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Best of Lionel Rose: Top 10 Fights

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Lionel Rose had 53 fights with 12 KO wins. Some of his best fights among these have been against Fighting Harada, Chucho Castillo, José Medel, Takao Sakurai, and Ernie Cruz. The following are Rose's top 10 fights.

Lionel Rose's boxing career

  1. Lionel Rose defeats Fighting Harada

    On Lionel Rose defeated Japanese boxer Fighting Harada via 15 round unanimous decision. Rose was 19 years old with a record of 28-2 (8 KOs). Harada was 24 years old with a record of 50-3 (19 KOs). Rose won the WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles — his first world titles. The performance in this fight is the number one among all of Rose's fights.

  2. Lionel Rose defeats Chucho Castillo

    On Lionel Rose defeated Chucho Castillo via 15 round split decision. Rose was 20 years old with a record of 32-2 (8 KOs). Rose successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles. This fight is the second best performance in Rose's career.

  3. Lionel Rose defeats José Medel

    On Lionel Rose defeated Mexican boxer José Medel via 10 round majority decision. Rose was 20 years old with a record of 31-2 (8 KOs). Medel was 30 years old with a record of 64-23-7 (39 KOs).

  4. Lionel Rose defeats Takao Sakurai

    On Lionel Rose defeated Takao Sakurai via 15 round majority decision. Rose was 19 years old with a record of 30-2 (8 KOs). Rose successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

  5. Lionel Rose defeats Ernie Cruz

    On Lionel Rose defeated Ernie Cruz via 10 round majority decision. Rose was 20 years old with a record of 34-2 (8 KOs).

  6. Lionel Rose defeats Tommaso Galli

    On Lionel Rose defeated Tommaso Galli via 10 round PTS. Rose was 19 years old with a record of 29-2 (8 KOs).

  7. Lionel Rose defeats Alan Rudkin

    On Lionel Rose defeated Alan Rudkin via 15 round split decision. Rose was 20 years old with a record of 33-2 (8 KOs). Rose successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and Ring Magazine bantamweight titles.

  8. Lionel Rose defeats Guts Ishimatsu

    On Lionel Rose defeated Guts Ishimatsu via 10 round unanimous decision. Rose was 22 years old with a record of 39-5 (10 KOs).

  9. Lionel Rose defeats Vincente Garcia

    On Lionel Rose defeated Vincente Garcia via 5th round KO. Rose was 21 years old with a record of 35-3 (9 KOs).

  10. Lionel Rose defeats Rocky Gattellari

    On Lionel Rose defeated Rocky Gattellari via 13th round KO. Rose was 19 years old with a record of 27-2 (8 KOs).