José Arturo Valenzuela Gastélum (born 25 May 1999) is a Mexican-born American professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight title from 2024 to 2025.
Professional career Valenzuela turned professional in 2018 and compiled a record of 12–0 before suffering an upset KO loss against Dominican challenger Edwin De Los Santos on September 4, 2022. He would also lose his next fight via controversial unanimous decision against Chris Colbert on March 25, 2023. Valenzuela would get revenge in his next fight by knocking Colbert out in the sixth round on December 16, 2023.
WBA super lightweight champion Valenzuela vs. Cruz
Valenzuela faced Isaac Cruz for the WBA super lightweight title at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on August 3, 2024. He won the bout by split decision.
Valenzuela vs. Russell Valenzuela faced Gary Antuanne Russell in his first defense of the WBA super lightweight title at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on March 1, 2025 where he lost the bout via unanimous decision.
Post championship reign Zuffa Boxing Valenzuela vs. Torres Valenzuela fought Diego Torres at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada, on February 1, 2026. He won by unanimous decision.
Valenzuela vs. De Los Santos 2 Valenzuela was scheduled to face Edwin De Los Santos in a 10-round lightweight rematch at the The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas on June 28, 2026. He won by knockout in the second round.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes18Win16–3Edwin De Los SantosKO2 (10), 28 Jun 202618Win15–3Diego Torres NunezUD101 Feb 202617Loss14–3Gary Antuanne RussellUD121 Mar 202516Win14–2Isaac CruzSD123 Aug 202415Win13–2Chris ColbertKO6 (12), 16 Dec 202314Loss12–2Chris ColbertUD1025 Mar 202313Loss12–1Edwin De Los SantosKO3 (10), 4 Sep 202212Win12–0Francisco VargasKO1 (10), 16 Apr 202211Win11–0Austin DulayTKO4 (10), 18 Dec 202110Win10–0Deiner BerrioUD1018 Sep 20219Win9–0Donte StrayhornTKO4 (8), 21 Aug 20218Win8–0Nelson HamptonKO1 (8), 15 May 20217Win7–0Clay BurnsKO4 (8), 27 Feb 20216Win6–0Zack KuhnKO1 (6), 29 Aug 20205Win5–0Charles ClarkKO1 (4), 28 Sep 20194Win4–0Eric ManriquezUD4 23 Jun 20193Win3–0Christian VelezKO4 (4), 16 Mar 20192Win2–0Hugo RodriguezUD413 Oct 20181Win1–0Humberto TellezUD422 Sep 2018
See also List of southpaw stance boxers List of Mexican boxing world champions List of world light-welterweight boxing champions
References
External links
José Valenzuela - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live