On September 16, 1989, the 23-year-old IBF featherweight world champion, Jorge Páez (29-2-2, 23 KOs), faced Jose Mario Lopez, in a title defense fight.
Páez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 10 days.
Jorge Páez made very easy work of Jose Mario Lopez, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Páez improves his record to 30-2-2 (24 KOs)
On December 9, 1989, the 24-year-old IBF featherweight world champion, Jorge Páez (32-2-2, 25 KOs), faced Lupe Gutierrez, in a title defense fight.
Páez came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Jorge Páez stopped Lupe Gutierrez via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF featherweight title. Páez improves his record to 33-2-2 (26 KOs)
On August 6, 1989, the 23-year-old IBF featherweight world champion, Jorge Páez (28-2-2, 23 KOs), faced a 25-year-old American boxer Steve Cruz (33-3, 18 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Páez came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 16 days. Cruz was on a 5-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Jorge Páez defeated Steve Cruz via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF featherweight title. Páez improves his record to 29-2-2, while Cruz adds a loss to his record at 33-4.
On March 30, 1989, Jorge Páez and Calvin Grove met again in a rematch.
Páez came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months.
In the rematch, Jorge Páez stopped Calvin Grove via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF featherweight title. Páez improves his record to 28-2-1 (23 KOs)
On August 4, 1988, a 22-year-old Jorge Páez (25-2-1, 21 KOs) got a shot at the IBF featherweight title held by Calvin Grove.
Páez came in to the fight on a 18-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 7 days.
Jorge Páez defeated Calvin Grove via majority decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Páez improves his record to 26-2-1
On April 7, 1990, Jorge Páez and Louie Espinoza met again in a rematch.
Páez came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 3 days.
Jorge Páez defeated Louie Espinoza via split decision in the rematch and unifies the IBF and WBO featherweight titles. Páez improves his record to 35-2-2
On February 4, 1990, the 24-year-old IBF featherweight world champion, Jorge Páez (33-2-2, 26 KOs), faced Troy Dorsey, in a title defense fight.
Páez came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 26 days.
Jorge Páez defeated Troy Dorsey via split decision and successfully defended his IBF featherweight title. Páez improves his record to 34-2-2
On October 5, 1991, a 25-year-old Jorge Páez (38-3-4, 27 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed lightweight championship held by 27-year-old Pernell Whitaker (26-1, 13 KOs).
Páez came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 21 days. Whitaker was on a 11-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 8 days.
Pernell Whitaker defeated Jorge Páez via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and IBF lightweight titles. Whitaker improves his record to 27-1, while Páez adds a loss to his record at 38-4-4.
On November 14, 1998, a 33-year-old Jorge Páez (61-12-4, 41 KOs) and Juan Polo Perez met in the ring in a super-featherweight bout.
Páez came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Jorge Páez stopped Juan Polo Perez via KO in the 2nd round. Páez improves his record to 62-12-4 (42 KOs)
On February 22, 2002, a 36-year-old Jorge Páez (70-14-5, 47 KOs) and Tom Johnson met in the ring.
Páez came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 30 days.
Jorge Páez stopped Tom Johnson via TKO in the 2nd round. Páez improves his record to 71-14-5 (48 KOs)