Gilberto Roman
(Redirected from Human:2068)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Name: Gilberto Roman
Alias: El Chaparral
Birth Name: Gilberto Román Saldaña
Hometown: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Birthplace: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Died: 1990-06-27 (Age:28)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 160cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainer: Nacho Beristain
Photo 2, Photo 3
KO Closeup
Amateur Career
- Purported amateur Record: 90-7
- Represented Mexico as a flyweight at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. His results were:
- 1st-round bye
- Defeated Alberto Mercado (Puerto Rico) RSCI 1
- Lost to Peter Lessov (Bulgaria) 1-4
Professional Career
- Earl Gustkey of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Roman was a solid technician, an exceptional defensive boxer. He was compact and sturdily built. His muscular build always suggested a power puncher, yet he was more technician than blaster. . . . The 5-foot-3 Roman belonged in a 'How to Box' video. His punches were short, economical, precise, accurate. No one ever saw Roman desperately flailing away. If no punch was there, none was thrown."
- International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Rafael Mendoza, Roman's adviser, called Roman "the Sugar Ray Leonard of the flyweights."
- Defeated 11 opponents (2 by KO) in world title fights.
- Had a record of 12-3-1 (2 KOs) in world title fights.
- Had a record of 7-4-1 (1 KO) against former, current and future world titlists.
- Won against Antonio Avelar, Jiro Watanabe, Frank Cedeno, Sugar Baby Rojas (twice), Kiyoshi Hatanaka, Santos Benigno Laciar.
- Lost against Antonio Avelar, Santos Benigno Laciar, Nana Konadu, Sung-Kil Moon.
- Drew against Santos Benigno Laciar.
Death
- Roman died in an auto accident on June 27, 1990. Police said the car in which he was a passenger was struck by a truck near Chilpancingo, 130 miles south of Mexico City. Roman and four friends were driving from Mexico City to Acapulco. All five people in the car were killed. [1]
| Preceded by: Jiro Watanabe |
WBC Super Flyweight Champion 1986 Mar 30 – 1987 May 16 |
Succeeded by: Santos Benigno Laciar |
| Preceded by: Sugar Baby Rojas |
WBC Super Flyweight Champion 1988 Apr 8 – 1989 Nov 7 |
Succeeded by: Nana Konadu |