Gilberto Román
| Gilberto Román | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Gilberto Román |
| Nickname(s) | Cachanilla |
| Rated at |
Super Bantamweight Bantamweight Super Flyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (164 cm) |
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) |
| Nationality |
 Mexican |
| Born |
November 29, 1961 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
| Died | June 27, 1990 |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 61 |
| Wins | 54 |
| Wins by KO | 35 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Gilberto Román (29 November 1961 – 27 June 1990) was a Mexican boxer in the Super Flyweight division and a member of the 1980 Mexican Olympic team.[1] Román was a two-time WBC Super Flyweight Champion and is considered by many fans to be one of the great champions in this division.[2] Gilberto was trained by Boxing Hall of Famer Ignacio Beristáin.[3]
Amateur career
As an amateur boxer he won some Mexican National Championships and was a member of the 1980 Mexican Olympic team. He fought with Ezequiel Cano Molina, from Cd. Valles, S.L.P. in Naranjos, Veracruz, México, and with many other important amateur boxers.[4]
Professional career
Román made his professional debut on August 29, 1981 with a knockout victory over Gilberto Morales. He was known as a knockout puncher in the earlier portion of his career, but after suffering two consecutive losses in 1985, he began refining his boxing technique. After accumulating a record of 40-3-0, including a rematch victory over former champion Antonio Avelar, he received his first opportunity for a world title.
WBC Super Flyweight Championship
In 1986, Román dethroned long reigning WBC Super Flyweight Champion Jiro Watanabe, ending the Japanese champion's streak of 12 consecutive title victories.[5]
Román was a busy traveling champion. In his first title defense, he defeated Edgar Monserrat in France. He then traveled to Argentina where he defeated Ruben Osvaldo Condori and was held to a draw against Argentinian former WBA Flyweight Champion Santos Laciar on 30 August 1986. He then defeated Kongtoranee Payakaroon in Thailand and returned to France where he defeated Antoine Montero. In his first fight in Mexico since becoming champion, he decisioned former champion Frank Cedeno. Román met Laciar in a rematch on 16 May 1987 in France, with Laciar taking the title by technical decision in a fight stopped on cuts in the eleventh-round despite Román leading on all three scorecards by one point.[6]
Regaining title
Sugar Baby Rojas took the title from Laciar and Román earned another title shot against the new champion. On 8 April 1988, Román regained the title with a twelve-round decision.[7]
He then traveled to Japan where he defeated Yoshiyuki Uchida and future champion Kiyoshi Hatanaka. Next he faced Rojas in a rematch and decisioned him once again. Roman began 1989 with a victory over Puerto Rican challenger Juan Carazo. In his next fight he avenged his loss to Luciar via unanimous decision[8] Following his victory over Laciar, Román lost the title to Ghana's Nana Konadu on 7 November 1989. Konadu lost the title to Sung-Kil Moon, whom Román challenged on 9 June 1990, losing by a TKO in the ninth round. That was Román's last fight, as he was killed in an automobile accident less than three weeks later.[9]
Román had a record of 54 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 35 wins by knockout.[10] His total of 11 successful title defense ranks second highest in the history of the super flyweight division.http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/359617-the-ibhof-class-of-2015-how-i-voted-and-why
Professional record
| 54 Wins (35 Knockouts, 19 Decision), 6 Losses, 1 Draw | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 54-6-1 |  Sung-Kil Moon |
RTD | 8 (12) | 1990-06-09 | Palpal Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
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| Win | 54-5-1 |  Mike Phelps |
TD | 9 (10) | 1990-04-23 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States |
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| Loss | 53-5-1 |  Nana Konadu |
UD | 12 | 1989-11-07 | Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
Lost WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 53-4-1 |  Santos Laciar |
UD | 12 | 1989-09-12 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States |
Retained WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 52-4-1 |  Juan Carazo |
UD | 12 | 1989-06-05 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States |
Retained WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 51-4-1 |  Sugar Baby Rojas |
UD | 12 | 1988-11-07 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Retained WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 50-4-1 |  Kiyoshi Hatanaka |
UD | 12 | 1988-09-04 | Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
Retained WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 49-4-1 | Yoshiyuki Uchida |
TKO | 5 (12) | 1988-07-09 | City Gymnasium, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan |
Retained WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 48-4-1 | Sugar Baby Rojas |
UD | 12 | 1988-04-08 | Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Won WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 47-4-1 | Jorge Ramirez |
KO | 4 (10) | 1987-10-30 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 46-4-1 | Santos Laciar |
TKO | 11 (12) | 1987-05-16 |  Stadio Rene Thys, Reims, Marne, France |
Lost WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 46-3-1 |  Frank Cedeno |
UD | 12 | 1987-03-20 | Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
Retained WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 45-3-1 | Antoine Montero |
TKO | 9 (12) | 1987-01-31 | Zenith Teatre, Montpellier, Hérault, France |
Retained WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 44-3-1 |  Kongtoranee Payakaroon |
UD | 12 | 1986-12-19 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |
Retained WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Draw | 43-3-1 | Santos Laciar |
SD | 12 | 1986-08-30 | Pabellon Verde, Cordoba, Cordoba Province, Argentina |
Retained WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 43-3 | Ruben Osvaldo Condori |
UD | 12 | 1986-07-18 | Polideportivo Ciudad de Salta, Salta, Salta Province, Argentina |
Retained WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 42-3 |  Edgar Monserrat |
