Edwin Rosario (47-6, 40) was born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico on March 15, 1963. At the age of 15 years on March 3, 1979, he made his professional boxing debut against Jorge Ortega, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 22nd career fight at 20 years old, Rosario became a lightweight world champion on May 1, 1983 after defeating JosĂ© Luis RamĂrez via 12-round unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC title.
He then went on to become world champion at the super-lightweight weight class as well, winning the WBA title against Livingstone Bramble via 2nd-round KO on September 26, 1986.
Rosario's last fight was a 2nd-round KO win against Harold Bennett at age 34 on September 25, 1997. He was on a 5-fight winning streak by his last fight.
Some of Edwin Rosario's best fights have been against JosĂ© Luis RamĂrez, Livingstone Bramble, Juan Nazario, Hector Camacho, Julio CĂ©sar Chávez, Frankie Randall and Roberto Elizondo.
Rosario has 6 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Sep 25, 1997 34 years, 6 months 47-6 (40) | Harold Bennett | 2 | KO | WIN | |
52 | Aug 23, 1997 34 years, 5 months 46-6 (39) | Sanford Ricks | 8 | KO | WIN | |
51 | Jul 17, 1997 34 years, 4 months 45-6 (38) | Roger Flores | WL | 12 | PTS | WIN |
50 | Jun 7, 1997 34 years, 2 months 44-6 (38) | Calvin Moody | 3 | DQ | WIN | |
49 | May 22, 1997 34 years, 2 months 43-6 (38) | Maurice Roberson | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
48  | Jan 30, 1993 29 years, 10 months 42-6 (37) | 31 years, 4 months 45-2-1 (36) | 7 | TKO | LOSS | |
47 | Aug 11, 1992 29 years, 4 months 42-5 (37) | George Kellman | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
46 | Apr 10, 1992 29 years 41-5 (36) | Akinobu Hiranaka | SLT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
45 | Jun 14, 1991 28 years, 2 months 41-4 (36) | Loreto Garza | SLT | 3 | TKO | WIN Won WBA |
44 | Aug 23, 1990 27 years, 5 months 40-4 (35) | Dwayne Swift | 10 | MD | WIN | |
43  | Apr 4, 1990 27 years 39-4 (35) | 26 years, 6 months 21-2 (15) | LT | 8 | RTD | LOSS Lost WBA |
42 | Jul 9, 1989 26 years, 3 months 39-3 (35) | Anthony Jones | LT | 6 | TKO | WIN Won WBA Vacant |
41 | Mar 16, 1989 26 years 38-3 (34) | Larry Benson | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
40 | Feb 9, 1989 25 years, 10 months 37-3 (33) | Jesus Gallardo | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
39 | Oct 27, 1988 25 years, 7 months 36-3 (32) | Juan Minaya | 4 | KO | WIN | |
38 | Sep 3, 1988 25 years, 5 months 35-3 (31) | Felipe Angulo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
37 | Aug 11, 1988 25 years, 4 months 34-3 (30) | Rafael Gandarilla | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Jul 31, 1988 25 years, 4 months 33-3 (29) | Javier Cerna | 1 | KO | WIN | |
35 | Jun 2, 1988 25 years, 2 months 32-3 (28) | Ramiro Lozano | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
34  | Nov 21, 1987 24 years, 8 months 31-3 (27) | 25 years, 4 months 56-0 (45) | LT | 11 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBA |
33 | Aug 11, 1987 24 years, 4 months 31-2 (27) | 23 years, 10 months 18-1 (12) | LT | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBA |
32 | Mar 7, 1987 23 years, 11 months 30-2 (26) | Roger Brown | 2 | KO | WIN | |
31  | Sep 26, 1986 23 years, 6 months 29-2 (25) | 26 years 24-1-1 (15) | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Won WBA |
30  | Jun 13, 1986 23 years, 2 months 28-2 (24) | 24 years 28-0 (15) | LT | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBC |
29 | Dec 27, 1985 22 years, 9 months 28-1 (24) | Roque Montoya | 7 | KO | WIN | |
28 | Jun 16, 1985 22 years, 3 months 27-1 (23) | 23 years, 8 months 23-0 (19) | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
27 | Apr 15, 1985 22 years, 1 months 26-1 (23) | Alberto Ramos | 2 | KO | WIN | |
26 | Mar 13, 1985 21 years, 11 months 25-1 (22) | Eduardo Valdez | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
25  | Nov 3, 1984 21 years, 7 months 24-1 (21) | 25 years, 11 months 87-5 (73) | LT | 4 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
24 | Jun 23, 1984 21 years, 3 months 24-0 (21) | Howard Davis Jr. | LT | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBC |
23 | Mar 17, 1984 21 years 23-0 (21) | Roberto Elizondo | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
22 | May 1, 1983 20 years, 1 months 22-0 (20) | 24 years, 4 months 82-4 (69) | LT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC Vacant |
21 | May 30, 1982 19 years, 2 months 21-0 (20) | Edwin Viruet | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Mar 21, 1982 19 years 20-0 (19) | Dennis Quimayousie | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Jan 30, 1982 18 years, 10 months 19-0 (18) | Ezzard Charles Adams | 3 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Dec 10, 1981 18 years, 8 months 18-0 (17) | Ernesto Herrera | 3 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Nov 14, 1981 18 years, 7 months 17-0 (16) | Roberto Garcia | 2 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Sep 16, 1981 18 years, 6 months 16-0 (15) | James Martinez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Jul 18, 1981 18 years, 4 months 15-0 (15) | Rodrigo Aguirre | 8 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Jun 25, 1981 18 years, 3 months 14-0 (14) | Refugio Rojas | 2 | KO | WIN | |
13 | May 23, 1981 18 years, 2 months 13-0 (13) | Jose Resendez | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Apr 10, 1981 18 years 12-0 (12) | Tony Tris | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Aug 22, 1980 17 years, 5 months 11-0 (11) | Javier Flores | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Jul 7, 1980 17 years, 3 months 10-0 (10) | Jose Luis Lara | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Mar 10, 1980 16 years, 11 months 9-0 (9) | Pascual Polanco | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Feb 18, 1980 16 years, 11 months 8-0 (8) | Leopoldo Frias | 2 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Sep 22, 1979 16 years, 6 months 7-0 (7) | Pancho Muletta | 2 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Aug 1, 1979 16 years, 4 months 6-0 (6) | James Sowell | 2 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Jul 20, 1979 16 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Jose Villegas | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
4 | May 12, 1979 16 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Julio Miranda | 4 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Mar 27, 1979 16 years 3-0 (3) | Enrique Maldonado | 3 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 4, 1979 15 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Juan Caro | 1 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Mar 3, 1979 15 years, 11 months 1-0 (1) | Jorge Ortega | 2 | KO | WIN |
