Carlos Rogelio Licona (born March 3, 1995) is a Mexican-born American professional boxer who held the IBF mini flyweight title from 2018 to 2019.

Professional career Licona turned professional on 5 December 2014 with a first-round knockout of Armando Diaz and amassed a 13–0 record during the next four years. His undefeated streak earned him the fight to face fellow unbeaten contender Mark Anthony Barriga for the vacant IBF mini flyweight title. The title bout was booked to face place on 1 December 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury undercard. Licona won the fight by split decision. Two judges scored the bout 115–113 in his favor, while the third judge awarded an identical scorecard to Barriga.

Licona made his first IBF mini-flyweight title defense against the once-defeated Deejay Kriel on 16 February 2019, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. He lost the fight by a late twelfth-round knockout. Licona was up 108–101 on two of the judges' scorecards at the time of the stoppage. Licona faced Nohel Arambulet for the vacant WBC FECARBOX flyweight title on 26 July 2019, in his first fight post-title loss. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117–111, 117–111 and 116–112.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes16Win15–1Nohel ArambuletUD1226 Jul 201915Loss14–1Deejay KrielKO12 (12), 16 Feb 201914Win14–0Mark Anthony BarrigaSD121 Dec 201813Win13–0Jose Eduardo Ramirez829 Jun 201812Win12–0Janiel RiveraUD107 Apr 201811Win11–0Efrain GonzalezUD627 Jan 201810Win10–0Juan Carlos DiegoMD64 Nov 20179Win9–0Cesar Sustaita4 (6)16 Feb 20178Win8–0Yezber RomeroUD68 Dec 20167Win7–0Cesar SustaitaUD614 May 20166Win6–0Pedro VerdinUD420 Feb 20165Win5–0Francisco Mendivil623 Jan 20164Win4–0Alejandro GalindoKO1 (4), 19 Nov 20153Win3–0Jose Alfredo FloresUD431 Oct 20152Win2–0Alvaro Diaz430 May 20151Win1–0Armando Diaz1 (4), 5 Dec 2014

See also List of mini-flyweight boxing champions List of Mexican boxing world champions

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