José Medel

José Medel

Personal information
Nickname	El Huitlacoche
Nationality	Mexican
Born	José Medel March 19, 1938 Mexico City, Mexico
Died	January 31, 2001(2001-01-31) (aged 62)
Height	5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)
Weight	Lightweight Featherweight Bantamweight Flyweight
Boxing career
Reach	67+1⁄2 in (171 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	108
Wins	69
Win by KO	44
Losses	31
Draws	8

José Medel (June 21, 1938 - January 31, 2001), sometimes introduced as Joe Medel, was a Mexican boxer in the Featherweight division. He was one of the most popular boxers from Mexico.

Professional career

Medel was born in Mexico City, Mexico. In August 1959, he beat José Toluco López to win the Mexican Bantamweight Championship.

Professional boxing record

69 Wins (44 knockouts, 25 decisions), 31 Losses (10 knockouts, 20 decisions, 1 disqualification), 8 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	69–31–8	Royal Kobayashi	RTD	6 (10)	1974-06-09	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Loss	69–30–8	Adalides Munoz	KO	4 (10)	1973-09-29	Acapulco, Mexico
Win	69–29–8	Miguel Hernandez	TKO	6 (10)	1972-04-18	Auditorio Matamoros, Matamoros, Mexico
Loss	68–29–8	Salvador Martinez Carillo	PTS	10	1972-01-21	Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Loss	68–28–8	Jose Luis Meza	PTS	10	1971-03-27	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	68–27–8	Efren Torres	KO	4 (10)	1970-10-31	Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Win	68–26–8	Benito Estrella	TKO	3 (10)	1970-09-05	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Win	67–26–8	Ubaldo Duarte	PTS	10	1970-04-11	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Win	66–26–8	Misao Yamane	TKO	3 (10)	1969-11-28	Plaza Nuevo Progreso, Guadalajara, Mexico
Draw	65–26–8	Chucho Castillo	PTS	12	1969-09-30	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	For Mexican bantamweight title
Loss	65–26–7	Kazuyoshi Kanazawa	PTS	10	1969-08-07	Tokyo, Japan
Win	65–25–7	Shigeyoshi Oki	UD	10	1969-06-10	Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Loss	64–25–7	Rubén Olivares	KO	8 (10)	1968-11-24	Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico
Loss	64–24–7	Lionel Rose	PTS	10	1968-08-28	The Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
Win	64–23–7	Evan Armstrong	PTS	10	1968-03-31	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico
Draw	63–23–7	Masataka Uno	PTS	10	1968-02-07	Nagoya, Japan
Loss	63–23–6	Efren Torres	PTS	10	1967-10-07	Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Loss	63–22–6	Chucho Castillo	UD	12	1967-04-29	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico	Lost Mexican bantamweight title
Loss	63–21–6	Fighting Harada	UD	15	1967-01-03	Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, Japan	For WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win	63–20–6	Hiroshi Otomori	TKO	7 (10)	1966-10-22	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico
Win	62–20–6	Rudy Corona	TKO	6 (10)	1966-06-21	Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win	61–20–6	Jesús Pimentel	UD	10	1965-12-06	Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win	60–20–6	Walter McGowan	TKO	6 (10)	1965-06-01	Empire Pool, London, England
Win	59–20–6	Katsuo Saito	UD	10	1965-05-13	Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan
Win	58–20–6	Vicente Garcia	KO	9 (12)	1965-04-03	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico	Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Win	57–20–6	Ray Asis	KO	3 (10)	1964-09-26	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico
Win	56–20–6	Manuel Galvez	PTS	10	1964-07-10	Tampico, Mexico
Loss	55–20–6	Ray Asis	SD	10	1964-04-18	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win	55–19–6	Manuel Barrios	PTS	12	1963-11-30	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico	Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Draw	54–19–6	Tetsuro Kawai	PTS	10	1963-10-17	Kumamoto, Japan
Win	54–19–5	Fighting Harada	TKO	6 (10)	1963-09-26	Tokyo, Japan
Draw	53–19–5	Manuel Barrios	PTS	12	1963-08-17	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Loss	53–19–4	Manuel Barrios	PTS	10	1963-04-21	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Win	53–18–4	Edmundo Esparza	TKO	3 (12)	1963-02-02	Mexico City, Mexico	Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Loss	52–18–4	Éder Jofre	KO	6 (15)	1962-09-11	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil	For WBA, The Ring, and lineal bantamweight titles
Win	52–17–4	Sadao Yaoita	PTS	10	1962-03-29	Tokyo, Japan
Win	51–17–4	Ignacio Pina	TKO	11 (12)	1961-11-04	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico	Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Win	50–17–4	Haruo Sakamoto	PTS	10	1961-10-17	Tokyo, Japan
Win	49–17–4	Mitsunori Seki	PTS	5 (10)	1961-08-31	Tokyo, Japan
Win	48–17–4	Felix Gutierrez	PTS	7 (10)	1961-07-29	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	47–17–4	Hector Agundez	PTS	4 (10)	1961-06-18	Mexicali, Mexico
Win	46–17–4	Herman Leyva Marques	SD	12	1961-03-21	Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.	Won North American bantamweight title
Draw	45–17–4	Hiram Bacallao	PTS	10	1961-02-25	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Win	45–17–3	José Toluco López	TKO	7 (10)	1960-11-19	Mexico City, Mexico	Originally a Mexican bantamweight title bout, but López missed weight.
