On May 30, 1998, a 48-year-old Carlos Palomino (31-3-3, 19 KOs) and a 29-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Wilfredo Rivera (27-3-1, 18 KOs) met in the ring.
Palomino came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 4 days. Rivera was on a -1-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 24 days.
Wilfredo Rivera defeated Carlos Palomino via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Rivera improves his record to 28-3-1, while Palomino adds a loss to his record at 31-4-3.
On June 22, 1979, a 29-year-old Carlos Palomino (27-2-3, 15 KOs) and a 28-year-old Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán (67-1, 54 KOs) met in the ring.
Palomino came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days. Durán was on a 36-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 14 days.
Roberto Durán defeated Carlos Palomino via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Durán improves his record to 68-1, while Palomino adds a loss to his record at 27-3-3.
On January 14, 1979, the 29-year-old WBC and The Ring welterweight world champion, Carlos Palomino (27-1-3, 15 KOs), faced a 20-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Wilfred Benitez (36-0-1, 25 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Palomino came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 18 days. Benítez was on a 8-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 6 days.
Wilfred Benítez defeated Carlos Palomino via split decision and wins the WBC and The Ring titles. Benítez improves his record to 37-0-1, while Palomino adds a loss to his record at 27-2-3.
On August 2, 1974, a 24-year-old Carlos Palomino (10-0-1, 3 KOs) and Andy Price met in the ring.
Palomino came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 27% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 19 days.
Carlos Palomino lost to Andy Price via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 10-1-1.