Fulgencio Obelmejias was born in San José de Río Chico, Venezuela on January 1, 1953. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on January 30, 1977 against Franklin Suzarra. Obelmejias defeated Suzarra via 1st round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Obelmejias got his first world-title fight at the age of 28 after 30 professional fights. On January 17, 1981 Obelmejias challenged Marvin Hagler's WBA and WBC middleweight titles but lost via 8th round TKO.
He became a world champion on May 23, 1988 at the age of 35 years, after by defeating Chong-Pal Park, the then-reining WBA super-middleweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 53rd fight as a professional.
Obelmejias' last fight was a points decision victory over Eduardo Rodriguez at age 39, on December 15, 1992.
Some of Fulgencio Obelmejias' best fights have been against Eddie Gazo. For a top-10 list of Obelmejias' best performances, refer to "Best fights of Fulgencio Obelmejias".
Obelmejias has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Fulgencio Obelmejias Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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57 | Dec 15, 1992 | 39 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
56 | Dec 18, 1991 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
55 | Sep 29, 1991 | 38 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
54 | May 28, 1989 | 36 | ![]() | loss | TKO 11 |
53 | May 23, 1988 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
52 | Jun 18, 1987 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
51 | Nov 16, 1986 | 33 | ![]() | loss | TKO 4 |
50 | May 30, 1986 | 33 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
49 | Jul 21, 1985 | 32 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
48 | Dec 15, 1984 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
47 | Sep 22, 1984 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
46 | Jul 14, 1984 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
45 | Apr 28, 1984 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
44 | Mar 23, 1984 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
43 | Feb 25, 1984 | 31 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
42 | Dec 14, 1983 | 30 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
41 | Oct 24, 1983 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
40 | Oct 30, 1982 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 5 |
39 | Aug 09, 1982 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
38 | Jun 14, 1982 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
37 | Feb 15, 1982 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
36 | Nov 07, 1981 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
35 | Oct 06, 1981 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
34 | Aug 31, 1981 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
33 | May 30, 1981 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
32 | May 04, 1981 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
31 | Jan 17, 1981 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
30 | Nov 28, 1980 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Oct 31, 1980 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Sep 10, 1980 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
27 | Aug 19, 1980 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
26 | Jun 30, 1980 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
25 | May 26, 1980 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Apr 14, 1980 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
23 | Apr 01, 1980 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
22 | Mar 03, 1980 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
21 | Dec 17, 1979 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
20 | Oct 26, 1979 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Sep 16, 1979 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
18 | Aug 07, 1979 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
17 | Apr 01, 1979 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
16 | Feb 10, 1979 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
15 | Dec 17, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
14 | Nov 12, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
13 | Sep 17, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
12 | Jul 30, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | RTD 9 |
11 | Jul 15, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
10 | Jun 04, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
9 | Apr 30, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
8 | Apr 03, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
7 | Feb 27, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
6 | Feb 04, 1978 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
5 | Dec 17, 1977 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
4 | Nov 18, 1977 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | Oct 22, 1977 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
2 | Apr 03, 1977 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Jan 30, 1977 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |