On September 25, 1989, a 31-year-old José Cuevas (35-14, 31 KOs) and Lupe Aquino met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days.
José Cuevas lost to Lupe Aquino via KO in the 2nd round, and adds a loss to his record at 35-15.
On December 19, 1986, a 28-year-old José Cuevas (32-13, 28 KOs) and Jorge Vaca met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 15 days.
José Cuevas lost to Jorge Vaca via KO in the 2nd round, and adds a loss to his record at 32-14.
On October 4, 1986, a 28-year-old José Cuevas (32-12, 28 KOs) and Lorenzo Luis García met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days.
José Cuevas lost to Lorenzo Luis García via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 32-13.
On March 3, 1986, a 28-year-old José Cuevas (31-11, 27 KOs) and Steve Little met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 days.
José Cuevas lost to Steve Little via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 31-12.
On March 7, 1985, a 27-year-old José Cuevas (30-10, 27 KOs) and Herman Montes met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 23 days.
José Cuevas lost to Herman Montes via KO in the 3rd round, and adds a loss to his record at 30-11.
On July 12, 1984, a 26-year-old José Cuevas (30-9, 27 KOs) and Jun-Suk Hwang met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 11 days.
José Cuevas lost to Jun-Suk Hwang via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 30-10.
On January 29, 1983, a 25-year-old José Cuevas (29-8, 26 KOs) and a 31-year-old Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán (75-4, 56 KOs) met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 22 days. Durán was on a 1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 17 days.
Roberto Durán stopped José Cuevas via TKO in the 4th round. Durán improves his record to 76-4 (57 KOs), while Cuevas adds a loss to his record at 29-9.
On November 7, 1981, a 23-year-old José Cuevas (29-7, 26 KOs) and Roger Stafford met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 13 days.
José Cuevas lost to Roger Stafford via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 29-8.
On August 2, 1980, the 22-year-old WBA welterweight world champion, José Cuevas (27-6, 24 KOs), faced a 21-year-old American boxer Thomas Hearns (28-0, 26 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days. Hearns was on a 28-fight win streak with a 92% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 30 days.
Thomas Hearns made very easy work of José Cuevas, stopping the champion via TKO in the 2nd. Hearns improves his record to 29-0 (27 KOs), while Cuevas adds a loss to his record at 27-7.
On June 2, 1976, an 18-year-old José Cuevas (15-5, 13 KOs) and Andy Price met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 30 days.
José Cuevas lost to Andy Price via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 15-6.
On November 24, 1973, a 15-year-old José Cuevas (7-4, 7 KOs) and Eleazar Delgado met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
José Cuevas lost to Eleazar Delgado via majority decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 7-5.
On May 13, 1973, a 15-year-old José Cuevas (5-3, 5 KOs) and Memo Cruz met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 12 days.
José Cuevas lost to Memo Cruz via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 5-4.
On August 19, 1972, a 14-year-old José Cuevas (3-2, 3 KOs) and Juan Pablo Oropeza met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 28 days.
José Cuevas lost to Juan Pablo Oropeza via majority decision in the 8-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 3-3.
On March 4, 1972, a 14-year-old José Cuevas (1-1, 1 KO) and Mario Roman met in the ring.
Cuevas came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 3 days.
José Cuevas lost to Mario Roman via majority decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 1-2.
On November 14, 1971, a 13-year-old José Cuevas (debutant) and Alfredo Castro met in the ring.
José Cuevas lost to Alfredo Castro via KO in the 2nd round, making an unsuccessful professional debut.