José Navarro (boxer)

José Navarro is a professional boxer who competes in the Flyweight division. Navarro participated at the Summer Olympics in [Boxing at the Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Summer Olympics|2000] in Sydney, Australia. He is of Mexican descent.

Amateur career

Member of the 2000 USA Olympic Team boxing in the Flyweight class. His results were:

Defeated Hermensen Ballo 16-10
Defeated Hicham Mesbahi 12-9
Lost to Jérôme Thomas 12-23

Pro career

Navarro turned pro in 2001. In 2003, he became the WBC Continental Americas super flyweight champion and the International Boxing Association super flyweight champion when he defeated Reynaldo Hurtado. In 2005 at 21-0 he lost a close decision to Katsushige Kawashima for the WBC super flyweight title in Japan. In 2006 he traveled to Japan again to challenge Masamori Tokuyama for the WBC super flyweight title and lost a decision. Starting in 2012, he is now a boxing trainer working in Los Angeles.