Carlos Palomino
Career, Record, Stats
Carlos Palomino is a 75-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a former welterweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 25 years, 8 months, and 16 days, Palomino amassed a record of 31-4-3, which includes 19 wins via KO, 6 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2004.
Carlos Palomino's Boxing Career
Carlos Palomino was born in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, Mexico on August 10, 1949. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on September 14, 1972 against Javier Martinez. Palomino defeated Martinez via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Palomino became a world champion fight at the age of 26 after 23 professional fights. He challenged John H. Stracey for the WBC and The Ring welterweight titles and stopped the champion in the 12th of the 15-round fight, winning his first world titles.
Palomino's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Wilfredo Rivera at age 48, on May 30, 1998.
Some of Carlos Palomino's best fights have been against John H. Stracey and Dave Boy Green. For a complete list of Palomino's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Carlos Palomino".
Palomino has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Carlos Palomino Losses".
Carlos Palomino's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | May 30, 1998 | 48 | 
Wilfredo Rivera 29 27-3-1  | loss | UD 10 |
37 | Oct 26, 1997 | 48 |  Eric Ramon Vazquez | win | KO 9 |
36 | Jun 08, 1997 | 47 | Rene Arredondo | win | KO 1 |
35 | May 09, 1997 | 47 | Wilbur Garst | win | KO 2 |
34 | Jan 10, 1997 | 47 | Ismael Diaz | win | RTD 8 |
33 | Jun 22, 1979 | 29 | 
Roberto Durán 28 67-1 | loss | UD 10 |
32 | Jan 14, 1979 | 29 | 
Wilfred Benitez 20 36-0-1 | loss | SD 15 |
31 | May 27, 1978 | 28 | Armando Muniz | win | UD 15 |
30 | Mar 18, 1978 | 28 | Mimoun Mohatar | win | TKO 9 |
29 | Feb 11, 1978 | 28 | Ryu Sorimachi | win | KO 7 |
28 | Dec 10, 1977 | 28 | Jose Palacios | win | KO 13 |
27 | Sep 13, 1977 | 28 | Everaldo Costa Azevedo | win | UD 15 |
26 | Jun 14, 1977 | 27 | 
Dave Boy Green 24 24-0 | win | KO 11 |
25 | Jan 21, 1977 | 27 | Armando Muniz | win | TKO 15 |
24 | Jun 22, 1976 | 26 | 
John H. Stracey 25 44-3-1 | win | TKO 12 |
23 | Apr 29, 1976 | 26 | Toshiharu Nambu | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Feb 12, 1976 | 26 | Mike Avans | win | UD 10 |
21 | Nov 11, 1975 | 26 | Hedgemon Lewis | draw | MD 10 |
20 | Oct 25, 1975 | 26 | Eddie Alexander | win | TKO 5 |
19 | Jul 19, 1975 | 25 | Johnny Pinedo | win | KO 2 |
18 | May 22, 1975 | 25 | Roger Buckskin | win | UD 10 |
17 | Mar 27, 1975 | 25 | Zovek Barajas | win | TKO 9 |
16 | Feb 13, 1975 | 25 | Zovek Barajas | draw | MD 10 |
15 | Dec 19, 1974 | 25 | Tommy Howard | win | UD 10 |
14 | Oct 24, 1974 | 25 | Jose Miranda | win | KO 6 |
13 | Oct 10, 1974 | 25 | Nelson Ruiz | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Aug 02, 1974 | 24 | Andy Price | loss | SD 10 |
11 | Jun 14, 1974 | 24 | David Arellano | win | KO 9 |
10 | May 23, 1974 | 24 | Juan Garza | win | KO 2 |
9 | May 03, 1974 | 24 | David Arellano | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Apr 12, 1973 | 23 | Tommy Coulson | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Mar 29, 1973 | 23 | Lalo Barriente | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Mar 01, 1973 | 23 | Rosario Zavala | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Feb 01, 1973 | 23 | Ramon Solitaro | win | KO 3 |
4 | Jan 19, 1973 | 23 | Tim Walker | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Nov 16, 1972 | 23 | Ted Liggett | draw | PTS 4 |
2 | Oct 05, 1972 | 23 | Javier Martinez | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Sep 14, 1972 | 23 | Javier Martinez | win | PTS 4 |