On May 7, 2005, a 32-year-old Victor Polo (37-4-3, 26 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight WBA (Super) and IBF title held by 31-year-old Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez (43-2-1, 33 KOs).
Polo came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 9 days. Márquez was on a 1-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 19 days.
Juan Manuel Márquez defeated Victor Polo via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) and IBF featherweight titles. Márquez improves his record to 44-2-1, while Polo adds a loss to his record at 37-5-3.
On January 19, 2002, a 29-year-old Victor Polo (30-3-2, 22 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight WBO title held by 26-year-old Argentinian boxer Julio Pablo Chacon (42-2, 31 KOs).
Polo came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 24 days. Chacón was on a 6-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 2 days.
Pablo Chacón defeated Victor Polo via split decision and successfully defended his WBO featherweight title. Chacón improves his record to 43-2, while Polo adds a loss to his record at 30-4-2.
On February 24, 2001, a 28-year-old Victor Polo (29-2-2, 22 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight WBA title held by 28-year-old American boxer Derrick Gainer (36-5, 23 KOs).
Polo came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Gainer was on a 3-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
Derrick Gainer defeated Victor Polo via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA featherweight title. Gainer improves his record to 37-5, while Polo adds a loss to his record at 29-3-2.
On April 16, 1999, a 26-year-old Victor Polo (23-1-2, 20 KOs) got a shot at the featherweight IBF title held by 28-year-old Mexican boxer Manuel Medina (55-10, 26 KOs).
Polo came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 2 days. Medina was on a 2-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 23 days.
Manuel Medina defeated Victor Polo via technical decision and successfully defended his IBF featherweight title. Medina improves his record to 56-10, while Polo adds a loss to his record at 23-2-2.
On February 21, 1992, a 19-year-old Victor Polo (3-0-1, 3 KOs) and Moises Pedroza met in the ring.
Polo came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 20 days.
Victor Polo lost to Moises Pedroza via KO in the 5th round, and adds a loss to his record at 3-1-1.