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 |
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46 | Apr 26, 1996 | 33 | Roberto Sierra | loss | PTS 6 |
45 | Mar 25, 1995 | 32 | Isander Lacen | loss | PTS 8 |
44 | May 27, 1994 | 31 | Jorge Rodriguez | win | UD 10 |
43 | Mar 27, 1992 | 29 | Jorge Paez 26 39-4-4 | loss | UD 10 |
42 | Oct 25, 1991 | 28 | Benito Martinez | win | PTS 8 |
41 | Nov 30, 1989 | 26 | Idabeth Rojas | win | UD 10 |
40 | Apr 13, 1989 | 26 | Tunde Foster | loss | TKO 10 |
39 | Mar 25, 1988 | 25 | Pedro Montero | win | PTS 10 |
38 | Feb 26, 1988 | 25 | Ruben Dario Herasme | win | PTS 4 |
37 | Oct 25, 1987 | 24 | Rocky Lockridge 28 41-5 | loss | TKO 10 |
36 | Aug 14, 1987 | 24 | Sebastian Wilburn | win | TKO 1 |
35 | Nov 20, 1986 | 23 | Jose Mosqueda | win | DQ 5 |
34 | Jul 10, 1986 | 23 | Jackie Beard | win | SD 12 |
33 | Apr 17, 1986 | 23 | Adriano Arreola | win | TKO 7 |
32 | Feb 28, 1986 | 23 | Daniel Felizardo | win | KO 1 |
31 | Dec 13, 1985 | 23 | Al Martino | win | TKO 10 |
30 | Nov 17, 1985 | 22 | Mario Salazar | win | TKO 3 |
29 | Oct 15, 1985 | 22 | Jocko King | win | TKO 5 |
28 | Sep 12, 1985 | 22 | Jose Gonzales | win | UD 8 |
27 | Jun 21, 1985 | 22 | Carlos Albuerne | win | KO 1 |
26 | May 04, 1985 | 22 | Antonio Esparragoza | loss | TKO 3 |
25 | Jun 23, 1984 | 21 | Benjie Marquez | win | PTS 10 |
24 | May 15, 1984 | 21 | Isidoro Medina | win | KO 1 |
23 | Oct 15, 1983 | 20 | Elvin Gonzalez | win | TD 4 |
22 | Jun 25, 1983 | 20 | Juan Laporte 23 23-3 | loss | SD 12 |
21 | Nov 19, 1982 | 19 | Jojo Virgil | win | TKO 8 |
20 | Oct 31, 1982 | 19 | William Whipple | win | KO 1 |
19 | Oct 02, 1982 | 19 | Ricky Wallace | win | PTS 10 |
18 | Aug 27, 1982 | 19 | Carlos Amaya | win | TKO 4 |
17 | Jul 23, 1982 | 19 | Patricio Carrasco | win | KO 4 |
16 | Jun 26, 1982 | 19 | Elmer Suttington | win | TKO 2 |
15 | May 21, 1982 | 19 | Reinaldo Rosales | win | TKO 2 |
14 | Apr 16, 1982 | 19 | Alvin Fowler | win | KO 2 |
13 | Mar 02, 1982 | 19 | Hector Cortez | win | MD 10 |
12 | Feb 05, 1982 | 19 | Terry Kemp | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Jan 22, 1982 | 19 | Terry Pizzaro | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Dec 18, 1981 | 19 | Cliff Eddy | win | KO 1 |
9 | Nov 21, 1981 | 18 | Victor Williams | win | KO 1 |
8 | Nov 11, 1981 | 18 | Eddie Richardson | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Aug 26, 1981 | 18 | Salvador Cosme | win | KO 1 |
6 | Mar 27, 1981 | 18 | Pedro Jose Diaz | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Feb 12, 1981 | 18 | Antonio Rodriguez | win | KO 1 |
4 | Nov 10, 1980 | 17 | Ruben Dario Herasme | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Oct 20, 1980 | 17 | Ruben Dario Herasme | win | UD 4 |
2 | Jul 24, 1980 | 17 | Euginio Paulino | win | PTS 3 |
1 | May 15, 1980 | 17 | Jesus Rosado | win | PTS 6 |