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Edwin Rosario

4541 KOs

54 KOs

0Draws

Last six: L-W-W-W-W-W

Career

division

Lightweight

status

inactive

bouts

50

rounds

228

KO %

91.1%

KO wins

41

KO losses

4

career

1979–1997

debut

1979-03-03

last fight

1997-09-25

Profile

alias

Chapo

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 6″ / 168cm

nationality

Puerto Rico

origin

Toa Baja Puerto Rico

city / state / zip

Baja,, Puerto

dob

1963-03-15

age

63

Latest news

Boxing great Camacho dies

2012-11-25 · BigPond Sport

A lightning fast, hard-punching phenomenon in his younger days, Camacho adopted a more conservative approach to his boxing after a razor-thin points victory over his fellow Puerto Rican Edwin Rosario in a 1986 world lightweight title fight. Camacho's…

Carbajal, Gonzalez Lead 2006 Class

2006-01-11 · Forbes Business

Now they will be enshrined together in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, along with 10 other fighters and ring personalities. The late lightweight champion Edwin Rosario of Puerto Rico and boxing historian Hank Kaplan also are among the 2006 class announced Thursday.…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

18 14 1

W-KO

Bayamon, Puerto Rico

2 of 10 · 143 / 147 lbs

20 4 1

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

8 of 8 · 144 / 142 lbs · 0:31

Referee: Joe Santarpia

8 5 0

W-PTS

Bayamon, Puerto Rico

WBA Fedecentro Welterweight Title

12 of 12 · 143 / 142 lbs

8 46 2

W-TKO

Miami, Florida, USA

3 of 8 · 146 / 147 lbs · 1:09

Referee: Bernie Soto

Maurice Roberson

4 8 0

W-TKO

Bayamon, Puerto Rico

4 of 10 · 149 / 147 lbs

Frankie Randall

8 2 0

L-TKO

The Pyramid, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

7 of 10 · 146 / 145 lbs · 2:03

6 11 1

W-TKO

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 of 10 · 147 / 145 lbs

Akinobu Hiranaka

19 0 0

L-TKO

El Toreo, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

WBA World light welterweight title

1 of 12 · 140 / 139 lbs · 1:32

Judges: Rogelio Perez | Rafael Carabano | Marco Antonio Rodriguez

Referee: Enzo Montero

26 1 1

W-TKO

Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, USA

WBA World light welterweight title

3 of 12 · 140 / 139 lbs · 1:09

Judges: Lou Moret 20-16 | Francisco Burac 20-16 | Hubert Earle 20-16

Referee: Larry Rozadilla

20 2 0

L-RTD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

WBA World lightweight title

8 of 12 · 134 / 135 lbs · 3:00

Judges: Nicasio L. Drake 64-69 | Rodolfo Hill 65-69 | Carlos Sucre 63-70

Referee: Luis Rivera

19 0 1

W-TKO

Showboat Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

vacant WBA World lightweight title

6 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs · 2:00

Judges: Rogelio Perez 47-49 | Nicasio L. Drake 47-48 | Luis J. Rodriguez 47-48

Referee: Tony Orlando

17 11 0

W-RTD

Felt Forum, New York, New York, USA

5 of 10 · 139 / 137 lbs

1 7 1

W-TKO

Felt Forum, New York, New York, USA

8 of 10 · 141 / 139 lbs · 1:26

0 6 0

W-KO

Felt Forum, New York, New York, USA

4 of 10 · 141 / 144 lbs · 1:44

Referee: Arthur Mercante Jr.

3 7 0

W-TKO

Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

2 of 10 · 139 / 136 lbs

Rafael Gandarilla

6 22 0

W-TKO

Felt Forum, New York, New York, USA

3 of 10 · 138 / 139 lbs · 1:19

Judges: Harold Lederman | George Colon | George DeGabriel

Referee: Al LoBianco

0 1 0

W-KO

Felt Forum, New York, New York, USA

1 of 10 · 140 / 140 lbs · 2:40

Judges: Tony Castellano | Barbara Perez | Victor Suarez

Referee: Arthur Mercante Jr.

