Jesse James Leija Record

Jesse James Leija (The Texas Tornado) is a 58-year-old retired American professional boxer. He is a former super-featherweight world champion. In a career spanning 16 years, 3 months, and 27 days, Leija amassed a record of 47-7-2, which includes 19 wins via KO.

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LEGEND

Boxing Career

Jesse James Leija was born in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. on July 8, 1966. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on October 2, 1988 against Oscar Davis. Leija defeated Davis via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.

Leija got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 27 professional fights. On September 10, 1993 Leija challenged Azumah Nelson's WBC super-featherweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.

He became a world champion on May 7, 1994 at the age of 27 years, after by defeating Azumah Nelson, the then-reining WBC super-featherweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 30th fight as a professional.

Leija's last fight was a 5th-round KO loss to Arturo Gatti at age 38, on January 29, 2005, in which he was fighting for the WBC super-lightweight title.

Some of Jesse James Leija's best fights have been against Azumah Nelson (HOFer), Micky Ward, Ivan Robinson, and Jeff Mayweather. For a complete list of Leija's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jesse James Leija".

Leija has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jesse James Leija Losses".

Fight Record

#	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via
57	Jan 29, 2005	38	Arturo Gatti 32 38-6	loss	KO 5
56	Jul 24, 2004	38	Francisco Bojado	win	SD 10
55	Apr 30, 2004	37	Marteze Logan	win	TD 8
54	Nov 15, 2003	37	Fernando Mena	win	TKO 2
53	May 22, 2003	36	Adan Casillas	win	TKO 4
52	Jan 19, 2003	36	Kostya Tszyu 33 29-1	loss	RTD 6
51	Jan 05, 2002	35	Micky Ward 36 37-10	win	TD 5
50	Jul 07, 2001	34	Héctor Camacho Jr.	nc	NA
49	Jan 07, 2001	34	Fred Ladd	win	TKO 3
48	Nov 11, 2000	34	Ivan Robinson 29 29-4-1	win	UD 10
47	Aug 05, 2000	34	Juan Lazcano 25 23-2-1	loss	SD 10
46	Apr 14, 2000	33	Jorge Luis Lopez	win	KO 3
45	Dec 02, 1999	33	Wayne Boudreaux	win	TD 5
44	Aug 20, 1999	33	Verdell Smith	win	UD 10
43	Nov 14, 1998	32	Shane Mosley 27 29-0	loss	RTD 9
42	Jul 11, 1998	32	Azumah Nelson 39 38-4-2	win	UD 12
41	May 01, 1998	31	Troy Crain	win	KO 2
40	Jan 20, 1998	31	Joel Perez	win	UD 12
39	Nov 14, 1997	31	Effie Schneider	win	UD 10
38	Jun 14, 1997	30	Jose Rodriguez	win	UD 8
37	Mar 22, 1997	30	Joel Perez	win	UD 12
36	Dec 10, 1996	30	Roberto Avila	win	UD 10
35	Jun 01, 1996	29	Azumah Nelson 37 37-3-2	loss	TKO 6
34	Dec 15, 1995	29	Oscar De La Hoya 22 19-0	loss	RTD 2
33	Jul 29, 1995	29	Rodney Garnett	win	KO 7
32	May 02, 1995	28	Jeff Mayweather 30 29-6-4	win	UD 10
31	Sep 17, 1994	28	Gabriel Ruelas 24 38-2	loss	UD 12
30	May 07, 1994	27	Azumah Nelson 35 36-2-2	win	UD 12
29	Mar 23, 1994	27	Tomas Valdez	win	TKO 3
28	Sep 10, 1993	27	Azumah Nelson 35 36-2-1	draw	SD 12
27	Mar 23, 1993	26	Louie Espinoza	win	UD 12
26	Dec 03, 1992	26	Gabriel Castro	win	UD 10
25	Oct 03, 1992	26	Troy Dorsey	win	RTD 5
24	Jul 15, 1992	26	Jesus Poll	win	PTS 10
23	Mar 03, 1992	25	Jose Luis Martinez	win	TD 9
22	Oct 18, 1991	25	Steve McCrory	win	UD 10
21	Aug 30, 1991	25	Silvestre Castillo	win	TKO 2
20	May 31, 1991	24	Miguel Arrozal	win	DQ 8
19	Apr 19, 1991	24	Rafael Soliman	win	UD 8
18	Feb 25, 1991	24	Mark Fernandez	win	UD 10
17	Jan 07, 1991	24	Felipe de Jesus	win	UD 10
16	Oct 08, 1990	24	Edward Parker	draw	SD 10
15	Aug 13, 1990	24	Ricky Alvarez	win	TKO 1
14	Jul 16, 1990	24	Bobby McCarthy	win	TKO 5
13	May 13, 1990	23	Boyd Gardner	win	UD 6
12	Mar 25, 1990	23	Roy Muniz	win	KO 3
11	Mar 15, 1990	23	Gary Spencer	win	KO 2
10	Jan 08, 1990	23	Joe Thompson	win	TKO 3
9	Dec 11, 1989	23	Carlos Flores	win	KO 4
8	Oct 16, 1989	23	Tony De La Rosa	win	KO 1
7	Sep 11, 1989	23	Jaime Castellano	win	TKO 3
6	Jul 24, 1989	23	Capri Lipkin	win	UD 6
5	May 29, 1989	22	Chilo Guzman	win	PTS 6
4	Apr 10, 1989	22	Manuel Gomez	win	UD 4
3	Jan 21, 1989	22	Joe Mitchell	win	UD 4
2	Nov 03, 1988	22	Martin Melendez	win	TKO 2
1	Oct 02, 1988	22	Oscar Davis	win	TKO 1