Jorge Adolfo Páez (born October 27, 1965) is a Mexican actor, circus performer, religious preacher and former professional boxer. In boxing he held the WBO and IBF world featherweight titles. Paez's nickname of "El Maromero" is in honor of the somersault (referred to in Spanish as "maroma") acts he performs at the circus. It was in the circus that he learned acrobatic moves he would later use in the boxing ring. Páez is also the father of Azriel Páez, Jorge Páez Jr., and Airam Páez.

Personal life Paez had been a circus performer in his northwest Mexico hometown since he was very young. Jorge started boxing in San Luis Río Colorado. He is also the father of welterweight prospect Azriel Páez and WBC Youth Intercontinental welterweight champion Jorge Páez Jr.

Professional career Early years Paez began boxing professionally on November 16, 1984, knocking out Efren Treno in three rounds.

Featherweight champion From there on, he built a string of wins that led him to challenge IBF featherweight champion Calvin Grove in boxing's last 15 round world title fight. Paez was trailing on all three scorecards, but dropped the champion three times in the last round. The knockdowns provided an edge on the scorecards, making Paez IBF featherweight champion by a unanimous decision. He defended the title eight times, including a knockout in 11 against Grove in a rematch, a unanimous decision win former world champion Stevie Cruz and a split decision against future world champion Troy Dorsey.

He then won the WBO featherweight title in a unification bout against Louie Espinoza (in a rematch of their 1989 fight that ended in a draw) by split decision.

Paez then vacated his titles and moved up in weight, only to lose to IBF super featherweight champion Tony Lopez. Paez continued to fight, but he had mixed results versus former world champion Lupe Suarez and against Tracy Spann; he and Suarez drew in 10 rounds, and he beat Spann by a 10-round decision.

Lightweight

On October 10, 1991, Paez moved up to lightweight and fought against Pernell Whitaker for the WBC, WBA and IBF lightweight titles but lost by unanimous decision.

On November 6, 1992, Paez fought against future world champion Rafael Ruelas for the NABF lightweight title, losing by TKO in the 10 round. On July 17, 1993, he lost to Freddie Pendleton by a decision in twelve for the IBF lightweight title

On July 29, 1994, he was given a shot at the vacant WBO lightweight title against rising superstar Oscar De La Hoya. Paez lost by a knockout in round two.

Later years Paez then went up against WBA super featherweight champion Genaro Hernandez in a non-title bout, losing by TKO in the 8th round due to cuts. On August 17, 1996, he won the WBC Continental Americas super featherweight regional title by knocking out Narciso Valenzuela in 3 rounds. Paez would then lose that title in his next match against Julian Wheeler but regained it by beating Wheeler in the rematch.

On August 7, 1997, he lost by a knockout in eight rounds to Angel Manfredy. After three victories, Paez lost via a devastating one-punch knockout in seven rounds to Augie Sanchez in May 1999. In his next bout in October 1999, Paez boxed future lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo, losing by KO in the fifth round.

Paez continued to box on over the next few years, winning a long string of bouts against a lower level of opposition.

Injuries and Retirement Paez was supposed to fight Jesús Chávez on March 29, 2003. However, it was discovered that Paez suffered from brain swelling, putting the fight with Jesús Chávez and his career in serious jeopardy. Despite these findings, Paez fought on, and on December 5, 2003, in Phoenix, Arizona, he defeated Scott McCraken by a ten-round split decision in what would be Paez's final match.

His overall record was 79-14-5 (51 KOs).

