Edwin Rosario (Chapo) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. He was a two-weightclass world champion with 4 world-title wins. In a career spanning 18 years, 6 months, and 22 days, Rosario amassed a record of 47-6, which includes 40 wins via KO, 5 of which were in world-title fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2006.
Edwin Rosario was born in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico on March 15, 1963. He made his professional debut at the age of 15 years on March 3, 1979 against Jorge Ortega. Rosario defeated Ortega via 2nd round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Rosario became a world champion at the age of 20 after 21 professional fights. He challenged José Luis Ramírez for the vacant WBC lightweight title and defeated Ramírez via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the super-lightweight (WBA) title also to become a two-division world champion.
Rosario's last fight was a 2nd-round KO victory over Harold Bennett at age 34, on September 25, 1997.
Some of Edwin Rosario's best fights were against Livingstone Bramble, Jose Luis Ramirez, Juan Nazario, and Frankie Randall. For a complete list of Rosario's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Edwin Rosario".
Rosario has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Edwin Rosario Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Sep 25, 1997 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
52 | Aug 23, 1997 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
51 | Jul 17, 1997 | 34 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
50 | Jun 07, 1997 | 34 | ![]() | win | DQ 3 |
49 | May 22, 1997 | 34 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
48 | Jan 30, 1993 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
47 | Aug 11, 1992 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
46 | Apr 10, 1992 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 1 |
45 | Jun 14, 1991 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
44 | Aug 23, 1990 | 27 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
43 | Apr 04, 1990 | 27 | ![]() | loss | RTD 8 |
42 | Jul 09, 1989 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
41 | Mar 16, 1989 | 26 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
40 | Feb 09, 1989 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
39 | Oct 27, 1988 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
38 | Sep 03, 1988 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
37 | Aug 11, 1988 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
36 | Jul 31, 1988 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
35 | Jun 02, 1988 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
34 | Nov 21, 1987 | 24 | ![]() | loss | TKO 11 |
33 | Aug 11, 1987 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
32 | Mar 07, 1987 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
31 | Sep 26, 1986 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
30 | Jun 13, 1986 | 23 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
29 | Dec 27, 1985 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
28 | Jun 16, 1985 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
27 | Apr 15, 1985 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
26 | Mar 13, 1985 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
25 | Nov 03, 1984 | 21 | ![]() | loss | TKO 4 |
24 | Jun 23, 1984 | 21 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
23 | Mar 17, 1984 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
22 | May 01, 1983 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
21 | May 30, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
20 | Mar 21, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
19 | Jan 30, 1982 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
18 | Dec 10, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
17 | Nov 14, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
16 | Sep 16, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
15 | Jul 18, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
14 | Jun 25, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
13 | May 23, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
12 | Apr 10, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
11 | Aug 22, 1980 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
10 | Jul 07, 1980 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
9 | Mar 10, 1980 | 16 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
8 | Feb 18, 1980 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
7 | Sep 22, 1979 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
6 | Aug 01, 1979 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
5 | Jul 20, 1979 | 16 | ![]() | win | RTD 5 |
4 | May 12, 1979 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
3 | Mar 27, 1979 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
2 | Mar 04, 1979 | 15 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
1 | Mar 03, 1979 | 15 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |