# Lauro Salas

Lauro Salas (28 August 1928 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico – 18 January 1987) was a Mexican professional boxer who held the Undisputed World Lightweight Championship from May 14 – October 15, 1952.

## Professional career

Salas was known as a tireless puncher, who often would wear his opponents out in the late rounds with a volume of punches. Boxing as a Featherweight for much of his early career, he was given a title shot against Lightweight champion Jimmy Carter on April 1, 1952, at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. Appearing to be well behind for the first ten rounds, Salas staged a late rally in the championship rounds, which he capped off with a two-count knockdown of the champion in the 15th round. Carter would win the unanimous decision, even as Salas won a lot of respect for his valiant effort.
Six weeks later as a 4-to-1 underdog he faced Carter again for the title at the Olympic in a rematch. This time around, he got off to a much better start, cut the champion, and once again overwhelmed Carter with his pressure in the late rounds. This time around, he was awarded a split decision over Carter, to win the World Lightweight Title.
On October 15, 1952, Salas fought a rubber match with Carter at Chicago Stadium. In the rematch Carter established control inside, dictating the pace, and cutting Salas over both of the eyes. With his vision hampered by cuts, along with the punishment he had taken from Carter, he was unable to sustain a late rally. Carter was awarded a wide unanimous decision, to regain the Lightweight title for the 2nd time.

## Professional boxing record

| 163 fights | 91 wins | 58 losses |
| By knockout | 45 | 8 |
| By decision | 46 | 49 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 13 | 13 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 163 | Loss | 91–58–13 (1) | Bunny Grant | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 4, 1961 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | |
| 162 | Loss | 91–57–13 (1) | Sebastiao Nascimento | TKO | 2 (10) | Dec 2, 1960 | Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
| 161 | Loss | 91–56–13 (1) | Antonio Gutierrez | PTS | 10 | Aug 27, 1960 | Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 160 | Win | 91–55–13 (1) | Chuck Flores | SD | 10 | Aug 23, 1960 | Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 159 | Loss | 90–55–13 (1) | Harlow Irwin | UD | 10 | Jul 28, 1960 | Parade Grounds, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 158 | Win | 90–54–13 (1) | Harlow Irwin | TKO | 3 (10) | Jun 7, 1960 | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 157 | Draw | 89–54–13 (1) | Osamu Watanabe | PTS | 10 | Apr 8, 1960 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| 156 | Loss | 89–54–12 (1) | Alfredo Urbina | KO | 6 (10) | Feb 20, 1960 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 155 | Draw | 89–53–12 (1) | Claudio Adame | PTS | 10 | Nov 24, 1959 | County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 154 | Draw | 89–53–11 (1) | Frank Valdez | PTS | 10 | Sep 8, 1959 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 153 | Loss | 89–53–10 (1) | Damaso Collazo | PTS | 10 | Aug 1, 1959 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 152 | NC | 89–52–10 (1) | Joey Lopes | NC | 9 (10) | Jun 16, 1959 | Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | Salas was struck by a low blow and could not continue |
| 151 | Win | 89–52–10 | Johnny Shaw | SD | 10 | Apr 30, 1959 | Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | |
| 150 | Win | 88–52–10 | Tano Serna | SD | 10 | Apr 21, 1959 | City Coliseum, Austin, Texas, U.S. | |
| 149 | Loss | 87–52–10 | Eddie Pace | PTS | 10 | Mar 31, 1959 | Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, California, U.S. | |
| 148 | Win | 87–51–10 | Collier Cox | MD | 10 | Mar 3, 1959 | Memorial Auditorium, Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 147 | Win | 86–51–10 | Henry Gutierrez | UD | 10 | Feb 17, 1959 | Auditorio Municipal, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 146 | Win | 85–51–10 | Hector Ceballos | KO | 6 (10) | Jan 28, 1959 | Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 145 | Win | 84–51–10 | Joe Arias | KO | 7 (10) | Jan 24, 1959 | Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico | |
| 144 | Win | 83–51–10 | Collier Cox | SD | 10 | Jan 15, 1959 | Sports Arena, Yuma, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 143 | Loss | 82–51–10 | Cisco Andrade | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 13, 1958 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 142 | Win | 82–50–10 | Angel Guerrero | KO | 9 (10) | Jul 12, 1958 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 141 | Loss | 81–50–10 | Davey Moore | UD | 10 | Jun 19, 1958 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 140 | Loss | 81–49–10 | Pete Kawula | UD | 10 | Mar 1, 1958 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 139 | Win | 81–48–10 | Noel Humphreys | UD | 10 | Feb 8, 1958 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 138 | Loss | 80–48–10 | Ernesto Parra | SD | 10 | Jan 16, 1958 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 137 | Loss | 80–47–10 | Bobby Scanlon | UD | 10 | Dec 19, 1957 | Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 136 | Win | 80–46–10 | Lulu Perez | UD | 10 | Oct 19, 1957 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 135 | Win | 79–46–10 | Julian Velasquez | KO | 8 (10) | Oct 5, 1957 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 134 | Loss | 78–46–10 | Paul Armstead | UD | 12 | Aug 3, 1957 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | For vacant USA California State lightweight title |
| 133 | Loss | 78–45–10 | Pete Kawula | MD | 10 | Jun 29, 1957 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 132 | Win | 78–44–10 | Noel Humphreys | PTS | 10 | May 20, 1957 | Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 131 | Loss | 77–44–10 | Ike Chestnut | MD | 10 | Apr 25, 1957 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 130 | Win | 77–43–10 | Armand Savoie | UD | 10 | Feb 23, 1957 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 129 | Draw | 76–43–10 | Tommy Tibbs | PTS | 10 | Feb 2, 1957 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 128 | Loss | 76–43–9 | Tommy Tibbs | UD | 10 | Jan 12, 1957 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 127 | Win | 76–42–9 | Tommy Tibbs | SD | 10 | Nov 17, 1956 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 126 | Draw | 75–42–9 | Bobby Bell | SD | 10 | Oct 13, 1956 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 125 | Win | 75–42–8 | Lou Filippo | TKO | 9 (10) | Sep 22, 1956 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 124 | Loss | 74–42–8 | Jimmy Carter | UD | 10 | Jun 21, 1956 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 123 | Win | 74–41–8 | Billy Evans | PTS | 10 | May 14, 1956 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 122 | Win | 73–41–8 | Sonny Mendia | TKO | 5 (10) | May 3, 1956 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 121 | Win | 72–41–8 | Ralph Capone | TKO | 3 (10) | Mar 22, 1956 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 120 | Loss | 71–41–8 | Ruben Salazar | SD | 10 | Feb 9, 1956 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 119 | Loss | 71–40–8 | Paul Jorgensen | MD | 10 | Jan 17, 1956 | Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 118 | Loss | 71–39–8 | Martin Guije Rodriguez | PTS | 10 | Dec 17, 1955 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 117 | Win | 71–38–8 | Billy Evans | KO | 7 (10) | Dec 8, 1955 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 116 | Win | 70–38–8 | Pete Aguirre | TKO | 10 (10) | Nov 1, 1955 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 115 | Win | 69–38–8 | Dom Sacco | TKO | 4 (10) | Oct 20, 1955 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 114 | Win | 68–38–8 | Gaby Macias | KO | 9 (10) | Sep 24, 1955 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 113 | Loss | 67–38–8 | Ciro Morasen | PTS | 10 | Sep 7, 1955 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 112 | Win | 67–37–8 | Epifanio Garcia | KO | 9 (10) | Sep 1, 1955 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 111 | Win | 66–37–8 | Pupi Garcia | KO | 9 (10) | Jun 29, 1955 | Palacio de Deportes, Havana, Cuba | |
| 110 | Win | 65–37–8 | Gil Velarde | UD | 10 | Jun 9, 1955 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 109 | Win | 64–37–8 | Pete Aguirre | TKO | 10 (10) | Jun 2, 1955 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 108 | Loss | 63–37–8 | Cisco Andrade | UD | 10 | Apr 28, 1955 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 107 | Loss | 63–36–8 | Don Jordan | SD | 12 | Mar 31, 1955 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For USA California State lightweight title |
| 106 | Win | 63–35–8 | Cisco Andrade | SD | 10 | Feb 17, 1955 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 105 | Loss | 62–35–8 | Don Jordan | UD | 12 | Jan 13, 1955 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For USA California State lightweight title |
| 104 | Win | 62–34–8 | Mickey Zielke | TKO | 6 (8) | Dec 30, 1954 | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 103 | Win | 61–34–8 | Sonny Strauss | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 20, 1954 | Eastside Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 102 | Loss | 60–34–8 | Sonny Strauss | DQ | 8 (10) | Nov 24, 1954 | Ice Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | |
| 101 | Loss | 60–33–8 | Art Ramponi | KO | 4 (10) | Oct 19, 1954 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 100 | Win | 60–32–8 | Gil Velarde | TKO | 9 (10) | Oct 5, 1954 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 99 | Win | 59–32–8 | Alex Fimbres | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 13, 1954 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 98 | Loss | 58–32–8 | Pete Aguirre | MD | 10 | Aug 31, 1954 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 97 | Loss | 58–31–8 | Jose Gonzalez | TKO | 8 (10) | Jun 16, 1954 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 96 | Loss | 58–30–8 | Juan Padilla | TKO | 8 (10) | Feb 6, 1954 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 95 | Win | 58–29–8 | Juan Navarro | PTS | 10 | Oct 10, 1953 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 94 | Win | 57–29–8 | Ernesto Aguilar | PTS | 10 | Aug 15, 1953 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 93 | Loss | 56–29–8 | Humberto Carrillo | PTS | 10 | Jun 22, 1953 | Arena La Rosita, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico | |
| 92 | Win | 56–28–8 | Pepe Alvarez | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 10, 1953 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 91 | Loss | 55–28–8 | Pat Marcune | MD | 10 | Feb 27, 1953 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 90 | Loss | 55–27–8 | Bobby Why | SD | 10 | Jan 29, 1953 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 89 | Win | 55–26–8 | Del Cockayne | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 20, 1953 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 88 | Loss | 54–26–8 | Tommy Collins | UD | 10 | Dec 8, 1952 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| 87 | Loss | 54–25–8 | Jimmy Carter | UD | 15 | Oct 15, 1952 | Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 86 | Win | 54–24–8 | Ramon Yung | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 23, 1952 | Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 85 | Win | 53–24–8 | Harold Dade | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 22, 1952 | Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 84 | Win | 52–24–8 | Jimmy Carter | SD | 15 | May 14, 1952 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 83 | Loss | 51–24–8 | Jimmy Carter | UD | 15 | Apr 1, 1952 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring lightweight titles |
