José Valenzuela Record
José Valenzuela (El Rayo) is a 25-year-old American professional boxer. He is a former super-lightweight world champion. 6 years, 7 months, and 16 days into his career, Valenzuela's record stands at 14-3, which includes 9 wins via KO.
Boxing Career
José Valenzuela was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on May 24, 1999. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on September 22, 2018 against Humberto Tellez. Valenzuela defeated Tellez via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Valenzuela became a world champion at the age of 25 after 15 professional fights. He challenged Isaac Cruz for the WBA super-lightweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Valenzuela's latest fight was a unanimous decision loss to Gary Antuanne Russell at age 25, on March 1, 2025, in which he lost his WBA super-lightweight title.
Some of José Valenzuela's best fights so far have been against Isaac Cruz, Chris Colbert, and Francisco Vargas. For a top-10 list of Valenzuela's best performances, refer to "Best fights of José Valenzuela".
Valenzuela has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "José Valenzuela Losses".
Fight Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Mar 01, 2025 | 25 | 
Gary Antuanne Russell 28 17-1 | loss | UD 12 |
16 | Aug 03, 2024 | 25 | 
Isaac Cruz 26 26-2-1 | win | SD 12 |
15 | Dec 16, 2023 | 24 | 
Chris Colbert 27 17-1 | win | KO 6 |
14 | Mar 25, 2023 | 23 |
Chris Colbert 26 16-1 | loss | UD 10 |
13 | Sep 04, 2022 | 23 | 
Edwin De Los Santos 22 14-1 | loss | KO 3 |
12 | Apr 16, 2022 | 22 | 
Francisco Vargas 37 26-3-2 | win | KO 1 |
11 | Dec 18, 2021 | 22 |  Austin Dulay | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Sep 18, 2021 | 22 | Deiner Berrio | win | UD 10 |
9 | Aug 21, 2021 | 22 | Donte Strayhorn | win | TKO 4 |
8 | May 15, 2021 | 21 | Nelson Hampton | win | KO 1 |
7 | Feb 27, 2021 | 21 | Clay Burns | win | KO 4 |
6 | Aug 29, 2020 | 21 | Zack Kuhn | win | KO 1 |
5 | Sep 28, 2019 | 20 | Charles Clark | win | KO 1 |
4 | Jun 23, 2019 | 20 | Eric Manriquez | win | UD 4 |
3 | Mar 16, 2019 | 19 | Christian Velez | win | KO 4 |
2 | Oct 13, 2018 | 19 | Hugo Rodriguez | win | UD 4 |
1 | Sep 22, 2018 | 19 | Humberto Tellez | win | UD 4 |