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 |
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108 | Jun 09, 1974 | 36 | Royal Kobayashi | loss | RTD 6 |
107 | Sep 29, 1973 | 35 | Adalides Munoz | loss | KO 4 |
106 | Apr 18, 1972 | 34 | Miguel Hernandez | win | TKO 6 |
105 | Jan 21, 1972 | 33 | Salvador Martinez Carillo | loss | PTS 10 |
104 | Mar 27, 1971 | 33 | Jose Luis Meza | loss | PTS 10 |
103 | Oct 31, 1970 | 32 | Efren Torres | loss | KO 4 |
102 | Sep 05, 1970 | 32 | Benito Estrella | win | TKO 3 |
101 | Apr 11, 1970 | 32 | Ubaldo Duarte | win | PTS 10 |
100 | Nov 28, 1969 | 31 | Misao Yamane | win | TKO 3 |
99 | Sep 30, 1969 | 31 | Chucho Castillo | draw | PTS 12 |
98 | Aug 07, 1969 | 31 | Kazuyoshi Kanazawa | loss | PTS 10 |
97 | Jun 10, 1969 | 31 | Shigeyoshi Oki | win | UD 10 |
96 | Nov 24, 1968 | 30 | Rubén Olivares 21 44-0-1 | loss | KO 8 |
95 | Aug 28, 1968 | 30 | Lionel Rose 20 30-2 | loss | PTS 10 |
94 | Mar 31, 1968 | 30 | Evan Armstrong | win | PTS 10 |
93 | Feb 07, 1968 | 29 | Masataka Uno | draw | PTS 10 |
92 | Oct 07, 1967 | 29 | Efren Torres | loss | PTS 10 |
91 | Apr 29, 1967 | 29 | Chucho Castillo | loss | UD 12 |
90 | Jan 03, 1967 | 28 | Fighting Harada 23 45-3 | loss | UD 15 |
89 | Oct 22, 1966 | 28 | Hiroshi Otomori | win | TKO 7 |
88 | Jun 21, 1966 | 28 | Rudy Corona | win | TKO 6 |
87 | Dec 06, 1965 | 27 | Jesús Pimentel | win | UD 10 |
86 | Jun 01, 1965 | 27 | Walter McGowan | win | TKO 6 |
85 | May 13, 1965 | 27 | Katsuo Saito | win | UD 10 |
84 | Apr 03, 1965 | 27 | Vicente Garcia | win | KO 9 |
83 | Sep 26, 1964 | 26 | Ray Asis | win | KO 3 |
82 | Jul 10, 1964 | 26 | Manuel Galvez | win | PTS 10 |
81 | Apr 18, 1964 | 26 | Ray Asis | loss | SD 10 |
80 | Nov 30, 1963 | 25 | Manuel Barrios | win | PTS 12 |
79 | Oct 17, 1963 | 25 | Tetsuro Kawai | draw | PTS 10 |
78 | Sep 26, 1963 | 25 | Fighting Harada 20 31-2 | win | TKO 6 |
77 | Aug 17, 1963 | 25 | Manuel Barrios | draw | PTS 12 |
76 | Apr 21, 1963 | 25 | Manuel Barrios | loss | PTS 10 |
75 | Feb 02, 1963 | 24 | Edmundo Esparza | win | TKO 3 |
74 | Sep 11, 1962 | 24 | Éder Jofre 26 43-0-3 | loss | KO 6 |
73 | Mar 29, 1962 | 24 | Sadao Yaoita | win | PTS 10 |
72 | Nov 04, 1961 | 23 | Ignacio Pina | win | TKO 11 |
71 | Oct 17, 1961 | 23 | Haruo Sakamoto | win | PTS 10 |
70 | Aug 31, 1961 | 23 | Mitsunori Seki | win | PTS 5 |
69 | Jul 29, 1961 | 23 | Felix Gutierrez | win | PTS 7 |
68 | Jun 18, 1961 | 23 | Hector Agundez | win | PTS 4 |
67 | Mar 21, 1961 | 23 | Herman Leyva Marques | win | SD 12 |
66 | Feb 25, 1961 | 22 | Hiram Bacallao | draw | PTS 10 |
65 | Nov 19, 1960 | 22 | José Toluco López | win | TKO 7 |
64 | Oct 15, 1960 | 22 | Manny Elias | win | PTS 10 |
63 | Aug 18, 1960 | 22 | Éder Jofre 24 32-0-3 | loss | KO 10 |
62 | Jul 23, 1960 | 22 | Eloy Sanchez | win | PTS 12 |
61 | Jun 09, 1960 | 22 | Monito Luna | win | KO 8 |
60 | Apr 09, 1960 | 22 | Danny Kid | win | UD 10 |
59 | Feb 20, 1960 | 21 | Toto Ibarra | win | KO 3 |
58 | Dec 19, 1959 | 21 | Eloy Sanchez | loss | PTS 10 |
57 | Nov 16, 1959 | 21 | Ignacio Pina | loss | PTS 10 |
56 | Sep 24, 1959 | 21 | Danny Kid | loss | SD 12 |
55 | Sep 12, 1959 | 21 | Pimi Barajas | win | KO 7 |
54 | Aug 01, 1959 | 21 | José Toluco López | win | PTS 12 |
53 | Jul 04, 1959 | 21 | Javier Garfias | win | TKO 8 |
52 | Jun 20, 1959 | 21 | Antonio Rosales | win | TKO 8 |
51 | May 01, 1959 | 21 | Hector Agundez | win | KO 5 |
50 | Apr 25, 1959 | 21 | Johnny Sarduy | win | KO 3 |
49 | Jan 29, 1959 | 20 | Mario de Leon | win | UD 12 |
48 | Jan 08, 1959 | 20 | Boots Monroe | loss | UD 10 |
47 | Oct 30, 1958 | 20 | Ross Padilla | win | TKO 7 |
46 | Oct 11, 1958 | 20 | Eduardo Guerrero | win | KO 6 |
45 | Aug 23, 1958 | 20 | Carlos Cardoso | loss | PTS 10 |
44 | Jun 28, 1958 | 20 | Dwight Hawkins | win | KO 7 |
43 | May 24, 1958 | 20 | Jose Luis Mora | win | PTS 10 |
42 | Apr 26, 1958 | 20 | Carlos Cardoso | loss | PTS 10 |
41 | Mar 22, 1958 | 20 | Miguel Lazu | loss | KO 4 |
40 | Feb 08, 1958 | 19 | José Becerra | loss | PTS 10 |
39 | Jan 11, 1958 | 19 | Eduardo Guerrero | win | PTS 10 |
38 | Dec 07, 1957 | 19 | David Rodriguez | win | KO 9 |
37 | Nov 23, 1957 | 19 | Raul Leanos | win | KO 4 |
36 | Oct 30, 1957 | 19 | David Rodriguez | win | PTS 10 |
35 | Sep 07, 1957 | 19 | Mario de Leon | loss | PTS 10 |
34 | Aug 05, 1957 | 19 | David Rodriguez | loss | PTS 10 |
33 | Jul 01, 1957 | 19 | Chucho Gonzalez | win | KO 9 |
32 | May 11, 1957 | 19 | Mario Ruiz | win | TKO 8 |
31 | Apr 13, 1957 | 19 | Kildo Martinez | win | KO 10 |
30 | Mar 23, 1957 | 19 | Percy Lightburn | win | KO 4 |
29 | Mar 02, 1957 | 18 | José Becerra | loss | PTS 10 |
28 | Feb 09, 1957 | 18 | José Becerra | loss | PTS 10 |
27 | Jan 12, 1957 | 18 | Roque Fernandez | win | KO 9 |
26 | Dec 15, 1956 | 18 | Mike Garcia | win | KO 2 |
25 | Nov 22, 1956 | 18 | Chuy Guerrero | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Oct 31, 1956 | 18 | Jose Luis Mora | loss | KO 8 |
23 | Oct 06, 1956 | 18 | Cheto Fernandez | win | KO 3 |
22 | Sep 11, 1956 | 18 | Jorge Herrera | win | KO 8 |
21 | Aug 15, 1956 | 18 | Roque Fernandez | draw | PTS 10 |
20 | Jul 11, 1956 | 18 | Ernesto Castaneda | win | KO 8 |
19 | Jun 30, 1956 | 18 | Mike Cruz | win | KO 2 |
18 | May 26, 1956 | 18 | Juancito Lopez | win | PTS 8 |
17 | May 13, 1956 | 18 | Roque Fernandez | win | KO 3 |
16 | Apr 28, 1956 | 18 | Tony Alamillo | win | KO 2 |
15 | Apr 11, 1956 | 18 | Fili Maya | win | KO 1 |
14 | Mar 21, 1956 | 18 | Juancito Lopez | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Feb 29, 1956 | 17 | Daniel Silva | win | KO 7 |
12 | Dec 17, 1955 | 17 | Roberto Mar | loss | KO 9 |
11 | Dec 03, 1955 | 17 | Roberto Mar | draw | PTS 8 |
10 | Nov 19, 1955 | 17 | Eleazar Gonzalez | win | KO 2 |
9 | Nov 05, 1955 | 17 | Zurdo Arce | win | KO 2 |
8 | Oct 22, 1955 | 17 | Juan Alcantara | win | KO 2 |
7 | Oct 01, 1955 | 17 | Zurdo Arce | loss | DQ 1 |
6 | Sep 21, 1955 | 17 | Daniel Silva | draw | PTS 6 |
5 | Aug 24, 1955 | 17 | Salvador Mora | win | KO 5 |
4 | Jul 20, 1955 | 17 | Carlos Olivares | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Jun 18, 1955 | 17 | Antonio Coria | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Jun 04, 1955 | 17 | Mario Gabarro | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Mar 19, 1955 | 17 | Heriberto Fuentas | loss | KO 3 |