Lionel Rose was born in Labertouche, Victoria, Australia on June 21, 1948. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on September 9, 1964 against Mario Magris. Rose defeated Magris via 8 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Rose became a world champion fight at the age of 19 after 29 professional fights. He challenged Fighting Harada for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles and defeated the champion via 15-round unanimous decision, winning his first world titles. With this win, he also became the undisputed bantamweight world champion — in his very first world-title fight.
Rose's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Maurice Apeang at age 28, on December 18, 1976.
Some of Lionel Rose's best fights were against Fighting Harada (HOFer) and José Medel. For a complete list of Rose's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Lionel Rose".
Rose has 11 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Lionel Rose Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Dec 18, 1976 | 28 | ![]() | loss | KO 2 |
52 | Aug 28, 1976 | 28 | ![]() | loss | TKO 3 |
51 | Nov 13, 1975 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
50 | Oct 08, 1975 | 27 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
49 | Aug 29, 1975 | 27 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
48 | Jun 30, 1975 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
47 | May 30, 1971 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
46 | May 04, 1971 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
45 | Feb 12, 1971 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
44 | Oct 10, 1970 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
43 | Aug 04, 1970 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
42 | Jul 14, 1970 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
41 | May 16, 1970 | 21 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
40 | Mar 07, 1970 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
39 | Dec 07, 1969 | 21 | ![]() | loss | KO 7 |
38 | Nov 01, 1969 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
37 | Aug 22, 1969 | 21 | ![]() | loss | KO 5 |
36 | Jun 10, 1969 | 20 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
35 | Mar 08, 1969 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 15 |
34 | Dec 06, 1968 | 20 | ![]() | win | SD 15 |
33 | Aug 28, 1968 | 20 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
32 | Jun 02, 1968 | 19 | ![]() | win | MD 15 |
31 | Apr 26, 1968 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
30 | Feb 27, 1968 | 19 | ![]() | win | UD 15 |
29 | Dec 11, 1967 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 13 |
28 | Nov 20, 1967 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
27 | Oct 13, 1967 | 19 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
26 | Sep 01, 1967 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
25 | Jul 28, 1967 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
24 | Jun 09, 1967 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
23 | May 11, 1967 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
22 | Mar 17, 1967 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
21 | Nov 18, 1966 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Oct 28, 1966 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 15 |
19 | Oct 14, 1966 | 18 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Aug 26, 1966 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
17 | Jul 08, 1966 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
16 | Jun 17, 1966 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
15 | May 13, 1966 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
14 | Apr 04, 1966 | 17 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
13 | Feb 18, 1966 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
12 | Dec 02, 1965 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
11 | Nov 05, 1965 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
10 | Oct 14, 1965 | 17 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
9 | Oct 01, 1965 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
8 | Aug 20, 1965 | 17 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
7 | Jul 27, 1965 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
6 | Jul 23, 1965 | 17 | ![]() | loss | PTS 6 |
5 | Jun 25, 1965 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
4 | Apr 02, 1965 | 16 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
3 | Nov 06, 1964 | 16 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Oct 09, 1964 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
1 | Sep 09, 1964 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |