# Kid Gavilán

Gerardo González (January 6, 1926 – February 13, 2003), better known in the boxing world as Kid Gavilan, was a Cuban boxer. Gavilán was the former undisputed world welterweight champion from 1951 to 1954 having simultaneously held the NYSAC, WBA, and The Ring welterweight titles. The Boxing Writers Association of America named him Fighter of the Year in 1953. Gavilán was voted by The Ring magazine as the 26th greatest fighter of the last 80 years. Gavilán was a 1966 inductee to The Ring magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame (disbanded in 1987), and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1990.

## Early career

Gavilan was managed by Yamil Chade, a boxing manager (based in Puerto Rico) who directed the careers of Wilfredo Gómez, Wilfred Benítez, Carlos De León and Félix Trinidad . He started as a professional boxer on the evening of June 5, 1943, when he beat Antonio Diaz by a decision in four rounds in Havana. His first 10 bouts were in Havana, and then he had one in Cienfuegos, but soon he returned to Havana for three more wins. After 14 bouts, he left Cuba for his first fight abroad, and he beat Julio César Jimenez by a decision in 10 rounds in his first of three consecutive fights in Mexico City. It was there that he suffered his first defeat, at the hands of Carlos Macalara by a decision. They had an immediate rematch, this time in Havana, and Gavilan avenged that loss, winning by decision too. Gavilan had a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw already when he had his first fight on American soil. This happened on November 1, 1946, when he beat Johnny Ryan by a knockout in five rounds at New York City.

## Move to the United States

He would split his time between the Eastern coast of the United States and Havana in 1947, a year in which he went 11-1-1 with 3 knockouts. However, by 1948 he had decided to stay in the United States indefinitely. That year, he met some very important fighters, like former world champion Ike Williams, who beat him by decision in ten, Tommy Bell, against whom Gavilan won by decision, Sugar Ray Robinson, who beat him by decision in ten, and Tony Pellone, with Gavilan obtaining a decision against Pellone.
After beating Williams twice by decision, he met Robinson with Robinson's world Welterweight title on the line. He lost his first title try, when Robinson won a decision in 15 rounds. Back to the drawing board, he beat Rocky Castellani, the then lightweight world champion Beau Jack, and Laurent Dauthuille (the latter of whom fought Gavilan in Montreal, Quebec). All of them were beaten by decision in 10. In 1950, he went 10-4-1, beating Billy Graham, Sonny Horne, Robert Villemain, Eugene Hairston, and Tony Janiro among others.

## World champion

In 1951 after beating Tommy Ciarlo twice, once in Caracas, Venezuela, and Hairston once again, he finally became a world champion when he beat Johnny Bratton for the world Welterweight title by a decision in 15 on May 18. He defended that title for the first time against Graham, winning by a decision, and promptly made four non-title bouts before the end of the year, including another win over Janiro and a draw in ten with Bratton.
In 1952 he defended the title with success against Bobby Dykes, Gil Turner, and with Graham in a third encounter between the two. All those fights were won by decision in 15. He also had five non-title bouts, including three that were a part of an Argentinian tour. His third fight with Graham was his first world title defense in Havana and his fight with Dykes marked the first time that a black man and a white man had a boxing fight in then-segregated Miami, Florida. In 1953, Gavilan retained the title by a knockout in ten against Chuck Davey, by a decision in 15 against Carmen Basilio and by a decision in 15 against Bratton. He had seven non-title bouts, losing to Danny Womber, but beating Ralph Tiger Jones. In 1954 Gavilan went up in weight. After two more points wins, he challenged world Middleweight champion Bobo Olson for the world title, but lost a decision in 15. Then, he went down in weight, and lost his world Welterweight championship, by a decision in 15 to Johnny Saxton. That same year, he appeared on a Telemundo Puerto Rico poster that promoted that country's first television transmission.

## Personal life

Gavilan's wife, Leonor, gave birth to their daughters, Elena 1950,Victoria 1954, and son Gerardo in 1953. After retiring from boxing Gavilán became one of Jehovah's Witnesses and was jailed under the Castro regime for preaching. In the 1980s he made a living selling sausages in Chicago.

