeler | Win * | SD |
72 | Oct 19, 1996 | 30 | Julian Wheeler | Loss * | UD |
71 | Aug 17, 1996 | 30 | Narciso Valenzuela Romo | Win * | KO3 |
70 | May 4, 1996 | 30 | José Sanabria | Win | TKO6 |
69 | Feb 15, 1996 | 30 | Paris Alexander | Win | TKO5 |
68 | Nov 16, 1995 | 30 | Anthony Johnson | Win | UD |
67 | Sep 30, 1995 | 29 | Jose Vida Ramos | Loss | SD |
66 | Jul 8, 1995 | 29 | Jose Vida Ramos | Loss | DQ |
65 | Mar 31, 1995 | 29 | Genaro Hernandez | Loss | TKO8 |
64 | Jul 29, 1994 | 28 | Oscar De La Hoya | Loss * | KO2 |
63 | Jun 11, 1994 | 28 | Juan Gomez | Win | UD |
62 | Apr 11, 1994 | 28 | Mauricio Aceves | Win | UD |
61 | Feb 19, 1994 | 28 | Andres Sandoval | Win | RTD5 |
60 | Nov 20, 1993 | 28 | Dominick Monaco | Win | TKO5 |
59 | Nov 15, 1993 | 28 | Raul Franco | Win | TKO10 |
58 | Oct 15, 1993 | 27 | Danny Romero | Win | KO1 |
57 | Sep 13, 1993 | 27 | Erick Madrid | Win | TKO4 |
56 | Jul 17, 1993 | 27 | Freddie Pendleton | Loss * | UD |
55 | May 18, 1993 | 27 | Jesse Torres | Win | UD |
54 | Mar 13, 1993 | 27 | Ramon Felix | Win | TKO8 |
53 | Dec 11, 1992 | 27 | Alberto Castro | Win | TKO3 |
52 | Nov 6, 1992 | 27 | Rafael Ruelas | Loss | RTD10 |
51 | Aug 24, 1992 | 26 | Brian Brown | Win | TKO6 |
50 | Jul 17, 1992 | 26 | Roger Bonine | Win | KO1 |
49 | May 29, 1992 | 26 | Eduardo Perez | Win | UD |
48 | Mar 27, 1992 | 26 | Johnny De La Rosa | Win | UD |
47 | Feb 17, 1992 | 26 | Benny Medina | Win | UD |
46 | Oct 5, 1991 | 25 | Pernell Whitaker | Loss * | UD |
45 | Jun 14, 1991 | 25 | Tracy Spann | Win | MD |
44 | Apr 19, 1991 | 25 | Lupe Suarez | Draw | TD |
43 | Mar 8, 1991 | 25 | Jorge Ramirez | Win | MD |
42 | Jan 6, 1991 | 25 | Javier Marquez | Win | TKO3 |
41 | Sep 22, 1990 | 24 | Tony Lopez | Loss * | UD |
40 | Jul 8, 1990 | 24 | Troy Dorsey | Draw * | SD |
39 | Apr 7, 1990 | 24 | Louie Espinoza | Win * | SD |
38 | Feb 4, 1990 | 24 | Troy Dorsey | Win * | SD |
37 | Dec 9, 1989 | 24 | Lupe Gutierrez | Win * | TKO6 |
36 | Nov 11, 1989 | 24 | Fernando Segura | Win | UD |
35 | Oct 23, 1989 | 23 | Allan Makitoki | Win | TKO6 |
34 | Sep 16, 1989 | 23 | Jose Mario Lopez | Win * | KO2 |
33 | Aug 6, 1989 | 23 | Steve Cruz | Win * | UD |
32 | May 21, 1989 | 23 | Louie Espinoza | Draw * | SD |
31 | Mar 30, 1989 | 23 | Calvin Grove | Win * | TKO11 |
30 | Sep 30, 1988 | 22 | Miguel Molina | Win | KO6 |
29 | Aug 4, 1988 | 22 | Calvin Grove | Win * | MD |
28 | May 28, 1988 | 22 | Martin Garcia | Win | KO6 |
27 | Apr 22, 1988 | 22 | Rafael Toledo | Win | TKO2 |
26 | Apr 4, 1988 | 22 | Carlos Linares | Win | KO3 |
25 | Feb 26, 1988 | 22 | Rosendo Alonso | Win | KO1 |
24 | Feb 5, 1988 | 22 | Elpidio Infante | Win | RTD7 |
23 | Dec 18, 1987 | 22 | Martin Torres | Win | KO4 |
22 | Dec 4, 1987 | 22 | Jesus Lopez | Win | KO2 |
21 | Oct 30, 1987 | 22 | Robert Lewis | Win | UD |
20 | Jul 25, 1987 | 21 | Refugio Alvarado | Win | TKO7 |