SD | 12 | 1986-05-15 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France |
Retained WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 41-3 | Jiro Watanabe |
UD | 12 | 1986-03-30 | Sports Centre, Itami, Hyogo, Japan |
Won WBC World Super Flyweight title. |
| Win | 40-3 | Arturo Castillo |
UD | 10 | 1985-11-29 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
|
| Win | 39-3 | Fidel Martinez |
TKO | 2 (10) | 1985-11-20 | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
|
| Win | 38-3 | Arnulfo Luna |
KO | 4 (10) | 1985-09-27 | Campeche, Campeche, Mexico |
|
| Win | 37-3 | Armando Morales Terron |
TKO | 5 (10) | 1985-08-23 | Ciudad Del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico |
|
| Win | 36-3 | Freddie Santos |
TKO | 5 (10) | 1985-07-06 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 35-3 | Mario Gomez |
UD | 10 | 1985-06-07 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
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| Win | 34-3 | Oscar Bolivar |
TKO | 6 (10) | 1985-05-04 |  Concorde Boxing Arena, Oranjestad, Aruba |
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| Win | 33-3 | Antonio Avelar |
TKO | 7 (10) | 1985-03-30 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 32-3 | Jorge Ramirez |
SD | 10 | 1985-01-28 | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 32-2 | Antonio Avelar |
DQ | 5 (10) | 1985-01-01 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 32-1 | Diego Avila |
TKO | 8 (10) | 1984-12-02 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 31-1 | Wayne Lynumn |
TKO | 2 (10) | 1984-10-30 | Veterans Memorial Building, Culver City, California, United States |
|
| Win | 30-1 | Bernardo Ibarra |
UD | 10 | 1984-10-01 | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 29-1 | Berlin Olivetti |
TKO | 2 (10) | 1984-06-17 | Santa Cruz, California, United States |
|
| Win | 28-1 | Manuel Aguilar |
KO | 6 (10) | 1984-03-31 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 27-1 |  Paul Ferreri |
UD | 10 | 1984-03-15 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
| Win | 26-1 | Rodolfo Martinez |
TKO | 9 (10) | 1984-01-13 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 25-1 | Freddie Santos |
KO | 4 (10) | 1983-12-01 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
| Win | 24-1 | George Garcia |
TKO | 9 (10) | 1983-11-03 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
| Win | 23-1 | Ron Cisneros |
TKO | 7 (10) | 1983-09-15 | Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Win | 22-1 | Pedro Rojas |
KO | 2 (10) | 1983-07-08 | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico |
|
| Win | 21-1 | Armando Loredo |
UD | 10 | 1983-06-20 | Astro Arena, Houston, Texas, United States |
|
| Win | 20-1 | Jose Torres |
UD | 10 | 1983-05-19 | Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, United States |
|
| Win | 19-1 | Jose Sosa |
TKO | 3 (10) | 1983-04-15 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 18-1 | Elid Fernandez |
TKO | 7 (10) | 1983-03-06 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 17-1 | Ubaldo Gonzalez |
TKO | 2 (10) | 1983-02-14 | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Win | 16-1 | Antonio Escobar |
TKO | 10 (10) | 1983-01-31 | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 15-1 | Lupe Acosta |
KO | 6 (10) | 1982-12-15 | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 14-1 | Ramon Noguera |
KO | 4 (10) | 1982-11-29 | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 13-1 | Carlos De La Paz |
TKO | 5 (10) | 1982-10-16 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 12-1 | Fidel Martinez |
KO | 4 (10) | 1982-09-21 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 11-1 | Bobby Ruiz |
TKO | 6 (10) | 1982-08-21 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Loss | 10-1 | Diego Avila |
DQ | 7 (10) | 1982-07-03 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 10-0 | Heriberto Saavedra |
UD | 10 | 1982-06-12 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
|
| Win | 9-0 | Ciro Cayetano |
KO | 8 (10) | 1982-05-28 | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
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| Win | 8-0 | Alejo Garcia |
UD | 10 | 1982-04-02 | Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
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| Win | 7-0 | Miguel Angel Juarez |
KO | 7 (8) | 1982-03-19 | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
|
| Win | 6-0 | Gilberto Villacana |
TKO | 7 (8) | 1982-02-19 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Win | 5-0 | Juan Zarate |
KO | 3 (10) | 1982-01-16 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 4-0 | Juan Carlos Montalvo |
KO | 1 (8) | 1981-12-19 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
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| Win | 3-0 | Leo Castellanos |
KO | 1 (8) | 1981-10-30 | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
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| Win | 2-0 | Leonardo Valdez |
TKO | 8 (10) | 1981-09-13 | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
|
| Win | 1-0 | Gilberto Morales |
KO | 7 (8) | 1981-08-29 | Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico |
Professional Debut. |
See also
- List of Mexican boxing world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of super flyweight boxing champions
References
- ↑ "Gilberto Roman, 29, Ex-Boxing Champion". The New York Times. 30 June 1990.
- ↑ http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Gilberto_Roman
- ↑ Montoya, Gabriel (2011-09-01). "A Conversation with Nacho Beristain". MaxBoxing. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/gilberto-roman-1.html
- ↑ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-03-22/sports/0120000143_1_roman-wbc-crown-round
- ↑ http://canelopromotions.com.mx/lo_inolvidable/gilberto_cachanilla_roman_campeon_mundial_supermosca.php
- ↑ http://www.oem.com.mx/lavozdelafrontera/notas/n2199515.htm
- ↑ http://suljosblog.com/blog/2010/11/29/hace-20-anos-se-fue-gilberto-roman-today-it-has-been-20-years-since-gilberto-roman-passed-away/
- ↑ http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/roman-g.htm
- ↑ http://www.fightsrec.com/gilberto-roman.html
External links
| Preceded by Jiro Watanabe |
WBC Super Flyweight Champion 30 Mar 1986–16 May 1987 |
Succeeded by Santos Benigno Laciar |
| Preceded by Sugar Baby Rojas |
WBC Super Flyweight Champion 8 Apr 1988 –7 Nov 1989 |
Succeeded by Nana Konadu |