## Later career and retirement

From that point until 1958, when he retired, he had a career of ups and downs. He lost to Dykes, Jones, Eduardo Lausse, former world champion Tony DeMarco, Vince Martinez and Gaspar Ortega, but he also beat Ortega, Jones and Chico Vejar, among others. After losing to Yama Bahama by decision in ten on June 18, 1958, he never fought again, announcing his retirement on September 11 of that year. Gavilan was never knocked out in his professional career. He had a record of 107 wins, 30 losses and 6 draws, with one no contest and 27 wins by knockout in a career that spanned 143 professional fights.

## Death

Gavilan died in Miami, Florida of a heart attack at age 77.

## Professional boxing record

| 143 fights | 108 wins | 30 losses |
| By knockout | 28 | 0 |
| By decision | 80 | 30 |
| Draws | 5 | 5 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 143 | Loss | 108–30–5 | Yama Bahama | UD | 10 | Jun 18, 1958 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 142 | Win | 108–29–5 | Ralph Jones | SD | 10 | Apr 4, 1958 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 141 | Loss | 107–29–5 | Ralph Jones | SD | 10 | Feb 19, 1958 | Carillon Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 140 | Win | 107–28–5 | Walter Byars | UD | 10 | Nov 20, 1957 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 139 | Loss | 106–28–5 | Gaspar Ortega | SD | 12 | Oct 22, 1957 | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 138 | Win | 106–27–5 | Gaspar Ortega | UD | 10 | Jul 31, 1957 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 137 | Loss | 105–27–5 | Vince Martinez | PTS | 10 | Jun 17, 1957 | Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 136 | Loss | 105–26–5 | Del Flanagan | UD | 10 | Apr 24, 1957 | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 135 | Loss | 105–25–5 | Vince Martinez | PTS | 10 | Feb 26, 1957 | Armory, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 134 | Loss | 105–24–5 | Ramon Fuentes | SD | 10 | Dec 20, 1956 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 133 | Loss | 105–23–5 | Walter Byars | SD | 10 | Dec 4, 1956 | Mechanics Building, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 132 | Win | 105–22–5 | Chico Vejar | UD | 10 | Nov 13, 1956 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 131 | Loss | 104–22–5 | Tony DeMarco | UD | 10 | Oct 13, 1956 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 130 | Win | 104–21–5 | Jimmy Beecham | SD | 10 | Aug 28, 1956 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 129 | Draw | 103–21–5 | Louis Trochon | PTS | 10 | May 12, 1956 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France | |
| 128 | Win | 103–21–4 | Peter Waterman | PTS | 10 | Apr 24, 1956 | Earls Court Arena, Kensington, London, England | |
| 127 | Loss | 102–21–4 | Germinal Ballarin | PTS | 10 | Mar 29, 1956 | Palais des Sports, Paris, Paris, France | |
| 126 | Loss | 102–20–4 | Peter Waterman | PTS | 10 | Feb 7, 1956 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, England | |
| 125 | Loss | 102–19–4 | Dogomar Martinez | PTS | 10 | Dec 3, 1955 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
| 124 | Loss | 102–18–4 | Eduardo Lausse | PTS | 12 | Sep 3, 1955 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
| 123 | Win | 102–17–4 | Juan Bautista Burgues | KO | 7 (10) | Aug 13, 1955 | Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 122 | Win | 101–17–4 | Cirilo Gil | PTS | 10 | Jul 24, 1955 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
| 121 | Win | 100–17–4 | Luigi Cemulini | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 2, 1955 | Arena, Santa Clara, Cuba | |
| 120 | Loss | 99–17–4 | Bobby Dykes | UD | 10 | Mar 16, 1955 | Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 119 | Loss | 99–16–4 | Hector Constance | UD | 10 | Feb 23, 1955 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 118 | Win | 99–15–4 | Ernie Durando | SD | 10 | Feb 4, 1955 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 117 | Loss | 98–15–4 | Johnny Saxton | UD | 15 | Oct 20, 1954 | Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles |
| 116 | Loss | 98–14–4 | Bobo Olson | MD | 15 | Apr 2, 1954 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles |
| 115 | Win | 98–13–4 | Livio Minelli | UD | 10 | Mar 8, 1954 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 114 | Win | 97–13–4 | Johnny Cunningham | UD | 10 | Feb 23, 1954 | Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. | |
| 113 | Win | 96–13–4 | Johnny Bratton | UD | 15 | Nov 13, 1953 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles |
| 112 | Win | 95–13–4 | Carmen Basilio | SD | 15 | Sep 18, 1953 | War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles |
| 111 | Win | 94–13–4 | Ralph Jones | UD | 10 | Aug 26, 1953 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 110 | Win | 93–13–4 | Ramon Fuentes | UD | 10 | Jul 15, 1953 | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 109 | Win | 92–13–4 | Italo Scortichini | UD | 10 | Jun 10, 1953 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 108 | Loss | 91–13–4 | Danny Womber | UD | 10 | May 2, 1953 | War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
| 107 | Win | 91–12–4 | Livio Minelli | SD | 10 | Apr 14, 1953 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 106 | Win | 90–12–4 | Chuck Davey | TKO | 10 (15) | Feb 11, 1953 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles |
| 105 | Win | 89–12–4 | Vic Cardell | UD | 10 | Jan 21, 1953 | Uline Arena, Washington, D.C., U.S. | |
| 104 | Win | 88–12–4 | Aman Peck | UD | 10 | Jan 13, 1953 | Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 103 | Win | 87–12–4 | Billy Graham | UD | 15 | Oct 5, 1952 | Gran Estadio de La Habana, Havana, Cuba | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles |
| 102 | Win | 86–12–4 | Eduardo Lausse | PTS | 10 | Sep 13, 1952 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
| 101 | Win | 85–12–4 | Rafael Merentino | TKO | 9 (12) | Sep 6, 1952 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
| 100 | Win | 84–12–4 | Mario Diaz | MD | 10 | Aug 16, 1952 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina | |
| 99 | Win | 83–12–4 | Gil Turner | TKO | 11 (15) | Jul 7, 1952 | Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles |
| 98 | Win | 82–12–4 | Fritzie Pruden | TKO | 6 (10) | May 28, 1952 | Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | |
| 97 | Win | 81–12–4 | Ralph Zannelli | UD | 10 | May 19, 1952 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S> | |
| 96 | Win | 80–12–4 | Don Williams | SD | 10 | Feb 28, 1952 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 95 | Win | 79–12–4 | Bobby Dykes | SD | 15 | Feb 4, 1952 | Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles |
| 94 | Win | 78–12–4 | Walter Cartier | TKO | 10 (10) | Dec 14, 1951 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 93 | Draw | 77–12–4 | Johnny Bratton | PTS | 10 | Nov 28, 1951 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 92 | Win | 77–12–3 | Tony Janiro | TKO | 4 (10) | Nov 7, 1951 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 91 | Win | 76–12–3 | Bobby Rosado | KO | 7 (10) | Oct 4, 1951 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 90 | Win | 75–12–3 | Billy Graham | SD | 15 | Aug 29, 1951 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles |
| 89 | Win | 74–12–3 | Fritzie Pruden | UD | 10 | Jul 16, 1951 | Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |
| 88 | Win | 73–12–3 | Johnny Bratton | UD | 15 | May 18, 1951 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won NBA, vacant NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles |
| 87 | Win | 72–12–3 | Aldo Minelli | UD | 10 | Apr 20, 1951 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 86 | Win | 71–12–3 | Gene Hairston | UD | 10 | Mar 30, 1951 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 85 | Win | 70–12–3 | Tommy Ciarlo | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 10, 1951 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 84 | Win | 69–12–3 | Tommy Ciarlo | PTS | 10 | Feb 19, 1951 | Caracas, Venezuela | |
| 83 | Win | 68–12–3 | Paddy Young | MD | 10 | Jan 26, 1951 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 82 | Win | 67–12–3 | Joe Miceli | SD | 10 | Dec 22, 1950 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 81 | Win | 66–12–3 | Tony Janiro | UD | 10 | Dec 4, 1950 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 65–12–3 | Billy Graham | MD | 10 | Nov 17, 1950 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 79 | Loss | 64–12–3 | Gene Hairston | SD | 10 | Oct 30, 1950 | Watres Armory, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 78 | Draw | 64–11–3 | Tommy Ciarlo | PTS | 10 | Oct 23, 1950 | Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 77 | Win | 64–11–2 | Johnny Greco | KO | 6 (10) | Aug 16, 1950 | Municipal Stadium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | |
| 76 | Win | 63–11–2 | Phil Burton | PTS | 10 | Jul 13, 1950 | Delormier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 75 | Win | 62–11–2 | Sonny Horne | PTS | 10 | Jul 3, 1950 | Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 74 | Win | 61–11–2 | Bobby Mann | PTS | 10 | Jun 19, 1950 | Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 73 | Win | 60–11–2 | Mike Koballa | UD | 10 | Jun 8, 1950 | Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 72 | Win | 59–11–2 | Georgie Small | UD | 10 | May 26, 1950 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 71 | Loss | 58–11–2 | George Costner | MD | 10 | May 8, 1950 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 70 | Loss | 58–10–2 | Robert Villemain | SD | 10 | Mar 20, 1950 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 69 | Win | 58–9–2 | Otis Graham | SD | 10 | Mar 6, 1950 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 68 | Loss | 57–9–2 | Billy Graham | SD | 10 | Feb 10, 1950 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 67 | Win | 57–8–2 | Bobby Lee | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1949 | Gran Estadio de La Habana, Havana, Cuba | |
| 66 | Win | 56–8–2 | Laurent Dauthuille | UD | 10 | Nov 21, 1949 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 65 | Loss | 55–8–2 | Lester Felton | SD | 10 | Oct 21, 1949 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 64 | Win | 55–7–2 | Beau Jack | UD | 10 | Oct 14, 1949 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 63 | Win | 54–7–2 | Rocky Castellani | UD | 10 | Sep 9, 1949 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 62 | Loss | 53–7–2 | Sugar Ray Robinson | UD | 15 | Jul 11, 1949 | Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | For NYSAC, NBA and The Ring welterweight titles |
| 61 | Win | 53–6–2 | Cliff Hart | TKO | 2 (10) | Jun 2, 1949 | MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, New York, U.S. | |
| 60 | Win | 52–6–2 | Al Priest | UD | 10 | May 2, 1949 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 59 | Win | 51–6–2 | Ike Williams | UD | 10 | Apr 1, 1949 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 50–6–2 | Ike Williams | MD | 10 | Jan 28, 1949 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 49–6–2 | Abdeslam ben Buker | PTS | 10 | Dec 11, 1948 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 56 | Win | 48–6–2 | Tony Pellone | UD | 10 | Nov 12, 1948 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 47–6–2 | Vinnie Rossano | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 21, 1948 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 54 | Loss | 46–6–2 | Sugar Ray Robinson | UD | 10 | Sep 23, 1948 | Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 53 | Win | 46–5–2 | Buster Tyler | UD | 10 | Aug 12, 1948 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 45–5–2 | Roman Alvarez | UD | 10 | Jul 22, 1948 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 44–5–2 | Rocco Rossano | KO | 1 (10) | May 28, 1948 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 50 | Win | 43–5–2 | Tommy Bell | SD | 10 | Apr 26, 1948 | Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 49 | Loss | 42–5–2 | Doug Ratford | UD | 10 | Apr 13, 1948 | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 48 | Loss | 42–4–2 | Ike Williams | UD | 10 | Feb 27, 1948 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 42–3–2 | Vinnie Rossano | UD | 10 | Feb 13, 1948 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 41–3–2 | Joe Curcio | TKO | 2 (10) | Jan 23, 1948 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 45 | Draw | 40–3–2 | Gene Burton | PTS | 10 | Jan 12, 1948 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 44 | Draw | 40–3–1 | Buster Tyler | PTS | 10 | Dec 29, 1947 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 40–3 | Bee Bee Wright | TKO | 10 (10) | Nov 3, 1947 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 42 | Win | 39–3 | Billy Nixon | UD | 8 | Oct 23, 1947 | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 38–3 | Billy Justine | UD | 8 | Sep 18, 1947 | Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 37–3 | Charley Milan | TKO | 1 (10) | Sep 15, 1947 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 39 | Loss | 36–3 | Doug Ratford | PTS | 10 | Sep 2, 1947 | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 38 | Win | 36–2 | Bobby Lee | UD | 10 | Aug 18, 1947 | Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
| 37 | Win | 35–2 | Charley Williams | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 11, 1947 | Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 34–2 | Vince Gambill | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 26, 1947 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 35 | Win | 33–2 | Nick Moran | PTS | 10 | Mar 12, 1947 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 34 | Win | 32–2 | Baby Coullimber | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1947 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 33 | Win | 31–2 | Jose Garvia Alvarez | PTS | 10 | Feb 8, 1947 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Julio Pedroso | PTS | 10 | Jan 25, 1947 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | Johnny Williams | PTS | 10 | Dec 13, 1946 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Johnny Williams | UD | 10 | Dec 2, 1946 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | Johnny Ryan | TKO | 5 (6) | Nov 1, 1946 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | Hankin Barrow | PTS | 10 | Sep 7, 1946 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Jack Larrimore | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 24, 1946 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Hankin Barrow | KO | 7 (10) | Aug 3, 1946 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Chico Varona | PTS | 10 | Jun 22, 1946 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 24 | Loss | 22–2 | Tony Mar | PTS | 10 | May 4, 1946 | Plaza de Toros La Condesa, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Santiago Sosa | PTS | 10 | Mar 9, 1946 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Jose Zorilla | KO | 4 (10) | Mar 2, 1946 | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Kid Bururu | PTS | 10 | Feb 9, 1946 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Kid Bururu | PTS | 10 | Jan 26, 1946 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Johnny Suarez | PTS | 10 | Nov 17, 1945 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Carlos Malacara | PTS | 10 | Nov 3, 1945 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 17 | Loss | 16–1 | Carlos Malacara | PTS | 10 | Sep 25, 1945 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Pedro Ortega | KO | 6 (10) | Sep 8, 1945 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Julio Cesar Jimenez | PTS | 10 | Aug 11, 1945 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Joe Pedroso | KO | 4 (12) | Jul 7, 1945 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Pedro Ortega | PTS | 10 | Jun 23, 1945 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Julio Cesar Jimenez | PTS | 10 | May 26, 1945 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Kid Bebo | KO | 4 (10) | May 13, 1945 | Cienfuegos, Cuba | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Santiago Sosa | KO | 9 (10) | Apr 21, 1945 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Joe Pedroso | PTS | 10 | Mar 10, 1945 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Bombon Oriental | PTS | 10 | Feb 10, 1945 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Miguel Acevedo | PTS | 10 | Dec 23, 1944 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Bombon Oriental | PTS | 10 | Nov 25, 1944 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Juan Villalba | TKO | 9 (10) | Oct 1, 1944 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Sergio Prieto | TKO | 5 (6) | Sep 11, 1943 | Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Nanito Kid Dustet | PTS | 6 | Aug 7, 1943 | Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Bartolo Molina | PTS | 4 | Jun 12, 1943 | Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Antonio Diaz | PTS | 6 | Jun 5, 1943 | Arena Cristal, Havana, Cuba | |

## Titles in boxing
### Major world titles

* NYSAC welterweight champion (147 lbs)
* NBA (WBA) welterweight champion (147 lbs)

### The Ring magazine titles

* The Ring welterweight champion (147 lbs)

### Undisputed titles

* Undisputed welterweight champion