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes98WinScott McCrackenSD10Dec 5, 200397Win78–14–5Rodney JonesUD10Sep 26, 200396Win77–14–5Rubén GalvánUD10Jul 25, 200395Win76–14–5Silverio OrtizTD7 (10)Feb 7, 200394Win75–14–5Sandro MarcosTKO3 (10)Dec 13, 200293Win74–14–5Juan Angel MaciasTKO8 (10)Sep 28, 200292Win73–14–5Agustin LorenzoKO3 (10)Jun 26, 200291Win72–14–5Mike JuarezKO5 (10)May 17, 200290Win71–14–5Tom JohnsonTKO2 (10)Feb 22, 200289Draw70–14–5Justo SanchezTD1 (10)Sep 23, 200188Win70–14–4Verdell SmithTKO3 (10)Sep 7, 200187Win69–14–4Adarryl JohnsonTKO5 (10)Jun 24, 200186Win68–14–4Verdell SmithUD10Apr 22, 200185Win67–14–4Michael DavisMD10Nov 26, 200084Win66–14–4Justo SanchezSD10Sep 24, 200083Win65–14–4Jorge RamirezTKO5 (10)Aug 26, 200082Win64–14–4Angel AldamaRTD3 (10)Apr 29, 200081Win63–14–4Jose Antonio OcampoKO2 (10)Apr 8, 200080Loss62–14–4José Luis CastilloTKO5 (12)Oct 15, 199979Loss62–13–4Augie SanchezKO7 (10)May 8, 199978Win62–12–4Juan Polo PerezKO2 (12)Nov 14, 199877Win61–12–4Victor Hugo PazUD10Sep 12, 199876Win60–12–4Juan Angel MaciasKO6 (12)Mar 28, 199875Loss59–12–4Angel ManfredyTKO8 (12)Aug 2, 199774Win59–11–4Gerald GrayRTD5 (12)Apr 26, 199773Win58–11–4Julian WheelerSD12Jan 13, 199772Loss57–11–4Julian WheelerUD12Oct 19, 199671Win57–10–4Narciso Valenzuela RomoKO3 (12)Aug 17, 199670Win56–10–4José SanabriaTKO6 (10)May 4, 199669Win55–10–4Paris AlexanderTKO5 (10)Feb 15, 199668Win54–10–4Anthony JohnsonUD10Nov 16, 199567Loss53–10–4Jose Vida RamosSD12Sep 30, 199566Loss53–9–4Jose Vida RamosDQ5 (10)Jul 8, 199565Loss53–8–4Genaro HernandezTKO8 (10)Mar 31, 199564Loss53–7–4Oscar De La HoyaKO2 (12)Jul 29, 199463Win53–6–4Juan GomezUD10Jun 11, 199462Win52–6–4Mauricio AcevesUD10Apr 11, 199461Win51–6–4Andres SandovalRTD5 (10)Feb 19, 199460Win50–6–4Dominick MonacoTKO5 (?)Nov 20, 199359Win49–6–4Raul FrancoTKO10 (10)Nov 15, 199358Win48–6–4Danny RomeroKO1 (?)Oct 15, 1993Not the American boxer Danny Romero57Win47–6–4Erick MadridTKO4 (10)Sep 13, 199356Loss46–6–4Freddie PendletonUD12Jul 17, 199355Win46–5–4Jesse TorresUD10May 18, 199354Win45–5–4Ramon FelixTKO8 (10)Mar 13, 199353Win44–5–4Alberto CastroTKO3 (10)Dec 11, 199252Loss43–5–4Rafael RuelasRTD10 (12)Nov 6, 199251Win43–4–4Brian BrownTKO6 (10)Aug 24, 199250Win42–4–4Roger BonineKO1 (10)Jul 17, 199249Win41–4–4Eduardo PerezUD10May 29, 199248Win40–4–4Johnny De La RosaUD10Mar 27, 199247Win39–4–4Benny MedinaUD10Feb 17, 199246Loss38–4–4Pernell WhitakerUD12Oct 5, 199145Win38–3–4Tracy SpannMD10Jun 14, 199144Draw37–3–4Lupe SuarezTD4 (10)Apr 19, 199143Win37–3–3Jorge RamirezMD10Mar 8, 199142Win36–3–3Javier MarquezTKO3 (10)Jan 6, 199141Loss35–3–3Tony LopezUD12Sep 22, 199040Draw35–2–3Troy DorseySD12Jul 8, 199039Win35–2–2Louie EspinozaSD12Apr 7, 199038Win34–2–2Troy DorseySD12Feb 4, 199037Win33–2–2Lupe GutierrezTKO6 (12)Dec 9, 198936Win32–2–2Fernando SeguraUD4Nov 11, 198935Win31–2–2Allan MakitokiTKO6 (10)Oct 23, 198934Win30–2–2Jose Mario LopezKO2 (12)Sep 16, 198933Win29–2–2Steve CruzUD12Aug 6, 198932Draw28–2–2Louie EspinozaSD12May 21, 198931Win28–2–1Calvin GroveTKO11 (12)Mar 30, 198930Win27–2–1Miguel MolinaKO6 (?)Sep 30, 198829Win26–2–1Calvin GroveMD15Aug 4, 198828Win25–2–1Martin GarciaKO6 (?)May 28, 198827Win24–2–1Rafael ToledoTKO2 (10)Apr 22, 198826Win23–2–1Carlos LinaresKO3 (?)Apr 4, 198825Win22–2–1Rosendo AlonsoKO1 (?)Feb 26, 198824Win21–2–1Elpidio InfanteRTD7 (10)Feb 5, 198823Win20–2–1Martin TorresKO4 (10)Dec 18, 198722Win19–2–1Jesus LopezKO2 (10)Dec 4, 198721Win18–2–1Robert LewisUD10Oct 30, 198720Win17–2–1Refugio AlvaradoTKO7 (10)Jul 25, 198719Win16–2–1Arnel ArrozalRTD5 (10)May 22, 198718Win15–2–1Silvestre CastilloKO6 (6)Apr 25, 198717Win14–2–1Marco Antonio SantosKO5 (10)Mar 20, 198716Win13–2–1Alejandro MayorgaUD10Mar 1, 198715Win12–2–1Jose MillanKO2 (10)Feb 15, 198714Win11–2–1Alejandro MayorgaUD10Jan 1, 198713Win10–2–1Noe GonzalezKO3 (10)Dec 6, 198612Win9–2–1Carlos GalanKO1 (10)Oct 3, 198611Win8–2–1Jesus RojasPTS10Sep 16, 198610Loss7–2–1Miguel MolinaPTS6Jul 28, 19869Win7–1–1Martin MorenoKO1 (6)Jun 27, 19868Win6–1–1Salvador SaraKO1 (?)Apr 22, 19867Win5–1–1Efren TineoKO3 (6)Nov 1, 19856Draw4–1–1Mario Rivera PTS6Jul 29, 19855Loss4–1Salomon Villavicencio4Apr 16, 19854Win4–0Jose Luis Luna1 (4), Mar 30, 19853Win3–0Manuel ArmentaKO1Feb 8, 19852Win2–0Julio Cesar Medina2Dec 14, 19841Win1–0Efren Tineo3Nov 16, 1984

Outside the Ring In 1993 he made the movie Zapatos Viejos, where he starred alongside Gloria Trevi, playing "Ernesto". In 1995, he made his Hollywood acting debut in the low-budget movie Dirty Money.

Paez's name surfaced in the 2004 FBI investigation against promoter Bob Arum. The FBI was investigating whether Paez's win over Verdell Smith was a fixed fight or not.

Paez had a brief supporting role with World Wrestling Entertainment as an associate of Rey Mysterio, and accompanied him to the ring at the No Way Out pay-per-view event on February 15, 2004. Paez also appeared in Mysterio's music video for his song from the WWE Originals album, "Crossing Borders."

Religion Paez is a Jehovah's Witness preacher in Las Vegas, Nevada.

See also Notable boxing families List of featherweight boxing champions List of IBF world champions List of Mexican boxing world champions

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