Jose Roman was born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico on December 17, 1946. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on June 20, 1966 against Sam Sellers. Roman defeated Sellers via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Roman got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 51 professional fights. On September 1, 1973 Roman challenged George Foreman's WBC heavyweight title but lost via 1st round KO. Roman never got a world-title shot again.
Roman's last fight was a 5th-round KO loss to Tony Severance at age 34, on March 19, 1981.
Some of Jose Roman's best fights have been against Chuck Wepner and Vicente Rondón. For a complete list of Roman's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Jose Roman".
Roman has 27 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jose Roman Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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85 | Mar 19, 1981 | 34 | Tony Severance | loss | KO 5 |
84 | Nov 10, 1978 | 31 | Alfio Righetti | loss | KO 2 |
83 | Aug 10, 1978 | 31 | Glenn Morgan | loss | TKO 7 |
82 | Jun 20, 1978 | 31 | Ibar Arrington | loss | TKO 8 |
81 | May 23, 1978 | 31 | George Jerome | win | TKO 8 |
80 | Apr 28, 1978 | 31 | Walter E. Moore, Jr. | loss | UD 10 |
79 | Mar 17, 1978 | 31 | Levi Forte | draw | PTS 10 |
78 | Jan 19, 1978 | 31 | Bobby Lloyd | loss | UD 15 |
77 | Dec 01, 1977 | 30 | John L Carter | win | UD 10 |
76 | Oct 01, 1977 | 30 | George Jerome | win | TKO 9 |
75 | Sep 08, 1977 | 30 | Marlin Lewis | loss | UD 12 |
74 | Aug 05, 1977 | 30 | Marlin Lewis | draw | PTS 10 |
73 | May 25, 1977 | 30 | Terry Daniels | win | UD 10 |
72 | May 07, 1977 | 30 | Bobby Lloyd | loss | PTS 15 |
71 | Apr 26, 1977 | 30 | Boone Kirkman | loss | UD 10 |
70 | Mar 23, 1977 | 30 | Ernie Smith | win | TKO 4 |
69 | Feb 15, 1977 | 30 | Ibar Arrington | win | SD 10 |
68 | Feb 02, 1977 | 30 | James Anthony | win | KO 5 |
67 | Oct 12, 1976 | 29 | Ibar Arrington | loss | MD 10 |
66 | Jun 15, 1976 | 29 | Fred Houpe | loss | TKO 10 |
65 | Jun 01, 1976 | 29 | Randy Stephens | loss | PTS 10 |
64 | Feb 20, 1976 | 29 | Jimmy Young 27 16-4-2 | loss | PTS 10 |
63 | Jan 26, 1976 | 29 | Mike Schutte | loss | TKO 7 |
62 | Nov 29, 1975 | 28 | Mike Schutte | loss | PTS 10 |
61 | Sep 30, 1975 | 28 | John Denis | loss | UD 10 |
60 | Aug 29, 1975 | 28 | Wendell Joseph | loss | UD 10 |
59 | Mar 07, 1975 | 28 | Walter White | win | SD 11 |
58 | Jan 03, 1975 | 28 | Mike Quarry | loss | UD 10 |
57 | Oct 10, 1974 | 27 | Earl Perrer | win | KO 6 |
56 | Aug 12, 1974 | 27 | Eddie Owens | nc | NA
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55 | Jun 06, 1974 | 27 | Vicente Rondon 35 40-15-1 | win | TKO 2 |
54 | Mar 01, 1974 | 27 | Jose Manuel Urtain | draw | PTS 8 |
53 | Dec 17, 1973 | 27 | Pedro Agosto | loss | PTS 12 |
52 | Sep 01, 1973 | 26 | George Foreman 24 38-0 | loss | KO 1 |
51 | Jun 28, 1973 | 26 | Clyde Brown | win | KO 3 |
