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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

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]

Professional career

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.
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