Rafael Pedroza
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Rafael Pedroza | |
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| Born | Rafael Pedroza March 27, 1955 |
| Other names | Rafaelito |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 3+1⁄2 in (161 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 28 |
| Wins | 19 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 1 |
Rafael Pedroza (born March 27, 1955) is a retired Panamanian boxer and was briefly a super-flyweight world champion in 1981.
Pedroza turned professional in 1974; he lost his first two attempts at a world title in 1977 and 1979 but became the WBA super-flyweight world champion on December 5, 1981 after his points victory against Argentine Gustavo Ballas. Pedroza was beaten in his first defense by Jiro Watanabe in what ended up being his final bout. He is a cousin of hall-of-fame boxer Eusebio Pedroza.
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 28 fights | 19 wins | 8 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 15 | 1 |
| By decision | 4 | 7 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 28 | Loss | 19–8–1 | Jiro Watanabe | UD | 15 | Apr 8, 1982 | Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan | Lost WBA super-flyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 19–7–1 | Gustavo Ballas | SD | 15 | Dec 5, 1981 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | Won WBA super-flyweight title |
| 26 | Loss | 18–7–1 | Suk Chul Bae | SD | 12 | Jun 7, 1981 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 25 | Win | 18–6–1 | Pedro Romero | UD | 12 | Jan 17, 1981 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 24 | Loss | 17–6–1 | Gustavo Ballas | PTS | 10 | Oct 4, 1980 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 23 | Loss | 17–5–1 | Miguel Iriarte | UD | 10 | Aug 30, 1980 | Arena Panama Al Brown, Colon City, Panama | |
| 22 | Win | 17–4–1 | Fausto Gomez | KO | 5 (10), 0:54 | Aug 16, 1980 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 21 | Win | 16–4–1 | Javier Gonzalez | UD | 12 | Mar 1, 1980 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 20 | Loss | 15–4–1 | Martín Vargas | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 8, 1979 | Estadio Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile | |
| 19 | Loss | 15–3–1 | Yoko Gushiken | UD | 15 | Jul 29, 1979 | City Gymnasium, Kitakyushu, Japan | For WBA light-flyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Alex Guido | TKO | 9 (10) | Apr 7, 1979 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | Eusebio Urcuyo | TKO | 10 (10) | Jul 2, 1978 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Dagoberto Perinan | TKO | 4 (10) | Apr 15, 1978 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Orlando Hernandez | RTD | 9 (15) | Jan 26, 1978 | Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San Jose, Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Loss | 11–2–1 | Luis Ibarra | UD | 10 | Oct 1, 1977 | Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama | |
| 13 | Loss | 11–1–1 | Luis Estaba | UD | 15 | May 15, 1977 | Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela | For WBC light-flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Felipe Perez | TKO | 7 (10) | Feb 5, 1977 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Domingo Torres | TKO | 3 (10), 2:55 | Nov 13, 1976 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 10 | Draw | 9–0–1 | Hermogenes Prado | PTS | 10 | Jul 10, 1976 | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Pablito Jimenez | UD | 10 | Jun 12, 1976 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | John Cajina | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 14, 1976 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Orlando Quijada | KO | 1 (10) | Nov 15, 1975 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Candelario Guzman | TKO | 7 (10) | Aug 23, 1975 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jose Ricard | KO | 1 (8) | Jul 19, 1975 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Adriano Mendez | TKO | 1 (4) | Apr 26, 1975 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ricardo Vega | TKO | 3 (4) | Feb 22, 1975 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Luis Sotomayor | TKO | 2 (4) | Jan 18, 1975 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ramon Montenegro | KO | 3 (4), 2:55 | Nov 30, 1974 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama |
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Rafael Pedroza from BoxRec (registration required)
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