Gilberto Román (54-6-1, 35) was born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico on November 29, 1961. At the age of 19 years on August 29, 1981, he made his professional boxing debut against Gilberto Morales, winning the fight via 7th-round KO.
On his 44th career fight at 24 years old, Román became a super-flyweight world champion on March 30, 1986 after defeating Jiro Watanabe via 12-round unanimous decision to win the WBC title.
Román's last fight was a 8th-round retirement loss to Sung-Kil Moon at age 28 on June 9, 1990. He was on a 1-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Román has 6 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Gilberto Román Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Jun 9, 1990 28 years, 6 months 54-6-1 (35) | Sung-Kil Moon | 8 | RTD | Loss | |
60 | Apr 23, 1990 28 years, 4 months 54-5-1 (35) | Mike Phelps | 9 | TD | Win | |
59 | Nov 7, 1989 27 years, 11 months 53-5-1 (35) | Nana Konadu | SFL | 12 | UD | Loss Lost WBC |
58 | Sep 12, 1989 27 years, 9 months 53-4-1 (35) | Santos Laciar | SFL | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
57 | Jun 5, 1989 27 years, 6 months 52-4-1 (35) | Juan Carazo | SFL | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
56 | Nov 7, 1988 26 years, 11 months 51-4-1 (35) | Sugar Baby Rojas | SFL | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
55 | Sep 4, 1988 26 years, 9 months 50-4-1 (35) | Kiyoshi Hatanaka | SFL | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
54 | Jul 9, 1988 26 years, 7 months 49-4-1 (35) | Yoshiyuki Uchida | SFL | 5 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
53 | Apr 8, 1988 26 years, 4 months 48-4-1 (34) | Sugar Baby Rojas | SFL | 12 | UD | Win Won WBC |
52 | Oct 30, 1987 25 years, 11 months 47-4-1 (34) | Jorge Ramirez | 4 | KO | Win | |
51 | May 16, 1987 25 years, 5 months 46-4-1 (33) | Santos Laciar | SFL | 11 | TKO | Loss Lost WBC |
50 | Mar 20, 1987 25 years, 3 months 46-3-1 (33) | Frank Cedeno | SFL | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
49 | Jan 31, 1987 25 years, 2 months 45-3-1 (33) | Antoine Montero | SFL | 9 | TKO | Win Defended WBC |
48 | Dec 19, 1986 25 years 44-3-1 (32) | Kongtoranee Payakaroon | SFL | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
47 | Aug 30, 1986 24 years, 9 months 43-3-1 (32) | Santos Laciar | SFL | 12 | SD | Draw Defended WBC |
46 | Jul 18, 1986 24 years, 7 months 43-3 (32) | Ruben Osvaldo Condori | SFL | 12 | UD | Win Defended WBC |
45 | May 15, 1986 24 years, 5 months 42-3 (32) | Edgar Monserrat | SFL | 12 | SD | Win Defended WBC |
44 | Mar 30, 1986 24 years, 4 months 41-3 (32) | Jiro Watanabe | SFL | 12 | UD | Win Won WBC |
43 | Nov 29, 1985 24 years 40-3 (32) | Arturo Castillo | 10 | UD | Win | |
42 | Nov 20, 1985 23 years, 11 months 39-3 (32) | Fidel Martinez | 2 | TKO | Win | |
41 | Sep 27, 1985 23 years, 9 months 38-3 (31) | Arnulfo Luna | 4 | KO | Win | |
40 | Aug 23, 1985 23 years, 8 months 37-3 (30) | Armando Morales Terron | 5 | TKO | Win | |
39 | Jul 6, 1985 23 years, 7 months 36-3 (29) | Freddie Santos | 5 | TKO | Win | |
38 | Jun 7, 1985 23 years, 6 months 35-3 (28) | Mario Gomez | 10 | UD | Win | |
