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Jorge Paez

Jorge Paez held the IBF and WBO featherweight world titles between 1988 and 1991. Paez first became a world champion aged 22 after winning the IBF featherweight world title by beating Calvin Grove.

World title bouts
13
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
7–4–2
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (IBF featherweight, 1988–1991)
2 years, 7 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1988 – Jan 1995

LightweightWBA
WBC
IBF
WBO
Super FeatherweightIBF
FeatherweightIBF
WBO
1988age 221989age 231990age 241991age 251992age 261993age 271994age 281995age 29
1988199019921994

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1994

  2. Oscar De La Hoya beats Jorge Paez via knockout 2/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  3. 1993

  4. Freddie Pendleton beats Jorge Paez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  5. 1991

  6. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Paez No. 3 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  7. Pernell Whitaker beats Jorge Paez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBA, WBC and IBF

  8. Jorge Paez’s reign as the IBF featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · IBF

  9. Jorge Paez’s reign as the WBO featherweight world champion ends

    Featherweight · WBO

  10. 1990

  11. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Paez No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  12. Tony Lopez beats Jorge Paez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · IBF

  13. Jorge Paez and Troy Dorsey draw via split decision 12/12

    Featherweight · IBF and WBO

  14. Jorge Paez beats Louie Espinoza via split decision 12/12

    Featherweight · IBF and WBO

  15. Jorge Paez beats Troy Dorsey via split decision 12/12

    Featherweight · IBF

  16. 1989

  17. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Paez No. 3 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  18. Jorge Paez beats Lupe Gutierrez via knockout 6/12

    Featherweight · IBF

  19. Jorge Paez beats Jose Mario Lopez via knockout 2/12

    Featherweight · IBF

  20. Jorge Paez beats Steve Cruz via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · IBF

  21. Jorge Paez and Louie Espinoza draw via split decision 12/12

    Featherweight · IBF

  22. Jorge Paez beats Calvin Grove via knockout 11/12

    Featherweight · IBF

  23. 1988

  24. The Ring magazine rates Jorge Paez No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  25. Jorge Paez beats Calvin Grove via majority decision 15/15

    Featherweight · IBF