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Total Fights | 108 |
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Wins | 69 |
Losses | 31 |
Draws | 8 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
KO Wins | 42 |
KO Losses | 10 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 19 years and two months, José Medel fought 108 times with 69 wins, 31 losses, and 8 draws.
Medel retired from professional boxing with a record of 69-31-8. He was a two-time bantamweight world title challenger. He had a 38.9% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 42 of his total 108 fights being knockout wins. Medel suffered 10 knockout losses in his career, one of which was against Éder Jofre in a bantamweight title fight.
His last fight was a 6th round RTD defeat to Royal Kobayashi on June 9, 1974.
Some of Medel's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Fighting Harada, José Toluco López, Herman Leyva Marques, Walter McGowan, Ignacio Pina, Jesús Pimentel, and Edmundo Esparza.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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108 | Jun 9, 1974 | 36 | Royal Kobayashi | Loss | RTD6 |
107 | Sep 29, 1973 | 35 | Adalides Munoz | Loss | KO4 |
106 | Apr 18, 1972 | 34 | Miguel Hernandez | Win | TKO6 |
105 | Jan 21, 1972 | 33 | Salvador Martinez Carillo | Loss | PTS |
104 | Mar 27, 1971 | 33 | Jose Luis Meza | Loss | PTS |
103 | Oct 31, 1970 | 32 | Efren Torres | Loss | KO4 |
102 | Sep 5, 1970 | 32 | Benito Estrella | Win | TKO3 |
101 | Apr 11, 1970 | 32 | Ubaldo Duarte | Win | PTS |
100 | Nov 28, 1969 | 31 | Misao Yamane | Win | TKO3 |
99 | Sep 30, 1969 | 31 | Chucho Castillo | Draw | PTS |
98 | Aug 7, 1969 | 31 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | Loss | PTS |
97 | Jun 10, 1969 | 31 | Shigeyoshi Oki | Win | UD |
96 | Nov 24, 1968 | 30 | Rubén Olivares | Loss | KO8 |
95 | Aug 28, 1968 | 30 | Lionel Rose | Loss | PTS |
94 | Mar 31, 1968 | 30 | Evan Armstrong | Win | PTS |
93 | Feb 7, 1968 | 29 | Masataka Uno | Draw | PTS |
92 | Oct 7, 1967 | 29 | Efren Torres | Loss | PTS |
91 | Apr 29, 1967 | 29 | Chucho Castillo | Loss | UD |
90 | Jan 3, 1967 | 28 | Fighting Harada | Loss * | UD |
89 | Oct 22, 1966 | 28 | Hiroshi Otomori | Win | TKO7 |
88 | Jun 21, 1966 | 28 | Rudy Corona | Win | TKO6 |
87 | Dec 6, 1965 | 27 | Jesús Pimentel | Win | UD |
86 | Jun 1, 1965 | 27 | Walter McGowan | Win | TKO6 |
85 | May 13, 1965 | 27 | Katsuo Saito | Win | UD |
84 | Apr 3, 1965 | 27 | Vicente Garcia | Win | KO9 |
83 | Sep 26, 1964 | 26 | Ray Asis | Win | KO3 |
82 | Jul 10, 1964 | 26 | Manuel Galvez | Win | PTS |
81 | Apr 18, 1964 | 26 | Ray Asis | Loss | SD |
80 | Nov 30, 1963 | 25 | Manuel Barrios | Win | PTS |
79 | Oct 17, 1963 | 25 | Tetsuro Kawai | Draw | PTS |