19 | May 22, 1987 | 21 | Arnel Arrozal | Win | RTD5 |
18 | Apr 25, 1987 | 21 | Silvestre Castillo | Win | KO6 |
17 | Mar 20, 1987 | 21 | Marco Antonio Santos | Win | KO5 |
16 | Mar 1, 1987 | 21 | Alejandro Mayorga | Win | UD |
15 | Feb 15, 1987 | 21 | Jose Millan | Win | KO2 |
14 | Jan 1, 1987 | 21 | Alejandro Mayorga | Win | UD |
13 | Dec 6, 1986 | 21 | Noe Gonzalez | Win | KO3 |
12 | Oct 3, 1986 | 20 | Carlos Galan | Win | KO1 |
11 | Sep 16, 1986 | 20 | Jesus Rojas | Win | PTS |
10 | Jul 28, 1986 | 20 | Miguel Molina | Loss | PTS |
9 | Jun 27, 1986 | 20 | Martin Moreno | Win | KO1 |
8 | Apr 22, 1986 | 20 | Salvador Sara | Win | KO1 |
7 | Nov 1, 1985 | 20 | Efren Tineo | Win | KO3 |
6 | Jul 29, 1985 | 19 | Mario Rivera | Draw | PTS |
5 | Apr 16, 1985 | 19 | Salomon Villavicencio | Loss | PTS |
4 | Mar 30, 1985 | 19 | Jose Luis Luna | Win | TKO1 |
3 | Feb 8, 1985 | 19 | Manuel Armenta | Win | KO1 |
2 | Dec 14, 1984 | 19 | Julio Cesar Medina | Win | KO2 |
1 | Nov 16, 1984 | 19 | Efren Tineo | Win | TKO3 |
* World-title fight
Páez was a two-weight-division world champion. He has held four world titles, one of which was a vacant title win and one of which was a championship elevation, the rest two were lineal championship wins.
Weight Division | World Titles Held |
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Super-featherweight | WBC 2x |
Featherweight | IBF, WBO |
Jorge Páez is 165 cm tall (5' 4.96") with a reach of 175 cm (5' 8.90"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 10 cm (3.94").
Páez has a 53.1% KO rate. Of his total 52 KO wins, 29 were in the early rounds, 21 in the mid rounds, and two in the later rounds. He has eight first-round KO wins.
Jorge Páez' professional boxing career spanned more than 19 years — from 1984 to 2003.
Páez made his professional boxing debut against Efren Tineo at the age of 19 on November 16, 1984, defeating Tineo via 3rd round TKO. He went on to win 3 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 3 wins via stoppage.
Páez had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on August 4, 1988 after 28 professional fights, against Calvin Grove for the featherweight IBF title. He defeated Grove via 15 round majority decision to become the featherweight champion of the world.
Páez has won three world titles at two weight classes. He was elevated as world champion once. For all the details about Páez' world title wins and defenses refer to "Jorge Páez World Titles".
Some of Páez' best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Tom Johnson, Jose Mario Lopez, Juan Polo Perez, Lupe Gutierrez, Verdell Smith, Julian Wheeler, and Gerald Gray.
Páez had a total of 14 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Scott McCracken on December 5, 2003. Páez won the fight via 10 round split-decision. It's been 19 years, 6 months, and 4 days since this fight.
