Gilberto Román was born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico on November 29, 1961. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on August 29, 1981 against Gilberto Morales. Román defeated Morales via 7th round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Román became a world champion at the age of 24 after 43 professional fights. He challenged Jiro Watanabe for the WBC super-flyweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Román's last fight was an 8th-round RTD loss to Sung-Kil Moon at age 28, on June 9, 1990.
Some of Gilberto Román's best fights were against Yoshiyuki Uchida, Santos Laciar, Antoine Montero, Juan Carazo, and Sugar Baby Rojas. For a top-10 list of Román's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Gilberto Román".
Román has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Gilberto Román Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Jun 09, 1990 | 28 | ![]() | loss | RTD 8 |
60 | Apr 23, 1990 | 28 | ![]() | win | TD 9 |
59 | Nov 07, 1989 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
58 | Sep 12, 1989 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
57 | Jun 05, 1989 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
56 | Nov 07, 1988 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
55 | Sep 04, 1988 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
54 | Jul 09, 1988 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
53 | Apr 08, 1988 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
52 | Oct 30, 1987 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
51 | May 16, 1987 | 25 | ![]() | loss | TKO 11 |
50 | Mar 20, 1987 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
49 | Jan 31, 1987 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
48 | Dec 19, 1986 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
47 | Aug 30, 1986 | 24 | ![]() | draw | SD 12 |
46 | Jul 18, 1986 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
45 | May 15, 1986 | 24 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
44 | Mar 30, 1986 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
43 | Nov 29, 1985 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
42 | Nov 20, 1985 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
41 | Sep 27, 1985 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
40 | Aug 23, 1985 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
39 | Jul 06, 1985 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
38 | Jun 07, 1985 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
37 | May 04, 1985 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
36 | Mar 30, 1985 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
35 | Jan 28, 1985 | 23 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
34 | Jan 01, 1985 | 23 | ![]() | loss | DQ 5 |
33 | Dec 02, 1984 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
32 | Oct 30, 1984 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Oct 01, 1984 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
30 | Jun 17, 1984 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
29 | Mar 31, 1984 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
28 | Mar 15, 1984 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
27 | Jan 13, 1984 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
26 | Dec 01, 1983 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
25 | Nov 03, 1983 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
24 | Sep 15, 1983 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
23 | Jul 08, 1983 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
22 | Jun 20, 1983 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
21 | May 19, 1983 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
20 | Apr 15, 1983 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
19 | Mar 06, 1983 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
18 | Feb 14, 1983 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
17 | Jan 31, 1983 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
16 | Dec 15, 1982 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
15 | Nov 29, 1982 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
14 | Oct 16, 1982 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
13 | Sep 21, 1982 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
12 | Aug 21, 1982 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
11 | Jul 03, 1982 | 20 | ![]() | loss | DQ 7 |
10 | Jun 12, 1982 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
9 | May 28, 1982 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
8 | Apr 02, 1982 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
7 | Mar 19, 1982 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
6 | Feb 19, 1982 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
5 | Jan 16, 1982 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
4 | Dec 19, 1981 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | Oct 30, 1981 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
2 | Sep 13, 1981 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
1 | Aug 29, 1981 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |