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Edwin Rosario

Edwin Rosario held the WBA super lightweight world title and the WBA and WBC lightweight world titles between 1983 and 1992. Rosario first became a world champion aged 20 after winning the WBC lightweight world title by beating Jose Luis Ramirez.

World title bouts
12
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
7–5
World titles held
3
Longest world title reign (WBC lightweight, 1983–1984)
1 year, 6 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1983 – Jan 1993

Super LightweightWBA
LightweightWBA
WBC
1983age 191984age 201985age 211986age 221987age 231988age 241989age 251990age 261991age 271992age 281993age 29
19841986198819901992

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 1992

  2. Akinobu Hiranaka beats Edwin Rosario via knockout 1/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  3. 1991

  4. The Ring magazine rates Edwin Rosario No. 3 at super lightweight in its annual ratings

  5. Edwin Rosario beats Loreto Garza via knockout 3/12

    Super Lightweight · WBA

  6. 1990

  7. Juan Nazario beats Edwin Rosario via corner retirement 8/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  8. 1989

  9. The Ring magazine rates Edwin Rosario No. 2 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  10. Edwin Rosario beats Anthony Jones via knockout 6/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  11. 1988

  12. The Ring magazine rates Edwin Rosario No. 4 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  13. 1987

  14. The Ring magazine rates Edwin Rosario No. 5 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  15. Julio Cesar Chavez beats Edwin Rosario via knockout 11/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  16. Edwin Rosario beats Juan Nazario via knockout 8/12

    Lightweight · WBA

  17. 1986

  18. The Ring magazine rates Edwin Rosario No. 1 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  19. Edwin Rosario beats Livingstone Bramble via knockout 2/15

    Lightweight · WBA

  20. Hector Camacho beats Edwin Rosario via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  21. 1985

  22. The Ring magazine rates Edwin Rosario No. 6 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  23. 1984

  24. The Ring magazine rates Edwin Rosario No. 5 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  25. Jose Luis Ramirez beats Edwin Rosario via knockout 4/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  26. Edwin Rosario beats Howard Davis Jr via split decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  27. Edwin Rosario beats Roberto Elizondo via knockout 1/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  28. 1983

  29. The Ring magazine rates Edwin Rosario No. 2 at lightweight in its annual ratings

  30. Edwin Rosario beats Jose Luis Ramirez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Lightweight · WBC

  31. 1982

  32. The Ring magazine rates Edwin Rosario No. 3 at lightweight in its annual ratings

    The Ring magazine rates Edwin Rosario No. 2 at super featherweight in its annual ratings

  33. 1981

  34. The Ring magazine rates Edwin Rosario No. 4 at super featherweight in its annual ratings