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 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".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Jul 31, 1999 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 11 |
52 | Jul 02, 1999 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
51 | May 08, 1999 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
50 | Feb 27, 1999 | 31 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
49 | Jul 18, 1997 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
48 | Mar 22, 1997 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
47 | Jan 18, 1997 | 29 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
46 | Dec 10, 1996 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
45 | Oct 12, 1996 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
44 | Sep 13, 1996 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
43 | Jul 14, 1996 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
42 | Mar 16, 1996 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
41 | Feb 19, 1996 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
40 | Nov 16, 1995 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
39 | Sep 16, 1995 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
38 | Aug 12, 1995 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
37 | Jun 20, 1995 | 27 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
36 | May 24, 1995 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
35 | Apr 01, 1995 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
34 | Nov 12, 1994 | 27 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
33 | Jul 15, 1994 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
32 | Apr 08, 1994 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
31 | Feb 19, 1994 | 26 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
30 | Oct 30, 1993 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
29 | Jul 17, 1993 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
28 | Mar 13, 1993 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
27 | Dec 12, 1992 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
26 | Oct 14, 1992 | 25 | ![]() | win | RTD 7 |
25 | Aug 13, 1992 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
24 | Apr 30, 1992 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
23 | Feb 17, 1992 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
22 | Oct 18, 1991 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
21 | May 10, 1991 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
20 | Mar 17, 1991 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
19 | Feb 17, 1991 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
18 | Dec 08, 1990 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
17 | Oct 25, 1990 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
16 | Sep 20, 1990 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
15 | Jul 29, 1990 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
14 | Jun 14, 1990 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
13 | Apr 01, 1990 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
12 | Feb 18, 1990 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
11 | Jan 12, 1990 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
10 | Nov 17, 1989 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
9 | Oct 17, 1989 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
8 | Sep 05, 1989 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
7 | Aug 14, 1989 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
6 | Jul 15, 1989 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
5 | Jun 12, 1989 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
4 | May 21, 1989 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | May 02, 1989 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
2 | Apr 04, 1989 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Feb 24, 1989 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |