# Marcos Villasana

Marcos Villasana is a Mexican former professional boxer and former WBC featherweight champion.

## Professional career

Villasana first challenged Azumah Nelson for the WBC featherweight title, losing a narrow split decision on February 25, 1986. A rematch 18 months later was also unsuccessful, as Nelson won a unanimous decision.
Villasana fought to a draw for the WBA featherweight title against Antonio Esparragoza on June 23, 1988, with Villasana getting a point deducted for a low blow in the 5th round.
Villasana's very next bout was a third shot at the WBC featherweight title against champion Jeff Fenech, which resulted in a unanimous decision defeat. Shortly thereafter, Fenech relinquished the title and moved to the super featherweight division.
Villasana won the vacant WBC featherweight title June 2, 1990, defeating Paul Hodkinson. He successfully defended the title three times including against Ricardo Cepeda in Spain, before losing a unanimous decision rematch to Hodkinson on November 13, 1991.

## Professional boxing record

| 66 fights | 55 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 47 | 2 |
| By decision | 8 | 6 |
| Draws | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 66 | Win | 55–8–3 | Javier Lucas | TKO | 5 (10) | 1993-02-28 | Zihuatanejo, Mexico | |
| 65 | Loss | 54–8–3 | Paul Hodkinson | UD | 12 (12) | 1991-11-13 | Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. | Lost WBC featherweight title |
| 64 | Win | 54–7–3 | Ricardo Cepeda | UD | 12 (12) | 1991-08-15 | Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banus, Marbella, Spain | Retained WBC featherweight title |
| 63 | Win | 53–7–3 | Hector Ulises Chong | UD | 10 (10) | 1991-07-19 | Gimnasio Josué Neri Santos, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico | |
| 62 | Win | 52–7–3 | Rafael Zuñiga | TKO | 6 (12) | 1991-04-11 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Mexico | Retained WBC featherweight title |
| 61 | Win | 51–7–3 | Javier Marquez | TKO | 8 (12) | 1990-09-30 | Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico | Retained WBC featherweight title |
| 60 | Win | 50–7–3 | Paul Hodkinson | TKO | 8 (12) | 1990-06-02 | G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England, U.K. | Won vacant WBC featherweight title |
| 59 | Loss | 49–7–3 | Jeff Fenech | UD | 12 (12) | 1989-04-08 | National Tennis Centre, Melbourne, Australia | For WBC featherweight title |
| 58 | Draw | 49–6–3 | Antonio Esparragoza | SD | 12 (12) | 1988-06-23 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For WBA & The Ring featherweight titles |
| 57 | Win | 49–6–2 | Jaime Garza | KO | 5 (10) | 1988-03-24 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 56 | Loss | 48–6–2 | Azumah Nelson | UD | 12 (12) | 1987-08-29 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For WBC featherweight title |
| 55 | Win | 48–5–2 | Angel Hernandez | KO | 4 (10) | 1987-02-05 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 47–5–2 | Alberto Mercado | MD | 10 (10) | 1986-09-12 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 53 | Draw | 46–5–2 | Aristides Acevedo | TD | 1 (10) | 1986-07-03 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 52 | Loss | 46–5–1 | Azumah Nelson | MD | 12 (12) | 1986-02-25 | Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | For WBC featherweight title |
| 51 | Win | 46–4–1 | Ricardo Varela | KO | 3 (10) | 1985-09-26 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 50 | Loss | 45–4–1 | Lenny Valdez | SD | 10 (10) | 1985-07-06 | Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Mexico | |
| 49 | Win | 45–3–1 | Hector Cortez | TKO | 7 (10) | 1985-05-02 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 48 | Win | 44–3–1 | Antonio de la Paz | TKO | 6 (12) | 1984-11-17 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained Mexican featherweight title |
| 47 | Win | 43–3–1 | Idabeth Rojas | TKO | 9 (10) | 1984-09-13 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 42–3–1 | Rosendo Ramirez | TKO | 1 (10) | 1984-07-06 | The Summit, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 45 | Win | 41–3–1 | Tyrone Downes | TKO | 4 (10) | 1984-05-17 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 40–3–1 | Ruben Dario Herasme | TKO | 3 (10) | 1984-03-31 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 43 | Win | 39–3–1 | Joaquin Acuna | TKO | 7 (12) | 1984-03-15 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained Mexican featherweight title |
| 42 | Win | 38–3–1 | Maximo Ballesteros | TKO | 4 (10) | 1983-12-08 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 37–3–1 | Justo Garcia | TKO | 5 (12) | 1983-07-11 | Astro Arena, Houston, Texas, U.S. | Retained Mexican featherweight title |
| 40 | Win | 36–3–1 | Santos Moreno | TKO | 6 (12) | 1983-05-06 | Plaza de Toros Alberto Balderas, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico | Retained Mexican featherweight title |
| 39 | Win | 35–3–1 | Gerald Hayes | SD | 10 (10) | 1983-02-26 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 34–3–1 | Reyes Gonzalez | KO | 2 (12) | 1982-11-13 | Mexico City, Mexico | Retained Mexican featherweight title |
| 37 | Win | 33–3–1 | Norberto Cabrera | KO | 2 (12) | 1982-08-27 | Mexico City, Mexico | Retained Mexican featherweight title |
| 36 | Loss | 32–3–1 | Mario Miranda | TKO | 8 (10) | 1982-06-19 | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 35 | Win | 32–2–1 | Juan Paredes | KO | 8 (12) | 1982-03-19 | Acapulco, Mexico | Retained Mexican featherweight title |
| 34 | Win | 31–2–1 | Justo Garcia | PTS | 12 (12) | 1981-12-18 | Arena Coliseo, Acapulco, Mexico | Won Mexican featherweight title |
| 33 | Win | 30–2–1 | Miguel Angel Alvarez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1981-08-15 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 32 | Win | 29–2–1 | Cenobio Nicolas | TKO | 4 (?) | 1981-06-27 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Federico Carreno | TKO | 5 (?) | 1981-04-04 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 30 | Win | 27–2–1 | Artemio Ramirez | TKO | 1 (?) | 1981-01-31 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 29 | Win | 26–2–1 | Javier Barcenas | TKO | 8 (10) | 1980-12-03 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 28 | Win | 25–2–1 | Carlos Ibarra | TKO | 9 (10) | 1980-10-15 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Juan Jimenez | KO | 2 (?) | 1980-09-24 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Pablo Ramirez | TKO | 1 (?) | 1980-07-05 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Balam Torres | KO | 4 (?) | 1980-05-01 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Francisco Parra | KO | 8 (10) | 1980-03-28 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Jorge Morales | KO | 4 (?) | 1980-02-29 | Apatzingan, Mexico | |
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Agustin Macias | PTS | 10 (10) | 1980-01-25 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Ramiro Garcia | KO | 8 (10) | 1979-11-30 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 20 | Loss | 17–2–1 | Ambrosio Luna | UD | 10 (10) | 1979-10-27 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 19 | Loss | 17–1–1 | Artemio Ramirez | TKO | 7 (10) | 1979-07-14 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Alfonso Ramirez | PTS | 10 (10) | 1979-06-09 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Juan Jimenez | KO | 8 (10) | 1979-05-01 | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Pedro Martinez | KO | 4 (?) | 1979-03-23 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Renato Campos | KO | 4 (?) | 1979-02-01 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Roberto Martinez | KO | 4 (?) | 1979-01-01 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Victor Banos | KO | 1 (?) | 1978-12-02 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Jose Jimenez | KO | 3 (?) | 1978-11-01 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Chato Nogueda | KO | 2 (?) | 1978-10-01 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Ricardo Perez | KO | 9 (10) | 1978-09-13 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Gato Clemente | KO | 2 (?) | 1978-09-01 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Arturo Cabrera | KO | 3 (?) | 1978-07-29 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Pedro Garcia | KO | 6 (?) | 1978-06-01 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 6 | Draw | 5–0–1 | Victor Banos | PTS | 10 (10) | 1978-05-10 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Lucerito Montor | KO | 2 (?) | 1978-05-01 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | David Perez | KO | 1 (?) | 1978-04-21 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Javier Jimenez | KO | 4 (?) | 1978-02-10 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Flavio Renteria | KO | 1 (?) | 1978-01-20 | Acapulco, Mexico | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Roberto Hernandez | KO | 3 (?) | 1978-01-11 | Acapulco, Mexico | |

## Personal life

Villasana's son, Marcos Villasana Jr. is also a professional boxer.