# José Medel

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.

### WBA World bantamweight title

His first world title shot was in Brazil against the WBA champion Eder Jofre, Medel would go on to lose the bout.

### WBC & WBA World bantamweight titles

In his next title fight, Medel lost a fifteen round decision to Fighting Harada in Japan the country of the champion.

## 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 | |