Michael Carbajal
"Little Hands of Stone"
- Born
- 1967
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1989–1999
A leading attraction in boxing’s smallest divisions, Carbajal unified light-flyweight titles by stopping Humberto González in 1993. Their three-fight rivalry brought new attention to the division.
Titles & Honours
- IBF Light Flyweight Champion
- WBC Light Flyweight Champion
- WBO Light Flyweight Champion
- Olympic Silver (1988)
Career Timeline
1989–1999- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Will Grigsby · W UD
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Jorge Luis Roman · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Jacob Matlala
L TKO9 Jacob Matlala (1997) · Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
- Signature fight
vs Oscar Calzada
W TKO4 Oscar Calzada (1999) · Convention Center, Tucson , Arizona, U.S.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Jorge Arce · W TKO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
- Signature fight
vs Jorge Arce
W TKO11 Jorge Arce (1999) · Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana , Mexico
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-02-24 | W | Will Grigsby | UD | 4 | Convention Center , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1989-04-04 | W | Silvestre Peraza | TKO | 1 | Veteran's Memorial Coliseum , Phoenix, Arizona , U.S. |
| 1989-05-02 | W | Camerino Rojas | KO | 2 | Harrah’s Hotel and Casino, Stateline , Nevada , U.S. |
| 1989-05-21 | W | Pedro Espinoza | TKO | 1 | Veteran's Memorial Coliseum , Phoenix, Arizona , U.S. |
| 1989-06-12 | W | Eduardo Nunez | KO | 4 | Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1989-07-15 | W | Francisco Lueveno | TKO | 2 | Harrah’s Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1989-08-14 | W | Prudencio De Jesus | KO | 2 | Lawlor Events Center, Reno , Nevada, U.S. |
| 1989-09-05 | W | Jose Luis Herrera | UD | 8 | Harrah’s Hotel and Casino, Stateline , Nevada , U.S. |
| 1989-10-17 | W | Jose Manuel Diaz | TKO | 3 | State Fair, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1989-11-17 | W | Pedro Jose Feliciano | UD | 10 | Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1990-01-12 | W | Miguel Angel Banda | UD | 8 | Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1990-02-18 | W | Tony DeLuca | UD | 12 | Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1990-04-01 | W | Raul Acosta | UD | 10 | Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1990-06-14 | W | Fernando Martinez | TKO | 9 | The Holiday Casino, Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S. |
| 1990-07-29 | W | Muangchai Kittikasem | TKO | 7 | Veteran's Memorial Coliseum , Phoenix, Arizona , U.S. |
| 1990-09-20 | W | Oscar Calzada | TKO | 3 | Bally’s Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1990-10-25 | W | Luis Monzote | KO | 5 | Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1990-12-08 | W | Leon Salazar | KO | 4 | Rawhide Western Theme Park, Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1991-02-17 | W | Macario Santos | KO | 2 | Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1991-03-17 | W | Javier Varguez | UD | 12 | Bally’s Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1991-05-10 | W | Héctor Patri | UD | 12 | John O’Donnell Stadium, Davenport , Iowa , U.S. |
| 1991-10-18 | W | Jesus Chong | UD | 10 | Convention Center , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1992-02-17 | W | Marcos Pacheco | UD | 12 | Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1992-04-30 | W | Jose Luis Velarde | UD | 10 | Tingley Coliseum , Albuquerque , New Mexico , U.S. |
| 1992-08-13 | W | Jorge Luis Roman | UD | 10 | Veteran's Memorial Coliseum , Phoenix, Arizona , U.S. |
| 1992-10-14 | W | Jose Manuel Diaz | RTD | 7 | Rosemont Horizon , Rosemont , Illinois , U.S. |
| 1992-12-12 | W | Robinson Cuesta | TKO | 8 | America West Arena , Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1993-03-13 | W | Humberto Gonzalez | KO | 7 | Hilton Hotel , Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1993-07-17 | W | Kim Kwang-sun | TKO | 7 | Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1993-10-30 | W | Domingo Sosa | TKO | 5 | America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1994-02-19 | L | Humberto Gonzalez | SD | 12 | Great Western Forum , Inglewood , California , U.S. |
| 1994-04-08 | W | Abner Barajas | TKO | 3 | Hilton Hotel, Laughlin , Nevada, U.S. |
| 1994-07-15 | W | Josue Camacho | UD | 12 | America West Arena , Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| 1994-11-12 | L | Humberto Gonzalez | MD | 12 | Monumental Plaza de Toros Mexico, Mexico City , Mexico |
| 1995-04-01 | W | Armando Diaz | UD | 10 | Buffalos Bill’s Star Arena, Primm , Nevada, U.S. |
| 1995-05-24 | W | Francisco Carrasco | KO | 4 | Civic Auditorium , Bakersfield , California, U.S. |
| 1995-06-20 | W | Andres Cazares | RTD | 5 | Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, California, U.S. |
| 1995-08-12 | W | Jose Quirino | KO | 1 | MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1995-09-16 | W | Gregorio Garcia | KO | 3 | Mirage Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1995-11-16 | W | Francisco Montiel | KO | 4 | Veteran's Memorial Coliseum , Phoenix, Arizona , U.S. |
| 1996-02-19 | W | Mauro Diaz | TKO | 7 | Club Rio, Tempe , Arizona, U.S. |
| 1996-03-16 | W | Melchor Cob Castro | UD | 12 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1996-07-14 | W | Manuel Sarabia | KO | 1 | Mammoth Gardens , Denver , Colorado , U.S. |
| 1996-09-13 | W | Julio Coronel | TKO | 8 | Knapp Center , Des Moines , Iowa, U.S. |
| 1996-10-12 | W | Tomas Rivera | KO | 5 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim , California, U.S. |
| 1996-12-10 | W | Tomas Cordoba | TKO | 3 | Memorial Coliseum (Corpus Christi) , Corpus Christi , Texas , U.S. |
| 1997-01-18 | L | Mauricio Pastrana | SD | 12 | Thomas & Mack Center , Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1997-03-22 | W | Scotty Olson | KO | 10 | Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| 1997-07-18 | L | Jacob Matlala | TKO | 9 | Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1999-02-27 | W | Jose De Jesus | RTD | 6 | India Cultural Center, Tampa , Florida , U.S. |
| 1999-05-08 | W | Oscar Andrade | UD | 10 | Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami , Florida, U.S. |
| 1999-07-02 | W | Oscar Calzada | TKO | 4 | Convention Center, Tucson , Arizona, U.S. |
| 1999-07-31 | W | Jorge Arce | TKO | 11 | Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana , Mexico |
Showing 53 of 53 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-17. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-17. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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