Genaro León (born 10 August 1960) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001. He held the WBO welterweight title in 1989. As an amateur, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Genaro León | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Genaro León Quintero 10 August 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editLeón represented Mexico at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, as a welterweight. His results were:
- Defeated Daniel Domínguez (Argentina) 5-0
- Defeated Akinobu Hiranaka (Japan) 5-0
- Defeated Khemais Refai (Tunisia) 3-2
- Lost to Mark Breland (United States) KO by 1
Professional career
editLeón turned pro in 1984 and in 1989 captured the inaugural and vacant WBO welterweight title with a KO win over Danny Garcia.[1] He vacated the title without defending it. In 1993 he challenged WBC welterweight title holder James McGirt, but lost a decision.[2]
Professional boxing record
edit| 61 fights | 48 wins | 11 losses |
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| By knockout | 43 | 8 |
| By decision | 4 | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 61 | Win | 48–11–2 | Carlos Antonio Escobar | KO | 7 (?) | 2001-07-21 | Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 60 | Loss | 47–11–2 | Gustavo Alonso Soto | TKO | 6 (?) | 1998-06-19 | Mexico | |
| 59 | Loss | 47–10–2 | Saïd Ben Najem | TKO | 6 (?) | 1998-02-21 | Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France | |
| 58 | Loss | 47–9–2 | Mario Iribarren | TKO | 3 (10) | 1996-11-01 | Exhibition Center, Coconut Grove, Florida, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 47–8–2 | Armando Campas | TKO | 6 (10) | 1996-04-19 | 35th Ave Swap Meet, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 56 | Loss | 46–8–2 | James Page | TKO | 2 (?) | 1995-10-27 | Pavilion, Concord, California, U.S. | |
| 55 | Loss | 46–7–2 | Yori Boy Campas | TKO | 3 (12) | 1995-08-07 | Tijuana, Mexico | For NABO welterweight title |
| 54 | Win | 46–6–2 | Arturo Lopez Trujillo | TKO | 2 (?) | 1995-04-28 | Los Mochis, Mexico | |
| 53 | Loss | 45–6–2 | Rene Francisco Herrera | PTS | 10 (10) | 1994-08-06 | Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | |
| 52 | Loss | 45–5–2 | Jesus Cardenas | DQ | 3 (12) | 1994-04-23 | Mexico City, Mexico | For WBC Continental Americas welterweight title |
| 51 | Win | 45–4–2 | Luis Francisco Perez | TKO | 9 (10) | 1993-11-13 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 50 | Win | 44–4–2 | Juan Hernandez | TKO | 6 (?) | 1993-10-09 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 49 | Loss | 43–4–2 | Miguel González | TKO | 8 (?) | 1993-05-15 | Cancún, Mexico | |
| 48 | Loss | 43–3–2 | Buddy McGirt | UD | 12 (12) | 1993-01-12 | Paramount Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. | For WBC welterweight title |
| 47 | Win | 43–2–2 | Edison Benitez | TKO | 1 (?) | 1992-08-24 | Frontón México, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 46 | Win | 42–2–2 | Jerry Grant | TKO | 1 (?) | 1992-05-22 | Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 45 | Win | 41–2–2 | Ramon Ramos | TKO | 2 (12) | 1992-03-16 | Frontón México, Mexico City, Mexico | Retained WBC Continental Americas welterweight title |
| 44 | Win | 40–2–2 | Charles Duffy | TKO | 7 (10) | 1992-01-30 | Paris, France | |
| 43 | Win | 39–2–2 | Saoul Mamby | PTS | 8 (8) | 1991-10-20 | Paris, France | |
| 42 | Win | 38–2–2 | Newton Barnett | KO | 2 (8) | 1991-07-13 | Forges-les-Eaux, France | |
| 41 | Win | 37–2–2 | Delfino Marin | TKO | 2 (?) | 1991-06-19 | Paris, France | |
| 40 | Win | 36–2–2 | Miguel Angel Dominguez | TKO | 4 (12) | 1991-03-27 | Mexico City, Mexico | Retained WBC Continental Americas welterweight title |
| 39 | Draw | 35–2–2 | Judas Clottey | PTS | 8 (8) | 1990-12-15 | Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| 38 | Win | 35–2–1 | David Silva | TKO | 3 (?) | 1990-11-22 | Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain | |
| 37 | Win | 34–2–1 | Ruben Villaman | TKO | 5 (?) | 1990-04-05 | Mazatlán, Mexico | |
| 36 | Win | 33–2–1 | Sulio Sanchez | TKO | 1 (12) | 1989-12-16 | Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas welterweight title |
