DELMAR PAISAN

   Venezuela's Idelmar Jose Paisan opened his pro boxing career on March 5, 1979 with a decision victory over undefeated (4-0) Luis Godoy.
   He was moved along quickly and was put into a 6-rounder in his 3rd fight, an 8-rounder in his 4th fight, and by his 5th pro fight he was fighting in a scheduled 10-round fight!
   Paisan was staying busy on the venezuelan pro boxing circuit, and by Sept. of 1982 he held a record of 15-3, 13 wins by knockout, and was coming off of a 10-fight knockout win streak when he was put in against popular fellow Venezuelan Felix Mendez (17-3-4) in a 10-round showdown.  Paisan won by decision victory, and was becoming the talk of the Venezuelan boxing world.
   His winning streak continued and on Nov. 7, 1993 he got a shot at the Venezuelan national Lightweight title belt against defending champ Ramon Cotua (20-1, 17 KO). The battle of sluggers was expected to end in a knockout by either man, but instead, Paisan earned a decision win over 12 tough rounds to win the national title.
   Delmar then fought a pair of bouts against Venezuelan new-comer Junel Rodriguez, winning a 12 rounder and then losing the rematch in 12 rounds both by decision. Those 2 fights were both defenses of his Venezuelan national Lightweight title belt.  His record now stood at 22-4-1, 15 by ko. He was battle tested, and looked like it was time to step up, way up, in class.
   It was Jan. 12, 1985 when Paisan fought for the first time outside of his home country, he traveled to the island nation of Aruba to square off against a talented up-and-coming contender from Detroit, Michigan USA.  Jimmy "The Ringmaster" Paul was 20-1, with 17 knockouts and he would go 10 rounds against Paisan.  It was a unanimous decision win for the American rising star, but Paisan gave him all he could handle and proved that he was ready to contend.
   Paisan bounced back with a 5th round tko victory over Orlando Orozco to win the Venezuelan national Jr. Welterweight title belt. Having won 2 national titles, Paisan set his eyes on a bigger prize, and in his next fight he moved up in weight and challenged another popular countryman in Juan Rondon (21-3-2) for his  WBA Fedalatin Welterweight title belt.  That bout ended in the 9th round as a "No Contest" and even though Paisan was denied a 3rd title belt, his reputation as a warrior remained intact, and his ranking wasn't diminished.
   He then won the rematch with Orlando Orozco who was better prepared, but still lost by decision over 10 rounds to Paisan.
   Just 1 month later, Paisan really stepped things up and accepted the challenge of Panama's undefeated and world ranked contender - Rodolfo Aguilar (15-0).  The fight took place in Turmero, Venezuela, and after 10 rounds of war, the fight ended in a draw!  6 fights later, Aguilar would get a WBA world title shot against legendary Juilio Cesar Chavez, and 3 fights later Paisan would face another undefeated contender in Colombia's Rafael Pineda (12-0, 12 ko).  Delmar traveled to the undefeated hot-shot's home town, and was the first fighter to go the distance, albeit in a losing effort, over 10 blood-and-guts rounds.
   His showings against top level opposition raised his value, and from then on, his level of opponents was top-of-the-line prospects, contenders, or champions only.
   His next 5 fights included: Jose Barboza (11-1), Tracy Spann (23-0), Darryl Tyson (30-4), and a meeting with former WBC Jr. Welterweight World Champion "The Black Mamba" - Roger Mayweather (35-6) for Mayweather's WBA Americas Jr. Welter Championship.  Paisan went 1-4 in that murderous stretch (taking a 10-round decision over Barboza), but again, showed his skill and remained a viable contender.

   Delmar Paisan continued his campaign for nearly 10 more years after the Mayweather fight.  Becoming a popular "gate-keeper" against some of the top names in the divisions.  Vinny Burgese, Ricky Meyers, Wilfredo Rivera, Pedro Sanchez (twice), Alberto Cortes, Otilio Villareal, Juan Martin Coggi, and others, before finishing with his final fight in April of 2000 in Spain for the TWBA Jr. Middleweight Championship against undefeated Spaniard Jorge Araujo (9-0-1).  Paisan lost that final match by decision over 12 rounds.
   It was an amazing journey that spanned nearly 21 years of fighting! Delmar Paisan ended his pro boxing career with a record of 29 wins, 18 losses, and 3 draws. Winning 19 of those by knockout, and picking up 2 national titles.

Check out his complete record on Boxrec: IDELMAR "Delmar" PAISAN

Checkout Paisan's fight vs Tracy Spann:
DELMAR PAISAN vs TRACY SPANN