Román Martínez (Rocky) is a 42-year-old Puerto Rican professional boxer. He is a former super-featherweight world champion with 3 world-title wins. In a career spanning 17 years, 7 months, and 5 days, Martínez amassed a record of 30-4-3, which includes 18 wins via KO—3 in world-title bouts.
Román Martínez was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico on January 31, 1983. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on December 22, 2001 against Wilfredo Ramos. Martínez defeated Ramos via 4th round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Martínez became a world champion at the age of 26 after 22 professional fights. He challenged Nicky Cook for the WBO super-featherweight title and stopped the champion in the 4th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Martínez' last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Yuriorkis Gamboa at age 36, on July 27, 2019.
Some of Román Martínez' best fights have been against Orlando Salido, Juan Carlos Burgos, and Miguel Beltrán Jr. For a top-10 list of Martínez' best performances, refer to "Best fights of Román Martínez".
Martínez has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Román Martínez Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Jul 27, 2019 | 36 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
36 | Mar 29, 2019 | 36 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
35 | Jun 11, 2016 | 33 | ![]() | loss | KO 5 |
34 | Sep 12, 2015 | 32 | ![]() | draw | SD 12 |
33 | Apr 11, 2015 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
32 | Dec 20, 2014 | 31 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
31 | Nov 09, 2013 | 30 | ![]() | loss | KO 8 |
30 | Apr 06, 2013 | 30 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
29 | Jan 19, 2013 | 29 | ![]() | draw | SD 12 |
28 | Sep 15, 2012 | 29 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
27 | Oct 01, 2011 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
26 | Sep 04, 2010 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
25 | May 29, 2010 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
24 | Sep 12, 2009 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 9 |
23 | Mar 14, 2009 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
22 | Dec 13, 2008 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
21 | Aug 30, 2008 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
20 | Apr 25, 2008 | 25 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
19 | Feb 23, 2008 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Aug 25, 2007 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 12 |
17 | Jun 22, 2007 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Feb 02, 2007 | 24 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
15 | Nov 17, 2006 | 23 | ![]() | win | TD 10 |
14 | Sep 30, 2006 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Oct 21, 2005 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
12 | Mar 05, 2005 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
11 | Jan 27, 2005 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
10 | Jul 15, 2004 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
9 | Apr 23, 2004 | 21 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
8 | Oct 24, 2003 | 20 | ![]() | draw | SD 6 |
7 | Apr 12, 2003 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Feb 21, 2003 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
5 | Oct 27, 2002 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
4 | Oct 05, 2002 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
3 | Mar 23, 2002 | 19 | ![]() | win | SD 4 |
2 | Feb 22, 2002 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
1 | Dec 22, 2001 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |