José Luís Varela Bustamente (born September 27, 1978) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who has challenged four times for a world mini flyweight championship; the WBO title in 2006, and both the WBA and IBF (twice) titles in 2008.
Amateur career
Varela represented Venezuela at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He was defeated in the round of 32 by Cuba's eventual bronze medalist Maikro Romero.Jose Luis Varela at Sports Reference
Professional career Varela won his first professional title, the WBA Fedebol mini flyweight title, on September 24, 2004, with a unanimous decision victory over Miguel Tellez. He has unsuccessfully challenged for a mini flyweight world title four times in his career. He firstly was defeated by Iván Calderón on October 21, 2006, via unanimous decision in a bout for Calderón's WBO mini flyweight title. He then lost to WBA champion Yutaka Niida on March 1, 2008, via sixth-round knockout. Valera was then defeated by IBF champion Raúl García on September 13, 2008, via unanimous decision. García defeated Valera in a rematch exactly three months later, again by unanimous decision, to retain the title again.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes28Loss15–12 Josber PerezKO1 (10), Jul 15, 201727Loss15–11 Luis de la RosaKO2 (10), Jun 1, 201726Loss15–10 Alexis DíazKO2 (8), Jun 4, 201625Loss15–9 Kenny CanoUD8Dec 20, 201524Loss15–8 Édgar SosaTKO4 (10), Aug 7, 201023Loss15–7 Ramón García HiralesUD12May 30, 200922Loss15–6 Raúl GarcíaUD12Dec 13, 200821Loss15–5 Raúl GarcíaUD12Sep 13, 200820Loss15–4 Yutaka NiidaKO6 (12), Mar 1, 20081915–3 Oscar MartinezNC1 (10)Sep 8, 200718Win15–3Freddy CanateUD10Jul 30, 200717Loss14–3Román GonzálezKO1 (10), May 12, 200716Win14–2Carlos MeloUD10Dec 16, 200615Loss13–2Iván CalderónUD12Oct 21, 200614Win13–1Walberto RamosTKO12 (12), Mar 17, 200613Win12–1Adolfo RamosTKO8 (10), Dec 17, 200512Win11–1Walberto RamosTKO8 (12), Oct 17, 200511Win10–1Breilor Teran10Mar 5, 200510Win9–1Miguel TellezUD12Sep 25, 20049Loss8–1Carlos Melo10 (12)May 25, 20048Win8–0Over BolanosKO1 (?), Apr 12, 20047Win7–0Breilor TeranUD6Feb 20, 20046Win6–0Jesus HernandezUD4Oct 27, 20035Win5–0Jesus HernandezUD4Sep 13, 20034Win4–0Jose Vicente SanchezTKO2 (6), Sep 8, 20033Win3–0Jose Vicente Sanchez3 (6)May 17, 20032Win2–0Jose Vicente Sanchez4Mar 22, 20031Win1–0Jose Chacon3 (4)Oct 26, 2002
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