| Jorge Páez | |
| Nickname: | El Maromero |
| Realname: | Jorge Adolfo Páez |
| Weight: | Featherweight Super featherweight Lightweight |
| Height: | 5feet |
| Reach: | 690NaN0 |
| Birth Date: | October 27, 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 98 |
| Wins: | 79 |
| Ko: | 52 |
| Losses: | 14 |
| Draws: | 5 |
Jorge Adolfo Páez (born October 27, 1965) is a Mexican actor, circus performer and former professional boxer. In boxing he held the WBO and IBF featherweight titles.[1] 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.[2]
Paez has 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[3] and WBC Youth Intercontinental welterweight champion Jorge Páez Jr.[4]
Paez began boxing professionally on November 16, 1984, knocking out Efren Treno in three rounds.
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.
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.
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.
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).
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Win | 79–14–5 | Scott McCracken | SD | 10 | Dec 5, 2003 | |||
| 97 | Win | 78–14–5 | Rodney Jones | UD | 10 | Sep 26, 2003 | |||
| 96 | Win | 77–14–5 | Rubén Galván | UD | 10 | Jul 25, 2003 | |||
| 95 | Win | 76–14–5 | Silverio Ortiz | TD | 7 (10) | Feb 7, 2003 | |||
| 94 | Win | 75–14–5 | Sandro Marcos | TKO | 3 (10) | Dec 13, 2002 | |||
| 93 | Win | 74–14–5 | Juan Angel Macias | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 28, 2002 | |||
| 92 | Win | 73–14–5 | Agustin Lorenzo | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 26, 2002 | |||
| 91 | Win | 72–14–5 | Mike Juarez | KO | 5 (10) | May 17, 2002 | |||
| 90 | Win | 71–14–5 | Tom Johnson | TKO | 2 (10) | Feb 22, 2002 | |||
| 89 | Draw | 70–14–5 | Justo Sanchez | TD | 1 (10) | Sep 23, 2001 | |||
| 88 | Win | 70–14–4 | Verdell Smith | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 7, 2001 | |||
| 87 | Win | 69–14–4 | Adarryl Johnson | TKO | 5 (10) | Jun 24, 2001 | |||
| 86 | Win | 68–14–4 | Verdell Smith | UD | 10 | Apr 22, 2001 | |||
| 85 | Win | 67–14–4 | Michael Davis | MD | 10 | Nov 26, 2000 | |||
| 84 | Win | 66–14–4 | Justo Sanchez | SD | 10 | Sep 24, 2000 | |||
| 83 | Win | 65–14–4 | Jorge Ramirez | TKO | 5 (10) | Aug 26, 2000 | |||
| 82 | Win | 64–14–4 | Angel Aldama | RTD | 3 (10) | Apr 29, 2000 | |||
| 81 | Win | 63–14–4 | Jose Antonio Ocampo | KO | 2 (10) | Apr 8, 2000 | |||
| 80 | Loss | 62–14–4 | José Luis Castillo | TKO | 5 (12) | Oct 15, 1999 | |||
| 79 | Loss | 62–13–4 | Augie Sanchez | KO | 7 (10) | May 8, 1999 | |||
| 78 | Win | 62–12–4 | Juan Polo Perez | KO | 2 (12) | Nov 14, 1998 | |||
| 77 | Win | 61–12–4 | Victor Hugo Paz | UD | 10 | Sep 12, 1998 | |||
| 76 | Win | 60–12–4 | Juan Angel Macias | KO | 6 (12) | Mar 28, 1998 | |||
| 75 | Loss | 59–12–4 | Angel Manfredy | TKO | 8 (12) | Aug 2, 1997 | |||
| 74 | Win | 59–11–4 | Gerald Gray | RTD | 5 (12) | Apr 26, 1997 | |||
| 73 | Win | 58–11–4 | Julian Wheeler | SD | 12 | Jan 13, 1997 | |||
| 72 | Loss | 57–11–4 | Julian Wheeler | UD | 12 | Oct 19, 1996 | |||
| 71 | Win | 57–10–4 | Narciso Valenzuela Romo | KO | 3 (12) | Aug 17, 1996 | |||
| 70 | Win | 56–10–4 | José Sanabria | TKO | 6 (10) | May 4, 1996 | |||
| 69 | Win | 55–10–4 | Paris Alexander | TKO | 5 (10) | Feb 15, 1996 | |||
| 68 | Win | 54–10–4 | Anthony Johnson | UD | 10 | Nov 16, 1995 | |||
| 67 | Loss | 53–10–4 | Jose Vida Ramos | SD | 12 | Sep 30, 1995 | |||
| 66 | Loss | 53–9–4 | Jose Vida Ramos | DQ | 5 (10) | Jul 8, 1995 | |||
| 65 | Loss | 53–8–4 | Genaro Hernandez | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 31, 1995 | |||
| 64 | Loss | 53–7–4 | Oscar De La Hoya | KO | 2 (12) | Jul 29, 1994 | |||
| 63 | Win | 53–6–4 | Juan Gomez | UD | 10 | Jun 11, 1994 | |||
| 62 | Win | 52–6–4 | Mauricio Aceves | UD | 10 | Apr 11, 1994 | |||
| 61 | Win | 51–6–4 | Andres Sandoval | RTD | 5 (10) | Feb 19, 1994 | |||
| 60 | Win | 50–6–4 | Dominick Monaco | TKO | 5 (?) | Nov 20, 1993 | |||
| 59 | Win | 49–6–4 | Raul Franco | TKO | 10 (10) | Nov 15, 1993 | |||
| 58 | Win | 48–6–4 | Danny Romero | KO | 1 (?) | Oct 15, 1993 | Not the American boxer Danny Romero | ||
| 57 | Win | 47–6–4 | Erick Madrid | TKO | 4 (10) | Sep 13, 1993 | |||
| 56 | Loss | 46–6–4 | Freddie Pendleton | UD | 12 | Jul 17, 1993 | |||
| 55 | Win | 46–5–4 | Jesse Torres | UD | 10 | May 18, 1993 | |||
| 54 | Win | 45–5–4 | Ramon Felix | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 13, 1993 | |||
| 53 | Win | 44–5–4 | Alberto Castro | TKO | 3 (10) | Dec 11, 1992 | |||
| 52 | Loss | 43–5–4 | Rafael Ruelas | RTD | 10 (12) | Nov 6, 1992 | |||
| 51 | Win | 43–4–4 | Brian Brown | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 24, 1992 | |||
| 50 | Win | 42–4–4 | Roger Bonine | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 17, 1992 | |||
| 49 | Win | 41–4–4 | Eduardo Perez | UD | 10 | May 29, 1992 | |||
| 48 | Win | 40–4–4 | Johnny De La Rosa | UD | 10 | Mar 27, 1992 | |||
| 47 | Win | 39–4–4 | Benny Medina | UD | 10 | Feb 17, 1992 | |||
| 46 | Loss | 38–4–4 | Pernell Whitaker | UD | 12 | Oct 5, 1991 | |||
| 45 | Win | 38–3–4 | Tracy Spann | MD | 10 | Jun 14, 1991 | |||
| 44 | Draw | 37–3–4 | Lupe Suarez | TD | 4 (10) | Apr 19, 1991 | |||
| 43 | Win | 37–3–3 | Jorge Ramirez | MD | 10 | Mar 8, 1991 | |||
| 42 | Win | 36–3–3 | Javier Marquez | TKO | 3 (10) | Jan 6, 1991 | |||
| 41 | Loss | 35–3–3 | Tony Lopez | UD | 12 | Sep 22, 1990 | |||
| 40 | Draw | 35–2–3 | Troy Dorsey | SD | 12 | Jul 8, 1990 | |||
| 39 | Win | 35–2–2 | Louie Espinoza | SD | 12 | Apr 7, 1990 | |||
| 38 | Win | 34–2–2 | Troy Dorsey | SD | 12 | Feb 4, 1990 | |||
| 37 | Win | 33–2–2 | Lupe Gutierrez | TKO | 6 (12) | Dec 9, 1989 | |||
| 36 | Win | 32–2–2 | Fernando Segura | UD | 4 | Nov 11, 1989 | |||
| 35 | Win | 31–2–2 | Allan Makitoki | TKO | 6 (10) | Oct 23, 1989 | |||
| 34 | Win | 30–2–2 | Jose Mario Lopez | KO | 2 (12) | Sep 16, 1989 | |||
| 33 | Win | 29–2–2 | Steve Cruz | UD | 12 | Aug 6, 1989 | |||
| 32 | Draw | 28–2–2 | Louie Espinoza | SD | 12 | May 21, 1989 | |||
| 31 | Win | 28–2–1 | Calvin Grove | TKO | 11 (12) | Mar 30, 1989 | |||
| 30 | Win | 27–2–1 | Miguel Molina | KO | 6 (?) | Sep 30, 1988 | |||
| 29 | Win | 26–2–1 | Calvin Grove | MD | 15 | Aug 4, 1988 | |||
| 28 | Win | 25–2–1 | Martin Garcia | KO | 6 (?) | May 28, 1988 | |||
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Rafael Toledo | TKO | 2 (10) | Apr 22, 1988 | |||
| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Carlos Linares | KO | 3 (?) | Apr 4, 1988 | |||
| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Rosendo Alonso | KO | 1 (?) | Feb 26, 1988 | |||
| 24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Elpidio Infante | RTD | 7 (10) | Feb 5, 1988 | |||
| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Martin Torres | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 18, 1987 | |||
| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Jesus Lopez | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 4, 1987 | |||
| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Robert Lewis | UD | 10 | Oct 30, 1987 | |||
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Refugio Alvarado | TKO | 7 (10) | Jul 25, 1987 | |||
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Arnel Arrozal | RTD | 5 (10) | May 22, 1987 | |||
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Silvestre Castillo | KO | 6 (6) | Apr 25, 1987 | |||
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Marco Antonio Santos | KO | 5 (10) | Mar 20, 1987 | |||
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Alejandro Mayorga | UD | 10 | Mar 1, 1987 | |||
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Jose Millan | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 15, 1987 | |||
| 14 | Win | 11–2–1 | Alejandro Mayorga | UD | 10 | Jan 1, 1987 | |||
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Noe Gonzalez | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 6, 1986 | |||
| 12 | Win | 9–2–1 | Carlos Galan | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 3, 1986 | |||
| 11 | Win | 8–2–1 | Jesus Rojas | PTS | 10 | Sep 16, 1986 | |||
| 10 | Loss | 7–2–1 | Miguel Molina | PTS | 6 | Jul 28, 1986 | |||
| 9 | Win | 7–1–1 | Martin Moreno | KO | 1 (6) | Jun 27, 1986 | |||
| 8 | Win | 6–1–1 | Salvador Sara | KO | 1 (?) | Apr 22, 1986 | |||
| 7 | Win | 5–1–1 | Efren Tineo | KO | 3 (6) | Nov 1, 1985 | |||
| 6 | Draw | 4–1–1 | Mario Rivera | PTS | 6 | Jul 29, 1985 | |||
| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Salomon Villavicencio | 4 | Apr 16, 1985 | ||||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jose Luis Luna | 1 (4), | Mar 30, 1985 | ||||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Manuel Armenta | KO | 1 | Feb 8, 1985 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Julio Cesar Medina | 2 | Dec 14, 1984 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Efren Tineo | 3 | Nov 16, 1984 |
In 1993 he made the movie Zapatos Viejos, where he starred alongside Gloria Trevi, playing "Ernesto".[5] 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."