JOSE MEDEL
(Jose Medel Navarro)
Alias: Huitlacoche
Hometown: Ciudad Azteca
Born: March 19, 1938, Mexico City, Mex.
Died: Jan 31, 2001, Mexico City, Mex.
Height:  5 ft 4 1/2 inc
Weight: 112-120 lbs
Compiled by:  Roberto Valero

TB    KO  WD  WF  D  LD  LF  LK  ND  NC
108    44    25      0    8    20    1     10     0      0
 

Former World Ranked Bantamweight Contender
First Rated:        April 1959
Last Rated:         July 1967
Months Rated:    98
Best rating:        1

Mexican Bantamweight Champion for 7 years, 8 months.

This hard punching bantamweight met the best of his era's flyweights and bantamweights and defeated Hall of Famer Fighting Harada as well as Walter McGowen, Jesus Pimentel, Jose (Toluco) Lopez, Eloy Sanchez, Dwight Hawkins, Ray Asis, Mitsunori Seki, Herman Marquez, Sadao Yaoita, Danny Kid, and Manuel Barrios.

1955
Mar 19 Heriberto Fuentes            Mexico City             L TKO  3
Jun  4 Mario Gabarro                Mexico City             W PTS  4
Jun 18 Antonio Coria                Mexico City             W PTS  4
Jul 20 Carlos Olivares              Mexico City             W PTS  6
Aug 24 Salvador Mora                Mexico City             W TKO  5
Sep 21 Daniel Silva                 Mexico City             D      6
Oct  1 Manuel "Zurdo" Arce          Acapulco                L DQ   1
Oct 22 Juan Alcantara               Mexico City             W TKO  2
Nov  5 Manuel "Zurdo" Arce          Acapulco                W TKO  2
Nov 19 Eleazar Gonzalez             Mexico City             W KO   2
Dec 3 Roberto Mar                   Acapulco                D      8
Dec 17 Roberto Mar                  Acapulco                L KO   9
1956
Feb 29 Daniel Silva                 Mexico City             W TKO  7
Mar 21 Juancito Lopez               Mexico City             W PTS  8
Apr 11 Fili Maya                    Mexico City             W KO   1
Apr 28 Tony Alamillo                Mexico City             W KO   2
May 13 Roque Fernandez              Acapulco                W KO   3
May 26 Juancito Lopez               Mexico City             W PTS  8
Jun 30 Mike Cruz                    Mexico City             W KO   2
Jul 11 Ernesto Castaņeda            Mexico City             W KO   8
Aug 15 Roque Fernandez              Mexico City             D     10
Sep  1 Jorge Herrera                Guadalajara             W KO   8
Oct  6 Cheto Fernandez              Mexico City             W KO   3
Oct 31 Jose Luis Mora               Mexico City             L TKO  8
Nov 21 Chuy Guerrero                Torreon                 W PTS 10
Dec 15 Mike Garcia                  Acapulco                W KO   2
1957
Jan 12 Roque Fernandez              Mexico City             W KO   9
Feb  9 Joe Becerra                  Monterrey               L PTS 10
Mar  2 Joe Becerra                  Mexico City             L PTS 10
Mar 23 Percy Lightburn              Acapulco                W KO   4
Apr 13 Kildo Martinez               Mexico City             W PTS 10
May 11 Mario Ruiz                   Mexico City             W TKO  8
Jul  1 Chucho Gonzalez              Reynosa                 W KO   9
Aug  5 David Rodriguez              Reynosa                 L PTS 10
Sep  7 Mario DeLeon                 Mexico City             L PTS 10
Oct 30 David Rodriguez              Mexico City             W PTS 10
Nov 23 Raul Leanos                  Monterrey               W KO   4
Dec  7 David Rodriguez              Monterrey               W KO   9
1958
Jan 11 Eduardo Guerrero             Mexico City             W PTS 10
Feb  8 Joe Becerra                  Mexico City             L PTS 10
Mar 22 Miguel Lassus                Mexico City             L KO   4
Apr 26 Carlos Cardoso               Acapulco                L PTS 10
May 24 Jose Luis Mora               Mexico City             W PTS 10
Jun 28 Dwight Hawkins               Mexico City             W KO   7
Aug 23 Carlos Cardoso               Monterrey               L PTS 10
Oct 11 Eduardo Guerrero             Mexico City             W KO   6
Oct 30 Ross Padilla                 Los Angeles, Ca         W TKO  7
1959
Jan  8 Boots Monroe                 Los Angeles, Ca         L PTS 10
Jan 29 Mario De Leon                Los Angeles, Ca         W PTS 12
Apr 25 Johnny Sarduy                Mexico City             W KO   3
May 17 Hector Agundez               Mexicali                W KO   5
Jun 20 Chiquis Rosales              Guadalajara             W KO   8
Jul  4 Javier Garfias               Guadalajara             W KO   8
Aug  1 Jose "Toluco" Lopez          Mexico City             W PTS 12
      (Won Bantamweight Championship of Mexico)
Sep 12 Pimi Barajas                 Monterrey               W KO   7
Sep 24 Danny Kid                    Los Angeles, Ca         L PTS 12
      (For North American Bantamweight Championship)
Nov 16 Ignacio "Zurdo"Piņa          Tijuana                 L PTS 10
Dec 19 Eloy Sanchez                 Guadalajara             L PTS 10
1960
Jan  5 The Best Fighter Of 1959 For The Mexican Boxing Commission
Jan  6 Changes Manager to Lupe Sanchez
Feb 20 Toto Ibarra                   Mexico City            W KO   3
Apr  9 Danny Kid                     Mexico City            W PTS 10
Apr  9 Number 10 In NBA Bantamweight Ranking
Jun  9 Monito Luna                   Puebla                 W KO   8
Jul 23 Eloy Sanchez                  Mexico City            W PTS 12
       (Retained Bantamweight Championship of Mexico)
Aug 18 Eder Jofre                    Los Angeles, Ca        L KO  10
Oct 15 Manny Elias                   Nuevo Laredo, MEX      W PTS 10
Nov 19 Jose "Toluco" Lopez Mexico City                      W TKO  7
       Lopez Was Outweighted And The Fight Was Not For The Title
Dec 11 The Best Fighter Of 1960 For The Mexican Boxing Commission
1961
Feb 25 Hiram Bacallao                Mexico City            D     10
Mar 21 Herman Marques                San Antonio, Tx        W PTS 12
       (Won NABF Bantamweight Title)
May 29 Rated Number 1 Bantamweight by The NBA
Jun 18 Hector Agundez                Mexicali               W KO   4
Jul 30 Felix Gutierrez               Mexico City            W KO   7
Aug 31 Mitsunori Seki                Tokyo                  W KO   5
Sep 21 Haruo Sakamoto                Tokyo                  W PTS 10
Nov  4 Ignacio "Zurdo" Piņa          Mexico City            W TKO 11
       (Retained Bantamweight Championship of Mexico)
Dec 26 The Best Fighter Of 1961 For The Mexican Boxing Commission
1962
Jan 31 Rated Number 1 Bantamweight Contender in The Ring Ratings
Mar 20 Sadao Yaoita                  Tokyo                  W PTS 10
Sep 11 Eder Jofre                    Sao Paulo              L K0   6
       (For World Bantamweight Championship)
1963
Feb  2 Edmundo Esparza               Mexico City            W KO   3
       (Retained Bantamweight Championship of Mexico)
Apr 21 Manny Barrios                 Juarez                 L PTS 10
Aug 17 Manny Barrios                 Juarez                 D     12
       (Retained Bantamweight Championship of Mexico)
Sep 26 Fighting Harada               Tokyo                  W TKO  6
Oct 17 Tetsouro Kawaki               Tokyo                  D     10
Nov 30 Manny Barrios Mexico City                            W PTS 12
       (Retained Bantamweight Championship of Mexico
1964
Apr 18 Ray Asis                      Manila                 L PTS 10
JuL 10 Manuel Galvez                 Tampico                W PTS 10
Sep 26 Ray Asis                      Mexico City            W TKO  3
1965
Apr  3 Vicente Garcia                Mexico City            W TKO  9
       (Retained Bantamweight Championship of Mexico)

