Editing Michael Carbajal (section)

===IBF light flyweight title===
He put another string of seven wins together, against the likes of former world champion [[Jose Quirino]], whom he stopped in one round, and tough [[Mauro Salas]], who lasted seven. Then he met two-time world champion [[Melchor Cob Castro]] in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] for the vacant International Boxing Federation Junior Flyweight title. Carbajal beat Castro by unanimous decision to claim his fourth world title.

His third title reign lasted 22 months and three defenses, including an eighth-round knockout of tough two-time challenger [[Tomas Rivera (boxer)|Tomas Rivera]], before he lost his crown again. On January 18, 1997, Carbajal suddenly looked aged and was unable to do anything against the charges of Colombian [[Mauricio Pastrana]]. Carbajal still made the fight close, but lost a twelve-round split decision.

After that, Carbajal met Canada's [[Scotty Olson]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]]. Carbajal showed he had more left than Olson did, and dominated the fight until a spectacular right hand sent Olson down for the count in round 11.

The win over Olson gave Carbajal a minor title, but in July 1997 in Las Vegas once again, he was defeated by South Africa's [[Jacob Matlala]]. Matlala handed Carbajal his first inside the distance defeat ever, stopping the past-his-prime former world champion in round nine via cuts. Carbajal did not fight for 19 months after this defeat.