Páez fought a total of 98 times during his professional career, which includes 16 world-title fights at three weight divisions — super-featherweight, lightweight, and featherweight. These two fights are the highlight of his career.
August 4, 1988: Páez wins his first world title by defeating Calvin Grove via 15 round majority decision. He is now the IBF featherweight world champion.
September 16, 1989: Páez successfully defends the IBF featherweight title against Jose Mario Lopez, winning the fight via 2nd round KO.
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Páez' boxing career; all the way from his debut, to winning world-titles, to his last fight against Scott McCracken, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
On December 5, 2003, a 38-year old Jorge Páez (78-14-5, 52 KO) fought Scott McCracken in his 98th professional fight. He defeated McCracken via 10th round split-decision. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
On September 26, 2003, a 37-year old Jorge Páez (77-14-5, 52 KO) fought Rodney Jones in his 97th professional fight. He defeated Jones via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
On July 25, 2003, a 37-year old Jorge Páez (76-14-5, 52 KO) fought Rubén Galván in his 96th professional fight. He defeated Galván via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On February 7, 2003, a 37-year old Jorge Páez (75-14-5, 52 KO) fought Silverio Ortiz in his 95th professional fight. He defeated Ortiz via 7th round technical-decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On December 13, 2002, a 37-year old Jorge Páez (74-14-5, 51 KO) fought Sandro Marcos in his 94th professional fight. He defeated Marcos via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On September 28, 2002, in their 2nd fight, a a 36-year old Jorge Páez (73-14-5, 50 KO) fought Juan Angel Macias in his 93rd professional fight. He defeated Macias via 8th round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On June 26, 2002, a 36-year old Jorge Páez (72-14-5, 49 KO) fought Agustin Lorenzo in his 92nd professional fight. He defeated Lorenzo via 3rd round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On May 17, 2002, a 36-year old Jorge Páez (71-14-5, 48 KO) fought Mike Juarez in his 91st professional fight. He defeated Juarez via 5th round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 22, 2002, a 36-year old Jorge Páez (70-14-5, 47 KO) fought Tom Johnson in his 90th professional fight. He defeated Johnson via 2nd round TKO.
On September 23, 2001, in their 2nd fight, a a 35-year old Jorge Páez (70-14-4, 47 KO) fought Justo Sanchez in his 89th professional fight. He had a draw with Sanchez via 1st round technical-decision.
On September 7, 2001, in their 2nd fight, a a 35-year old Jorge Páez (69-14-4, 46 KO) fought Verdell Smith in his 88th professional fight. He defeated Smith via 3rd round TKO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On June 24, 2001, a 35-year old Jorge Páez (68-14-4, 45 KO) fought Adarryl Johnson in his 87th professional fight. He defeated Johnson via 5th round TKO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On April 22, 2001, a 35-year old Jorge Páez (67-14-4, 45 KO) fought Verdell Smith in his 86th professional fight. He defeated Smith via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On November 26, 2000, a 35-year old Jorge Páez (66-14-4, 45 KO) fought Michael Davis in his 85th professional fight. He defeated Davis via 10th round majority decision. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On September 24, 2000, a 34-year old Jorge Páez (65-14-4, 45 KO) fought Justo Sanchez in his 84th professional fight. He defeated Sanchez via 10th round split-decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On August 26, 2000, in their 2nd fight, a a 34-year old Jorge Páez (64-14-4, 44 KO) fought Jorge Ramirez in his 83rd professional fight. He defeated Ramirez via 5th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On April 29, 2000, a 34-year old Jorge Páez (63-14-4, 43 KO) fought Angel Aldama in his 82nd professional fight. He defeated Aldama via 3rd round RTD. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On April 8, 2000, a 34-year old Jorge Páez (62-14-4, 42 KO) fought Jose Antonio Ocampo in his 81st professional fight. He defeated Ocampo via 2nd round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On October 15, 1999, a 33-year old Jorge Páez (62-13-4, 42 KO) fought José Luis Castillo in his 80th professional fight. He lost to Castillo via 5th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight losing streak, with two back-to-back KO losses.