78 | Sep 26, 1963 | 25 | Fighting Harada | Win | TKO6 |
77 | Aug 17, 1963 | 25 | Manuel Barrios | Draw | PTS |
76 | Apr 21, 1963 | 25 | Manuel Barrios | Loss | PTS |
75 | Feb 2, 1963 | 24 | Edmundo Esparza | Win | TKO3 |
74 | Sep 11, 1962 | 24 | Éder Jofre | Loss * | KO6 |
73 | Mar 29, 1962 | 24 | Sadao Yaoita | Win | PTS |
72 | Nov 4, 1961 | 23 | Ignacio Pina | Win | TKO11 |
71 | Oct 17, 1961 | 23 | Haruo Sakamoto | Win | PTS |
70 | Aug 31, 1961 | 23 | Mitsunori Seki | Win | PTS |
69 | Jul 29, 1961 | 23 | Felix Gutierrez | Win | PTS |
68 | Jun 18, 1961 | 23 | Hector Agundez | Win | PTS |
67 | Mar 21, 1961 | 23 | Herman Leyva Marques | Win | SD |
66 | Feb 25, 1961 | 22 | Hiram Bacallao | Draw | PTS |
65 | Nov 19, 1960 | 22 | José Toluco López | Win | TKO7 |
64 | Oct 15, 1960 | 22 | Manny Elias | Win | PTS |
63 | Aug 18, 1960 | 22 | Éder Jofre | Loss | KO10 |
62 | Jul 23, 1960 | 22 | Eloy Sanchez | Win | PTS |
61 | Jun 9, 1960 | 22 | Monito Luna | Win | KO8 |
60 | Apr 9, 1960 | 22 | Danny Kid | Win | UD |
59 | Feb 20, 1960 | 21 | Toto Ibarra | Win | KO3 |
58 | Dec 19, 1959 | 21 | Eloy Sanchez | Loss | PTS |
57 | Nov 16, 1959 | 21 | Ignacio Pina | Loss | PTS |
56 | Sep 24, 1959 | 21 | Danny Kid | Loss | SD |
55 | Sep 12, 1959 | 21 | Pimi Barajas | Win | KO7 |
54 | Aug 1, 1959 | 21 | José Toluco López | Win | PTS |
53 | Jul 4, 1959 | 21 | Javier Garfias | Win | TKO8 |
52 | Jun 20, 1959 | 21 | Antonio Rosales | Win | TKO8 |
51 | May 1, 1959 | 21 | Hector Agundez | Win | KO5 |
50 | Apr 25, 1959 | 21 | Johnny Sarduy | Win | KO3 |
49 | Jan 29, 1959 | 20 | Mario de Leon | Win | UD |
48 | Jan 8, 1959 | 20 | Boots Monroe | Loss | UD |
47 | Oct 30, 1958 | 20 | Ross Padilla | Win | TKO7 |
46 | Oct 11, 1958 | 20 | Eduardo Guerrero | Win | KO6 |
45 | Aug 23, 1958 | 20 | Carlos Cardoso | Loss | PTS |
44 | Jun 28, 1958 | 20 | Dwight Hawkins | Win | KO7 |
43 | May 24, 1958 | 20 | Jose Luis Mora | Win | PTS |
42 | Apr 26, 1958 | 20 | Carlos Cardoso | Loss | PTS |
41 | Mar 22, 1958 | 20 | Miguel Lazu | Loss | KO4 |
40 | Feb 8, 1958 | 19 | José Becerra | Loss | PTS |
39 | Jan 11, 1958 | 19 | Eduardo Guerrero | Win | PTS |
38 | Dec 7, 1957 | 19 | David Rodriguez | Win | KO9 |
37 | Nov 23, 1957 | 19 | Raul Leanos | Win | KO4 |
36 | Oct 30, 1957 | 19 | David Rodriguez | Win | PTS |
35 | Sep 7, 1957 | 19 | Mario de Leon | Loss | PTS |
34 | Aug 5, 1957 | 19 | David Rodriguez | Loss | PTS |
33 | Jul 1, 1957 | 19 | Chucho Gonzalez | Win | KO9 |
32 | May 11, 1957 | 19 | Mario Ruiz | Win | TKO8 |
31 | Apr 13, 1957 | 19 | Kildo Martinez | Win | KO10 |
30 | Mar 23, 1957 | 19 | Percy Lightburn | Win | KO4 |
29 | Mar 2, 1957 | 18 | José Becerra | Loss | PTS |
28 | Feb 9, 1957 | 18 | José Becerra | Loss | PTS |
27 | Jan 12, 1957 | 18 | Roque Fernandez | Win | KO9 |
26 | Dec 15, 1956 | 18 | Mike Garcia | Win | KO2 |
