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Jesse James Leija

Jesse James Leija held the WBC super featherweight world title in 1994.

World title bouts
8
Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
1–6–1
World titles held
1
Longest world title reign (WBC super featherweight, 1994)
4 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1993 – Jan 2006

Super LightweightWBA Super
LightweightIBF
Super FeatherweightWBC
1993age 261994age 271995age 281996age 291997age 301998age 311999age 322000age 332001age 342002age 352003age 362004age 372005age 382006age 39
199520002005

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2005

  2. Arturo Gatti beats Jesse James Leija via knockout 5/12

    Super Lightweight · WBC

  3. 2004

  4. The Ring magazine rates Jesse James Leija No. 9 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  5. 2003

  6. Kostya Tszyu beats Jesse James Leija via corner retirement 6/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA Super, WBC, IBF and The Ring

  7. 2002

  8. The Ring magazine rates Jesse James Leija No. 6 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  9. 2001

  10. The Ring magazine rates Jesse James Leija No. 9 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  11. 2000

  12. The Ring magazine rates Jesse James Leija No. 9 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  13. 1998

  14. The Ring magazine rates Jesse James Leija No. 10 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  15. Shane Mosley beats Jesse James Leija via corner retirement 9/12

    Lightweight · IBF

  16. 1996

  17. Azumah Nelson beats Jesse James Leija via knockout 6/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  18. 1995

  19. The Ring magazine rates Jesse James Leija No. 6 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  20. Oscar De La Hoya beats Jesse James Leija via corner retirement 2/12

    Lightweight · WBO

  21. 1994

  22. The Ring magazine rates Jesse James Leija No. 4 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  23. Gabriel Ruelas beats Jesse James Leija via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  24. Jesse James Leija beats Azumah Nelson via unanimous decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  25. 1993

  26. The Ring magazine rates Jesse James Leija No. 6 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  27. Jesse James Leija and Azumah Nelson draw via split decision 12/12

    Super Featherweight · WBC

  28. 1992

  29. The Ring magazine rates Jesse James Leija No. 5 at featherweight in its annual ratings