Welterweight · Cuba
Kid Gavilán 108-31-5 29 KO · 1943–1975
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Kid Gavilán was a welterweight boxer from Cuba, born Jan 6, 1926. Record 108-31-5 with 29 knockouts over 1943–1975. World titles: WBA welterweight (1951–1954). Kid Gavilán last fought Carlos de León on Apr 5, 1975 and lost by TKO in round 6.
Also: Кід Гавілан · Херардо Гонсалес · كيد جافيلان +5 more كيد غافيلان · キッド・ギャビラン · Gerardo González · Gerardo González (boxeolaria) · Kid Gavilan
Born Jan 6, 1926
Died Feb 13, 2003
Country 🇨🇺 Cuba
Stance Orthodox
Height 179 cm
Nickname Kid Gavilán · The Cuban Hawk
Debut Jun 5, 1943
Career 1943–1975
Rounds boxed 1340
KO share 27%
Born in Camaguey, Cuba
Titles WBA welterweight · 1951–1954
Boxerbook rating 1499 ± 306 · inactive since Apr 1975Why here › Confirmed bouts 23 of 144
Career record Record
108-31-5, 29 KOs · 1943–1975
Last result L
TKO 6 · Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, 🇳🇱
The record 144 bouts, 1943–1975, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
TKO 6 · Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, 🇳🇱
Gavilán 108-30-5 · León 4-0-0
L
Yama Bahama
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 108-29-5 · Bahama —
W
SD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 107-29-5 · Jones 45-22-4
L
SD 10/10 · Carillon Hotel, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 107-28-5 · Jones 44-22-4
W
Walter Byars
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 106-28-5 · Byars —
L
SD 12/12 · Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 106-27-5 · Ortega 43-9-1
W
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 105-27-5 · Ortega 42-8-1
L
Vince Martinez
PTS 10/10 · Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 105-26-5 · Martinez —
L
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 105-25-5 · Flanagan —
L
Vince Martinez
PTS 10/10 · Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 105-24-5 · Martinez —
L
Ramon Fuentes
SD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 105-23-5 · Fuentes —
L
Walter Byars
SD 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 105-22-5 · Byars —
W
Chico Vejar
UD 10/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 104-22-5 · Vejar —
L
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 104-21-5 · DeMarco 50-7-1
W
Jimmy Beecham
SD 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 103-21-5 · Beecham —
D
Louis Trochon
PTS 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Marseille, 🇫🇷
Gavilán 103-21-4 · Trochon —
W
PTS 10/10 · Earls Court Arena, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Gavilán 102-21-4 · Waterman —
L
Germinal Ballarin
PTS 10/10 · Palais des Sports, Paris, 🇫🇷
Gavilán 102-20-4 · Ballarin —
L
PTS 10/10 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Gavilán 102-19-4 · Waterman —
L
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Gavilán 102-18-4 · Martínez —
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PTS 12/12 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Gavilán 102-17-4 · Lausse —
W
Juan Bautista Burgues
KO 7/10 · Palacio Peñarol, Montevideo, 🇺🇾
Gavilán 101-17-4 · Burgues —
W
Cirilo Gil
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Gavilán 100-17-4 · Gil —
W
Luigi Cemulini
KO 3/10 · Arena, Santa Clara, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 99-17-4 · Cemulini —
L
Bobby Dykes
UD 10/10 · Miami Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 99-16-4 · Dykes —
L
Hector Constance
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 99-15-4 · Constance —
W
Ernie Durando
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 98-15-4 · Durando —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Silver Bowl, Mount Carmel, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 98-14-4 · Saxton 44-2-3
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles MD 15/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 98-13-4 · Olson 60-6-0
W
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 97-13-4 · Minelli —
W
Johnny Cunningham
UD 10/10 · Auditorium, Miami Beach, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 96-13-4 · Cunningham —
W
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 95-13-4 · Bratton 60-20-3
W
For NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles SD 15/15 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 94-13-4 · Basilio 35-10-5
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 93-13-4 · Jones 30-7-3
W
Ramon Fuentes
UD 10/10 · Arena, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 92-13-4 · Fuentes —
W
Italo Scortichini
UD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 91-13-4 · Scortichini —
L
Danny Womber
UD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 91-12-4 · Womber —
W
SD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 90-12-4 · Minelli —
W
Chuck Davey
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 10/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 89-12-4 · Davey —
W
Vic Cardell
UD 10/10 · Uline Arena, Washington, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 88-12-4 · Cardell —
W
Aman Peck
UD 10/10 · Fort Homer Hesterly Armory, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 87-12-4 · Peck —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Gran Estadio de La Habana, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 86-12-4 · Graham 98-8-8
W
PTS 10/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Gavilán 85-12-4 · Lausse —
W
Rafael Merentino
TKO 9/12 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Gavilán 84-12-4 · Merentino —
W
Mario Diaz
MD 10/10 · Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷
Gavilán 83-12-4 · Diaz —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles TKO 11/15 · Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 82-12-4 · Turner —
W
Fritzie Pruden
TKO 6/10 · Fairgrounds Coliseum, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 81-12-4 · Pruden —
W
Ralph Zannelli
UD 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence
Gavilán 80-12-4 · Zannelli —
W
Don Williams
SD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 79-12-4 · Williams —
W
Bobby Dykes
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles SD 15/15 · Miami Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 78-12-4 · Dykes —
W
TKO 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 77-12-4 · Cartier —
D
PTS 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 77-12-3 · Bratton 45-17-2
W
TKO 4/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 76-12-3 · Janiro —
W
Bobby Rosado
KO 7/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 75-12-3 · Rosado —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 74-12-3 · Graham 91-6-6
W
Fritzie Pruden
UD 10/10 · Arena, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 73-12-3 · Pruden —
W
Won NBA welterweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 72-12-3 · Bratton 44-16-2
W
Aldo Minelli
UD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 71-12-3 · Minelli —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 70-12-3 · Hairston —
W
Tommy Ciarlo
TKO 8/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 69-12-3 · Ciarlo —
W
Tommy Ciarlo
PTS 10/10 · Caracas, 🇻🇪
Gavilán 68-12-3 · Ciarlo —
W
Paddy Young
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 67-12-3 · Young —
W
Joe Miceli
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 66-12-3 · Miceli —
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 65-12-3 · Janiro —
W
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 64-12-3 · Graham 89-5-6
L
SD 10/10 · Watres Armory, Scranton, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 64-11-3 · Hairston —
D
Tommy Ciarlo
PTS 10/10 · Arena, New Haven, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 64-11-2 · Ciarlo —
W
KO 6/10 · Municipal Stadium, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 63-11-2 · Greco —
W
Phil Burton
PTS 10/10 · Delormier Stadium, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Gavilán 62-11-2 · Burton —
W
Sonny Horne
PTS 10/10 · Coney Island Velodrome, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 61-11-2 · Horne —
W
Bobby Mann
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 60-11-2 · Mann —
W
Mike Koballa
UD 10/10 · Dexter Park Arena, Woodhaven, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 59-11-2 · Koballa —
W
Georgie Small
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 58-11-2 · Small —
L
MD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 58-10-2 · Costner —
L
SD 10/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Gavilán 58-9-2 · Villemain —
W
Otis Graham
SD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 57-9-2 · Graham —
L
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 57-8-2 · Graham 83-5-6
W
Bobby Lee
PTS 10/10 · Gran Estadio de La Habana, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 56-8-2 · Lee —
W
UD 10/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Gavilán 55-8-2 · Dauthuille —
L
Lester Felton
SD 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 55-7-2 · Felton —
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 54-7-2 · Jack 81-15-4
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 53-7-2 · Castellani 32-4-5
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring welterweight titles UD 15/15 · Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 53-6-2 · Robinson 95-1-2
W
Cliff Hart
TKO 2/10 · MacArthur Stadium, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 52-6-2 · Hart —
W
Al Priest
UD 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 51-6-2 · Priest —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 50-6-2 · Williams 98-11-4
W
MD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 49-6-2 · Williams 98-10-4
W
Abdeslam ben Buker
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 48-6-2 · Buker —
W
Tony Pellone
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 47-6-2 · Pellone —
W
Vinnie Rossano
TKO 6/10 · Yankee Stadium, Bronx, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 46-6-2 · Rossano —
L
UD 10/10 · Yankee Stadium, Bronx New York, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 46-5-2 · Robinson 87-1-1
W
Buster Tyler
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 45-5-2 · Tyler —
W
Roman Alvarez
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 44-5-2 · Alvarez —
W
Rocco Rossano
KO 1/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 43-5-2 · Rossano —
W
SD 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 42-5-2 · Bell —
L
Doug Ratford
UD 10/10 · Broadway Arena, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 42-4-2 · Ratford —
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 42-3-2 · Williams 90-10-4
W
Vinnie Rossano
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 41-3-2 · Rossano —
W
Joe Curcio
TKO 2/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 40-3-2 · Curcio —
D
Gene Burton
PTS 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 40-3-1 · Burton —
D
Buster Tyler
PTS 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 40-3-0 · Tyler —
W
Bee Bee Wright
TKO 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 39-3-0 · Wright —
W
Billy Nixon
UD 8/8 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 38-3-0 · Nixon —
W
Billy Justine
UD 8/8 · Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 37-3-0 · Justine —
W
Charley Milan
TKO 1/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 36-3-0 · Milan —
L
Doug Ratford
PTS 10/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 36-2-0 · Ratford —
W
Bobby Lee
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 35-2-0 · Lee —
W
KO 2/10 · Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 34-2-0 · Williams —
W
Vince Gambill
KO 2/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 33-2-0 · Gambill —
W
Nick Moran
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 32-2-0 · Moran —
W
Baby Coullimber
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 31-2-0 · Coullimber —
W
Jose Garvia Alvarez
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 30-2-0 · Alvarez —
W
Julio Pedroso
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 29-2-0 · Pedroso —
W
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 28-2-0 · Williams —
W
UD 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 27-2-0 · Williams —
W
Johnny Ryan
TKO 5/6 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Gavilán 26-2-0 · Ryan —
W
Hankin Barrow
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 25-2-0 · Barrow —
W
Jack Larrimore
KO 3/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 24-2-0 · Larrimore —
W
Hankin Barrow
KO 7/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 23-2-0 · Barrow —
W
Chico Varona
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 22-2-0 · Varona —
L
Tony Mar
PTS 10/10 · Plaza de Toros La Condesa, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Gavilán 22-1-0 · Mar —
W
Santiago Sosa
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 21-1-0 · Sosa —
W
Jose Zorilla
KO 4/10 · Bayamo, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 20-1-0 · Zorilla —
W
Kid Bururu
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 19-1-0 · Bururu —
W
Kid Bururu
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 18-1-0 · Bururu —
W
Johnny Suarez
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 17-1-0 · Suarez —
W
Carlos Malacara
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 16-1-0 · Malacara —
L
Carlos Malacara
PTS 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Gavilán 16-0-0 · Malacara —
W
Pedro Ortega
KO 6/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Gavilán 15-0-0 · Ortega —
W
Julio Cesar Jimenez
PTS 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Gavilán 14-0-0 · Jimenez —
W
Joe Pedroso
KO 4/12 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 13-0-0 · Pedroso —
W
Pedro Ortega
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 12-0-0 · Ortega —
W
Julio Cesar Jimenez
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 11-0-0 · Jimenez —
W
Kid Bebo
KO 4/10 · Cienfuegos, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 10-0-0 · Bebo —
W
Santiago Sosa
KO 9/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 9-0-0 · Sosa —
W
Joe Pedroso
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 8-0-0 · Pedroso —
W
Bombon Oriental
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 7-0-0 · Oriental —
W
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 6-0-0 · Acevedo —
W
Bombon Oriental
PTS 10/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 5-0-0 · Oriental —
W
Juan Villalba
TKO 9/10 · Palacio de Deportes, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 4-0-0 · Villalba —
W
Sergio Prieto
TKO 5/6 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 3-0-0 · Prieto —
W
Nanito Kid Dustet
PTS 6/6 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 2-0-0 · Dustet —
W
Bartolo Molina
PTS 4/4 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 1-0-0 · Molina —
W
Antonio Diaz
PTS 6/6 · Arena Cristal, Havana, 🇨🇺
Gavilán 0-0-0 · Diaz —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Kid Gavilán's record? Kid Gavilán's professional record is 108-31-5 with 29 knockouts.
Who did Kid Gavilán fight last? Kid Gavilán last fought Carlos de León on Apr 5, 1975 and lost by TKO in round 6.
Which world titles has Kid Gavilán held? Kid Gavilán has held 1 world title reign: WBA welterweight (1951–1954). Sources Boxerbook ID 19156 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/19156 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