| 35 | Draw | 32–2–1 | Miguel Angel Dominguez | TD | 7 (10) | 1989-11-24 | Hermosillo, Mexico | |
| 34 | Win | 32–2 | Alberto Alcaraz | TKO | 4 (?) | 1989-09-29 | Hermosillo, Mexico | |
| 33 | Win | 31–2 | Danny Garcia | KO | 1 (12) | 1989-05-06 | Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, California, U.S. | Won inaugural WBO welterweight title |
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Agustin Caballero | KO | 4 (?) | 1989-03-09 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | Young Dick Tiger | MD | 10 (10) | 1988-09-22 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Charlie Brown | KO | 2 (10) | 1988-07-23 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | Ramon Cardenas | TKO | 2 (?) | 1988-06-04 | Mazatlán, Mexico | |
| 28 | Loss | 26–2 | David Taylor | TKO | 1 (?) | 1988-02-06 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France | |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Joel Brival | KO | 4 (6) | 1987-11-06 | Salle Sallusse Santoni, Antibes, France | |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Frankie Lake | KO | 1 (8) | 1987-10-10 | Le Zénith, Paris, France | |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Ruben Villaman | KO | 1 (?) | 1987-07-17 | Hermosillo, Mexico | |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Ariel Conde | KO | 1 (6) | 1987-05-29 | La Paz, Mexico | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Jaime Castorena | KO | 4 (?) | 1987-04-14 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Ricardo Munoz | KO | 5 (?) | 1987-03-09 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Jorge Hernandez | TKO | 2 (?) | 1987-02-02 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Raffaele Paoletti | TKO | 3 (?) | 1986-11-07 | Bordeaux, France | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Carlos Cesar Prieto | DQ | 7 (?) | 1986-10-25 | Le Zénith, Paris, France | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Patrick Boon | PTS | 6 (6) | 1986-10-03 | La Rochelle, France | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Sergio Aguirre | TKO | 4 (?) | 1986-08-29 | Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Jaime Montano | KO | 1 (?) | 1986-05-15 | Ciudad Obregón, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Sergio Aguirre | TKO | 1 (?) | 1986-05-03 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | José Luis Bueno | TKO | 1 (?) | 1986-03-21 | Hermosillo, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Mario Olmedo | PTS | 10 (10) | 1986-02-22 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 12 | Loss | 11–1 | Ruben Villaman | TKO | 5 (?) | 1985-12-07 | Mazatlán, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Joel Soto | KO | 1 (?) | 1985-11-22 | Guamúchil, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Rey Morales | KO | 7 (?) | 1985-09-13 | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jose Luis Alejo | KO | 2 (?) | 1985-07-29 | Arena Tijuana 72, Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Lalo Galindo | KO | 1 (?) | 1985-05-17 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Aaron Brown | KO | 1 (8) | 1985-05-09 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Daniel Contreras | KO | 2 (?) | 1985-03-28 | La Paz, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jose Lopez | KO | 2 (?) | 1985-03-18 | Tijuana, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Gilberto Canchola | KO | 7 (?) | 1984-12-21 | Culiacán, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Fidencio Cebreros | KO | 2 (?) | 1984-11-23 | Mazatlán, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jose Luis Millan | TKO | 9 (?) | 1984-11-09 | Culiacán, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ramon Cardoso | KO | 2 (?) | 1984-09-28 | Culiacán, Mexico |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Leon and Aceves Win WBO Titles in Contrasting Style". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
- ^ "McGirt's Victory Is Anything But Routine". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Genaro León from BoxRec (registration required)
- Genaro León at Olympedia
