Gilberto Román

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 and Lineal 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]

Gilberto Román
Statistics
Real nameGilberto Román Saldaña
Nickname(s)Cachanilla
Weight(s)Super Bantamweight
Bantamweight
Super Flyweight
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Reach66 in (168 cm)
Nationality Mexican
Born(1961-11-29)November 29, 1961
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Died(1990-06-27)June 27, 1990
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights61
Wins54
Wins by KO35
Losses6
Draws1
No contests0

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]

1980 Olympic record

Below are the results of Gilberto Roman, a Mexican flyweight boxer who competed in the 1980 Moscow Olympics:

  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16: defeated Alberto Mercado (Puerto Rico) referee stopped contest in first round
  • Quarterfinal: lost to Petar Lesov (Bulgaria) by decision, 1-4

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 and Lineal Super Flyweight Champion Jiro Watanabe, ending the Japanese champion's streak of 12 consecutive title victories.[5][6]

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.

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 defenses ranks second highest in the history of the super flyweight division.[11]

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
Win 54-5-1 Mike Phelps TD 9 (10) 1990-04-23 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Loss 53-5-1 Nana Konadu UD 12 1989-11-07 Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Lost WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Win 53-4-1 Santos Laciar UD 12 1989-09-12 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States Retained WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Win 52-4-1 Juan Carazo UD 12 1989-06-05 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States Retained WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles. Both fighters down in round four.
Win 51-4-1 Sugar Baby Rojas UD 12 1988-11-07 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Retained WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Win 50-4-1 Kiyoshi Hatanaka UD 12 1988-09-04 Rainbow Hall, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan Retained WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Win 49-4-1 Yoshiyuki Uchida TKO 5 (12) 1988-07-09 City Gymnasium, Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan Retained WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Win 48-4-1 Sugar Baby Rojas UD 12 1988-04-08 Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States Won WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
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 and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Win 46-3-1 Frank Cedeno UD 12 1987-03-20 Plaza de Toros Calafia, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Retained WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Win 45-3-1 Antoine Montero TKO 9 (12) 1987-01-31 Zenith Teatre, Montpellier, Hérault, France Retained WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Win 44-3-1 Kongtoranee Payakaroon UD 12 1986-12-19 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Retained WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Draw 43-3-1 Santos Laciar SD 12 1986-08-30 Pabellon Verde, Cordoba, Cordoba Province, Argentina Retained WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Win 43-3 Ruben Osvaldo Condori UD 12 1986-07-18 Polideportivo Ciudad de Salta, Salta, Salta Province, Argentina Retained WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Win 42-3 Edgar Monserrat SD 12 1986-05-15 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Retained WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
Win 41-3 Jiro Watanabe UD 12 1986-03-30 Sports Centre, Itami, Hyogo, Japan Won WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight titles.
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
Win 34-3 Oscar Bolivar TKO 6 (10) 1985-05-04 Concorde Boxing Arena, Oranjestad, Aruba
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
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
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
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
Win 8-0 Alejo Garcia UD 10 1982-04-02 Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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
Win 5-0 Juan Zarate KO 3 (10) 1982-01-16 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 4-0 Juan Carlos Montalvo KO 1 (8) 1981-12-19 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Win 3-0 Leo Castellanos KO 1 (8) 1981-10-30 Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
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

References
  1. "Gilberto Roman, 29, Ex-Boxing Champion". The New York Times. 30 June 1990.
  2. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Gilberto_Roman
  3. Montoya, Gabriel (2011-09-01). "A Conversation with Nacho Beristain". MaxBoxing. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2008-10-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Gilberto Román - Lineal Jr. Bantamweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  6. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-03-22/sports/0120000143_1_roman-wbc-crown-round
  7. http://www.oem.com.mx/lavozdelafrontera/notas/n2199515.htm
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-09-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/roman-g.htm
  10. http://www.fightsrec.com/gilberto-roman.html
  11. http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/359617-the-ibhof-class-of-2015-how-i-voted-and-why
Achievements
Preceded by
Jiro Watanabe		 WBC super flyweight champion
March 30, 1986 – May 16, 1987		 Succeeded by
Santos Laciar
Lineal super-flyweight champion
March 30, 1986 – May 16, 1987
Preceded by
Sugar Baby Rojas		 WBC super flyweight champion
April 8, 1988 – November 7, 1989		 Succeeded by
Nana Konadu
Lineal super-flyweight champion
April 8, 1988 – November 7, 1989
Status
Preceded by
Davey Moore		 Latest born world champion to die
June 27, 1990 – February 28, 1992		 Succeeded by
José Ruíz Matos
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