On May 8, 1999, a 33-year old Jorge Páez (62-12-4, 42 KO) fought an undefeated American boxer Augie Sanchez, who was 21 years old with a record of 21-0. Sanchez was on a 21-fight win streak with 18 KO wins. Both the boxers were of the same height but Páez had a 18 cm reach advantage over Sanchez.
Páez lost to Sanchez via 7th round KO. His three-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On November 14, 1998, a 33-year old Jorge Páez (61-12-4, 41 KO) fought Juan Polo Perez in his 78th professional fight. He defeated Perez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On September 12, 1998, a 32-year old Jorge Páez (60-12-4, 41 KO) fought Victor Hugo Paz in his 77th professional fight. He defeated Paz via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On March 28, 1998, a 32-year old Jorge Páez (59-12-4, 40 KO) fought Juan Angel Macias in his 76th professional fight. He defeated Macias via 6th round KO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On August 2, 1997, a 31-year old Jorge Páez (59-11-4, 40 KO) fought American boxer Angel Manfredy, who was 22 years old with a record of 21-2-1. Manfredy was on a 19-fight win streak with 17 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Páez. Coming into this fight, Manfredy had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Páez lost to Manfredy via 8th round TKO. His two-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On April 26, 1997, a 31-year old Jorge Páez (58-11-4, 39 KO) fought Gerald Gray in his 74th professional fight. He defeated Gray via 5th round RTD. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On January 13, 1997, in their 2nd fight, a a 31-year old Jorge Páez (57-11-4, 39 KO) faced Julian Wheeler for Wheeler's WBC super-featherweight title. He defeated Wheeler via 12th round split-decision to win the WBC super-featherweight title, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On October 19, 1996, a 30-year old Jorge Páez (57-10-4, 39 KO) faced Julian Wheeler in a super-featherweight title-defense fight. He lost to Wheeler via 12th round unanimous decision and lost the WBC super-featherweight title.
On August 17, 1996, a 30-year old Jorge Páez (56-10-4, 38 KO) faced Narciso Valenzuela Romo for the vacant WBC (vacant) super-featherweight title. He defeated Romo via 3rd round KO to win the vacant WBC super-featherweight title. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On May 4, 1996, a 30-year old Jorge Páez (55-10-4, 37 KO) fought José Sanabria in his 70th professional fight. He defeated Sanabria via 6th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On February 15, 1996, a 30-year old Jorge Páez (54-10-4, 36 KO) fought Paris Alexander in his 69th professional fight. He defeated Alexander via 5th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On November 16, 1995, a 30-year old Jorge Páez (53-10-4, 36 KO) fought Anthony Johnson in his 68th professional fight. He defeated Johnson via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On September 30, 1995, in their 2nd fight, a a 29-year old Jorge Páez (53-9-4, 36 KO) fought Jose Vida Ramos in his 67th professional fight. He lost to Ramos via 12th round split-decision. He is now on a four-fight losing streak.
On July 8, 1995, a 29-year old Jorge Páez (53-8-4, 36 KO) fought Jose Vida Ramos in his 66th professional fight. He lost to Ramos via 5th round DQ. He is now on a three-fight losing streak.
On March 31, 1995, a 29-year old Jorge Páez (53-7-4, 36 KO) fought an undefeated American boxer Genaro Hernandez, who was 28 years old with a record of 31-0-1. Hernandez was on a four-fight win streak with 15 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 15 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Páez.
Páez lost to Hernández via 8th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight losing streak, with two back-to-back KO losses.
On July 29, 1994, a 28-year old Jorge Páez (53-6-4, 36 KO) faced an undefeated American boxer Oscar De La Hoya, who was 21 years old with a record of 13-0 for the vacant WBO (vacant) lightweight title. De La Hoya was on a 13-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 14 cms and also had a 10 cm reach advantage over Páez.