50 | Nov 21, 1972 | 25 | Terry Daniels | win | UD 10 |
49 | Oct 02, 1972 | 25 | Tony Ventura | win | TKO 2 |
48 | Jul 14, 1972 | 25 | Charley Polite | win | KO 1 |
47 | Apr 03, 1972 | 25 | Jose Manuel Urtain | win | UD 10 |
46 | Feb 14, 1972 | 25 | Brian O'Melia | win | PTS 10 |
45 | Oct 29, 1971 | 24 | Robie Harris | loss | SD 10 |
44 | May 01, 1971 | 24 | Jose Rondon | win | PTS 10 |
43 | Feb 25, 1971 | 24 | Tommy Sheehan | win | KO 5 |
42 | Feb 01, 1971 | 24 | Jose Rondon | win | UD 10 |
41 | Oct 26, 1970 | 23 | Manuel Ramos | win | PTS 10 |
40 | Aug 24, 1970 | 23 | Bill Hardney | win | KO 3 |
39 | Jul 27, 1970 | 23 | Tommy Howard | win | KO 7 |
38 | May 25, 1970 | 23 | Jack O'Halloran | win | PTS 10 |
37 | Apr 20, 1970 | 23 | Moses Harrell | win | KO 2 |
36 | Apr 07, 1970 | 23 | Tommy Grant | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Mar 31, 1970 | 23 | Abe Brown | win | TKO 2 |
34 | Mar 18, 1970 | 23 | Tommy Howard | win | PTS 10 |
33 | Jan 20, 1970 | 23 | Mike Bruce | win | PTS 10 |
32 | Dec 04, 1969 | 22 | George Holden | win | TKO 4 |
31 | Nov 18, 1969 | 22 | Charles Clark | win | KO 3 |
30 | Nov 13, 1969 | 22 | Abe Brown | win | KO 2 |
29 | Oct 03, 1969 | 22 | Bowie Adams | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Jul 14, 1969 | 22 | Jack Bodell | loss | PTS 10 |
27 | Jun 22, 1969 | 22 | Chuck Wepner 30 19-3-2 | win | PTS 10 |
26 | Apr 19, 1969 | 22 | Al Banks | win | PTS 10 |
25 | Mar 15, 1969 | 22 | Jack O'Halloran | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Feb 13, 1969 | 22 | Al Singletary | win | KO 10 |
23 | Nov 19, 1968 | 21 | Pedro Agosto | loss | KO 12 |
22 | May 20, 1968 | 21 | Charlie Harris | loss | KO 8 |
21 | Apr 15, 1968 | 21 | Al Singletary | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Mar 23, 1968 | 21 | Charley Polite | win | UD 8 |
19 | Oct 02, 1967 | 20 | Al Singletary | loss | KO 7 |
18 | Aug 21, 1967 | 20 | James J. Johnson | win | PTS 8 |
17 | Jul 20, 1967 | 20 | Moses Harrell | draw | PTS 8 |
16 | Jun 05, 1967 | 20 | Herman Harris | loss | TKO 10 |
15 | Apr 24, 1967 | 20 | Hal Carroll | loss | SD 8 |
14 | Mar 27, 1967 | 20 | James J. Johnson | win | UD 8 |
13 | Mar 22, 1967 | 20 | Don Waldheim | win | SD 4 |
12 | Mar 13, 1967 | 20 | Al Brooks | win | UD 6 |
11 | Mar 02, 1967 | 20 | Billy Muse | win | PTS 6 |
10 | Jan 16, 1967 | 20 | Tony Burwell | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Jan 09, 1967 | 20 | Joe Webb | win | KO 2 |
8 | Dec 19, 1966 | 20 | Abe Walden | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Dec 16, 1966 | 19 | Felix Viera | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Oct 24, 1966 | 19 | Abe Walden | win | TKO 5 |
5 | Oct 20, 1966 | 19 | Bill Haderman | win | KO 5 |
4 | Oct 17, 1966 | 19 | George Ford | win | KO 2 |
3 | Sep 08, 1966 | 19 | Wayne Webb | win | KO 2 |
2 | Aug 04, 1966 | 19 | John Hitts | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jun 20, 1966 | 19 | Sam Sellers | win | PTS 4 |