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Mexican boxer
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Male
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Birth:
19 March 1938(Mexico City, Mexico)
Death:
31 January 2001
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The details
Biography
Introduction
José Medel (June 21, 1938 - January 31, 2001), sometimes introduced as Joe Medel, was a Mexican boxer in the Featherweight division. He was one of the most popular boxers from Mexico.
Professional career
Medel was born in Mexico City, Mexico. In August 1959, he beat José Toluco López to win the Mexican Bantamweight Championship.
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.
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.
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Loss | 63–21–6 | Fighting Harada | UD | 15 | 1967-01-03 | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Loss | 53–19–4 | Manuel Barrios | PTS | 10 | 1963-04-21 | Ciudad Juárez | |
| Win | 53–18–4 | Edmundo Esparza | TKO | 3 (12) | 1963-02-02 | Mexico City | |
| Loss | 52–18–4 | Éder Jofre | KO | 6 (15) | 1962-09-11 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Loss | 39–15–3 | Ignacio Pina | PTS | 10 | 1959-11-16 | Tijuana | |
| Loss | 39–14–3 | Danny Kid | SD | 12 | 1959-09-24 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |