Michael Carbajal
Career, Record, Stats
Michael Carbajal (Manitas de Piedra) is a 57-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a two-weightclass world champion with 4 world-title wins and a world-championship elevation. In a career spanning 10 years, 5 months, and 7 days, Carbajal amassed a record of 49-4, which includes 33 wins via KO, 10 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2006.
Michael Carbajal's Boxing Career
Michael Carbajal was born in Phoenix, U.S. on September 17, 1967. He made his professional debut at the age of 21 years on February 24, 1989 against Will Grigsby. Carbajal defeated Grigsby via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Carbajal became a world champion at the age of 22 after 14 professional fights. He challenged Muangchai Kittikasem for the IBF light-flyweight title and stopped the champion in the 7th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the strawweight (WBO) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Carbajal's last fight was an 11th-round TKO victory over Jorge Arce at age 31, on July 31, 1999, in which he won the WBO light-flyweight world title.
Some of Michael Carbajal's best fights have been against Humberto González (HOFer) and Jorge Arce. For a complete list of Carbajal's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Michael Carbajal".
Carbajal has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Michael Carbajal Losses".
Michael Carbajal's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Jul 31, 1999 | 31 | 
Jorge Arce 20 20-2-1  | win | TKO 11 |
52 | Jul 02, 1999 | 31 |  Oscar Calzada | win | TKO 4 |
51 | May 08, 1999 | 31 | Oscar Andrade | win | UD 10 |
50 | Feb 27, 1999 | 31 | Jose De Jesus | win | RTD 6 |
49 | Jul 18, 1997 | 29 | Jacob Matlala | loss | TKO 9 |
48 | Mar 22, 1997 | 29 | Scotty Olson | win | KO 10 |
47 | Jan 18, 1997 | 29 | Mauricio Pastrana | loss | SD 12 |
46 | Dec 10, 1996 | 29 | Tomas Cordoba | win | TKO 3 |
45 | Oct 12, 1996 | 29 | Tomas Rivera | win | KO 5 |
44 | Sep 13, 1996 | 28 | Julio Coronel | win | TKO 8 |
43 | Jul 14, 1996 | 28 | Manuel Sarabia | win | KO 1 |
42 | Mar 16, 1996 | 28 | Melchor Cob Castro | win | UD 12 |
41 | Feb 19, 1996 | 28 | Mauro Diaz | win | TKO 7 |
40 | Nov 16, 1995 | 28 | Francisco Montiel | win | KO 4 |
39 | Sep 16, 1995 | 27 | Gregorio Garcia | win | KO 3 |
38 | Aug 12, 1995 | 27 | Jose Quirino | win | KO 1 |
37 | Jun 20, 1995 | 27 | Andres Cazares | win | RTD 5 |
36 | May 24, 1995 | 27 | Francisco Carrasco | win | KO 4 |
35 | Apr 01, 1995 | 27 | Armando Diaz | win | UD 10 |
34 | Nov 12, 1994 | 27 | 
Humberto Gonzalez 28 41-2 | loss | MD 12 |
33 | Jul 15, 1994 | 26 | Josue Camacho | win | UD 12 |
32 | Apr 08, 1994 | 26 | Abner Barajas | win | TKO 3 |
31 | Feb 19, 1994 | 26 |
Humberto Gonzalez 27 38-2 | loss | SD 12 |
30 | Oct 30, 1993 | 26 | Domingo Sosa | win | TKO 5 |
29 | Jul 17, 1993 | 25 | Kim Kwang-sun | win | TKO 7 |
28 | Mar 13, 1993 | 25 |
Humberto Gonzalez 26 36-1 | win | KO 7 |
27 | Dec 12, 1992 | 25 | Robinson Cuesta | win | TKO 8 |
26 | Oct 14, 1992 | 25 | Jose Manuel Diaz | win | RTD 7 |
25 | Aug 13, 1992 | 24 | Jorge Luis Roman | win | UD 10 |
24 | Apr 30, 1992 | 24 | Jose Luis Velarde | win | UD 10 |
23 | Feb 17, 1992 | 24 | Marcos Pacheco | win | UD 12 |
22 | Oct 18, 1991 | 24 | Jesus Chong | win | UD 10 |
21 | May 10, 1991 | 23 | Héctor Patri | win | UD 12 |
20 | Mar 17, 1991 | 23 | Javier Varguez | win | UD 12 |
19 | Feb 17, 1991 | 23 | Macario Santos | win | KO 2 |
18 | Dec 08, 1990 | 23 | Leon Salazar | win | KO 4 |
17 | Oct 25, 1990 | 23 | Luis Monzote | win | KO 5 |
16 | Sep 20, 1990 | 23 | Oscar Calzada | win | TKO 3 |
15 | Jul 29, 1990 | 22 | Muangchai Kittikasem | win | TKO 7 |
14 | Jun 14, 1990 | 22 | Fernando Martinez | win | TKO 9 |
13 | Apr 01, 1990 | 22 | Raul Acosta | win | UD 10 |
12 | Feb 18, 1990 | 22 | Tony DeLuca | win | UD 12 |
11 | Jan 12, 1990 | 22 | Miguel Angel Banda | win | UD 8 |
10 | Nov 17, 1989 | 22 | Pedro Jose Feliciano | win | UD 10 |
9 | Oct 17, 1989 | 22 | Jose Manuel Diaz | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Sep 05, 1989 | 21 | Jose Luis Herrera | win | UD 8 |
7 | Aug 14, 1989 | 21 | Prudencio De Jesus | win | KO 2 |
6 | Jul 15, 1989 | 21 | Francisco Lueveno | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jun 12, 1989 | 21 | Eduardo Nunez | win | KO 4 |
4 | May 21, 1989 | 21 | Pedro Espinoza | win | TKO 1 |
3 | May 02, 1989 | 21 | Camerino Rojas | win | KO 2 |
2 | Apr 04, 1989 | 21 | Silvestre Peraza | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Feb 24, 1989 | 21 | Will Grigsby | win | UD 4 |