Jose Valenzuela
Career, Record, Stats
Jose Valenzuela (El Rayo) is a 25-year-old American professional boxer. He is a former super-lightweight world champion. 6 years, 2 months, and 1 day into his career, Valenzuela's record stands at 14-2, which includes 9 wins via KO.
Jose Valenzuela's Boxing Career
Jose Valenzuela was born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on May 24, 1999. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on September 22, 2018 against Humberto Tellez. Valenzuela defeated Tellez via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Valenzuela became a world champion at the age of 25 after 15 professional fights. He challenged Isaac Cruz for the WBA super-lightweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Valenzuela's latest fight was a split decision victory over Isaac Cruz at age 25, on August 3, 2024, in which he won the WBA super-lightweight world title.
Some of Jose Valenzuela's best fights so far have been against Isaac Cruz, Chris Colbert, and Francisco Vargas. For a complete list of Valenzuela's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jose Valenzuela".
Valenzuela has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jose Valenzuela Losses".
Jose Valenzuela's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Aug 03, 2024 | 25 | 
Isaac Cruz 26 26-2-1 | win | SD 12 |
15 | Dec 16, 2023 | 24 | 
Chris Colbert 27 17-1 | win | KO 6 |
14 | Mar 25, 2023 | 23 |
Chris Colbert 26 16-1 | loss | UD 10 |
13 | Sep 04, 2022 | 23 | 
Edwin De Los Santos 22 14-1 | loss | KO 3 |
12 | Apr 16, 2022 | 22 | 
Francisco Vargas 37 26-3-2 | win | KO 1 |
11 | Dec 18, 2021 | 22 |  Austin Dulay | win | TKO 4 |
10 | Sep 18, 2021 | 22 | Deiner Berrio | win | UD 10 |
9 | Aug 21, 2021 | 22 | Donte Strayhorn | win | TKO 4 |
8 | May 15, 2021 | 21 | Nelson Hampton | win | KO 1 |
7 | Feb 27, 2021 | 21 | Clay Burns | win | KO 4 |
6 | Aug 29, 2020 | 21 | Zack Kuhn | win | KO 1 |
5 | Sep 28, 2019 | 20 | Charles Clark | win | KO 1 |
4 | Jun 23, 2019 | 20 | Eric Manriquez | win | UD 4 |
3 | Mar 16, 2019 | 19 | Christian Velez | win | KO 4 |
2 | Oct 13, 2018 | 19 | Hugo Rodriguez | win | UD 4 |
1 | Sep 22, 2018 | 19 | Humberto Tellez | win | UD 4 |