2 3 0

W-TKO

Felt Forum, New York, New York, USA

3 of 10 · 140 / 138 lbs

17 1 0

W-TKO

UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, USA

WBA World lightweight title

8 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs · 2:43

Judges: Medardo Villalobos 60-55 | Roberto Ramirez, Sr. 67-55 | Samuel Conde Lopez 69-64

Referee: Carlos Berrocal

9 7 0

W-KO

Las Vegas Hilton, Outdoor Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

2 of 10 · 139 / 135 lbs · 0:36

Referee: Joey Curtis

Livingstone Bramble

24 1 1

W-KO

Abel Holtz Stadium, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

WBA World lightweight title

2 of 15 · 135 / 135 lbs · 2:28

Judges: Jesus Celis 10-9 | Rogelio Perez 10-10 | Juan Maio 10-10

Referee: Ernesto Magana

4 0 0

L-SD

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

WBC World lightweight title

12 of 12 · 134 / 135 lbs

Judges: Tony Castellano 113-115 | Luis Rivera 114-113 | Stuart Kirshenbaum 113-115

Referee: Arthur Mercante

15 5 2

W-KO

Latham Coliseum, Latham, New York, USA

7 of 10 · 138 lbs · 1:25

Frankie Randall

3 0 0

W-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 133 / 136 lbs

Referee: Harry Gibbs

4 2 0

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

2 of 10 · 136 / 134 lbs · 1:08

Referee: Al LoBianco

9 7 0

W-TKO

Harrah's Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

3 of 10 · 138 / 138 lbs · 1:36

Referee: Paul Venti

9 2 0

L-TKO

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

WBC World lightweight title

4 of 12 · 135 / 135 lbs · 2:52

Judges: Chuck Hassett | Tony Castellano | Rudy Ortega

Referee: Steve Crosson

Howard Davis Jr

22 1 0

W-SD

Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico

WBC World lightweight title

12 of 12 · 134 / 135 lbs

Judges: Sid Nathan 115-114 | Angel C. Tovar 117-113 | Jose Juan Guerra 113-114

Referee: Mike Jacobs

Roberto Elizondo

27 3 0

W-TKO

Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico

WBC World lightweight title

1 of 12 · 134 lbs · 1:57

Referee: Davey Pearl

9 1 0

W-UD

Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico

vacant WBC World lightweight title

12 of 12 · 134 / 134 lbs

Judges: Arlen Bynum 115-113 | Lou Filippo 115-113 | Lou Tabat 115-113

Referee: Arthur Mercante

31 4 2

W-TKO

The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

3 · 134 / 134 lbs · 1:37

Dennis Quimayousie

16 4 0

W-TKO

Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

1 of 10 · 132 / 131 lbs

Referee: Harold Krause

13 6 0

W-KO

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

3 of 10 · 131 lbs · 2:07

Ernesto Herrera

21 9 3

W-KO

Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida, USA

3 of 10 · 133 / 130 lbs · 2:02

11 27 4

W-KO

Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

2 of 10 · 130 lbs

Rodrigo Aguirre

15 2 0

W-KO

Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida, USA

8 of 10 · 130 / 130 lbs · 2:38

Referee: Bernie Soto

16 5 0

W-KO

Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, USA

2 of 10 · 129 / 128 lbs · 1:47

13 18 2

W-TKO

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

6 of 8 · 124 / 124 lbs · 2:09

Referee: Ferd Hernandez

8 12 2

W-TKO

Felt Forum, New York, New York, USA

4 of 10 · 128 lbs

28 4 3

W-TKO

Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

9 of 10 · 123 / 122 lbs

9 18 1

W-TKO

Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

2 of 10 · 124 lbs

Pascual Polanco

0 1 0

W-KO

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 of 10 · 120 lbs

9 2 0

W-KO

Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 of 8 · 121 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

San Juan, Puerto Rico

2 of 8 · 119 lbs

2 0 0

W-KO

Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

2 of 8 · 126 / 125 lbs

6 5 2

W-RTD

Coliseum, San Diego, California, USA

5 of 8 · 119 / 118 lbs

0 0 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

4 of 8

Enrique Maldonado

0 0 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

3 of 8

0 0 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

1 of 8

0 0 0

W-KO

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

2 of 8