Lionel Rose (42-11, 12) was born in Labertouche, Victoria, Australia on June 21, 1948. At the age of 16 years on September 9, 1964, he made his professional boxing debut against Mario Magris, winning the fight via 8-round points decision.
On his 30th career fight at 19 years old, Rose became a bantamweight world champion on February 27, 1968 after defeating Fighting Harada via 15-round unanimous decision to win the WBA, WBC and The Ring titles.
Rose's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Maurice Apeang at age 28 on December 18, 1976. He was on a 2-fight losing streak by his last fight.
Some of Lionel Rose's best fights were against Fighting Harada, Rubén Olivares and José Medel. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Lionel Rose".
Rose has 11 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Lionel Rose Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Dec 18, 1976 28 years, 5 months 42-11 (12) | Maurice Apeang | 2 | KO | Loss | |
52 | Aug 28, 1976 28 years, 2 months 42-10 (12) | Rafael Limon | 3 | TKO | Loss | |
51 | Nov 13, 1975 27 years, 4 months 42-9 (12) | Giuseppe Agate | 3 | TKO | Win | |
50 | Oct 8, 1975 27 years, 3 months 41-9 (11) | Billy Moeller | 10 | PTS | Loss | |
49 | Aug 29, 1975 27 years, 2 months 41-8 (11) | Blakeney Kid Matthews | 10 | MD | Loss | |
48 | Jun 30, 1975 27 years 41-7 (11) | Bomber Uchida | 10 | PTS | Win | |
47 | May 30, 1971 22 years, 11 months 40-7 (11) | Yoshiaki Numata | SFT | 15 | UD | Loss For WBC |
46 | May 4, 1971 22 years, 10 months 40-6 (11) | Tanny Cuaresma | 1 | KO | Win | |
45 | Feb 12, 1971 22 years, 7 months 39-6 (10) | Jeff White | 15 | UD | Loss | |
44 | Oct 10, 1970 22 years, 3 months 39-5 (10) | Guts Ishimatsu | 10 | UD | Win | |
43 | Aug 4, 1970 22 years, 1 months 38-5 (10) | Richard Kid Borias | 3 | KO | Win | |
42 | Jul 14, 1970 22 years 37-5 (9) | Freddie Wicks | 10 | PTS | Win | |
41 | May 16, 1970 21 years, 10 months 36-5 (9) | Raul Cruz | 10 | UD | Loss | |
40 | Mar 7, 1970 21 years, 8 months 36-4 (9) | Don Johnson | 10 | UD | Win | |
39 | Dec 7, 1969 21 years, 5 months 35-4 (9) | Fernando Sotelo | 7 | KO | Loss | |
38 | Nov 1, 1969 21 years, 4 months 35-3 (9) | Vincente Garcia | 5 | KO | Win | |
37  | Aug 22, 1969 21 years, 2 months 34-3 (8) | 22 years, 7 months 52-0-1 (50) | BT | 5 | KO | Loss Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring |
36 | Jun 10, 1969 20 years, 11 months 34-2 (8) | Ernie Cruz | 10 | MD | Win | |
35 | Mar 8, 1969 20 years, 8 months 33-2 (8) | Alan Rudkin | BT | 15 | SD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
34 | Dec 6, 1968 20 years, 5 months 32-2 (8) | Chucho Castillo | BT | 15 | SD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
33  | Aug 28, 1968 20 years, 2 months 31-2 (8) | 30 years, 5 months 64-23-7 (39) | 10 | MD | Win | |
32 | Jun 2, 1968 19 years, 11 months 30-2 (8) | Takao Sakurai | BT | 15 | MD | Win Defended WBA, WBC, The Ring |
31 | Apr 26, 1968 19 years, 10 months 29-2 (8) | Tommaso Galli | 10 | PTS | Win | |
30  | Feb 27, 1968 19 years, 8 months 28-2 (8) | 24 years, 10 months 50-3 (19) | BT | 15 | UD | Win Won WBA, WBC, The Ring |
29 | Dec 11, 1967 19 years, 5 months 27-2 (8) | Rocky Gattellari | 13 | KO | Win | |
28 | Nov 20, 1967 19 years, 4 months 26-2 (7) | Gary Garber | 10 | PTS | Win | |
27 | Oct 13, 1967 19 years, 3 months 25-2 (7) | Kamara Diop | 3 | TKO | Win | |
26 | Sep 1, 1967 19 years, 2 months 24-2 (6) | Ronnie Jones | 10 | PTS | Win | |
25 | Jul 28, 1967 19 years, 1 months 23-2 (6) | Tiny Palacio | 10 | PTS | Win | |
24 | Jun 9, 1967 18 years, 11 months 22-2 (6) | Rudy Corona | 10 | PTS | Win | |
23 | May 11, 1967 18 years, 10 months 21-2 (6) | Akihide Tamaoka | 6 | KO | Win | |
22 | Mar 17, 1967 18 years, 8 months 20-2 (5) | Nevio Carbi | 10 | PTS | Win | |
21 | Nov 18, 1966 18 years, 4 months 19-2 (5) | Felipe Gonzalez | 10 | PTS | Win | |
20 | Oct 28, 1966 18 years, 4 months 18-2 (5) | Noel Kunde | 15 | PTS | Win | |
19 | Oct 14, 1966 18 years, 3 months 17-2 (5) | Jackie Burke | 6 | TKO | Win | |
18 | Aug 26, 1966 18 years, 2 months 16-2 (4) | Noel Kunde | 12 | PTS | Win | |
17 | Jul 8, 1966 18 years 15-2 (4) | Ray Perez | 12 | PTS | Win | |
16 | Jun 17, 1966 17 years, 11 months 14-2 (4) | Flash Dumdum | 12 | PTS | Win | |
15 | May 13, 1966 17 years, 10 months 13-2 (4) | Jerry Stokes | 12 | PTS | Win | |
14 | Apr 4, 1966 17 years, 9 months 12-2 (4) | Ray Perez | 10 | UD | Loss | |
13 | Feb 18, 1966 17 years, 7 months 12-1 (4) | Ray Perez | 12 | UD | Win | |
12 | Dec 2, 1965 17 years, 5 months 11-1 (4) | Arthur Clarke | 8 | UD | Win | |
11 | Nov 5, 1965 17 years, 4 months 10-1 (4) | Billy Brown | 12 | UD | Win | |
10 | Oct 14, 1965 17 years, 3 months 9-1 (4) | Laurie Ny | 10 | UD | Win | |
9 | Oct 1, 1965 17 years, 3 months 8-1 (4) | Billy Brown | 10 | TKO | Win | |
8 | Aug 20, 1965 17 years, 1 months 7-1 (3) | Bobby Wells | 8 | TKO | Win | |
7 | Jul 27, 1965 17 years, 1 months 6-1 (2) | Teddy Rainbow | 12 | PTS | Win | |
6 | Jul 23, 1965 17 years, 1 months 5-1 (2) | Singtong Por Tor | 6 | PTS | Loss | |
5 | Jun 25, 1965 17 years 5-0 (2) | Singtong Por Tor | 12 | PTS | Win | |
4 | Apr 2, 1965 16 years, 9 months 4-0 (2) | Jackie Bruce | 1 | TKO | Win | |
3 | Nov 6, 1964 16 years, 4 months 3-0 (1) | Joe Oliveri | 2 | TKO | Win | |
2 | Oct 9, 1964 16 years, 3 months 2-0 (0) | Mario Magris | 8 | PTS | Win | |
1 | Sep 9, 1964 16 years, 2 months 1-0 (0) | Mario Magris | 8 | PTS | Win |