| 82 | Loss | 51–23–8 | Art Aragon | MD | 10 | Mar 4, 1952 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 81 | Win | 51–22–8 | Tony Espinosa | TKO | 10 (10) | Feb 22, 1952 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 80 | Win | 50–22–8 | Javier Gutierrez | UD | 12 | Feb 12, 1952 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Retained USA California State featherweight title |
| 79 | Win | 49–22–8 | Alfredo Escobar | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 1, 1952 | Tucson Garden, Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 78 | Win | 48–22–8 | Chucho Mendoza | KO | 4 (10) | Jan 30, 1952 | Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 77 | Draw | 47–22–8 | Bobby Why | PTS | 10 | Jan 4, 1952 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 76 | Loss | 47–22–7 | Memo Valero | PTS | 10 | Nov 3, 1951 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 75 | Win | 47–21–7 | Jackie Blair | UD | 10 | Oct 19, 1951 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 74 | Win | 46–21–7 | Fabela Chavez | TKO | 12 (12) | Sep 28, 1951 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | Won USA California State featherweight title |
| 73 | Win | 45–21–7 | Gabriel Diaz | PTS | 10 | Aug 11, 1951 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 72 | Loss | 44–21–7 | Fabela Chavez | MD | 12 | Jul 27, 1951 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | Lost USA California State featherweight title |
| 71 | Draw | 44–20–7 | Fabela Chavez | PTS | 12 | Jun 29, 1951 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | Retained USA California State featherweight title |
| 70 | Win | 44–20–6 | Carlos Chávez | UD | 10 | Jun 8, 1951 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 69 | Loss | 43–20–6 | Jackie Blair | SD | 10 | May 22, 1951 | Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 68 | Loss | 43–19–6 | Sandy Saddler | TKO | 6 (10) | Mar 27, 1951 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 67 | Win | 43–18–6 | Luis Adame | KO | 5 (10) | Feb 16, 1951 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 66 | Win | 42–18–6 | Manuel Ortiz | MD | 10 | Jan 26, 1951 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 65 | Loss | 41–18–6 | Rudy Garcia | PTS | 10 | Jan 5, 1951 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 64 | Win | 41–17–6 | Rudy Garcia | UD | 12 | Dec 8, 1950 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | Won USA California State featherweight title |
| 63 | Win | 40–17–6 | Dave Gallardo | SD | 10 | Nov 24, 1950 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 62 | Win | 39–17–6 | Jesus Alonso | TKO | 5 (10) | Sep 30, 1950 | Plaza de Toros Monumental, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 61 | Loss | 38–17–6 | Archie Whitewater | PTS | 10 | Jun 3, 1950 | Municipal Auditorium, Eureka, California, U.S. | |
| 60 | Loss | 38–16–6 | Sandy Saddler | TKO | 9 (15) | Apr 18, 1950 | Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | For NBA junior lightweight title |
| 59 | Win | 38–15–6 | Jock Leslie | KO | 5 (10) | Mar 28, 1950 | New Olympiad Arena, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 58 | Win | 37–15–6 | Chico Rosa | UD | 10 | Mar 21, 1950 | Olympic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| 57 | Win | 36–15–6 | Rudy Vasquez | UD | 10 | Mar 13, 1950 | Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| 56 | Win | 35–15–6 | Rocky Lucero | TKO | 5 (10) | Mar 6, 1950 | Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| 55 | Win | 34–15–6 | Jock Leslie | TKO | 3 (10) | Feb 7, 1950 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 54 | Win | 33–15–6 | Baby LeRoy | SD | 10 | Jan 31, 1950 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 53 | Loss | 32–15–6 | Glen Flanagan | PTS | 10 | Dec 29, 1949 | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 52 | Win | 32–14–6 | Mel Hammond | SD | 10 | Dec 8, 1949 | Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 51 | Win | 31–14–6 | Johnny Efhan | PTS | 10 | Nov 30, 1949 | Stockton, California, U.S. | |
| 50 | Draw | 30–14–6 | Baby LeRoy | PTS | 10 | Oct 20, 1949 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 49 | Draw | 30–14–5 | Felix Ramirez | PTS | 10 | Oct 10, 1949 | Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| 48 | Loss | 30–14–4 | Felix Ramirez | UD | 10 | Sep 20, 1949 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 30–13–4 | Rocky Lucero | PTS | 10 | Sep 7, 1949 | Valley Garden Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 46 | Win | 29–13–4 | Pinky Peralta | KO | 6 (10) | Jul 2, 1949 | Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico | |
| 45 | Win | 28–13–4 | Chuck Wilkerson | PTS | 10 | Jun 16, 1949 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 44 | Win | 27–13–4 | Bobby Why | KO | 4 (10) | Jun 6, 1949 | Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| 43 | Loss | 26–13–4 | Manuel Ortiz | UD | 10 | Apr 26, 1949 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 42 | Loss | 26–12–4 | Carlos Chávez | UD | 10 | Mar 15, 1949 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 41 | Win | 26–11–4 | Alfredo Escobar | UD | 10 | Feb 22, 1949 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 25–11–4 | Baby Mickey | TKO | 12 | Feb 9, 1949 | Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 39 | Loss | 24–11–4 | Harold Dade | UD | 12 | Dec 7, 1948 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | For vacant USA California State featherweight title |
