On July 16, 2022, a 33-year-old Javier Fortuna (37-3-1, 26 KOs) and a 23-year-old American boxer Ryan Garcia (22-0, 18 KOs) met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Fortuna came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days. Garcia was on a 22-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 7 days.
Ryan Garcia stopped Javier Fortuna via KO in the 6th round. Garcia improves his record to 23-0 (19 KOs), while Fortuna adds a loss to his record at 37-4-1.
On July 9, 2021, a 31-year-old Javier Fortuna (36-2-1, 25 KOs) and a 28-year-old American boxer Joseph Diaz (31-1-1, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a lightweight bout.
Fortuna came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 18 days. Diaz was on a 0-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 26 days.
Joseph Diaz defeated Javier Fortuna via unanimous decision in the 12-round lightweight fight. Diaz improves his record to 32-1-1, while Fortuna adds a loss to his record at 36-3-1.
On January 20, 2018, a 28-year-old Javier Fortuna (33-1-1, 23 KOs) got a shot at the lightweight IBF title held by 26-year-old American boxer Robert Easter Jr. (20-0, 14 KOs).
Fortuna came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 6 days. Easter Jr. was on a 20-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 21 days.
Robert Easter Jr. defeated Javier Fortuna via split decision and successfully defended his IBF lightweight title. Easter Jr. improves his record to 21-0, while Fortuna adds a loss to his record at 33-2-1.
On June 24, 2016, the 26-year-old WBA (Regular) super-featherweight world champion, Javier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs), faced a 28-year-old American boxer Jason Sosa (18-1-4, 14 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Fortuna came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 26 days. Sosa was on a 0-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 5 days.
Jason Sosa stopped the champion via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA (Regular) super-featherweight champion. Sosa improves his record to 19-1-4 (15 KOs), while Fortuna adds a loss to his record at 29-1-1.