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Jesse James Leija

4719 KOs
75 KOs
2Draws
No contest: 1
Last six: L-W-W-W-W-L
Career
division
Super Featherweight
status
inactive
bouts
57
rounds
380
KO %
40.4%
KO wins
19
KO losses
5
career
1988–2005
debut
1988-10-02
last fight
2005-01-29
Profile
alias
The Texas Tornado
manager
Lester Bedford
trainer
Ronnie Shields
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 5″ / 165cm
reach
67″ / 170cm
nationality
USA
origin
San Antonio Texas USA
city / state / zip
San Antonio, Texas
dob
1966-07-08
age
60

Latest news

A pair of Spurs receive high praise from San Antonio boxing champ Jesse James Leija
2023-10-12 · KENS5.com
Victor Wembanyama continues Spurs tradition of boxing with Jesse James Leija
2023-08-23 · Pounding The Rock
Wembanyama puts on the gloves for boxing great 'Jesse' James Leija - San Antonio Express
2023-08-20 · News
Oscar De La Hoya defeat was more meaningful than winning a world title, says Jesse James Leija
2021-02-24 · Sky Sports
San Antonio boxing legend Jesse Leija, father of Jesse James Leija, dies at 80
2019-05-23 · KSAT 12

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Jan 29
Arturo Gatti
38 6 0
L-KO
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
WBC World light welterweight title
5 of 12 · 140 / 140 lbs · 1:48
Judges: Guido Cavalleri | Julie Lederman | John Stewart
Referee: Earl Brown
Event →
Jul 24
Francisco Bojado
16 1 0
W-SD
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
10 of 10 · 142 / 142 lbs
Judges: George Hill 95-94 | John Stewart 96-93 | Luis Rivera 94-95
Referee: Earl Morton
Event →
Apr 30
Marteze Logan
13 7 1
W-TD
Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
8 of 10 · 143 / 141 lbs
Judges: Anthony Townsend 73-78 | Raul Ortega 72-79 | Bobby Wells 71-79
Event →
Nov 15
Fernando Mena
17 4 2
W-TKO
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA
2 of 10 · 143 / 143 lbs · 0:57
Judges: Ray Hawkins | Gale E. Van Hoy | Roy Ovalle
Referee: Rafael Ramos
Event →
May 22
Adan Casillas
16 4 0
W-TKO
SBC Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
4 of 10 · 141 / 140 lbs · 0:57
Judges: Glen Rick Crocker | Joel Elizondo | Ray Hawkins
Referee: Rafael Ramos
Event →
Jan 19
Kostya Tszyu
29 1 0
L-RTD
Telstra Superdome, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
WBC World light welterweight title; WBA Super World light welterweight title; IBF World light welterweight title
6 of 12 · 139 / 140 lbs · 3:00
Judges: Stanley Christodoulou 55-59 | Noppharat Sricharoen 56-58 | Aneeka Williams 54-60
Referee: Malcolm Bulner
Event →
Jan 5
Micky Ward
37 10 0
W-TD
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, USA
5 of 10 · 139 / 141 lbs
Judges: Gale E. Van Hoy 49-46 | Ray Hawkins 48-47 | Duane Ford 47-48
Referee: Laurence Cole
Event →
Jul 7
Hector Camacho Jr
32 0 0
?-NC
KeySpan Park, Brooklyn, New York, USA
5 of 10 · 139 / 140 lbs
Judges: Robert Gilson 49-46 | Larry Hazzard, Jr. 48-47 | Chick Hill 49-46
Referee: Steve Smoger
Event →
Jan 7
Fred Ladd
45 5 0
W-TKO
Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3 of 10 · 143 / 143 lbs · 0:55
Judges: Chuck Giampa | Art Lurie | Jerry Roth
Referee: Jay Nady
Event →
Nov 11
Ivan Robinson
29 4 1
W-UD
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
10 of 10 · 137 / 136 lbs
Judges: Richard Houck 97-92 | Art Lurie 96-93 | Patricia Morse Jarman 97-92
Referee: Tony Weeks
Event →
Aug 5
Juan Lazcano
23 2 1
L-SD
Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
10 of 10 · 136 / 135 lbs
