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
Statistics
Real nameJosé Medel
Nickname(s)El Huitlacoche
Weight(s)Lightweight
Featherweight
Bantamweight
Flyweight
Height5 ft 4 1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Reach67 1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Nationality Mexican
BornMarch 19, 1938
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedJanuary 31, 2001(2001-01-31) (aged 62)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights108
Wins69
Wins by KO44
Losses31
Draws8

Professional career

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

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

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

References
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