37 | May 4, 1985 23 years, 5 months 34-3 (28) | Oscar Bolivar | 6 | TKO | Win | |
36 | Mar 30, 1985 23 years, 4 months 33-3 (27) | Antonio Avelar | 7 | TKO | Win | |
35 | Jan 28, 1985 23 years, 1 months 32-3 (26) | Jorge Ramirez | 10 | SD | Loss | |
34 | Jan 1, 1985 23 years, 1 months 32-2 (26) | Antonio Avelar | 5 | DQ | Loss | |
33 | Dec 2, 1984 23 years 32-1 (26) | Diego Avila | 8 | TKO | Win | |
32 | Oct 30, 1984 22 years, 11 months 31-1 (25) | Wayne Lynumn | 2 | TKO | Win | |
31 | Oct 1, 1984 22 years, 10 months 30-1 (24) | Bernardo Ibarra | 10 | UD | Win | |
30 | Jun 17, 1984 22 years, 6 months 29-1 (24) | Berlin Olivetti | 2 | TKO | Win | |
29 | Mar 31, 1984 22 years, 4 months 28-1 (23) | Manuel Aguilar | 6 | KO | Win | |
28 | Mar 15, 1984 22 years, 3 months 27-1 (22) | Paul Ferreri | 10 | UD | Win | |
27 | Jan 13, 1984 22 years, 1 months 26-1 (22) | Rodolfo Martinez | 9 | TKO | Win | |
26 | Dec 1, 1983 22 years 25-1 (21) | Freddie Santos | 4 | KO | Win | |
25 | Nov 3, 1983 21 years, 11 months 24-1 (20) | George Garcia | 9 | TKO | Win | |
24 | Sep 15, 1983 21 years, 9 months 23-1 (19) | Ron Cisneros | 7 | TKO | Win | |
23 | Jul 8, 1983 21 years, 7 months 22-1 (18) | Pedro Rojas | 2 | KO | Win | |
22 | Jun 20, 1983 21 years, 6 months 21-1 (17) | Armando Loredo | 10 | UD | Win | |
21 | May 19, 1983 21 years, 5 months 20-1 (17) | Jose Torres | 10 | UD | Win | |
20 | Apr 15, 1983 21 years, 4 months 19-1 (17) | Jose Sosa | 3 | TKO | Win | |
19 | Mar 6, 1983 21 years, 3 months 18-1 (16) | Elid Fernandez | 7 | TKO | Win | |
18 | Feb 14, 1983 21 years, 2 months 17-1 (15) | Ubaldo Gonzalez | 2 | TKO | Win | |
17 | Jan 31, 1983 21 years, 2 months 16-1 (14) | Antonio Escobar | 10 | TKO | Win | |
16 | Dec 15, 1982 21 years 15-1 (13) | Lupe Acosta | 6 | KO | Win | |
15 | Nov 29, 1982 21 years 14-1 (12) | Ramon Noguera | 4 | KO | Win | |
14 | Oct 16, 1982 20 years, 10 months 13-1 (11) | Carlos De La Paz | 5 | TKO | Win | |
13 | Sep 21, 1982 20 years, 9 months 12-1 (10) | Fidel Martinez | 4 | KO | Win | |
12 | Aug 21, 1982 20 years, 8 months 11-1 (9) | Bobby Ruiz | 6 | TKO | Win | |
11 | Jul 3, 1982 20 years, 7 months 10-1 (8) | Diego Avila | 7 | DQ | Loss | |
10 | Jun 12, 1982 20 years, 6 months 10-0 (8) | Heriberto Saavedra | 10 | UD | Win | |
9 | May 28, 1982 20 years, 5 months 9-0 (8) | Ciro Cayetano | 8 | KO | Win | |
8 | Apr 2, 1982 20 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | Alejo Garcia | 10 | UD | Win | |
7 | Mar 19, 1982 20 years, 3 months 7-0 (7) | Miguel Angel Juarez | 7 | KO | Win | |
6 | Feb 19, 1982 20 years, 2 months 6-0 (6) | Gilberto Villacana | 7 | TKO | Win | |
5 | Jan 16, 1982 20 years, 1 months 5-0 (5) | Juan Zarate | 3 | KO | Win | |
4 | Dec 19, 1981 20 years 4-0 (4) | Juan Carlos Montalvo | 1 | KO | Win | |
3 | Oct 30, 1981 19 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Leo Castellanos | 1 | KO | Win | |
2 | Sep 13, 1981 19 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Leonardo Valdez | 8 | TKO | Win | |
1 | Aug 29, 1981 19 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Gilberto Morales | 7 | KO | Win |
