Román Martínez
Career, Record, Stats
Román Martínez (Rocky) is a 41-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 of which were in world-title fights.
Román Martínez' Boxing Career
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 complete list of Martínez' best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Román Martínez".
Martínez has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Román Martínez Losses".
Román Martínez' Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Jul 27, 2019 | 36 | 
Yuriorkis Gamboa 37 29-2 | loss | KO 2 |
36 | Mar 29, 2019 | 36 |  William Gonzalez | win | TKO 8 |
35 | Jun 11, 2016 | 33 | 
Vasyl Lomachenko 28 5-1 | loss | KO 5 |
34 | Sep 12, 2015 | 32 | 
Orlando Salido 36 43-13-2 | draw | SD 12 |
33 | Apr 11, 2015 | 32 |
Orlando Salido 36 43-12-2 | win | UD 12 |
32 | Dec 20, 2014 | 31 | Herbert Quartey | win | KO 2 |
31 | Nov 09, 2013 | 30 | 
Mikey Garcia 25 32-0 | loss | KO 8 |
30 | Apr 06, 2013 | 30 | Diego Magdaleno | win | SD 12 |
29 | Jan 19, 2013 | 29 | 
Juan Carlos Burgos 25 30-1 | draw | SD 12 |
28 | Sep 15, 2012 | 29 | 
Miguel Beltrán Jr. 23 27-1 | win | SD 12 |
27 | Oct 01, 2011 | 28 | Daniel Attah | win | TKO 6 |
26 | Sep 04, 2010 | 27 | 
Ricky Burns 27 28-2 | loss | UD 12 |
25 | May 29, 2010 | 27 | Gonzalo Munguía | win | KO 4 |
24 | Sep 12, 2009 | 26 | Feider Viloria | win | KO 9 |
23 | Mar 14, 2009 | 26 | Nicky Cook | win | TKO 4 |
22 | Dec 13, 2008 | 25 | Walter Estrada | win | UD 10 |
21 | Aug 30, 2008 | 25 | Santos Benavides | win | TKO 6 |
20 | Apr 25, 2008 | 25 | Cristian Favela | win | UD 10 |
19 | Feb 23, 2008 | 25 | José Aníbal Cruz | win | TKO 3 |
18 | Aug 25, 2007 | 24 | Daniel Jiménez | win | KO 12 |
17 | Jun 22, 2007 | 24 | Genaro Trazancos | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Feb 02, 2007 | 24 | Francisco Lorenzo | win | SD 12 |
15 | Nov 17, 2006 | 23 | Baudel Cárdenas | win | TD 10 |
14 | Sep 30, 2006 | 23 | Wilfredo Vargas | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Oct 21, 2005 | 22 | José Luis Soto Karass | win | UD 10 |
12 | Mar 05, 2005 | 22 | Derrick Moon | win | UD 8 |
11 | Jan 27, 2005 | 21 | Mario Lacey | win | KO 5 |
10 | Jul 15, 2004 | 21 | Johnny Walker | win | UD 8 |
9 | Apr 23, 2004 | 21 | Celestino Rodríguez | win | TKO 7 |
8 | Oct 24, 2003 | 20 | José Cruz | draw | SD 6 |
7 | Apr 12, 2003 | 20 | Joe Johnson | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Feb 21, 2003 | 20 | Adisone Sengaroun | win | KO 3 |
5 | Oct 27, 2002 | 19 | Israel Coraliz | win | UD 4 |
4 | Oct 05, 2002 | 19 | Richard Boyd | win | KO 1 |
3 | Mar 23, 2002 | 19 | Israel Galarza | win | SD 4 |
2 | Feb 22, 2002 | 19 | Ricky Piedra | win | KO 1 |
1 | Dec 22, 2001 | 18 | Wilfredo Ramos | win | TKO 4 |