Welterweight · United States
Don Jordan 51-23-1 17 KO · 1953–1962
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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
Nickname Geronimo
Debut Apr 27, 1953
Career 1953–1962
Rounds boxed 639
KO share 33%
Born in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Titles WBA welterweight 1958
Boxerbook rating 1407 ± 304 · inactive since Jul 1962Why here › Confirmed bouts 13 of 76
Record and next fight Record
51-23-1, 17 KOs · 1953–1962
Next fight
No next fight confirmed
Last result NC
Battling Torres
NC 1/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
The record 76 bouts, 1953–1962, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
NC
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 —
Show all 76 bouts W
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 record? Don Jordan's professional record is 51-23-1 with 17 knockouts.
When is Don Jordan's next fight? No next fight is confirmed as of 12 Oct 2026.
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: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