25 | Nov 22, 1956 | 18 | Chuy Guerrero | Win | PTS |
24 | Oct 31, 1956 | 18 | Jose Luis Mora | Loss | KO8 |
23 | Oct 6, 1956 | 18 | Cheto Fernandez | Win | KO3 |
22 | Sep 11, 1956 | 18 | Jorge Herrera | Win | KO8 |
21 | Aug 15, 1956 | 18 | Roque Fernandez | Draw | PTS |
20 | Jul 11, 1956 | 18 | Ernesto Castaneda | Win | KO8 |
19 | Jun 30, 1956 | 18 | Mike Cruz | Win | KO2 |
18 | May 26, 1956 | 18 | Juancito Lopez | Win | PTS |
17 | May 13, 1956 | 18 | Roque Fernandez | Win | KO3 |
16 | Apr 28, 1956 | 18 | Tony Alamillo | Win | KO2 |
15 | Apr 11, 1956 | 18 | Fili Maya | Win | KO1 |
14 | Mar 21, 1956 | 18 | Juancito Lopez | Win | PTS |
13 | Feb 29, 1956 | 17 | Daniel Silva | Win | KO7 |
12 | Dec 17, 1955 | 17 | Roberto Mar | Loss | KO9 |
11 | Dec 3, 1955 | 17 | Roberto Mar | Draw | PTS |
10 | Nov 19, 1955 | 17 | Eleazar Gonzalez | Win | KO2 |
9 | Nov 5, 1955 | 17 | Zurdo Arce | Win | KO2 |
8 | Oct 22, 1955 | 17 | Juan Alcantara | Win | KO2 |
7 | Oct 1, 1955 | 17 | Zurdo Arce | Loss | DQ |
6 | Sep 21, 1955 | 17 | Daniel Silva | Draw | PTS |
5 | Aug 24, 1955 | 17 | Salvador Mora | Win | KO5 |
4 | Jul 20, 1955 | 17 | Carlos Olivares | Win | PTS |
3 | Jun 18, 1955 | 17 | Antonio Coria | Win | PTS |
2 | Jun 4, 1955 | 17 | Mario Gabarro | Win | PTS |
1 | Mar 19, 1955 | 17 | Heriberto Fuentas | Loss | KO3 |
* World-title fight
José Medel (El Huitlacoche) was a Mexican professional boxer. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico on March 19, 1938. Medel died on January 31, 2001 at the age of 62 years. His professional boxing career spanned more than 19 years — from 1955 to 1974.
Medel made his professional boxing debut against Heriberto Fuentas at the age of 17 on March 19, 1955, losing to Fuentas via 3rd round KO. He went on to win 4 consecutive fights after this loss, which included 1 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 24 on September 11, 1962 after 73 professional fights, against Éder Jofre for the WBA and The Ring titles. He lost to Jofre via 6th round KO.
Medel had a total of 31 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Royal Kobayashi at 36 years of age, on June 9, 1974. Medel lost the fight via 6th round RTD.
Medel fought a total of 108 times during his professional career, which includes 2 world-title fights at the bantamweight division. These two fights are the highlight of his career.
September 11, 1962: In his first world-title fight, José Medel loses to Éder Jofre via 6th round KO. He was fighting for the WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles.
September 26, 1963: José Medel beats Fighting Harada via 6th round TKO.
Medel knocked out 42 of his 108 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 38.9%. Of his total 69 wins, 42 of them were via KO (60.9%).