Roberto Carlos Leyva
Career, Record, Stats
Roberto Carlos Leyva (Mako) is a 44-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a former strawweight world champion. In a career spanning 13 years, 8 months, and 8 days, Leyva amassed a record of 27-15-1, which includes 21 wins via KO.
Roberto Carlos Leyva's Boxing Career
Roberto Carlos Leyva was born in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico on October 27, 1979. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on February 21, 1998 against Jose Luis Araiza. Leyva defeated Araiza via 3rd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Leyva became a world champion at the age of 21 after 18 professional fights. He challenged Daniel Reyes for the vacant IBF strawweight title and defeated Reyes via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Leyva's last fight was a 3rd-round KO loss to Wilfredo Vázquez Jr. at age 32, on October 29, 2011.
Some of Roberto Carlos Leyva's best fights have been against Daniel Reyes, Víctor Burgos, Martin Armenta, Adel Gutierrez, and Luis Valdez. For a complete list of Leyva's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Roberto Carlos Leyva".
Leyva has 15 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Roberto Carlos Leyva Losses".
Roberto Carlos Leyva's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | Oct 29, 2011 | 32 | 
Wilfredo Vázquez Jr. 27 20-1-1  | loss | KO 3 |
42 | Oct 21, 2011 | 31 |  Jesus Lopez Armenta | loss | UD 8 |
41 | Feb 25, 2011 | 31 | 
Simpiwe Vetyeka 30 21-1 | loss | KO 3 |
40 | Jun 05, 2010 | 30 | 
Édgar Sosa 30 37-6 | loss | KO 2 |
39 | Apr 03, 2010 | 30 | Juan José Montes | loss | DQ 3 |
38 | Nov 27, 2009 | 30 | 
Luis Concepción 24 18-1 | loss | KO 4 |
37 | Sep 05, 2009 | 29 | Omar Soriano | win | TKO 3 |
36 | Mar 14, 2009 | 29 | Z Gorres | loss | TKO 7 |
35 | Sep 11, 2008 | 28 | Benjamin Garcia | loss | UD 6 |
34 | Nov 24, 2007 | 28 |
Édgar Sosa 28 29-5 | loss | TKO 4 |
33 | Sep 28, 2007 | 27 | Benito Abraham | win | UD 10 |
32 | Jul 09, 2007 | 27 | German Meraz | win | UD 6 |
31 | Oct 16, 2006 | 26 | Felipe Acosta | win | UD 6 |
30 | Jun 22, 2006 | 26 | Julio César Miranda | loss | TKO 7 |
29 | Apr 21, 2006 | 26 | Iván Hernández | loss | MD 12 |
28 | Jul 31, 2004 | 24 | 
Iván Calderón 29 19-0 | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Jun 21, 2004 | 24 | Fred Heberto Valdez | win | TKO 4 |
26 | Apr 10, 2004 | 24 | Daniel Reyes | loss | TKO 3 |
25 | Sep 08, 2003 | 23 | Marino Montiel | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Mar 22, 2003 | 23 | Miguel Barrera | loss | KO 3 |
23 | Aug 09, 2002 | 22 | Miguel Barrera | loss | UD 12 |
22 | Mar 09, 2002 | 22 | Manny Melchor | win | UD 10 |
21 | Jan 04, 2002 | 22 | Francisco Soto | win | TKO 5 |
20 | Sep 28, 2001 | 21 | Miguel Barrera | draw | TD 3 |
19 | Apr 29, 2001 | 21 | Daniel Reyes | win | UD 12 |
18 | Mar 23, 2001 | 21 | Martin Armenta | win | TKO 4 |
17 | Dec 04, 2000 | 21 | Víctor Burgos | win | TKO 8 |
16 | Nov 03, 2000 | 21 | Luis Valdez | win | KO 4 |
15 | Aug 04, 2000 | 20 | Roberto Gomez | win | UD 10 |
14 | Jun 02, 2000 | 20 | Adel Gutierrez | win | TKO 4 |
13 | Apr 07, 2000 | 20 | Aaron Sepulveda | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Dec 16, 1999 | 20 | Lorenzo Trejo | win | TKO 5 |
11 | Sep 09, 1999 | 19 | Miguel Juarez | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Jul 20, 1999 | 19 | Jose Luis Velarde | win | TKO 9 |
9 | Jun 07, 1999 | 19 | Cristobal Lopez | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Apr 02, 1999 | 19 | Indalecio Valenzuela | win | TKO 6 |
7 | Nov 20, 1998 | 19 | Miguel Juarez | win | KO 2 |
6 | Oct 16, 1998 | 18 | Indalecio Valenzuela | win | KO 1 |
5 | Sep 16, 1998 | 18 | Abraham Enriquez | win | KO 2 |
4 | Jul 31, 1998 | 18 | Cruz Alvaro Valdez | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Jun 05, 1998 | 18 | Julio Cesar Amaro | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Mar 26, 1998 | 18 | Osvaldo Ibarra | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Feb 21, 1998 | 18 | Jose Luis Araiza | win | TKO 3 |