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 | ![]() | loss | KO 5 |
84 | Nov 10, 1978 | 31 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
83 | Aug 10, 1978 | 31 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
82 | Jun 20, 1978 | 31 | ![]() | loss | TKO 8 |
81 | May 23, 1978 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
80 | Apr 28, 1978 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
79 | Mar 17, 1978 | 31 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
78 | Jan 19, 1978 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
77 | Dec 01, 1977 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
76 | Oct 01, 1977 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
75 | Sep 08, 1977 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
74 | Aug 05, 1977 | 30 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
73 | May 25, 1977 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
72 | May 07, 1977 | 30 | ![]() | loss | PTS 15 |
71 | Apr 26, 1977 | 30 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
70 | Mar 23, 1977 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
69 | Feb 15, 1977 | 30 | ![]() | win | SD 10 |
68 | Feb 02, 1977 | 30 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
67 | Oct 12, 1976 | 29 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
66 | Jun 15, 1976 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
65 | Jun 01, 1976 | 29 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
64 | Feb 20, 1976 | 29 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
63 | Jan 26, 1976 | 29 | ![]() | loss | TKO 7 |
62 | Nov 29, 1975 | 28 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
61 | Sep 30, 1975 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
60 | Aug 29, 1975 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
59 | Mar 07, 1975 | 28 | ![]() | win | SD 11 |
58 | Jan 03, 1975 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
57 | Oct 10, 1974 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
56 | Aug 12, 1974 | 27 | ![]() | nc | NA
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55 | Jun 06, 1974 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
54 | Mar 01, 1974 | 27 | ![]() | draw | PTS 8 |
53 | Dec 17, 1973 | 27 | ![]() | loss | PTS 12 |
52 | Sep 01, 1973 | 26 | ![]() | loss | KO 1 |
51 | Jun 28, 1973 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
50 | Nov 21, 1972 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
49 | Oct 02, 1972 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
48 | Jul 14, 1972 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
47 | Apr 03, 1972 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
46 | Feb 14, 1972 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
45 | Oct 29, 1971 | 24 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
44 | May 01, 1971 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
43 | Feb 25, 1971 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
42 | Feb 01, 1971 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
41 | Oct 26, 1970 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
40 | Aug 24, 1970 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
39 | Jul 27, 1970 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
38 | May 25, 1970 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
37 | Apr 20, 1970 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
36 | Apr 07, 1970 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Mar 31, 1970 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
34 | Mar 18, 1970 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
33 | Jan 20, 1970 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
32 | Dec 04, 1969 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
31 | Nov 18, 1969 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
30 | Nov 13, 1969 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
29 | Oct 03, 1969 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
28 | Jul 14, 1969 | 22 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
27 | Jun 22, 1969 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
26 | Apr 19, 1969 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
25 | Mar 15, 1969 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Feb 13, 1969 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
23 | Nov 19, 1968 | 21 | ![]() | loss | KO 12 |
22 | May 20, 1968 | 21 | ![]() | loss | KO 8 |
21 | Apr 15, 1968 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Mar 23, 1968 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
19 | Oct 02, 1967 | 20 | ![]() | loss | KO 7 |
18 | Aug 21, 1967 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
17 | Jul 20, 1967 | 20 | ![]() | draw | PTS 8 |
16 | Jun 05, 1967 | 20 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
15 | Apr 24, 1967 | 20 | ![]() | loss | SD 8 |
14 | Mar 27, 1967 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
13 | Mar 22, 1967 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 4 |
12 | Mar 13, 1967 | 20 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
11 | Mar 02, 1967 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
10 | Jan 16, 1967 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Jan 09, 1967 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
8 | Dec 19, 1966 | 20 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
7 | Dec 16, 1966 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Oct 24, 1966 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
5 | Oct 20, 1966 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
4 | Oct 17, 1966 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
3 | Sep 08, 1966 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
2 | Aug 04, 1966 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
1 | Jun 20, 1966 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |