Victor Polo was born in Bolivar, Colombia on September 10, 1972. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on November 30, 1990 against Jose Zappa. Polo defeated Zappa via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Polo got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 26 professional fights. On April 16, 1999 Polo challenged Manuel Medina's IBF featherweight title but lost via 9 round technical decision.
Polo's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Juan Manuel Marquez at age 32, on May 7, 2005, in which he was fighting for the WBA (Super) and IBF featherweight titles.
Some of Victor Polo's best fights have been against Scott Harrison. For a complete list of Polo's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Victor Polo".
Polo has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Victor Polo Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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45 | May 07, 2005 | 32 | Juan Manuel Marquez 31 43-2-1 | loss | UD 12 |
44 | Jan 28, 2005 | 32 | Scott Harrison 27 23-2-1 | draw | SD 12 |
43 | Oct 29, 2004 | 32 | Ever Garcia Hernandez | win | UD 10 |
42 | Jul 17, 2004 | 31 | Jose Hernandez | win | KO 2 |
41 | Jun 11, 2004 | 31 | Jesus Perez | win | KO 5 |
40 | May 07, 2004 | 31 | Humberto Martinez | win | PTS 10 |
39 | Dec 06, 2003 | 31 | Julian Flores | win | TKO 4 |
38 | Apr 25, 2003 | 30 | Euclides Espitia | win | UD 10 |
37 | Nov 30, 2002 | 30 | Robinson Mancilla | win | TKO 3 |
36 | Jan 19, 2002 | 29 | Julio Pablo Chacon 26 42-2 | loss | SD 12 |
35 | Jun 26, 2001 | 28 | David Toledo | win | UD 12 |
34 | Feb 24, 2001 | 28 | Derrick Gainer 28 36-5 | loss | SD 12 |
33 | Oct 20, 2000 | 28 | Angel Vazquez | win | UD 12 |
32 | Jun 03, 2000 | 27 | Marcos Badillo | win | UD 6 |
31 | Mar 18, 2000 | 27 | Fernando Velardez | win | UD 6 |
30 | Jan 22, 2000 | 27 | William Abelyan | win | TKO 1 |
29 | Jul 17, 1999 | 26 | Roque Cassiani | win | UD 10 |
28 | Jun 19, 1999 | 26 | German Santos | win | KO 2 |
27 | Apr 16, 1999 | 26 | Manuel Medina 28 55-10 | loss | TD 9 |
26 | Feb 14, 1998 | 25 | Miguel Angel Suarez | win | TKO 4 |
25 | Dec 12, 1997 | 25 | Jose Portillo | win | TKO 4 |
24 | May 03, 1997 | 24 | Juan Polo Perez | draw | PTS 10 |
23 | Feb 28, 1997 | 24 | Walter Ricardo Farias | win | TKO 6 |
22 | Oct 14, 1996 | 24 | Marcos Guevara | win | TKO 4 |
21 | Apr 27, 1996 | 23 | Roberto Apolinario Godoy | win | KO 9 |
20 | Mar 01, 1996 | 23 | Reinhold Campa | win | KO 3 |
19 | Aug 04, 1995 | 22 | Omar Gonzalez | win | UD 10 |
18 | Jun 14, 1995 | 22 | Juan Carlos Salazar | win | KO 4 |
17 | Feb 18, 1995 | 22 | Edgar Monserrat | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Dec 03, 1994 | 22 | Jose Espanol | win | KO 4 |
15 | Sep 02, 1994 | 21 | Vincent Howard | win | TKO 6 |
14 | May 06, 1994 | 21 | Rafael Zuniga | win | UD 12 |
13 | Mar 19, 1994 | 21 | Wilson Fontalvo | win | KO 5 |
12 | Feb 25, 1994 | 21 | Carlos Alvarez | win | KO 1 |
11 | Nov 19, 1993 | 21 | Hilario Guzman | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Oct 29, 1993 | 21 | Omar Gonzalez | win | TKO 9 |
9 | Apr 30, 1993 | 20 | Jaime Perez | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Feb 19, 1993 | 20 | Luis Cardozo | win | TKO 5 |
7 | Jan 29, 1993 | 20 | Emiro Perez | win | KO 2 |
6 | Apr 13, 1992 | 19 | Alfonso De Leon | win | PTS 8 |
5 | Feb 21, 1992 | 19 | Moises Pedroza | loss | KO 5 |
4 | Aug 01, 1991 | 18 | Roberto Beleno | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Jun 01, 1991 | 18 | Luis Murillo | draw | PTS 4 |
2 | Feb 22, 1991 | 18 | Octavio Cervantes | win | KO 1 |
1 | Nov 30, 1990 | 18 | Jose Zappa | win | TKO 2 |
Polo unsuccessfully fought for 6 featherweight world championships in 5 world-title fights.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | For | Method | Round |
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1 |
May 07, 2005 | Juan Manuel Marquez | Featherweight | WBA (Super), IBF | UD | 12 |
2 |
Jan 28, 2005 | Scott Harrison | Featherweight | WBO | SD | 12 |
3 |
Jan 19, 2002 | Julio Pablo Chacon | Featherweight | WBO | SD | 12 |
4 |
Feb 24, 2001 | Derrick Gainer | Featherweight | WBA | SD | 12 |
5 |
Apr 16, 1999 | Manuel Medina | Featherweight | IBF | TD | 9 |