Judges: Fred Ucci 94-96 | Steve Weisfeld 93-97 | William Hutt 96-94
Referee: Dick Flaherty
Event →
Apr 14
Jorge Lopez
19 8 1
W-KO
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, USA
3 of 10 · 138 / 140 lbs · 2:24
Event →
Dec 2
Wayne Boudreaux
25 17 0
W-TD
Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
5 of 10 · 141 / 143 lbs · 1:48
Event →
Aug 20
Verdell Smith
38 29 2
W-UD
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 140 / 138 lbs
Event →
Nov 14
Shane Mosley
29 0 0
L-RTD
Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, USA
IBF World lightweight title
9 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs · 3:00
Judges: Larry Hazzard, Jr. | William James | Don O'Neill
Referee: Eddie Cotton
Event →
Jul 11
Azumah Nelson
39 4 2
W-UD
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA
vacant International Boxing Association lightweight title
12 of 12 · 135 / 132 lbs
Judges: Gale E. Van Hoy 110-119 | Gary Merritt 112-116 | Harold Lederman 112-116
Referee: Laurence Cole
Event →
May 1
Troy Crain
14 7 0
W-KO
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, USA
2 of 10 · 141 / 137 lbs · 2:22
Event →
Jan 20
Joel Perez
23 1 2
W-UD
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, USA
NABF Lightweight Title
12 of 12 · 134 / 135 lbs
Judges: Dave Hess 117-110 | Gale E. Van Hoy 119-108 | Gary Ritter 118-110
Referee: Rafael Ramos
Event →
Nov 14
Effie Schneider
7 2 1
W-UD
South Padre Island, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 140 / 139 lbs
Judges: Freddy Ledesma | Bobby Wells | Lee Rogers
Event →
Jun 14
Jose Rodriguez
18 4 0
W-UD
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA
8 of 8 · 139 / 139 lbs
Event →
Mar 22
Joel Perez
23 0 0
W-UD
Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Vacant NABF Lightweight Title
12 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs
Judges: Jerry McKenzie 115-114 | David Harris 116-113 | Luis Escalona 117-114
Referee: Tony Garcia
Event →
Dec 10
Roberto Avila
15 8 1
W-UD
Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 139 / 141 lbs
Event →
Jun 1
Azumah Nelson
38 3 2
L-TKO
Boulder Station Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
WBC World super featherweight title
6 of 12 · 130 / 130 lbs · 1:58
Judges: Angel Luis Guzman 48-46 | Jerry Roth 48-46 | Richard James Davies 49-46
Referee: Richard Steele
Event →
Dec 15
Oscar De La Hoya
19 0 0
L-RTD
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA
WBO World lightweight title
2 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs · 3:00
Judges: Ramon Acevedo 9-10 | Samuel Viruet 9-10 | John Stewart 9-10
Referee: Ron Lipton
Event →
Jul 29
Rodney Garnett
20 3 0
W-KO
Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, USA
7 of 10 · 133 / 131 lbs · 2:12
Judges: Gale E. Van Hoy | Jack Woodruff | Freddy Ledesma
Referee: Laurence Cole
Event →
May 2
Jeff Mayweather
29 6 4
W-UD
Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
10 of 10 · 133 / 133 lbs
Judges: Richard Houck 99-90 | Al Siciliano 99-90 | Glenn Trowbridge 100-89
Referee: Toby Gibson
Event →
Sep 17
Gabriel Ruelas
38 2 0
L-UD
MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
WBC World super featherweight title
12 of 12 · 130 / 130 lbs
Judges: Chuck Giampa 109-115 | Carol Castellano 111-115 | Anek Hongtongkam 108-116
Referee: Joe Cortez
Event →
May 7
Azumah Nelson
37 2 2
W-UD
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
WBC World super featherweight title
12 of 12 · 130 / 130 lbs
