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Welterweight · Mexico
Genaro Léon 48-11-2 43 KO · 1984–2001
Genaro Léon was a welterweight boxer from Mexico, born Aug 10, 1960. Record 48-11-2 with 43 knockouts over 1984–2001. World titles: WBO welterweight (1989). Genaro Léon last fought Carlos Antonio Escobar on Jul 21, 2001 and won by KO in round 7.
Also: جينارو ليون · ヘナロ・レオン · Genaro Leon
Born Aug 10, 1960
Country 🇲🇽 Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Debut Sep 28, 1984
Career 1984–2001
Rounds boxed 250
KO share 90%
Born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Titles WBO welterweight · 1989
Boxerbook rating 1460 ± 228 · inactive since Jul 2001Why here › Confirmed bouts 4 of 61
Career record Record
48-11-2, 43 KOs · 1984–2001
Last result W
Carlos Antonio Escobar
KO 7 · Arena México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
The record 61 bouts, 1984–2001, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 61, Wikipedia (ja) · 1
W
Carlos Antonio Escobar
KO 7 · Arena México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Léon 47-11-2 · Escobar —
L
Gustavo Alonso Soto
TKO 6 · Mexico
Léon 47-10-2 · Soto —
L
TKO 6 · Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris, 🇫🇷
Léon 47-9-2 · Najem —
L
Mario Iribarren
TKO 3/10 · Exhibition Center, Coconut Grove, 🇺🇸
Léon 47-8-2 · Iribarren —
W
Armando Campas
TKO 6/10 · 35th Ave Swap Meet, Phoenix, 🇺🇸
Léon 46-8-2 · Campas —
L
TKO 2 · Pavilion, Concord, 🇺🇸
Léon 46-7-2 · Page 14-2-0
L
For NABO welterweight title TKO 3/12 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Léon 46-6-2 · Campas 60-1-0
W
Arturo Lopez Trujillo
TKO 2 · Los Mochis, 🇲🇽
Léon 45-6-2 · Trujillo —
L
Rene Francisco Herrera
PTS 10/10 · Plaza de Toros, Ciudad Juárez, 🇲🇽
Léon 45-5-2 · Herrera —
L
Jesus Cardenas
For WBC Continental Americas welterweight title DQ 3/12 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Léon 45-4-2 · Cardenas —
W
Luis Francisco Perez
TKO 9/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Léon 44-4-2 · Perez —
W
Juan Hernandez
TKO 6 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Léon 43-4-2 · Hernandez —
L
TKO 8 · Cancún, 🇲🇽
Léon 43-3-2 · González —
L
For WBC welterweight title UD 12/12 · Paramount Theater, New York City, 🇺🇸
Léon 43-2-2 · McGirt 58-2-1
W
Edison Benitez
TKO 1 · Frontón México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Léon 42-2-2 · Benitez —
W
Jerry Grant
TKO 1 · Toreo de Cuatro Caminos, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Léon 41-2-2 · Grant —
W
Ramon Ramos
Retained WBC Continental Americas welterweight title TKO 2/12 · Frontón México, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Léon 40-2-2 · Ramos —
W
Charles Duffy
TKO 7/10 · Paris, 🇫🇷
Léon 39-2-2 · Duffy —
W
PTS 8/8 · Paris, 🇫🇷
Léon 38-2-2 · Mamby —
W
Newton Barnett
KO 2/8 · Forges-les-Eaux, 🇫🇷
Léon 37-2-2 · Barnett —
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Delfino Marin
TKO 2 · Paris, 🇫🇷
Léon 36-2-2 · Marin —
W
Miguel Angel Dominguez
Retained WBC Continental Americas welterweight title TKO 4/12 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Léon 35-2-2 · Dominguez —
D
Judas Clottey
PTS 8/8 · Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, 🇲🇨
Léon 35-2-1 · Clottey —
W
David Silva
TKO 3 · Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, 🇪🇸
Léon 34-2-1 · Silva —
W
Ruben Villaman
TKO 5 · Mazatlán, 🇲🇽
Léon 33-2-1 · Villaman —
W
Sulio Sanchez
Won vacant WBC Continental Americas welterweight title TKO 1/12 · Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Léon 32-2-1 · Sanchez —
D
Miguel Angel Dominguez
TD 7/10 · Hermosillo, 🇲🇽
Léon 32-2-0 · Dominguez —
W
Alberto Alcaraz
TKO 4 · Hermosillo, 🇲🇽
Léon 31-2-0 · Alcaraz —
W
Danny Garcia
Won inaugural WBO welterweight title KO 1/12 · Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, 🇺🇸
Léon 30-2-0 · Garcia —
W
Agustin Caballero
KO 4 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Léon 29-2-0 · Caballero —
W
Young Dick Tiger
MD 10/10 · Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Léon 28-2-0 · Tiger —
W
KO 2/10 · Tijuana, Baja California, 🇲🇽
Léon 27-2-0 · Brown 27-14-2
W
Ramon Cardenas
TKO 2 · Mazatlán, 🇲🇽
Léon 26-2-0 · Cardenas —
L
David Taylor
TKO 1 · Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, 🇫🇷
Léon 26-1-0 · Taylor —
W
Joel Brival
KO 4/6 · Salle Sallusse Santoni, Antibes, 🇫🇷
Léon 25-1-0 · Brival —
W
Frankie Lake
KO 1/8 · Le Zénith, Paris, 🇫🇷
Léon 24-1-0 · Lake —
W
Ruben Villaman
KO 1 · Hermosillo, 🇲🇽
Léon 23-1-0 · Villaman —
W
Ariel Conde
KO 1/6 · La Paz, 🇲🇽
Léon 22-1-0 · Conde —
W
Jaime Castorena
KO 4 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Léon 21-1-0 · Castorena —
W
Ricardo Munoz
KO 5 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Léon 20-1-0 · Munoz —
W
TKO 2 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Léon 19-1-0 · Hernández —
W
Raffaele Paoletti
TKO 3 · Bordeaux, 🇫🇷
Léon 18-1-0 · Paoletti —
W
Carlos Cesar Prieto
DQ 7 · Le Zénith, Paris, 🇫🇷
Léon 17-1-0 · Prieto —
W
Patrick Boon
PTS 6/6 · La Rochelle, 🇫🇷
Léon 16-1-0 · Boon —
W
Sergio Aguirre
TKO 4 · Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, 🇲🇽
Léon 15-1-0 · Aguirre —
W
Jaime Montano
KO 1 · Ciudad Obregón, 🇲🇽
Léon 14-1-0 · Montano —
W
Sergio Aguirre
TKO 1 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Léon 13-1-0 · Aguirre —
W
TKO 1 · Hermosillo, 🇲🇽
Léon 12-1-0 · Bueno —
W
Mario Olmedo
PTS 10/10 · Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Léon 11-1-0 · Olmedo —
L
Ruben Villaman
TKO 5 · Mazatlán, 🇲🇽
Léon 11-0-0 · Villaman —
W
Joel Soto
KO 1 · Guamúchil, 🇲🇽
Léon 10-0-0 · Soto —
W
Rey Morales
KO 7 · Ciudad Juárez, 🇲🇽
Léon 9-0-0 · Morales —
W
Jose Luis Alejo
KO 2 · Arena Tijuana 72, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Léon 8-0-0 · Alejo —
W
Lalo Galindo
KO 1 · San Luis Potosí, 🇲🇽
Léon 7-0-0 · Galindo —
W
Aaron Brown
KO 1/8 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Léon 6-0-0 · Brown —
W
Daniel Contreras
KO 2 · La Paz, 🇲🇽
Léon 5-0-0 · Contreras —
W
Jose Lopez
KO 2 · Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Léon 4-0-0 · Lopez —
W
Gilberto Canchola
KO 7 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Léon 3-0-0 · Canchola —
W
Fidencio Cebreros
KO 2 · Mazatlán, 🇲🇽
Léon 2-0-0 · Cebreros —
W
Jose Luis Millan
TKO 9 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Léon 1-0-0 · Millan —
W
Ramon Cardoso
KO 2 · Culiacán, 🇲🇽
Léon 0-0-0 · Cardoso —
Amateur career 4 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Genaro Léon's record? Genaro Léon's professional record is 48-11-2 with 43 knockouts.
Who did Genaro Léon fight last? Genaro Léon last fought Carlos Antonio Escobar on Jul 21, 2001 and won by KO in round 7.
Which world titles has Genaro Léon held? Genaro Léon has held 1 world title reign: WBO welterweight (1989). Sources Boxerbook ID 10405 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10405 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.