| 38 | Loss | 24–10–4 | Manuel Rivera | PTS | 10 | Nov 17, 1948 | El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 37 | Loss | 24–9–4 | Carlos Chávez | UD | 10 | Oct 26, 1948 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 36 | Win | 24–8–4 | Manuel Ortiz | UD | 10 | Sep 28, 1948 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 35 | Win | 23–8–4 | Manny Ortega | KO | 3 (10) | Aug 27, 1948 | Liberty Hall, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | Won USA Texas State featherweight title |
| 34 | Win | 22–8–4 | Buddy Jacklich | UD | 10 | Aug 16, 1948 | Coliseum Bowl, San Francisco, California, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 21–8–4 | Lawton DiSoso | PTS | 10 | Aug 10, 1948 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 20–8–4 | Bobby Jackson | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 25, 1948 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 31 | Win | 19–8–4 | Ralph Lara | TKO | 4 (10) | May 4, 1948 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 30 | Loss | 18–8–4 | Mario Trigo | UD | 10 | Apr 23, 1948 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 18–7–4 | Pee Wee Swingler | MD | 10 | Apr 5, 1948 | Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| 28 | Draw | 17–7–4 | Alfredo Escobar | PTS | 10 | Mar 12, 1948 | Legion Stadium, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 27 | Loss | 17–7–3 | Harold Dade | PTS | 10 | Mar 3, 1948 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 26 | Loss | 17–6–3 | Raul Esqueda | SD | 10 | Jan 19, 1948 | Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 17–5–3 | Jackie Romero | PTS | 10 | Jan 13, 1948 | Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 16–5–3 | Felix Bueno | PTS | 10 | Dec 9, 1947 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 15–5–3 | Felix Ramirez | KO | 4 (10) | Nov 25, 1947 | San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 14–5–3 | Ron Cannon | KO | 8 (10) | Nov 18, 1947 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 21 | Draw | 13–5–3 | Trinidad Perez | PTS | 6 | Oct 29, 1947 | County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 13–5–2 | Felix Ramirez | UD | 10 | Sep 30, 1947 | Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 12–5–2 | Curtis James | KO | 2 (6) | Sep 26, 1947 | Coliseum, San Diego, California, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 11–5–2 | Ron Cannon | PTS | 4 | Sep 22, 1947 | Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 10–5–2 | Julio Muriel | UD | 6 | Sep 11, 1947 | Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 16 | Win | 9–5–2 | Sammy Anders | UD | 6 | Sep 2, 1947 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 8–5–2 | Al Sandoval | TKO | 2 (6) | Aug 12, 1947 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 14 | Draw | 7–5–2 | Ray Sandoval | PTS | 6 | Jul 22, 1947 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 7–5–1 | Bee Jimenez | PTS | 4 | Jul 7, 1947 | Ocean Park Arena, Santa Monica, California, U.S. | |
| 12 | Loss | 6–5–1 | Pee Wee Swingler | PTS | 6 | Jun 17, 1947 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 11 | Loss | 6–4–1 | Francisco Gaytan | PTS | 10 | Apr 5, 1947 | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 10 | Loss | 6–3–1 | Francisco Gaytan | PTS | 10 | Mar 22, 1947 | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 9 | Draw | 6–2–1 | Baby Tampico | PTS | 10 | Nov 5, 1946 | Fair Park Arena, Harlingen, Texas, U.S. | |
| 8 | Loss | 6–2 | Baby Tampico | PTS | 10 | Oct 22, 1946 | Fair Park Arena, Harlingen, Texas, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Gonzalo Buenrostro | TKO | 8 (10) | Aug 24, 1946 | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Richard Garcia | PTS | 4 | Aug 23, 1946 | Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Bobby Dykes | PTS | 4 | Jul 19, 1946 | Spudder Park, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1 | Chino Puente | PTS | 6 | Jun 28, 1946 | Spudder Park, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Carlos Martinez Mercado | KO | 1 (6) | Jun 21, 1946 | City Hall Sports Arena, Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Reymundo Ramirez | KO | 1 (4) | May 31, 1946 | Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Chino Puente | PTS | 6 | Apr 26, 1946 | City Hall Sports Arena, Laredo, Texas, U.S. | |

## Titles in boxing
### Major world titles

* NYSAC lightweight champion (135 lbs)
* NBA (WBA) lightweight champion (135 lbs)

### The Ring magazine titles

* The Ring lightweight champion (135 lbs)

### Regional/International titles

* Texas State featherweight champion (126 lbs)
* California State featherweight champion (126 lbs) (2×)

### Undisputed titles

* Undisputed lightweight champion