Johnny De La Rosa was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on December 5, 1962. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on May 15, 1980 against Jesus Rosado. De La Rosa defeated Rosado via 6 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
De La Rosa got his first shot at a world title at the age of 20 after 21 professional fights. On June 25, 1983 De La Rosa challenged Juan Laporte's WBC featherweight title but lost via 12-round split decision.
De La Rosa's last fight was a points decision loss to Roberto Sierra at age 33, on April 26, 1996.
Some of Johnny De La Rosa's best fights have been against Ruben Dario Herasme, Adriano Arreola, Sebastian Wilburn, Terry Pizzaro, and Daniel Felizardo. For a complete list of De La Rosa's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Johnny De La Rosa".
De La Rosa has 7 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Johnny De La Rosa Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Apr 26, 1996 | 33 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
45 | Mar 25, 1995 | 32 | ![]() | loss | PTS 8 |
44 | May 27, 1994 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
43 | Mar 27, 1992 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
42 | Oct 25, 1991 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
41 | Nov 30, 1989 | 26 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
40 | Apr 13, 1989 | 26 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
39 | Mar 25, 1988 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
38 | Feb 26, 1988 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
37 | Oct 25, 1987 | 24 | ![]() | loss | TKO 10 |
36 | Aug 14, 1987 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Nov 20, 1986 | 23 | ![]() | win | DQ 5 |
34 | Jul 10, 1986 | 23 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
33 | Apr 17, 1986 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
32 | Feb 28, 1986 | 23 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
31 | Dec 13, 1985 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
30 | Nov 17, 1985 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Oct 15, 1985 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
28 | Sep 12, 1985 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
27 | Jun 21, 1985 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
26 | May 04, 1985 | 22 | ![]() | loss | TKO 3 |
25 | Jun 23, 1984 | 21 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
24 | May 15, 1984 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
23 | Oct 15, 1983 | 20 | ![]() | win | TD 4 |
22 | Jun 25, 1983 | 20 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
21 | Nov 19, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
20 | Oct 31, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
19 | Oct 02, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
18 | Aug 27, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
17 | Jul 23, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
16 | Jun 26, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
15 | May 21, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Apr 16, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
13 | Mar 02, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
12 | Feb 05, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Jan 22, 1982 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Dec 18, 1981 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
9 | Nov 21, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
8 | Nov 11, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Aug 26, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
6 | Mar 27, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Feb 12, 1981 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
4 | Nov 10, 1980 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Oct 20, 1980 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 4 |
2 | Jul 24, 1980 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 3 |
1 | May 15, 1980 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |