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Lightweight–Light Middleweight · Modern Era (1990–Present)

Shane Mosley

"Sugar"

Top 100 · #62 · 56.8 points
49
Wins
10
Losses
1
Draws
41
KOs
84%
KO %
Born
1971
Died
—
Nationality
USA
Career
1993–2016

A blindingly fast three-division champion who twice beat Oscar De La Hoya.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1993–2016
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Greg Puente · W KO

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  2. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Manuel Gomez · KO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  3. Signature fight

    vs Oscar De La Hoya

    W SD · Staples Center , Los Angeles, California, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  4. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs David Avanesyan · L UD. Not necessarily the retirement date.

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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

Shane Mosley at Fight Night Club event at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Shane Mosley at Fight Night Club event at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Shane Mosley at the American Music Awards of 2009
Shane Mosley at the American Music Awards of 2009
Shane Mosley (Sugar Shane Mosley) and his trainer Roberto (Hands of Stone) Duran while training for a fight.
Shane Mosley (Sugar Shane Mosley) and his trainer Roberto (Hands of Stone) Duran while training for a fight.
'Sugar' Shane Mosley, Hollywood, California on December 12, 2018 - Photo by Glenn Francis of www.PacificProDigital.com and Glenn.Photos
'Sugar' Shane Mosley, Hollywood, California on December 12, 2018 - Photo by Glenn Francis of www.PacificProDigital.com and Glenn.Photos

4 archival photographs under their original licences.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1993-02-11WGreg PuenteKO5Hollywood Palladium , Hollywood, California , U.S.
1993-04-24WArnulfo VillaKO1Great Western Forum , Inglewood, California , U.S.
1993-07-21WPey CastilloKO1Reseda Country Club , Los Angeles, California , U.S.
1993-08-25WRoberto UriasKO5Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California, U.S.
1993-09-27WMiguel PenaKO1Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
1993-10-25WJuan Manuel ArandaKO2Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
1993-12-06WPaulino GonzalezKO2Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
1994-01-20WFrancisco RodriguezKO2Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California , U.S.
1994-02-04WLorenzo GarciaKO5Civic Auditorium , Santa Cruz, California , U.S.
1994-03-26WOscar LopezPTS10Fairplex , Pomona, California , U.S.
1994-04-29WLorenzo GarciaTKO3Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
1994-06-30WJohn BryantKO8Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S.
1994-07-24WNarciso ValenzuelaTKO5Grand Olympic Auditorium , Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1994-08-06WMauro GutierrezTKO9Fairplex, Pomona, California, U.S.
1994-09-09WLouis RamirezTKO10Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1994-11-12WJose Luis MadridRTD4Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
1995-04-12WRaul HernandezKO2Warner Center Marriott, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
1995-07-02WMauricio AcevesKO4Arrowhead Pond , Anaheim, California , U.S.
1996-01-23WMike BryanKO1Grand Casino , Biloxi, Mississippi , U.S.
1996-11-01WRamon FelixTKO1Fantasy Springs Resort Casino , Indio, California , U.S.
1996-12-21WJoseph MurrayTKO3Mohegan Sun Arena , Montville, Connecticut , U.S.
1997-02-06WElias QuirozKO6Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
1997-04-09WMichael SmithKO4Inland Expo Center, Westmont, Illinois , U.S.
1997-08-02WPhilip HolidayUD12Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
1997-11-25WManuel GomezKO11County Coliseum , El Paso, Texas , U.S.
1998-02-06WDemetrio CeballosTKO8Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
1998-05-09WJohn John MolinaTKO8Etess Arena , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.
1998-06-27WWilfredo RuizKO5Apollo Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
1998-09-22WEduardo MoralesTKO5The Theater at Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York , U.S.
1998-11-14WJesse James LeijaRTD9Foxwoods Resort Casino , Ledyard, Connecticut , U.S.
1999-01-09WGolden JohnsonKO7Civic Center , Pensacola, Florida , U.S.
1999-04-17WJohn BrownTKO8Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
1999-09-25WWilfredo RiveraKO10Pechanga Resort & Casino , Temecula, California , U.S.
2000-01-22WWilly WiseTKO3The Joint , Paradise, Nevada , U.S.
2000-06-17WOscar De La HoyaSD12Staples Center , Los Angeles, California, U.S.
2000-11-04WAntonio DíazTKO6The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
2001-03-10WShannan TaylorRTD6Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2001-07-21WAdrian StoneTKO3Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2002-01-26LVernon ForrestUD12The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
2002-07-20LVernon ForrestUD12Conseco Fieldhouse , Indianapolis, Indiana , U.S.
2003-02-08NCRaúl MárquezNC3Mandalay Bay Events Center , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2003-09-13WOscar De La HoyaUD12MGM Grand Garden Arena , Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2004-03-13LWinky WrightUD12Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2004-11-20LWinky WrightMD12Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2005-04-23WDavid EstradaUD10Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2005-09-17WJosé Luis CruzUD10MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2006-02-25WFernando VargasTKO10Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2006-07-15WFernando VargasTKO6MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2007-02-10WLuis CollazoUD12MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2007-11-10LMiguel CottoUD12Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S.
2008-09-27WRicardo MayorgaKO12Home Depot Center , Carson, California , U.S.
2009-01-24WAntonio MargaritoTKO9Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
2010-05-01LFloyd Mayweather Jr.UD12MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2010-09-18DSergio MoraSD12Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
2011-05-07LManny PacquiaoUD12MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2012-05-05LCanelo ÁlvarezUD12MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
2013-05-18WPablo César CanoUD12Grand Oasis, Cancún , Mexico
2013-11-27LAnthony MundineRTD6Allphones Arena , Sydney , Australia
2015-08-29WRicardo MayorgaKO6The Forum , Inglewood, California, U.S.
2015-12-17WPatrick LópezTKO10Roberto Durán Arena , Panama City , Panama
2016-05-28LDavid AvanesyanUD12Gila River Arena , Glendale, Arizona , U.S.

Showing 61 of 61 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. 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: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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