Wilfredo Gómez Record
| Total Fights | 48 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 44 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 4 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 17 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 18 |
| KO Wins | 42 |
| KO Losses | 3 |
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What is Wilfredo Gómez' boxing record?
In a professional boxing career spanning 14 years and eight months, Wilfredo Gómez fought 48 times with 44 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.
Gómez retired from professional boxing with a record of 44-3-1, which included one world-championship elevation, four world-title wins, and 17 successful title defense fights at the super-bantamweight weight division. He had a 87.5% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 42 of his total 48 fights being knockout wins, 18 of which were in title fights. Gómez lost three times via knockout, all three of them in title fights.
His last fight was a 2nd round KO victory over Mario Salazar on July 19, 1989.
Some of Gómez' best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (Lupe Pintor and Carlos Zárate), Rocky Lockridge, Néstor Carlos Jiménez, Julio Hernández, Nicky Pérez, Rubén Valdéz, and Derrik Holmes.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Jul 19, 1989 | 32 | Mario Salazar | Win | KO2 |
| 47 | Jul 30, 1988 | 31 | Mario González | Win | TKO6 |
| 46 | May 24, 1986 | 29 | Alfredo Layne | Loss * | TKO9 |
| 45 | May 19, 1985 | 28 | Rocky Lockridge | Win * | MD |
| 44 | Dec 8, 1984 | 28 | Azumah Nelson | Loss * | KO11 |
| 43 | Mar 31, 1984 | 27 | Juan Laporte | Win * | UD |
| 42 | Dec 14, 1983 | 27 | Eladio Santana | Win | KO2 |
| 41 | Apr 23, 1983 | 26 | Iván Samuco | Win | TKO3 |
| 40 | Dec 3, 1982 | 26 | Lupe Pintor | Win * | TKO14 |
| 39 | Aug 18, 1982 | 25 | Roberto Rubaldino | Win * | RTD7 |
| 38 | Jun 11, 1982 | 25 | Juan Antonio López | Win * | TKO10 |
| 37 | Mar 27, 1982 | 25 | Juan Meza | Win * | TKO6 |
| 36 | Feb 20, 1982 | 25 | José Luis Soto | Win | KO2 |
| 35 | Jan 9, 1982 | 25 | José González | Win | TKO7 |
| 34 | Aug 21, 1981 | 24 | Salvador Sánchez | Loss * | TKO8 |
| 33 | Jun 20, 1981 | 24 | Raúl Silva | Win | KO3 |
| 32 | Dec 13, 1980 | 24 | José Cervantes | Win * | KO3 |
| 31 | Aug 22, 1980 | 23 | Derrik Holmes | Win * | TKO5 |
| 30 | Apr 27, 1980 | 23 | Eddie Ndukwu | Win | TKO4 |
| 29 | Feb 3, 1980 | 23 | Rubén Valdéz | Win * | RTD6 |
| 28 | Oct 26, 1979 | 22 | Nicky Pérez | Win * | TKO5 |
| 27 | Sep 28, 1979 | 22 | Carlos Mendoza | Win * | TKO10 |
| 26 | Jun 16, 1979 | 22 | Julio Hernández | Win * | TKO5 |
| 25 | May 21, 1979 | 22 | Nelson Cruz Tamariz | Win | KO2 |
| 24 | Mar 9, 1979 | 22 | Néstor Carlos Jiménez | Win * | KO5 |
| 23 | Oct 28, 1978 | 21 | Carlos Zárate | Win * | TKO5 |
| 22 | Sep 9, 1978 | 21 | Leonardo Cruz | Win * | TKO13 |
| 21 | Jun 2, 1978 | 21 | Sakad Petchyindee | Win * | TKO3 |
| 20 | Apr 8, 1978 | 21 | Juan Antonio López | Win * | TKO7 |
| 19 | Jan 19, 1978 | 21 | Royal Kobayashi | Win * | KO3 |
| 18 | Jul 11, 1977 | 20 | Raúl Tirado | Win * | TKO5 |
| 17 | May 21, 1977 | 20 | Dong-Kyun Yum | Win * | KO12 |
| 16 | Feb 12, 1977 | 20 | John Meza | Win | KO2 |
| 15 | Oct 11, 1976 | 19 | José Murillo Medel | Win | KO4 |
| 14 | Aug 16, 1976 | 19 | Tony Rocha | Win | KO2 |
| 13 | Jul 19, 1976 | 19 | Alberto Dávila | Win | TKO9 |
| 12 | May 8, 1976 | 19 | Sak Lempthong | Win | TKO3 |
| 11 | Apr 4, 1976 | 19 | Ric Quijano | Win | KO1 |
| 10 | Feb 20, 1976 | 19 | Cornell Hall | Win | KO3 |
| 9 | Dec 20, 1975 | 19 | Andres Hernández | Win | TKO8 |
| 8 | Sep 19, 1975 | 18 | Joe Guevara | Win | KO6 |
| 7 | Aug 2, 1975 | 18 | Cleo García | Win | KO3 |
| 6 | Jun 21, 1975 | 18 | Jacinto Fuentes | Win | KO2 |
| 5 | May 3, 1975 | 18 | Jose Jiménez | Win | KO1 |
| 4 | Mar 2, 1975 | 18 | Antonio Da Silva | Win | KO2 |
| 3 | Feb 15, 1975 | 18 | Jorge Bernal | Win | TKO1 |
| 2 | Dec 21, 1974 | 18 | Mario Hernández | Win | TKO1 |
| 1 | Nov 16, 1974 | 18 | Jacinto Fuentes | Draw | MD |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Wilfredo Gómez (Bazooka) is a 67-year old retired Puerto Rican professional boxer. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on October 29, 1956. He is a former three-weight-class world champion. Gómez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1995. His professional boxing career spanned more than 14 years — from 1974 to 1989.
