| Jose Luis Varela | |
| Nickname: | El Olimpico |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 0+1/2 in |
| Reach: | 63.5 in |
| Birth Date: | 1978 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | El Vigía, Mérida, Venezuela |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 28 |
| Wins: | 15 |
| Ko: | 7 |
| Losses: | 12 |
| No Contests: | 1 |
José Luís Varela Bustamente (born September 27, 1978) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who has challenged four times for a world mini flyweight championship; the WBO title in 2006, and both the WBA and IBF (twice) titles in 2008.
See also: Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Light flyweight. Varela represented Venezuela at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He was defeated in the round of 32 by Cuba's eventual bronze medalist Maikro Romero.[1]
Varela won his first professional title, the WBA Fedebol mini flyweight title, on September 24, 2004, with a unanimous decision victory over Miguel Tellez. He has unsuccessfully challenged for a mini flyweight world title four times in his career. He firstly was defeated by Iván Calderón on October 21, 2006, via unanimous decision in a bout for Calderón's WBO mini flyweight title. He then lost to WBA champion Yutaka Niida on March 1, 2008, via sixth-round knockout. Valera was then defeated by IBF champion Raúl García on September 13, 2008, via unanimous decision. García defeated Valera in a rematch exactly three months later, again by unanimous decision, to retain the title again.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Loss | 15–12 | Josber Perez | KO | 1 (10), | Jul 15, 2017 | |||
| 27 | Loss | 15–11 | Luis de la Rosa | KO | 2 (10), | Jun 1, 2017 | |||
| 26 | Loss | 15–10 | Alexis Díaz | KO | 2 (8), | Jun 4, 2016 | |||
| 25 | Loss | 15–9 | Kenny Cano | UD | 8 | Dec 20, 2015 | |||
| 24 | Loss | 15–8 | Édgar Sosa | TKO | 4 (10), | Aug 7, 2010 | |||
| 23 | Loss | 15–7 | Ramón García Hirales | UD | 12 | May 30, 2009 | |||
| 22 | Loss | 15–6 | Raúl García | UD | 12 | Dec 13, 2008 | |||
| 21 | Loss | 15–5 | Raúl García | UD | 12 | Sep 13, 2008 | |||
| 20 | Loss | 15–4 | Yutaka Niida | KO | 6 (12), | Mar 1, 2008 | |||
| 19 | 15–3 | Oscar Martinez | NC | 1 (10) | Sep 8, 2007 | ||||
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Freddy Canate | UD | 10 | Jul 30, 2007 | |||
| 17 | Loss | 14–3 | Román González | KO | 1 (10), | May 12, 2007 | |||
| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Carlos Melo | UD | 10 | Dec 16, 2006 | |||
| 15 | Loss | 13–2 | Iván Calderón | UD | 12 | Oct 21, 2006 | |||
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Walberto Ramos | TKO | 12 (12), | Mar 17, 2006 | |||
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Adolfo Ramos | TKO | 8 (10), | Dec 17, 2005 | |||
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Walberto Ramos | TKO | 8 (12), | Oct 17, 2005 | |||
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Breilor Teran | 10 | Mar 5, 2005 | ||||
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Miguel Tellez | UD | 12 | Sep 25, 2004 | |||
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Carlos Melo | 10 (12) | May 25, 2004 | ||||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Over Bolanos | KO | 1 (?), | Apr 12, 2004 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Breilor Teran | UD | 6 | Feb 20, 2004 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jesus Hernandez | UD | 4 | Oct 27, 2003 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jesus Hernandez | UD | 4 | Sep 13, 2003 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jose Vicente Sanchez | TKO | 2 (6), | Sep 8, 2003 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jose Vicente Sanchez | 3 (6) | May 17, 2003 | ||||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jose Vicente Sanchez | 4 | Mar 22, 2003 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jose Chacon | 3 (4) | Oct 26, 2002 |