José Eduardo Núñez Navarro (born July 25, 1997) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior-lightweight title from 2025 to 2026.
Professional career Núñez turned professional in 2015 after just five amateur bouts, compiling a record of 27–1 before facing Masanori Rikiishi for the vacant IBF super-featherweight title. Núñez entered the fight with a 100% knockout-to-win ratio, with his one defeat at that point being his only fight that had gone the distance. Said defeat came against Hiram Gallardo, who defeated Núñez via unanimous decision on account of a point deduction in the third round for low blows (without the deduction, the bout would have been a unanimous draw). This was the 11th bout of his career.
After 12 rounds, Núñez won by unanimous decision, his second fight to go the distance and his first decision victory.
Núñez vs. Diaz Núñez made the first defense of his IBF junior lightweight title against Christopher Díaz at Centro de Usos Multiples in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico, on September 6, 2025. He won by unanimous decision.
Núñez vs. Navarrete Núñez faced WBO junior-lightweight champion Emanuel Navarrete in a title unification bout at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, on February 28, 2026. He lost the fight by technical knockout at the start of the 11th round when the ringside doctor ruled an injury to his right eye was too bad for him to continue.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes31Loss29–2Emanuel NavarreteTKO11 (12), Feb 28, 202630Win29–1Christopher DíazUD12Sep 6, 202529Win28–1Masanori RikiishiUD12May 28, 202528Win27–1Miguel MarriagaRTD6 (10), Aug 31, 202427Win26–1Óscar EscandónTKO2 (10), Oct 28, 202326Win25–1Jesus Martin CeycaKO2 (10), Mar 4, 202325Win24–1Willmank Canonico BritoTKO10 (10), Sep 30, 202224Win23–1Adrian Pacheco PerezTKO10 (10), Apr 1, 202223Win22–1Osvaldo MaldonadoTKO9 (10), Oct 15, 202122Win21–1Guillermo Avila GodinezKO5 (10), Feb 27, 202121Win20–1Gerson Escobar RomeroTKO6 (8), Dec 14, 201920Win19–1Josue VerazaKO2 (8), Nov 23, 201919Win18–1Rafael HernandezTKO1 (10), Sep 20, 201918Win17–1Jesus ArevaloKO2 (8), Jul 20, 201917Win16–1Juan JimenezTKO3 (8), Jun 7, 201916Win15–1Cecilio SantosKO2 (8), Apr 12, 201915Win14–1Everardo Ceballos AlvelaizTKO2 (6), Dec 8, 201814Win13–1Adalberto Garcia CovarrubiasTKO2 (6), Oct 13, 201813Win12–1Jose Vega OchoaKO1 (10), Sep 1, 201812Win11–1Jesus Valle ArmentaKO2 (10), Aug 15, 201811Loss10–1Hiram GallardoUD6Jun 29, 201810Win10–0Victoriano NunezTKO3 (6), Mar 2, 20189Win9–0Jesus Lopez PerezKO4 (6), Oct 20, 20178Win8–0Mario Sanchez MendezTKO1 (6), Sep 8, 20177Win7–0Aaron AguilarRTD5 (8), Jun 16, 20176Win6–0Jhovany Armenta InzunzaKO2 (6), Apr 29, 20175Win5–0Juan Beltran DominguezTKO5 (8), Apr 1, 20174Win4–0Jesus AlcarazKO3 (4), Jan 21, 20173Win3–0Juan Carlos Flores TorresKO2 (6), Oct 14, 20162Win2–0Marco VargasKO3 (4), Jul 2, 20161Win1–0Brian Santillanes CamachoKO1 (4), Sep 26, 2015
See also List of male boxers List of Mexican boxing world champions List of world super-featherweight boxing champions
References
External links
Eduardo Núñez - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live