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Leo Gamez

Leo Gamez held 4 world titles across 4 weight classes, from minimumweight to super flyweight, between 1988 and 2001. Gamez was the first WBA minimumweight world champion.

World title bouts
16
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
7–8–1
World titles held
4
Longest world title reign (WBA light flyweight, 1993–1995)
1 year, 3 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1988 – Jan 2003

BantamweightWBA
Super FlyweightWBA
FlyweightWBA
Light FlyweightWBA
MinimumweightWBA
1988age 241989age 251990age 261991age 271992age 281993age 291994age 301995age 311996age 321997age 331998age 341999age 352000age 362001age 372002age 382003age 39
199019952000

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2002

  2. Johnny Bredahl beats Leo Gamez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBA

  3. 2001

  4. Celes Kobayashi beats Leo Gamez via knockout 10/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  5. 2000

  6. The Ring magazine rates Leo Gamez No. 2 at super flyweight in its annual ratings

  7. Leo Gamez beats Hideki Todaka via knockout 7/12

    Super Flyweight · WBA

  8. 1999

  9. The Ring magazine rates Leo Gamez No. 5 at flyweight in its annual ratings

  10. Sornpichai Kratingdaenggym beats Leo Gamez via knockout 8/12

    Flyweight · WBA

  11. Leo Gamez beats Hugo Rafael Soto via knockout 3/12

    Flyweight · WBA

  12. 1996

  13. Somchai Chertchai beats Leo Gamez via split decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBA

  14. 1995

  15. The Ring magazine rates Leo Gamez No. 7 at light flyweight in its annual ratings

  16. Choi Hi-yong beats Leo Gamez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA

  17. 1994

  18. The Ring magazine rates Leo Gamez No. 3 at light flyweight in its annual ratings

  19. Leo Gamez beats Sompoch Harnvichachai via knockout 6/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA

  20. Leo Gamez and Kaaj Chartbandit draw via split decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA

  21. Leo Gamez beats Juan Antonio Torres via knockout 7/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA

  22. 1993

  23. The Ring magazine rates Leo Gamez No. 3 at light flyweight in its annual ratings

  24. Leo Gamez beats Shiro Yahiro via knockout 9/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA

  25. 1991

  26. Kim Yong-kang beats Leo Gamez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Flyweight · WBA

  27. 1990

  28. Yuh Myung-woo beats Leo Gamez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA

  29. Yuh Myung-woo beats Leo Gamez via split decision 12/12

    Light Flyweight · WBA

  30. 1989

  31. Leo Gamez’s reign as the WBA minimumweight world champion ends

    Minimumweight · WBA

  32. 1988

  33. Leo Gamez beats Kenji Yokozawa via knockout 3/12

    Minimumweight · WBA

  34. Leo Gamez beats Kim Bong-Jun via unanimous decision 12/12

    Minimumweight · WBA