Willibaldo García Pérez (born December 24, 1989) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight title from May 2025 to June 2026.
Professional career A relatively late starter to the sport, García turned professional in 2017 at the age of 28. Within the first year of his career, he had accumulated a record of 2–4–1 (1 NC), with all of his losses coming by way of decision. However, by the end of 2024, he had improved to 22–6–1 (1 NC), losing only to future champion Alexandro Santiago by majority decision, and then later to former champion Paul Butler by split decision.
Having thus built himself up as a respectable contender, he was scheduled to face the undefeated Rene Calixto Bibiano in December 2024 for the vacant IBF super-flyweight title. The bout would end in a split-decision draw, and a rematch was reordered. They fought again five months later on May 23, 2025. This time, García would win via split decision, claiming the vacant title.
García made the first defense of his title against Andrew Moloney at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Japan, on 6 June 2026. He lost by majority decision with the judges' scorecards reading 115–113, 115–113 and 114–114.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes33LossAndrew MoloneyMD12Jun 6, 202632Win23–6–2 Rene CalixtoSD12May 23, 202531Draw22–6–2 Rene CalixtoSD12Dec 21, 202430Win22–6–1 Carlos Bautista SánchezTKO1 (10), Jun 22, 202429Win21–6–1 Rigo Omar Martínez HernándezUD8Feb 9, 202428Win20–6–1 Marlon Ríos SarinanaTKO8 (10)Apr 22, 202327Win19–6–1 Víctor MéndezTKO7 (8), Dec 14, 202226Win18–6–1 Christian Henríquez IbarraKO3 (8), Oct 21, 202225Win17–6–1 Hector Ruiz SotoRTD4 (8), Aug 10, 202224Win16–6–1 Jesus Fierro VerdugoUD6Nay 14, 202223Win15–6–1 Patricio Camacho ValdezKO2 (8), Dec 22, 202122Win14–6–1 José Núñez LópezUD8Nov 13, 202121Win13–6–1 José Villegas SomozaKO2 (6), Sep 25, 202120Loss12–6–1 Paul ButlerSD10Jun 25, 202119Win12–5–1 Oscar Nery PlataUD8Feb 6, 202118Win11–5–1 Raul EsquerTKO9 (10), Dec 17, 202017Loss10–5–1 Alexandro SantiagoMD10Sep 21, 202016Win10–4–1 Dewayne BeamonUD10Feb 1, 202015Win9–4–1 Alberto AscanioTKO2 (6), Oct 4, 201914Win8–4–1 Elias Aguilar ContrerasKO1 (4), Sep 7, 201913Win7–4–1 Christian Quezada GarcíaTKO1 (6), Jun 1, 201912Win6–4–1 Francisco MendivilMD6Apr 5, 201911Win5–4–1 Jesus Enrique Arenas OsunaUD6Feb 9, 201910Win4–4–1 Cuahutli GuerreroTKO4 (6), Dec 22, 20189Win3–4–1 José Ramírez MacielMD4Nov 17, 20188Draw2–4–1 Misael Gracia AcevedoSD6Oct 20, 20187Win2–4 Luis Valdés PeñaSD4Aug 10, 20186Loss1–4 Rafael MarzanMD4Jun 23, 20185Loss1–3 Dewayne BeamonUD6Jun 9, 20184NC1–2 Geovani AndradeNC3 (4), Apr 7, 20183Loss1–2Rafael Alexander DelgadoUD4Mar 10, 20182Loss1–1Esteban Camacho VaroMD4Feb 8, 20181Win1–0Alejandro Zepeda CuevasTKO2 (4), Oct 14, 2017
See also List of male boxers List of Mexican boxing world champions List of world super-flyweight boxing champions
References
External links
Willibaldo Garcia - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live