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Don Jordan 51-23-1 17 KO · 1953–1962
Don Jordan is a welterweight boxer from United States, born Jun 22, 1934. Record 51-23-1 with 17 knockouts over 1953–1962. World titles: WBA welterweight (1958–1960). Don Jordan last fought Battling Torres on Oct 5, 1962 and the bout was ruled a no contest.
Also: Дон Джордан · دان جردن · دون جوردن +3 more ডন জর্ডান · ドン・ジョーダン · 돈 조던
Born Jun 22, 1934
Died Apr 13, 1997
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Titles WBA welterweight 1958
Boxerbook rating 1408 ± 304 · inactive since Jul 1962Why here › Confirmed bouts 13 of 76
The record 76 bouts, 1953–1962, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
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Battling Torres
NC 1/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 51-23-1 · Torres —
L
Joey Limas
UD 10/10 · Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, 🇺🇸
Jordan 51-22-1 · Limas —
L
PTS 10/10 · Palazzetto dello Sport, Roma, 🇮🇹
Jordan 51-21-1 · Garbelli —
L
KO 2/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Jordan 51-20-1 · DeMarco 56-12-1
L
Rodolfo Diaz
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Jordan 51-19-1 · Diaz —
L
Hilario Morales
TKO 7/10 · Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Jordan 51-18-1 · Morales —
L
Benny Medina
UD 10/10 · Kearney Bowl, Fresno, 🇺🇸
Jordan 51-17-1 · Medina —
L
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Jordan 51-16-1 · Basilio 55-15-7
L
Ludwig Lightburn
PTS 10/10 · Mexicali, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Jordan 51-15-1 · Lightburn —
D
Alfredo Cota
PTS 10/10 · Mexicali, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Jordan 51-15-0 · Cota —
W
Julian Valdez
MD 10/10 · Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, 🇺🇸
Jordan 50-15-0 · Valdez —
W
Jesse Bogart
KO 1/10 · Nogales, Sonora, 🇲🇽
Jordan 49-15-0 · Bogart —
L
Phil Moyer
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Portland, 🇺🇸
Jordan 49-14-0 · Moyer —
L
Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Convention Center, Las Vegas, 🇺🇸
Jordan 49-13-0 · Paret 31-7-3
L
Marvin 'Candy' McFarland
UD 10/10 · Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Jordan 49-12-0 · McFarland —
L
KO 4/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Jordan 49-11-0 · Thompson 118-9-9
W
PTS 10/10 · Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, 🇧🇷
Jordan 48-11-0 · Barreto —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Meadows Race Track, Portland, 🇺🇸
Jordan 47-11-0 · Moyer 20-0-0
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Kiel Auditorium, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Jordan 46-11-0 · Akins 50-19-1
W
Alvaro Gutierrez
TKO 3/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 45-11-0 · Gutierrez —
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Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 44-11-0 · Akins 50-18-1
W
SD 12/12 · Lafayette Hotel, Long Beach, 🇺🇸
Jordan 43-11-0 · Ortega 46-12-2
W
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Jordan 42-11-0 · Ortega 46-11-2
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Jordan 41-11-0 · Godih —
W
Issac Logart
SD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 40-11-0 · Logart —
W
Alfredo Cota
PTS 10/10 · Mexicali, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Jordan 39-11-0 · Cota —
W
Kid Centella
KO 2/10 · Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Jordan 38-11-0 · Centella —
W
Francisco Echevarria
TKO 3/10 · Mexicali, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Jordan 37-11-0 · Echevarria —
W
Karl Heinz Guder
SD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 36-11-0 · Guder —
L
PTS 10/10 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Jordan 36-10-0 · Charnley —
W
Willie Morton
MD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 35-10-0 · Morton —
W
Ray Portilla
TKO 6/10 · Coliseum, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Jordan 34-10-0 · Portilla —
W
Orlando Zulueta
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 33-10-0 · Zulueta —
W
Juan Padilla
UD 10/10 · Tijuana, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Jordan 32-10-0 · Padilla —
W
Alfredo Cota
KO 1/10 · Tijuana, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Jordan 31-10-0 · Cota —
W
Arnoldo Gil
KO 2/10 · Plaza de Toros, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Jordan 30-10-0 · Gil —
L
LC Morgan
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 30-9-0 · Morgan —
W
Jesse Bogart
KO 1/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 29-9-0 · Bogart —
W
Ezequiel Uribe
PTS 10/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Jordan 28-9-0 · Uribe —
L
Charley Tombstone Smith
UD 12/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 28-8-0 · Smith —
L
Al Nevarez
PTS 10/10 · Mexicali, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Jordan 28-7-0 · Nevarez —
W
Archie Whitewater
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 27-7-0 · Whitewater —
W
Enrique Esqueda
KO 1/10 · Mexicali, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Jordan 26-7-0 · Esqueda —
L
Orlando Zulueta
MD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 26-6-0 · Zulueta —
W
Frankie Skidmore
TKO 7/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 25-6-0 · Skidmore —
W
Timmie Jefferson
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 24-6-0 · Jefferson —
L
Joey Lopes
SD 12/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 24-5-0 · Lopes —
L
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 24-4-0 · Carter 77-27-9
W
TKO 5/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 23-4-0 · DeMarco 71-15-2
L
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 23-3-0 · Aragon —
W
Woody Winslow
UD 10/10 · Winterland Arena, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Jordan 22-3-0 · Winslow —
W
Woody Winslow
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 21-3-0 · Winslow —
W
Joe Miceli
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 20-3-0 · Miceli —
L
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 20-2-0 · Aragon —
W
For USA California State lightweight title SD 12/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 19-2-0 · Salas 63-35-8
W
Frankie Cockrell
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 18-2-0 · Cockrell —
W
Gaby Macias
UD 10/10 · Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, 🇺🇸
Jordan 17-2-0 · Macias —
W
For USA California State lightweight title UD 12/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 16-2-0 · Salas 62-34-8
W
Manny Renteria
KO 7/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 15-2-0 · Renteria —
W
Art Ramponi
UD 12/12 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 14-2-0 · Ramponi —
W
Billy Hartman
TKO 4/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 13-2-0 · Hartman —
W
Art Ramponi
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 12-2-0 · Ramponi —
W
Freddie Herman
SD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 11-2-0 · Herman —
L
Dickie Wong
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Jordan 11-1-0 · Wong —
W
Manuel Montes
TKO 2/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 10-1-0 · Montes —
L
Andy Escobar
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 10-0-0 · Escobar —
W
Raul Esqueda
PTS 10/10 · Mexicali, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Jordan 9-0-0 · Esqueda —
W
Andy Escobar
UD 10/10 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 8-0-0 · Escobar —
W
David Cervantes
UD 6/6 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 7-0-0 · Cervantes —
W
Marvin Smith
TKO 5/6 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 6-0-0 · Smith —
W
Marvin Smith
TKO 5/6 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 5-0-0 · Smith —
W
Gaby Macias
TKO 5/6 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 4-0-0 · Macias —
W
Chi Chi Martinez
PTS 4/4 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 3-0-0 · Martinez —
W
Chi Chi Martinez
UD 6/6 · Legion Stadium, Hollywood, 🇺🇸
Jordan 2-0-0 · Martinez —
W
Al Barbero
PTS 4/4 · Arena, South Gate, 🇺🇸
Jordan 1-0-0 · Barbero —
W
Ray Serna
PTS 4/4 · Arena, South Gate, 🇺🇸
Jordan 0-0-0 · Serna —
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Facts
What is Don Jordan's professional record? Don Jordan's professional record is 51-23-1 with 17 knockouts.
Who did Don Jordan fight last? Don Jordan last fought Battling Torres on Oct 5, 1962 and the bout was ruled a no contest.
Which world titles has Don Jordan held? Don Jordan has held 1 world title reign: WBA welterweight (1958–1960). Sources Boxerbook ID 10276 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10276 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-11. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
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