Marcos Maidana
Career, Record, Stats
Marcos Maidana (El Chino) is a 41-year-old retired Argentinian professional boxer. He is a former welterweight world champion. In a career spanning 10 years, 3 months, and 1 day, Maidana amassed a record of 35-5, which includes 31 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Marcos Maidana's Boxing Career
Marcos Maidana was born in Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina on July 17, 1983. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on June 12, 2004 against Adán Basilio Mironchik. Maidana defeated Mironchik via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Maidana got his first shot at a world title at the age of 25 after 25 professional fights. On February 7, 2009 Maidana challenged Andreas Kotelnik's WBA super-lightweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
He then got elevated as the WBA (Regular) super-lightweight champion at the age of 28 after 33 professional fights, and had his first world-title defense fight against Petr Petrov on September 23, 2011. He stopped Petrov in the 4th of the 12-round fight.
Maidana then went on to successfully win the welterweight (WBA) titles also to become a two-division world champion.
Maidana's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. at age 31, on September 13, 2014, in which he was fighting for the WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles.
Some of Marcos Maidana's best fights have been against Adrien Broner, Victor Ortiz, Érik Morales (HOFer), Josesito Lopez, Petr Petrov, and DeMarcus Corley. For a complete list of Maidana's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Marcos Maidana".
Maidana has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Marcos Maidana Losses".
Marcos Maidana's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Sep 13, 2014 | 31 | 
Floyd Mayweather Jr. 37 46-0  | loss | UD 12 |
39 | May 03, 2014 | 30 |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. 37 45-0 | loss | MD 12 |
38 | Dec 14, 2013 | 30 | 
Adrien Broner 24 27-0 | win | UD 12 |
37 | Jun 08, 2013 | 29 | 
Josesito López 28 30-5 | win | TKO 6 |
36 | Dec 12, 2012 | 29 |  Martin Ángel Martínez | win | KO 3 |
35 | Sep 15, 2012 | 29 | Jesús Soto Karass | win | TKO 8 |
34 | Feb 25, 2012 | 28 | 
Devon Alexander 25 22-1 | loss | UD 10 |
33 | Sep 23, 2011 | 28 | 
Petr Petrov 28 29-2-2 | win | KO 4 |
32 | Apr 09, 2011 | 27 | 
Érik Morales 34 51-6 | win | MD 12 |
31 | Dec 11, 2010 | 27 | 
Amir Khan 24 23-1 | loss | UD 12 |
30 | Aug 28, 2010 | 27 | 
DeMarcus Corley 36 37-13-1 | win | UD 12 |
29 | Mar 27, 2010 | 26 | Victor Cayo | win | KO 6 |
28 | Nov 21, 2009 | 26 | William Gonzalez | win | KO 3 |
27 | Jun 27, 2009 | 25 | 
Victor Ortiz 22 24-1-1 | win | TKO 6 |
26 | Feb 07, 2009 | 25 | 
Andreas Kotelnik 31 30-2-1 | loss | SD 12 |
25 | Nov 01, 2008 | 25 | Silverio Ortiz | win | KO 2 |
24 | Aug 29, 2008 | 25 | Juan Carlos Rodriguez | win | KO 7 |
23 | Jul 11, 2008 | 24 | Esmeraldo José Da Silva | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Apr 19, 2008 | 24 | Arturo Morua | win | TKO 3 |
21 | Dec 07, 2007 | 24 | Manuel Garnica | win | KO 8 |
20 | Aug 16, 2007 | 24 | Jairo Moura dos Santos | win | TKO 2 |
19 | Jun 30, 2007 | 23 | Laszlo Komjathi | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Dec 22, 2006 | 23 | Miguel Callist | win | TKO 3 |
17 | Sep 23, 2006 | 23 | José Herley Zúñiga Montaño | win | KO 1 |
16 | Jul 15, 2006 | 22 | Ariel Gerardo Aparicio | win | TKO 1 |
15 | May 20, 2006 | 22 | Luis Gustavo Sosa | win | KO 1 |
14 | Apr 22, 2006 | 22 | Omar Leon | win | KO 1 |
13 | Feb 11, 2006 | 22 | Sergio Javier Benítez | win | KO 3 |
12 | Nov 26, 2005 | 22 | Rubén Darío Oliva | win | KO 2 |
11 | Oct 01, 2005 | 22 | Marcelo Martin Miranda | win | TKO 3 |
10 | Aug 06, 2005 | 22 | Daniel Benito Carriqueo | win | UD 6 |
9 | Jun 18, 2005 | 21 | Sergio Javier Benítez | win | TKO 3 |
8 | May 07, 2005 | 21 | Omar Leon | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Mar 26, 2005 | 21 | Avelino Virgilio Silveira | win | KO 1 |
6 | Jan 29, 2005 | 21 | Adolfo Espinoza | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Dec 18, 2004 | 21 | Francisco Humberto Sanabria | win | RTD 1 |
4 | Oct 23, 2004 | 21 | Ramon Alberto Marquez | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Sep 04, 2004 | 21 | Cristian Pablo Gastón Ruiz | win | RTD 2 |
2 | Jul 24, 2004 | 21 | Germán Omar Jesús Sánchez | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Jun 12, 2004 | 20 | Adán Basilio Mironchik | win | KO 1 |