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José Medel

José Medel (June 21, 1938 - January 31, 2001), sometimes introduced as Joe Medel,[1] was a Mexican boxer in the Featherweight division.[2] He was one of the most popular boxers from Mexico.[3][4]

José Medel
Born
José Medel

March 19, 1938
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedJanuary 31, 2001(2001-01-31) (aged 62)
NationalityMexico Mexican
Other namesEl Huitlacoche
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Featherweight
Bantamweight
Flyweight
Height5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Reach67+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights108
Wins69
Wins by KO44
Losses31
Draws8

Professional career edit

Medel was born in Mexico City, Mexico. In August 1959, he beat José Toluco López to win the Mexican Bantamweight Championship.[5]

WBA World bantamweight title edit

His first world title shot was in Brazil against the WBA champion Eder Jofre, Medel would go on to lose the bout.[6]

WBC & WBA World bantamweight titles edit

In his next title fight, Medel lost a fifteen round decision to Fighting Harada in Japan the country of the champion.[7]

Professional boxing record edit

69 Wins (44 knockouts, 25 decisions), 31 Losses (10 knockouts, 20 decisions, 1 disqualification), 8 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 69–31–8   Royal Kobayashi RTD 6 (10) 1974-06-09   Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Loss 69–30–8   Adalides Munoz KO 4 (10) 1973-09-29   Acapulco, Mexico
Win 69–29–8   Miguel Hernandez TKO 6 (10) 1972-04-18   Auditorio Matamoros, Matamoros, Mexico
Loss 68–29–8   Salvador Martinez Carillo PTS 10 1972-01-21   Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Loss 68–28–8   Jose Luis Meza PTS 10 1971-03-27   Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 68–27–8   Efren Torres KO 4 (10) 1970-10-31   Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Win 68–26–8   Benito Estrella TKO 3 (10) 1970-09-05   Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Win 67–26–8   Ubaldo Duarte PTS 10 1970-04-11   Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Win 66–26–8   Misao Yamane TKO 3 (10) 1969-11-28   Plaza Nuevo Progreso, Guadalajara, Mexico
Draw 65–26–8   Chucho Castillo PTS 12 1969-09-30   Ciudad Juárez, Mexico For Mexican bantamweight title
Loss 65–26–7   Kazuyoshi Kanazawa PTS 10 1969-08-07   Tokyo, Japan
Win 65–25–7   Shigeyoshi Oki UD 10 1969-06-10   Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Loss 64–25–7   Rubén Olivares KO 8 (10) 1968-11-24   Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico
Loss 64–24–7   Lionel Rose PTS 10 1968-08-28   The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
Win 64–23–7   Evan Armstrong PTS 10 1968-03-31   El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico
Draw 63–23–7   Masataka Uno PTS 10 1968-02-07   Nagoya, Japan
Loss 63–23–6   Efren Torres PTS 10 1967-10-07   Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Loss 63–22–6   Chucho Castillo UD 12 1967-04-29   Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico Lost Mexican bantamweight title
Loss 63–21–6   Fighting Harada UD 15 1967-01-03   Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, Japan For WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win 63–20–6   Hiroshi Otomori TKO 7 (10) 1966-10-22   El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico
Win 62–20–6   Rudy Corona TKO 6 (10) 1966-06-21   Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win 61–20–6   Jesús Pimentel UD 10 1965-12-06   Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win 60–20–6   Walter McGowan TKO 6 (10) 1965-06-01   Empire Pool, London, England
Win 59–20–6   Katsuo Saito UD 10 1965-05-13   Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan
Win 58–20–6   Vicente Garcia KO 9 (12) 1965-04-03   Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Win 57–20–6   Ray Asis KO 3 (10) 1964-09-26   El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico
Win 56–20–6   Manuel Galvez PTS 10 1964-07-10   Tampico, Mexico