Páez lost to De La Hoya via 2nd round KO. His seven-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On June 11, 1994, a 28-year old Jorge Páez (52-6-4, 36 KO) fought Juan Gomez in his 63rd professional fight. He defeated Gomez via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On April 11, 1994, a 28-year old Jorge Páez (51-6-4, 36 KO) fought Mauricio Aceves in his 62nd professional fight. He defeated Aceves via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On February 19, 1994, a 28-year old Jorge Páez (50-6-4, 35 KO) fought Andres Sandoval in his 61st professional fight. He defeated Sandoval via 5th round RTD. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On November 20, 1993, a 28-year old Jorge Páez (49-6-4, 34 KO) fought Dominick Monaco in his 60th professional fight. He defeated Monaco via 5th round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On November 15, 1993, a 28-year old Jorge Páez (48-6-4, 33 KO) fought Raul Franco in his 59th professional fight. He defeated Franco via 10th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On October 15, 1993, a 27-year old Jorge Páez (47-6-4, 32 KO) fought Danny Romero in his 58th professional fight. He defeated Romero via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 13, 1993, a 27-year old Jorge Páez (46-6-4, 31 KO) fought Erick Madrid in his 57th professional fight. He defeated Madrid via 4th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On July 17, 1993, a 27-year old Jorge Páez (46-5-4, 31 KO) faced Freddie Pendleton. Páez was challenging Pendleton's IBF lightweight title. He lost to Pendleton via 12th round unanimous decision.
On May 18, 1993, a 27-year old Jorge Páez (45-5-4, 31 KO) fought Jesse Torres in his 55th professional fight. He defeated Torres via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On March 13, 1993, a 27-year old Jorge Páez (44-5-4, 30 KO) fought Ramon Felix in his 54th professional fight. He defeated Felix via 8th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 11, 1992, a 27-year old Jorge Páez (43-5-4, 29 KO) fought Alberto Castro in his 53rd professional fight. He defeated Castro via 3rd round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On November 6, 1992, a 27-year old Jorge Páez (43-4-4, 29 KO) fought fellow Mexican boxer Rafael Ruelas, who was 21 years old with a record of 33-1. Ruelas was on a six-fight win streak with 25 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 15 cms and also had a 5 cm reach advantage over Páez. Coming into this fight, Ruelas had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Páez lost to Ruelas via 10th round RTD. His five-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
On August 24, 1992, a 26-year old Jorge Páez (42-4-4, 28 KO) fought Brian Brown in his 51st professional fight. He defeated Brown via 6th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On July 17, 1992, a 26-year old Jorge Páez (41-4-4, 27 KO) fought Roger Bonine in his 50th professional fight. He defeated Bonine via 1st round KO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On May 29, 1992, a 26-year old Jorge Páez (40-4-4, 27 KO) fought Eduardo Perez in his 49th professional fight. He defeated Perez via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a three-fight winning streak.
On March 27, 1992, a 26-year old Jorge Páez (39-4-4, 27 KO) fought Dominican boxer Johnny De La Rosa, who was 29 years old with a record of 38-4. De La Rosa was on a two-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, De La Rosa had four losses, three of which were via stoppage.
Páez defeated De La Rosa via 10 round unanimous decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On February 17, 1992, a 26-year old Jorge Páez (38-4-4, 27 KO) fought Benny Medina in his 47th professional fight. He defeated Medina via 10th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On October 5, 1991, a 25-year old Jorge Páez (38-3-4, 27 KO) faced American boxer Pernell Whitaker, who was 27 years old with a record of 26-1 in an undisputed lightweight championship bout. Whitaker was on a 11-fight win streak with 13 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms but both had the same reach. Coming into this fight, Whitaker had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Páez lost to Whitaker via 12 round unanimous decision.
On June 14, 1991, a 25-year old Jorge Páez (37-3-4, 27 KO) fought Tracy Spann in his 45th professional fight. He defeated Spann via 10th round majority decision.
On April 19, 1991, a 25-year old Jorge Páez (37-3-3, 27 KO) fought Lupe Suarez in his 44th professional fight. He had a draw with Suarez via 4th round technical-decision.
On March 8, 1991, a 25-year old Jorge Páez (36-3-3, 27 KO) fought Jorge Ramirez in his 43rd professional fight. He defeated Ramirez via 10th round majority decision. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On January 6, 1991, a 25-year old Jorge Páez (35-3-3, 26 KO) fought Javier Marquez in his 42nd professional fight. He defeated Marquez via 3rd round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On September 22, 1990, a 24-year old Jorge Páez (35-2-3, 26 KO) faced American boxer Tony Lopez, who was 27 years old with a record of 35-2 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Lopez was on a two-fight win streak with 24 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms and also had a 8 cm reach advantage over Páez. Coming into this fight, Lopez had two losses, one of which was via stoppage.
Páez lost to Lopez via 12 round unanimous decision and lost the IBF featherweight title.
On July 8, 1990, in their 2nd fight, a a 24-year old Jorge Páez (35-2-2, 26 KO) faced Troy Dorsey in a featherweight title-defense fight. He had a draw with Dorsey via 12th round split-decision to retain the IBF and WBO featherweight titles.
On April 7, 1990, in their 2nd fight, a a 24-year old Jorge Páez (34-2-2, 26 KO) faced Louie Espinoza in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Espinoza via 12th round split-decision to retain the IBF and WBO featherweight titles. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On February 4, 1990, a 24-year old Jorge Páez (33-2-2, 26 KO) faced Troy Dorsey in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Dorsey via 12th round split-decision to retain the IBF featherweight title. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On December 9, 1989, a 24-year old Jorge Páez (32-2-2, 25 KO) faced Lupe Gutierrez in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Gutierrez via 6th round TKO to retain the IBF featherweight title. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On November 11, 1989, a 24-year old Jorge Páez (31-2-2, 25 KO) fought Fernando Segura in his 36th professional fight. He defeated Segura via 4th round unanimous decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On October 23, 1989, a 23-year old Jorge Páez (30-2-2, 24 KO) fought Allan Makitoki in his 35th professional fight. He defeated Makitoki via 6th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 16, 1989, a 23-year old Jorge Páez (29-2-2, 23 KO) faced Jose Mario Lopez in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Lopez via 2nd round KO to retain the IBF featherweight title. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On August 6, 1989, a 23-year old Jorge Páez (28-2-2, 23 KO) faced American boxer Steve Cruz, who was 25 years old with a record of 33-3 in a featherweight title-defense fight. Cruz was on a five-fight win streak with 18 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 3 cms but Páez had a 7 cm reach advantage over Cruz. Coming into this fight, Cruz had three losses, two of which were via stoppage.
Páez defeated Cruz via 12 round unanimous decision to retain the IBF featherweight title.
On May 21, 1989, a 23-year old Jorge Páez (28-2-1, 23 KO) faced Louie Espinoza in a featherweight title-defense fight. He had a draw with Espinoza via 12th round split-decision to retain the IBF featherweight title.
On March 30, 1989, in their 2nd fight, a a 23-year old Jorge Páez (27-2-1, 22 KO) faced Calvin Grove in a featherweight title-defense fight. He defeated Grove via 11th round TKO to retain the IBF featherweight title. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On September 30, 1988, in their 2nd fight, a a 22-year old Jorge Páez (26-2-1, 21 KO) fought Miguel Molina in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Molina via 6th round KO. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
On August 4, 1988, in his 29th professional fight, a 22-year old Jorge Páez (25-2-1, 21 KO) had his first world title fight against Calvin Grove for Grove's IBF featherweight belt. He defeated Grove via 15th round majority decision to win the IBF featherweight title. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
On May 28, 1988, a 22-year old Jorge Páez (24-2-1, 20 KO) fought Martin Garcia in his 28th professional fight. He defeated Garcia via 6th round KO. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak, with seven back-to-back KO wins.
On April 22, 1988, a 22-year old Jorge Páez (23-2-1, 19 KO) fought Rafael Toledo in his 27th professional fight. He defeated Toledo via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak, with six back-to-back KO wins.
On April 4, 1988, a 22-year old Jorge Páez (22-2-1, 18 KO) fought Carlos Linares in his 26th professional fight. He defeated Linares via 3rd round KO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with five back-to-back KO wins.