May 13 Katsuo Saito                  Tokyo                  W PTS 10
Jun  1 Walter McGowan                London                 W TKO  6
Dec  6 Jesus (Poison) Pimentel       Los Angeles            W PTS 10
1966
Jun 21 Rudy Corona                   Los Angeles, Ca        W TKO  6
Oct 22 Hirochi Tomori                Naucalpan              W TKO  7
1967
Jan  3 Masahiko Harada               Nagoya                 L PTS 15
       (For World Bantamweight Title)
Apr 29 Chucho Castillo               Mexico City            L PTS 12
       (Lost Bantamweight Championship of Mexico)
Oct  7 Efren Torres                  Guadalajara            L PTS 10
1968
Feb  7 Masataka Uno                  Nagoya, JAP            D     10
Mar 31 Evan Armstrong                Mexico City            W PTS 10
Aug 20 Lionel Rose                   Los Angeles, Ca        L PTS 10
Nov 23 Ruben Olivares                Monterrey              L KO   8
1969
Jun 10 Shigeyoshi Aoki               Juarez                 W PTS 10
Aug  7 Kazuyoshi Kanazawa            Tokyo                  L PTS 10
Sep 30 Chucho Castillo               Juarez                 D     12
       (For Bantamweight Championship of Mexico)
Nov 28 Misao Yamane                  Guadalajara            W KO   3
1970
Apr 11 Ubaldo Duarte                 Mexico City            W PTS 10
Sep  5 Benito Estrella               Mexico City            W TKO  3
Oct 31 Efren Torres                  Guadalajara            L KO   4
1971
Jan  3 Obtained Manager's Licence
Mar 28 Jose Luis Meza                Mexico City            L PTS 10
1972
Jan 21 Salvador Martinez             Guadalajara            L PTS 10
Apr 18 Miguel Hernandez              Matamoros              W TKO  6
Sep 29 Adalides Muņoz                Acapulco               L TKO  4
1973
(Inactive)
1974
Jun  9 Royal Kobayashi               Tokyo                  L TKO  7
       Announced Retirement