José Medel was born in Mexico City, Mexico on March 19, 1938. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on March 19, 1955 against Heriberto Fuentas. Medel lost to Fuentas via 3rd round KO. Not a good start!
Medel got his first world-title fight at the age of 24 after 73 professional fights. On September 11, 1962 Medel challenged Éder Jofre's WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles but lost via 6th round KO.
Medel's last fight was a 6th-round RTD loss to Royal Kobayashi at age 36, on June 9, 1974.
Some of José Medel's best fights were against Fighting Harada (HOFer). For a complete list of Medel's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of José Medel".
Medel has 31 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "José Medel Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
108 | Jun 09, 1974 | 36 | ![]() | loss | RTD 6 |
107 | Sep 29, 1973 | 35 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
106 | Apr 18, 1972 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
105 | Jan 21, 1972 | 33 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
104 | Mar 27, 1971 | 33 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
103 | Oct 31, 1970 | 32 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
102 | Sep 05, 1970 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
101 | Apr 11, 1970 | 32 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
100 | Nov 28, 1969 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
99 | Sep 30, 1969 | 31 | ![]() | draw | PTS 12 |
98 | Aug 07, 1969 | 31 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
97 | Jun 10, 1969 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
96 | Nov 24, 1968 | 30 | ![]() | loss | KO 8 |
95 | Aug 28, 1968 | 30 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
94 | Mar 31, 1968 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
93 | Feb 07, 1968 | 29 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
92 | Oct 07, 1967 | 29 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
91 | Apr 29, 1967 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
90 | Jan 03, 1967 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
89 | Oct 22, 1966 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
88 | Jun 21, 1966 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
87 | Dec 06, 1965 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
86 | Jun 01, 1965 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
85 | May 13, 1965 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
84 | Apr 03, 1965 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
83 | Sep 26, 1964 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
82 | Jul 10, 1964 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
81 | Apr 18, 1964 | 26 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
80 | Nov 30, 1963 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
79 | Oct 17, 1963 | 25 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
78 | Sep 26, 1963 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
77 | Aug 17, 1963 | 25 | ![]() | draw | PTS 12 |
76 | Apr 21, 1963 | 25 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
75 | Feb 02, 1963 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
74 | Sep 11, 1962 | 24 | ![]() | loss | KO 6 |
73 | Mar 29, 1962 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
72 | Nov 04, 1961 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
71 | Oct 17, 1961 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
70 | Aug 31, 1961 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 5 |
69 | Jul 29, 1961 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 7 |
68 | Jun 18, 1961 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
67 | Mar 21, 1961 | 23 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
66 | Feb 25, 1961 | 22 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
65 | Nov 19, 1960 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
64 | Oct 15, 1960 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
63 | Aug 18, 1960 | 22 | ![]() | loss | KO 10 |
62 | Jul 23, 1960 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
61 | Jun 09, 1960 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
60 | Apr 09, 1960 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
59 | Feb 20, 1960 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
58 | Dec 19, 1959 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
57 | Nov 16, 1959 | 21 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
56 | Sep 24, 1959 | 21 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
55 | Sep 12, 1959 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
54 | Aug 01, 1959 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
53 | Jul 04, 1959 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
52 | Jun 20, 1959 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
51 | May 01, 1959 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
50 | Apr 25, 1959 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
49 | Jan 29, 1959 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
48 | Jan 08, 1959 | 20 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
47 | Oct 30, 1958 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
46 | Oct 11, 1958 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
45 | Aug 23, 1958 | 20 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
44 | Jun 28, 1958 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
43 | May 24, 1958 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
42 | Apr 26, 1958 | 20 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
41 | Mar 22, 1958 | 20 | ![]() | loss | KO 4 |
40 | Feb 08, 1958 | 19 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
39 | Jan 11, 1958 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
38 | Dec 07, 1957 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
37 | Nov 23, 1957 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
36 | Oct 30, 1957 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
35 | Sep 07, 1957 | 19 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
34 | Aug 05, 1957 | 19 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
33 | Jul 01, 1957 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
32 | May 11, 1957 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
31 | Apr 13, 1957 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
30 | Mar 23, 1957 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
29 | Mar 02, 1957 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
28 | Feb 09, 1957 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
27 | Jan 12, 1957 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
26 | Dec 15, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
25 | Nov 22, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Oct 31, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | loss | KO 8 |
23 | Oct 06, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
22 | Sep 11, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
21 | Aug 15, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
20 | Jul 11, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
19 | Jun 30, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
18 | May 26, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
17 | May 13, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
16 | Apr 28, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
15 | Apr 11, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
14 | Mar 21, 1956 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Feb 29, 1956 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
12 | Dec 17, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | loss | KO 9 |
11 | Dec 03, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | draw | PTS 8 |
10 | Nov 19, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
9 | Nov 05, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
8 | Oct 22, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
7 | Oct 01, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | loss | DQ 1 |
6 | Sep 21, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
5 | Aug 24, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
4 | Jul 20, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Jun 18, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Jun 04, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Mar 19, 1955 | 17 | ![]() | loss | KO 3 |