Judges: Kamel Youssef 113-114 | Jose Juan Guerra 110-117 | Jerry Roth 109-117
Referee: Mitch Halpern
Event →
Mar 23
Tomas Valdez
33 18 2
W-TKO
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA
3 of 10 · 132 / 131 lbs · 2:19
Event →
Sep 10
Azumah Nelson
37 2 1
D-PTS
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA
WBC World super featherweight title
12 of 12 · 129 / 129 lbs
Judges: Laurence Cole 113-115 | Keith Dadzie 118-112 | Daniel Van de Wiele 115-115
Referee: Jerry McKenzie
Event →
Mar 23
Louie Espinoza
45 6 2
W-UD
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA
NABF Featherweight Title
12 of 12 · 125 / 125 lbs
Judges: Bob Martin 117-110 | Gale E. Van Hoy 115-112
Referee: Jerry McKenzie
Event →
Dec 3
Gabriel Castro
1 6 1
W-UD
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 128 / 128 lbs
Judges: Gale E. Van Hoy 100-90 | Roy Ovalle 100-90 | Wilfredo Esperon 99-90
Event →
Oct 3
Troy Dorsey
13 5 4
W-RTD
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA
5 of 10 · 127 / 127 lbs · 3:00
Referee: David Avalos
Event →
Jul 15
Jesus Poll
24 6 3
W-PTS
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 127 lbs
Event →
Mar 3
Jose Martinez
18 4 1
W-TD
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA
NABF Featherweight Title
9 of 12 · 125 lbs
Judges: Al Munoz 87-84 | Dick Cole 87-82 | Neffie Quintana 87-83
Referee: Laurence Cole
Event →
Oct 18
Steve McCrory
30 3 1
W-UD
Holiday Inn - Hobby, Houston, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 127 / 127 lbs
Judges: Phil Morrison 98-92 | Cheryl Cooper 96-94 | Lee McCowan 98-92
Event →
Aug 30
Silvestre Castillo
2 8 1
W-TKO
Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
2 of 10 · 126 lbs · 2:32
Event →
May 31
Miguel Arrozal
15 4 0
W-DQ
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA
8 of 10 · 125 / 125 lbs
Referee: Roy Ovalle
Event →
Apr 19
Rafael Soliman
0 2 0
W-UD
Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
8 of 8 · 126 lbs
Event →
Feb 25
Mark Fernandez
25 7 1
W-UD
Holiday Inn - Hobby, Houston, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 130 / 129 lbs
Judges: Lee McCowan 96-92 | Bob Martin 98-90 | Dave McCullough 99-90
Referee: Barry Yeats
Event →
Jan 7
Felipe Jesus
7 7 0
W-UD
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 129 / 130 lbs
Judges: Wilfredo Esperon | Leonard Zuniga | Bobby Wells
Event →
Oct 8
Edward Parker
21 4 2
D-PTS
HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas, USA
10 of 10 · 127 / 127 lbs
Judges: Jimmy Parks 96-98 | Vince Amaya 97-94 | Wilfredo Esperon 96-96
Event →
Aug 13
Ricky Alvarez
12 3 0
W-TKO
Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
1 of 10 · 126 / 127 lbs · 2:00
Referee: Santos Ronje
Event →
Jul 16
Bobby McCarthy
10 1 1
W-TKO
Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
5 of 8 · 128 / 126 lbs · 0:39
Referee: Richard Steele
Event →
May 13
Boyd Gardner
8 2 0
W-UD
Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
6 of 6 · 125 / 125 lbs
Event →
Mar 25
Roy Muniz
9 7 2
W-KO
Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
3 · 127 / 127 lbs
Event →
Mar 15
Gary Spencer
7 9 3
W-KO
Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA
2
Event →
Jan 8
Joe Thompson
1 1 0
W-TKO
Tarrant Co Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
3 · 127 lbs
Referee: Arlen Bynum
Event →
Dec 11
Carlos Flores
6 20 0
W-KO
Convention Center, Pasadena, Texas, USA
4 · 127 lbs
Event →
Oct 16
Tony Rosa
0 2 0
W-KO
Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
1 of 8 · 127 / 128 lbs
Event →