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It looks like there were two fighters named Al Romero
who were active in California during the 1930s. There
was Alex (Al) Romero, a welterweight who fought in
Southern California. I don't think that he fought
Little Pancho, a world-class flyweight/bantamweight,
in San Jose on August 30, 1934. Little Pancho won
by knockout in the second round over one Al Romero
according to the August 31, 1934 edition of the San
Francisco Chronicle.

- Chuck Johnston

During early 1932, there was an Al Romero boxing one
Alfred Austin in San Diego. There was an Al Austin
who boxed as a bantamweight in California during
the 1930s.

I have read that Al Romero, the welterweight,
was a boxer in the Olympics. There is an
Alberto Romero boxed as a welterweight
for Mexico in the 1932 Olympics.

- Charles Johnston

In an e-mail, Hap Navarro told me that there was a
bantamweight named Al Romero and a welterweight
named Al Romero, both of whom were active in
California during the 1930s. Al Romero, the
welterweight DID represent Mexico in the 1932
Olympics. However, he lived in the United States
at the time. He was considered a good prospect
in the pros, but Glen Lee and some other fighters
of his weight were around at the time.

Hap also told me that there was a rumor that
Al Romero, the bantamweight, was a brother of
Johnny "The Bandit" Romero, a southpaw from
San Diego who had a long and interested career.
But Hap said that he never saw conclusive evidence
that the rumor was true.

- Chuck Johnston