On February 26, 1988, a 22-year old Jorge Páez (21-2-1, 17 KO) fought Rosendo Alonso in his 25th professional fight. He defeated Alonso via 1st round KO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On February 5, 1988, a 22-year old Jorge Páez (20-2-1, 16 KO) fought Elpidio Infante in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Infante via 7th round RTD. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On December 18, 1987, a 22-year old Jorge Páez (19-2-1, 15 KO) fought Martin Torres in his 23rd professional fight. He defeated Torres via 4th round KO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On December 4, 1987, a 22-year old Jorge Páez (18-2-1, 14 KO) fought Jesus Lopez in his 22nd professional fight. He defeated Lopez via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
On October 30, 1987, a 22-year old Jorge Páez (17-2-1, 14 KO) fought Robert Lewis in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Lewis via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak.
On July 25, 1987, a 21-year old Jorge Páez (16-2-1, 13 KO) fought Refugio Alvarado in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Alvarado via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On May 22, 1987, a 21-year old Jorge Páez (15-2-1, 12 KO) fought Arnel Arrozal in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Arrozal via 5th round RTD. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On April 25, 1987, a 21-year old Jorge Páez (14-2-1, 11 KO) fought Silvestre Castillo in his 18th professional fight. He defeated Castillo via 6th round KO. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On March 20, 1987, a 21-year old Jorge Páez (13-2-1, 10 KO) fought Marco Antonio Santos in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Santos via 5th round KO. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
On March 1, 1987, in their 2nd fight, a a 21-year old Jorge Páez (12-2-1, 10 KO) fought Alejandro Mayorga in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Mayorga via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a six-fight winning streak.
On February 15, 1987, a 21-year old Jorge Páez (11-2-1, 9 KO) fought Jose Millan in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Millan via 2nd round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
On January 1, 1987, a 21-year old Jorge Páez (10-2-1, 9 KO) fought Alejandro Mayorga in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Mayorga via 10th round unanimous decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
On December 6, 1986, a 21-year old Jorge Páez (9-2-1, 8 KO) fought Noe Gonzalez in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Gonzalez via 3rd round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On October 3, 1986, a 20-year old Jorge Páez (8-2-1, 7 KO) fought Carlos Galan in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Galan via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
On September 16, 1986, a 20-year old Jorge Páez (7-2-1, 7 KO) fought Jesus Rojas in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Rojas via 10th round PTS, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
On July 28, 1986, a 20-year old Jorge Páez (7-1-1, 7 KO) fought Miguel Molina in his 10th professional fight. He lost to Molina via 6th round PTS.
On June 27, 1986, a 20-year old Jorge Páez (6-1-1, 6 KO) fought Martin Moreno in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Moreno via 1st round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On April 22, 1986, a 20-year old Jorge Páez (5-1-1, 5 KO) fought Salvador Sara in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Sara via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On November 1, 1985, in their 2nd fight, a a 20-year old Jorge Páez (4-1-1, 4 KO) fought Efren Tineo in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Tineo via 3rd round KO.
On July 29, 1985, a 19-year old Jorge Páez (4-1, 4 KO) fought Mario Rivera in his 6th professional fight. He had a draw with Rivera via 6th round PTS.
On April 16, 1985, a 19-year old Jorge Páez (4-0, 4 KO) fought Salomon Villavicencio in his 5th professional fight. He lost to Villavicencio via 4th round PTS.
On March 30, 1985, a 19-year old Jorge Páez (3-0, 3 KO) fought Jose Luis Luna in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Luna via 1st round TKO. He is now on a four-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
On February 8, 1985, a 19-year old Jorge Páez (2-0, 2 KO) fought Manuel Armenta in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Armenta via 1st round KO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
On December 14, 1984, a 19-year old Jorge Páez (1-0, 1 KO) fought Julio Cesar Medina in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Medina via 2nd round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
On November 16, 1984, a 19-year old Jorge Páez successfully debuted against Efren Tineo. He defeated Tineo via 3rd round TKO.
Páez knocked out 52 of his 98 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 53.1%. Of his total 79 wins, 52 of them were via KO (65.8%).