José Cuevas
Career, Record, Stats
José Cuevas (Pipino) is a 66-year-old retired Mexican professional boxer. He is a former welterweight world champion. In a career spanning 17 years, 10 months, and 11 days, Cuevas amassed a record of 35-15, which includes 31 wins via KO, 11 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2002.
José Cuevas' Boxing Career
José Cuevas was born in Santo Tomás de los Plátanos, Mexico on December 27, 1957. He made his professional debut at the age of 13 years on November 14, 1971 against Alfredo Castro. Cuevas lost to Castro via 2nd round KO. Not a good start!
Cuevas became a world champion at the age of 18 after 21 professional fights. He challenged Ángel Espada for the WBA welterweight title and stopped the champion in the 2nd of the 15-round fight, winning his first world title.
Cuevas' last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Lupe Aquino at age 31, on September 25, 1989.
Some of José Cuevas' best fights have been against Pete Ranzany, Billy Backus, Ángel Espada, Scott Clark, and Clyde Gray. For a complete list of Cuevas' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of José Cuevas".
Cuevas has 15 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "José Cuevas Losses".
José Cuevas' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Sep 25, 1989 | 31 |  Lupe Aquino | loss | KO 2 |
49 | Jul 31, 1989 | 31 | Martín Martínez | win | KO 1 |
48 | May 29, 1989 | 31 | Francisco Carballo | win | KO 4 |
47 | Jul 25, 1987 | 29 | Daniel Valenzuela | win | KO 6 |
46 | Dec 19, 1986 | 28 | Jorge Vaca | loss | KO 2 |
45 | Oct 04, 1986 | 28 | Lorenzo Luis García | loss | MD 10 |
44 | Jul 25, 1986 | 28 | Luis Mateo | win | TKO 3 |
43 | Mar 03, 1986 | 28 | Steve Little | loss | MD 10 |
42 | Feb 25, 1986 | 28 | Felipe Vaca | win | UD 4 |
41 | Mar 07, 1985 | 27 | Herman Montes | loss | KO 3 |
40 | Jul 12, 1984 | 26 | Jun-Suk Hwang | loss | MD 10 |
39 | Mar 01, 1984 | 26 | Mauricio Bravo | win | TKO 1 |
38 | Jan 29, 1983 | 25 | 
Roberto Durán 31 75-4 | loss | TKO 4 |
37 | Nov 07, 1981 | 23 | Roger Stafford | loss | UD 10 |
36 | Jun 25, 1981 | 23 | Jørgen Hansen | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Feb 07, 1981 | 23 | Bernardo Prada | win | KO 2 |
34 | Aug 02, 1980 | 22 | 
Thomas Hearns 21 28-0 | loss | TKO 2 |
33 | Apr 06, 1980 | 22 | Harold Volbrecht | win | KO 5 |
32 | Dec 08, 1979 | 21 | Ángel Espada | win | TKO 10 |
31 | Jul 30, 1979 | 21 | Randy Shields | win | UD 15 |
30 | Jan 29, 1979 | 21 | Scott Clark | win | TKO 2 |
29 | Sep 09, 1978 | 20 | Pete Ranzany | win | TKO 2 |
28 | May 20, 1978 | 20 | Billy Backus | win | TKO 2 |
27 | Mar 04, 1978 | 20 | Harold Weston | win | TKO 9 |
26 | Nov 19, 1977 | 19 | Ángel Espada | win | TKO 12 |
25 | Aug 06, 1977 | 19 | Clyde Gray | win | KO 2 |
24 | Mar 12, 1977 | 19 | Miguel Ángel Campanino | win | KO 2 |
23 | Oct 27, 1976 | 18 | Shoji Tsujimoto | win | KO 6 |
22 | Jul 17, 1976 | 18 | Ángel Espada | win | TKO 2 |
21 | Jun 02, 1976 | 18 | Andy Price | loss | UD 10 |
20 | Apr 03, 1976 | 18 | Rafael Piamonte | win | KO 1 |
19 | Sep 27, 1975 | 17 | José Palacios | win | KO 10 |
18 | Jul 12, 1975 | 17 | Carlos Obregón | win | UD 10 |
17 | Jan 25, 1975 | 17 | Rubén Vázquez Zamora | win | UD 10 |
16 | Oct 26, 1974 | 16 | Sammy García | win | KO 3 |
15 | Aug 21, 1974 | 16 | José Luis Pena | win | KO 1 |
14 | Jun 12, 1974 | 16 | Sugar Sanders | win | TKO 1 |
13 | May 11, 1974 | 16 | Salvador Ruvalcaba | win | KO 1 |
12 | Nov 24, 1973 | 15 | Eleazar Delgado | loss | MD 10 |
11 | Oct 06, 1973 | 15 | Octavio Amparan | win | TKO 7 |
10 | Aug 04, 1973 | 15 | José Figueroa | win | TKO 3 |
9 | May 13, 1973 | 15 | Memo Cruz | loss | UD 10 |
8 | Mar 01, 1973 | 15 | Sergio Alejo | win | KO 4 |
7 | Dec 07, 1972 | 14 | Raúl Martínez | win | KO 1 |
6 | Aug 19, 1972 | 14 | Juan Pablo Oropeza | loss | MD 8 |
5 | Jun 22, 1972 | 14 | Pancho Benítez | win | TKO 2 |
4 | May 24, 1972 | 14 | Rielero Rodríguez | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Mar 04, 1972 | 14 | Mario Roman | loss | MD 6 |
2 | Jan 01, 1972 | 14 | José Arias | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Nov 14, 1971 | 13 | Alfredo Castro | loss | KO 2 |