Win	44–17–3	Manny Elias	PTS	10	1960-10-15	Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Loss	43–17–3	Éder Jofre	KO	10 (12)	1960-08-18	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win	43–16–3	Eloy Sanchez	PTS	12	1960-07-23	Mexico City, Mexico	Retained Mexican bantamweight title
Win	42–16–3	Monito Luna	KO	8 (10)	1960-06-09	Puebla, Mexico
Win	41–16–3	Danny Kid	UD	10	1960-04-09	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	40–16–3	Toto Ibarra	KO	3 (10)	1960-02-20	Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	39–16–3	Eloy Sanchez	PTS	10	1959-12-19	Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Loss	39–15–3	Ignacio Pina	PTS	10	1959-11-16	Tijuana, Mexico
Loss	39–14–3	Danny Kid	SD	12	1959-09-24	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	For North American bantamweight title
Win	39–13–3	Pimi Barajas	KO	7 (10)	1959-09-12	Monterrey, Mexico
Win	38–13–3	José Toluco López	PTS	12	1959-08-01	Mexico City, Mexico	Won Mexican bantamweight title
Win	37–13–3	Javier Garfias	TKO	8 (10)	1959-07-04	Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Win	36–13–3	Antonio Rosales	TKO	8 (10)	1959-06-20	Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Mexico
Win	35–13–3	Hector Agundez	KO	5 (10)	1959-05-01	Mexicali, Mexico
Win	34–13–3	Johnny Sarduy	KO	3 (10)	1959-04-25	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	33–13–3	Mario de Leon	UD	12	1959-01-29	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Loss	32–13–3	Boots Monroe	UD	10	1959-01-08	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win	32–12–3	Ross Padilla	TKO	7 (10)	1958-10-30	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Win	31–12–3	Eduardo Guerrero	KO	6 (10)	1958-10-11	Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	30–12–3	Carlos Cardoso	PTS	10	1958-08-23	Monterrey, Mexico
Win	30–11–3	Dwight Hawkins	KO	7 (10)	1958-06-28	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	29–11–3	Jose Luis Mora	PTS	10	1958-05-24	El Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	28–11–3	Carlos Cardoso	PTS	10	1958-04-26	Acapulco, Mexico
Loss	28–10–3	Miguel Lazu	KO	4 (10)	1958-03-22	Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	28–9–3	José Becerra	PTS	10	1958-02-08	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	28–8–3	Eduardo Guerrero	PTS	10	1958-01-11	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	27–8–3	David Rodriguez	KO	9 (10)	1957-12-07	Monterrey, Mexico
Win	26–8–3	Raul Leanos	KO	4 (10)	1957-11-23	Monterrey, Mexico
Win	25–8–3	David Rodriguez	PTS	10	1957-10-30	Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	24–8–3	Mario de Leon	PTS	10	1957-09-07	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	24–7–3	David Rodriguez	PTS	10	1957-08-05	Reynosa, Mexico
Win	24–6–3	Chucho Gonzalez	KO	9 (10)	1957-07-01	Reynosa, Mexico
Win	23–6–3	Mario Ruiz	TKO	8 (10)	1957-05-11	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	22–6–3	Kildo Martinez	KO	10	1957-04-13	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	21–6–3	Percy Lightburn	KO	4 (10)	1957-03-23	Acapulco, Mexico
Loss	20–6–3	José Becerra	PTS	10	1957-03-02	Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	20–5–3	José Becerra	PTS	10	1957-02-09	Monterrey, Mexico
Win	20–4–3	Roque Fernandez	KO	9 (10)	1957-01-12	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	19–4–3	Mike Garcia	KO	2 (10)	1956-12-15	Acapulco, Mexico
Win	18–4–3	Chuy Guerrero	PTS	10	1956-11-22	Plaza de Toros, Torreón, Mexico
Loss	17–4–3	Jose Luis Mora	KO	8 (10)	1956-10-31	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	17–3–3	Cheto Fernandez	KO	3 (10)	1956-10-06	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	16–3–3	Jorge Herrera	KO	8 (10)	1956-09-11	Arena Progresso, Guadalajara, Mexico
Draw	15–3–3	Roque Fernandez	PTS	10	1956-08-15	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	15–3–2	Ernesto Castaneda	KO	8 (10)	1956-07-11	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	14–3–2	Mike Cruz	KO	2 (10)	1956-06-30	Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico
Win	13–3–2	Juancito Lopez	PTS	8	1956-05-26	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	12–3–2	Roque Fernandez	KO	3 (8)	1956-05-13	Acapulco, Mexico
Win	11–3–2	Tony Alamillo	KO	2 (8)	1956-04-28	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	10–3–2	Fili Maya	KO	1 (8)	1956-04-11	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	9–3–2	Juancito Lopez	PTS	8	1956-03-21	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	8–3–2	Daniel Silva	KO	7 (8)	1956-02-29	Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	7–3–2	Roberto Mar	KO	9 (10)	1955-12-17	Acapulco, Mexico
Draw	7–2–2	Roberto Mar	PTS	8	1955-12-03	Acapulco, Mexico
Win	7–2–1	Eleazar Gonzalez	KO	2 (8)	1955-11-19	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
Win	6–2–1	Zurdo Arce	KO	2 (8)	1955-11-05	Acapulco, Mexico
Win	5–2–1	Juan Alcantara	KO	2 (8)	1955-10-22	Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	4–2–1	Zurdo Arce	DQ	1 (6)	1955-10-01	Acapulco, Mexico
Draw	4–1–1	Daniel Silva	PTS	6	1955-09-21	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
Win	4–1	Salvador Mora	KO	5 (6)	1955-08-24	Mexico City, Mexico
Win	3–1	Carlos Olivares	PTS	6	1955-07-20	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
Win	2–1	Antonio Coria	PTS	4	1955-06-18	Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico
Win	1–1	Mario Gabarro	PTS	4	1955-06-04	Mexico City, Mexico
Loss	0–1	Heriberto Fuentas	KO	3 (4)	1955-03-19	Mexico City, Mexico

References

External links

• José Medel at BoxRec (registration required)