Tweet
Noticing that the division is getting more appreciation compared thanks to the media coverage, just want to note the impressive run of a fighter from the 80s despite dying in the middle of his career.
Gilberto Román (29 November 1961 – 27 June 1990) was a Mexican professional boxer and a member of the 1980 Mexican Olympic team. 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. Gilberto was trained by Boxing Hall of Famer Ignacio Beristáin. Roman at age 28, died in a car accident on 27 June 1990.
With a record of 54 wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw and 35 wins via knockout. He had 11 defenses in two reigns, and won title bouts in France, Argentina, Thailand and the U.S. He was 13-3 in world title fights.
His most notable marque wins over world champions:
Antonio Avelar (33-11-1, 26 KOs) (26 years old), Avelar had beaten champions like Alfonso Lopez, Shoji Oguma, Gilberto Roman, and Wilfredo Vazquez.
Jiro Watanabe (26-1, 17 KOs) (30 years old) beat Koji Kobayashi, Rafael Pedroza, Gustavo Ballas, Shoji Oguma, and Payao Poontarat X2.
Sugar Baby Rojas X2 (30-0, 18 KOs) (30-1, 18 KOs) (He had 1 Draw) (26 years old), he had won the lineal and WBC super flyweight championship of the world by defeating Santos Laciar.
Kiyoshi Hatanaka (15-0, 10 KOs) (21 years old) went to become a super bantamweight champion, with his only marquee win being fellow champion in his prime, Pedro Ruben Decima.
Santos Laciar (77-8-11, 31 KOs), (30 years old) had beaten Prudencio Cardona, Juan Herrera X2, Gilberto Roman, Hilario Zapata, and Betulio Gonzalez.
Standing at 5'3 similarly to Chocolatito Gonzalez, he was always the smaller man in the division excluding Laciar, the rest averaged 5'5-5'7.
Gilberto Román (29 November 1961 – 27 June 1990) was a Mexican professional boxer and a member of the 1980 Mexican Olympic team. 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. Gilberto was trained by Boxing Hall of Famer Ignacio Beristáin. Roman at age 28, died in a car accident on 27 June 1990.
With a record of 54 wins, 6 Losses, 1 Draw and 35 wins via knockout. He had 11 defenses in two reigns, and won title bouts in France, Argentina, Thailand and the U.S. He was 13-3 in world title fights.
His most notable marque wins over world champions:
Antonio Avelar (33-11-1, 26 KOs) (26 years old), Avelar had beaten champions like Alfonso Lopez, Shoji Oguma, Gilberto Roman, and Wilfredo Vazquez.
Jiro Watanabe (26-1, 17 KOs) (30 years old) beat Koji Kobayashi, Rafael Pedroza, Gustavo Ballas, Shoji Oguma, and Payao Poontarat X2.
Sugar Baby Rojas X2 (30-0, 18 KOs) (30-1, 18 KOs) (He had 1 Draw) (26 years old), he had won the lineal and WBC super flyweight championship of the world by defeating Santos Laciar.
Kiyoshi Hatanaka (15-0, 10 KOs) (21 years old) went to become a super bantamweight champion, with his only marquee win being fellow champion in his prime, Pedro Ruben Decima.
Santos Laciar (77-8-11, 31 KOs), (30 years old) had beaten Prudencio Cardona, Juan Herrera X2, Gilberto Roman, Hilario Zapata, and Betulio Gonzalez.
Standing at 5'3 similarly to Chocolatito Gonzalez, he was always the smaller man in the division excluding Laciar, the rest averaged 5'5-5'7.
Comment