Gómez made his professional boxing debut against Jacinto Fuentes at the age of 18 on November 16, 1974. The fight ended in a draw. He went on to win 32 consecutive fights after this draw, which included 32 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 20 on May 21, 1977 after 16 professional fights, against Dong-Kyun Yum for the super-bantamweight WBC title. He defeated Yum via 12th round KO to become the super-bantamweight champion of the world.
Gómez has won four world titles at three weight classes. He was elevated as world champion once. For all the details about Gómez' world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Gómez had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Mario Salazar on July 19, 1989. Gómez won the fight via 2nd round KO. It's been 34 years and 10 months since this fight.
Championships
Gómez had a total of 23 world-title fights, which includes winning four world titles and 17 successful title defenses. He won 20 of these fights and lost three.
Title Wins
Wilfredo Gómez fought for world titles in four fights and won three of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. In total, he won four belts across three weight classes. He was elevated as world champion once, by The Ring.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1985 | Rocky Lockridge | Super-featherweight | WBA, The Ring | MD |
| Mar 31, 1984 | Juan Laporte | Featherweight | WBC | UD |
| May 21, 1977 | Dong-Kyun Yum | Super-bantamweight | WBC | KO |
Title Defenses
Wilfredo Gómez had 19 world-title defense fights across three weight classes — super-bantamweight (x17), featherweight, and super-featherweight. He won 17 of them and lost two times.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1982 | Lupe Pintor | Super-bantamweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO |
| Aug 18, 1982 | Roberto Rubaldino | Super-bantamweight | WBC, The Ring | RTD |
| Jun 11, 1982 | Juan Antonio López | Super-bantamweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO |
| Mar 27, 1982 | Juan Meza | Super-bantamweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO |
| Dec 13, 1980 | José Cervantes | Super-bantamweight | WBC, The Ring | KO |
| Aug 22, 1980 | Derrik Holmes | Super-bantamweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO |
| Feb 3, 1980 | Rubén Valdéz | Super-bantamweight | WBC, The Ring | RTD |
| Oct 26, 1979 | Nicky Pérez | Super-bantamweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO |
| Sep 28, 1979 | Carlos Mendoza | Super-bantamweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO |
| Jun 16, 1979 | Julio Hernández | Super-bantamweight | WBC, The Ring | TKO |
| Mar 9, 1979 | Néstor Carlos Jiménez | Super-bantamweight | WBC, The Ring | KO |
| Oct 28, 1978 | Carlos Zárate | Super-bantamweight | WBC | TKO |
| Sep 9, 1978 | Leonardo Cruz | Super-bantamweight | WBC | TKO |
| Jun 2, 1978 | Sakad Petchyindee | Super-bantamweight | WBC | TKO |
| Apr 8, 1978 | Juan Antonio López | Super-bantamweight | WBC | TKO |
| Jan 19, 1978 | Royal Kobayashi | Super-bantamweight | WBC | KO |
| Jul 11, 1977 | Raúl Tirado | Super-bantamweight | WBC | TKO |
Title Losses
Wilfredo Gómez lost two world-title defense fights, and lost a total of three titles in these fights.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1986 | Alfredo Layne | Super-featherweight | WBA, The Ring | TKO |
| Dec 8, 1984 | Azumah Nelson | Featherweight | WBC | KO |
Highlights
Gómez fought a total of 48 times during his professional career, which includes 23 world-title fights at three weight divisions. He was among the very best of his generation and is one of the pound-for-pound best boxers of all time. These 11 fights are the highlight of his career.
May 21, 1977: Gómez wins his first world title by defeating Dong-Kyun Yum via 12th round KO. He is now the WBC super-bantamweight world champion.
June 2, 1978: Gómez successfully defends the WBC super-bantamweight title against Sakad Petchyindee, winning the fight via 3rd round TKO.
October 28, 1978: Gómez successfully defends the WBC super-bantamweight title against Carlos Zárate, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.
March 9, 1979: Gómez successfully defends the WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight titles against Néstor Carlos Jiménez, winning the fight via 5th round KO.
June 16, 1979: Gómez successfully defends the WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight titles against Julio Hernández, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.
October 26, 1979: Gómez successfully defends the WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight titles against Nicky Pérez, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.
February 3, 1980: Gómez successfully defends the WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight titles against Rubén Valdéz, winning the fight via 6th round RTD.
August 22, 1980: Gómez successfully defends the WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight titles against Derrik Holmes, winning the fight via 5th round TKO.
December 13, 1980: Gómez successfully defends the WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight titles against José Cervantes, winning the fight via 3rd round KO.
August 18, 1982: Gómez successfully defends the WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight titles against Roberto Rubaldino, winning the fight via 7th round RTD.
May 19, 1985: Gómez wins the WBA and The Ring super-featherweight titles from Rocky Lockridge, by beating Lockridge via 15 round majority decision.
FAQs
How many KOs does Wilfredo Gómez have on his record?
Gómez knocked out 42 of his 48 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 87.5%. Of his total 44 wins, 42 of them were via KO (95.5%).
What was Wilfredo Gómez' first world title win?
Gómez' first world-title win was the WBC belt at super-bantamweight. He defeated Dong-Kyun Yum via 12 round KO to win the title.
How many world titles did Wilfredo Gómez win?
Gómez won four world titles at three weight classes.
How many title defenses did Wilfredo Gómez make?
Gómez had a total of 19 title defense fights. He was successful 17 times and lost two times.