Carlos Quintana
Career, Record, Stats
Carlos Quintana (El Indio) is a 48-year-old retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is a former welterweight world champion. In a career spanning 15 years, 5 months, and 10 days, Quintana amassed a record of 29-4, which includes 23 wins via KO.
Carlos Quintana's Boxing Career
Carlos Quintana was born in Moca, Puerto Rico on November 6, 1976. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on June 14, 1997 against Leoncio Medina. Quintana defeated Medina via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Quintana got his first shot at a world title at the age of 30 after 23 professional fights. On December 2, 2006 Quintana challenged Miguel Cotto's WBA welterweight title but lost via 5th round RTD.
He became a world champion on February 9, 2008 at the age of 31 years, after by defeating Paul Williams in a clash for the vacant WBO welterweight champion. Quintana won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 26th fight as a professional.
Quintana's last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to Keith Thurman at age 36, on November 24, 2012.
Some of Carlos Quintana's best fights have been against Paul Williams and Joel Julio. For a complete list of Quintana's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Carlos Quintana".
Quintana has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Carlos Quintana Losses".
Carlos Quintana's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Nov 24, 2012 | 36 | 
Keith Thurman 24 18-0 | loss | TKO 4 |
32 | May 05, 2012 | 35 |  Deandre Latimore | win | TKO 6 |
31 | Feb 18, 2011 | 34 | Yoryi Estrella | win | TKO 9 |
30 | Apr 10, 2010 | 33 | 
Andre Berto 26 25-0 | loss | TKO 8 |
29 | Dec 05, 2009 | 33 | Jesse Feliciano | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Oct 25, 2008 | 31 | Joshua Onyango | win | TKO 4 |
27 | Jun 07, 2008 | 31 | 
Paul Williams 26 33-1 | loss | TKO 1 |
26 | Feb 09, 2008 | 31 |
Paul Williams 26 33-0 | win | UD 12 |
25 | Sep 29, 2007 | 30 | Christopher Henry | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Dec 02, 2006 | 30 | 
Miguel Cotto 26 27-0 | loss | RTD 5 |
23 | Jun 24, 2006 | 29 | 
Joel Julio 21 27-0 | win | UD 12 |
22 | Feb 24, 2006 | 29 | Raul Eduardo Bejarano | win | TKO 10 |
21 | Aug 26, 2005 | 28 | Dillon Carew | win | KO 1 |
20 | Jul 12, 2005 | 28 | Francisco Campos | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Feb 25, 2005 | 28 | Nurhan Süleymanoğlu | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Aug 24, 2004 | 27 | Kemal Kolenovic | win | UD 8 |
17 | May 20, 2004 | 27 | Oscar Delgado | win | TKO 1 |
16 | Mar 05, 2004 | 27 | Edwin Cassiani | win | KO 3 |
15 | Dec 05, 2003 | 27 | Quandray Robertson | win | KO 8 |
14 | Jul 03, 2003 | 26 | Vinroy Barrett | win | UD 10 |
13 | May 11, 2002 | 25 | Vincent Harris | win | TKO 7 |
12 | Feb 02, 2002 | 25 | John Scalzi | win | TKO 1 |
11 | Jun 16, 2001 | 24 | Jesus Felipe Valverde | win | UD 12 |
10 | Nov 28, 2000 | 24 | Rosember Palacios | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Aug 12, 2000 | 23 | Miguel Avila | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Jan 05, 2000 | 23 | Angel Villegas | win | TKO 7 |
7 | Apr 15, 1999 | 22 | Jesus Arroyo | win | PTS 6 |
6 | Dec 19, 1998 | 22 | Angel Villegas | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Sep 19, 1998 | 21 | Julio Melendez | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Apr 30, 1998 | 21 | Carlos Flores | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Feb 06, 1998 | 21 | Roberto Melendez | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Nov 06, 1997 | 21 | Oscar Rivera | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Jun 14, 1997 | 20 | Leoncio Medina | win | TKO 1 |