Loss 55–20–6   Ray Asis SD 10 1964-04-18   Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 55–19–6   Manuel Barrios PTS 12 1963-11-30   El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Draw 54–19–6   Tetsuro Kawai PTS 10 1963-10-17   Kumamoto, Japan
Win 54–19–5   Fighting Harada TKO 6 (10) 1963-09-26   Tokyo, Japan
Draw 53–19–5   Manuel Barrios PTS 12 1963-08-17   Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Loss 53–19–4   Manuel Barrios PTS 10 1963-04-21   Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Win 53–18–4   Edmundo Esparza TKO 3 (12) 1963-02-02   Mexico City, Mexico Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Loss 52–18–4   Éder Jofre KO 6 (15) 1962-09-11   Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil For WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win 52–17–4   Sadao Yaoita PTS 10 1962-03-29   Tokyo, Japan
Win 51–17–4   Ignacio Pina TKO 11 (12) 1961-11-04   Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Win 50–17–4   Haruo Sakamoto PTS 10 1961-10-17   Tokyo, Japan
Win 49–17–4   Mitsunori Seki PTS 5 (10) 1961-08-31   Tokyo, Japan
Win 48–17–4   Felix Gutierrez PTS 7 (10) 1961-07-29   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 47–17–4   Hector Agundez PTS 4 (10) 1961-06-18   Mexicali, Mexico
Win 46–17–4   Herman Leyva Marques SD 12 1961-03-21   Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Won North American bantamweight title
Draw 45–17–4   Hiram Bacallao PTS 10 1961-02-25   Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Win 45–17–3   José Toluco López TKO 7 (10) 1960-11-19   Mexico City, Mexico Originally a Mexican bantamweight title bout, but López missed weight.
Win 44–17–3   Manny Elias PTS 10 1960-10-15   Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Loss 43–17–3   Éder Jofre KO 10 (12) 1960-08-18   Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win 43–16–3   Eloy Sanchez PTS 12 1960-07-23   Mexico City, Mexico Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Win 42–16–3   Monito Luna KO 8 (10) 1960-06-09   Puebla, Mexico
Win 41–16–3   Danny Kid UD 10 1960-04-09   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 40–16–3   Toto Ibarra KO 3 (10) 1960-02-20   Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 39–16–3   Eloy Sanchez PTS 10 1959-12-19   Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Loss 39–15–3   Ignacio Pina PTS 10 1959-11-16   Tijuana, Mexico
Loss 39–14–3   Danny Kid SD 12 1959-09-24   Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. For North American bantamweight title
Win 39–13–3   Pimi Barajas KO 7 (10) 1959-09-12   Monterrey, Mexico
Win 38–13–3   José Toluco López PTS 12 1959-08-01   Mexico City, Mexico Won Mexican bantamweight title
Win 37–13–3   Javier Garfias TKO 8 (10) 1959-07-04   Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Win 36–13–3   Antonio Rosales TKO 8 (10) 1959-06-20   Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Win 35–13–3   Hector Agundez KO 5 (10) 1959-05-01   Mexicali, Mexico
Win 34–13–3   Johnny Sarduy KO 3 (10) 1959-04-25   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 33–13–3   Mario de Leon UD 12 1959-01-29   Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Loss 32–13–3   Boots Monroe UD 10 1959-01-08   Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win 32–12–3   Ross Padilla TKO 7 (10) 1958-10-30   Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win 31–12–3   Eduardo Guerrero KO 6 (10) 1958-10-11   Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 30–12–3   Carlos Cardoso PTS 10 1958-08-23   Monterrey, Mexico
Win 30–11–3   Dwight Hawkins KO 7 (10) 1958-06-28   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 29–11–3   Jose Luis Mora PTS 10 1958-05-24   El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 28–11–3   Carlos Cardoso PTS 10 1958-04-26   Acapulco, Mexico
Loss 28–10–3   Miguel Lazu KO 4 (10) 1958-03-22   Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 28–9–3   José Becerra PTS 10 1958-02-08   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 28–8–3   Eduardo Guerrero PTS 10 1958-01-11   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 27–8–3   David Rodriguez KO 9 (10) 1957-12-07   Monterrey, Mexico
Win 26–8–3   Raul Leanos KO 4 (10) 1957-11-23   Monterrey, Mexico
Win 25–8–3   David Rodriguez PTS 10 1957-10-30   Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 24–8–3   Mario de Leon PTS 10 1957-09-07   Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 24–7–3   David Rodriguez PTS 10 1957-08-05   Reynosa, Mexico
Win 24–6–3   Chucho Gonzalez KO 9 (10) 1957-07-01   Reynosa, Mexico
Win 23–6–3   Mario Ruiz TKO 8 (10) 1957-05-11   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 22–6–3   Kildo Martinez KO 10 1957-04-13   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 21–6–3   Percy Lightburn KO 4 (10) 1957-03-23   Acapulco, Mexico
Loss 20–6–3   José Becerra PTS 10 1957-03-02   Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 20–5–3   José Becerra PTS 10 1957-02-09   Monterrey, Mexico
Win 20–4–3   Roque Fernandez KO 9 (10) 1957-01-12   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 19–4–3   Mike Garcia KO 2 (10) 1956-12-15   Acapulco, Mexico
Win 18–4–3   Chuy Guerrero PTS 10 1956-11-22   Plaza de Toros, Torreón, Mexico
Loss 17–4–3   Jose Luis Mora KO 8 (10) 1956-10-31   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 17–3–3   Cheto Fernandez KO 3 (10) 1956-10-06   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 16–3–3   Jorge Herrera KO 8 (10) 1956-09-11   Arena Progresso, Guadalajara, Mexico
Draw 15–3–3   Roque Fernandez PTS 10 1956-08-15   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 15–3–2   Ernesto Castaneda KO 8 (10) 1956-07-11   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 14–3–2   Mike Cruz KO 2 (10) 1956-06-30   Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Win 13–3–2   Juancito Lopez PTS 8 1956-05-26   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 12–3–2   Roque Fernandez KO 3 (8) 1956-05-13   Acapulco, Mexico
Win 11–3–2   Tony Alamillo KO 2 (8) 1956-04-28   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 10–3–2   Fili Maya KO 1 (8) 1956-04-11   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 9–3–2   Juancito Lopez PTS 8 1956-03-21   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 8–3–2   Daniel Silva KO 7 (8) 1956-02-29   Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 7–3–2   Roberto Mar KO 9 (10) 1955-12-17   Acapulco, Mexico
Draw 7–2–2   Roberto Mar PTS 8 1955-12-03   Acapulco, Mexico
Win 7–2–1   Eleazar Gonzalez KO 2 (8) 1955-11-19   Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
Win 6–2–1   Zurdo Arce KO 2 (8) 1955-11-05   Acapulco, Mexico
Win 5–2–1   Juan Alcantara KO 2 (8) 1955-10-22   Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 4–2–1   Zurdo Arce DQ 1 (6) 1955-10-01   Acapulco, Mexico
Draw 4–1–1   Daniel Silva PTS 6 1955-09-21   Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
Win 4–1   Salvador Mora KO 5 (6) 1955-08-24   Mexico City, Mexico
Win 3–1   Carlos Olivares PTS 6 1955-07-20   Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
Win 2–1   Antonio Coria PTS 4 1955-06-18   Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
Win 1–1   Mario Gabarro PTS 4 1955-06-04   Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 0–1   Heriberto Fuentas KO 3 (4) 1955-03-19   Mexico City, Mexico

References edit

  1. ^ "Please login".
  2. ^ "Jose Medel - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  3. ^ http://www.oem.com.mx/esto/notas/n155721.htm [dead link]
  4. ^ "Tough Opponents, Tough Guys". Eastsideboxing.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  5. ^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1959-08-01. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  6. ^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1962-09-11. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  7. ^ "BoxRec Boxing Records". Boxrec.com. 1967-01-03. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

External links edit

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