 Padilla successfully defended his title four times with victories over Efrem Calamati (35-0-1), Ray Oliveira, Harold Miller, and former champion Juan Laporte.His fight with Olivera in 1993 once held the Compubox record for the most punches thrown in a fight at 3,020.During a sparring session with Shane Mosley, Padilla was hit with a hard punch which aggravated a head injury from his last fight.