Cristofer Rosales
Cristofer Jordan Rosales González (born 6 October 1994) is a Nicaraguan professional boxer who held the WBC flyweight title in 2018.
Cristofer Rosales | |
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Real name | Cristofer Rosales |
Nickname(s) | El Látigo |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 6 1⁄2 in (169 cm) |
Reach | 71 1⁄2 in (182 cm) |
Nationality | Nicaraguan |
Born | Managua, Nicaragua | 6 October 1994
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 34 |
Wins | 29 |
Wins by KO | 20 |
Losses | 5 |
Professional career
Rosales turned professional in 2013 and had a record 26–3 before challenging Japanese boxer Daigo Higa for the vacant WBC flyweight title. During the weigh-in for the fight Higa missed weight and the title became vacant with only Rosales eligible to win it.[1] In the fight itself Rosales would go on to stop Higa in the ninth round to capture the vacant WBC title.[2]
In his first title defence, Rosales defeated two-time Olympic bronze medalist Paddy Barnes. Barnes started the fight well, but Rosales caught him with a body shot in the fourth, from which Barnes could not get up.[3]
In his second title defence, Rosales suffered a surprising loss to Charlie Edwards. Rosales started the fight well, but Edwards was staying calm and boxing smart throughout the fight, earning him the unanimous decision (UD) victory over the Nicaraguan.[4]
On 20 December 2019, Rosales fought Julio Cesar Martinez for the WBC flyweight title, after a decision from Edwards to not take the rematch against Martinez and vacate his title. Both fighter came out aggressively and traded punches in the opening rounds. From the third round on, Martinez was starting to dominate the fight and hurt Rosales, until the referee decided to stop the fight in round nine.[5]
Professional boxing record
34 fights | 29 wins | 5 losses |
By knockout | 20 | 1 |
By decision | 9 | 4 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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35 | N/A | N/A | N/A | – (10) | 24 Jul 2020 | |||
34 | Loss | 29–5 | TKO | 9 (12), 1:20 | 20 Dec 2019 | For vacant WBC flyweight title | ||
33 | Win | 29–4 | TKO | 7 (8) | 24 Aug 2019 | |||
32 | Loss | 28–4 | UD | 12 | 22 Dec 2018 | Lost WBC flyweight title | ||
31 | Win | 28–3 | KO | 4 (12) | 18 Aug 2018 | Retained WBC flyweight title | ||
30 | Win | 27–3 | TKO | 9 (12) | 15 Apr 2018 | Won vacant WBC flyweight title | ||
29 | Win | 26–3 | TKO | 8 (8) | 24 Nov 2017 | |||
28 | Win | 25–3 | RTD | 7 (12) | 21 Oct 2017 | Won vacant WBC International flyweight title | ||
27 | Win | 24–3 | UD | 10 | 28 Jul 2017 | Retained WBC Latino flyweight title | ||
26 | Loss | 23–3 | UD | 12 | 26 May 2017 | |||
25 | Win | 23–2 | SD | 10 | 31 Mar 2017 | Retained WBC Latino flyweight title | ||
24 | Win | 22–2 | UD | 10 | 24 Feb 2017 | Won vacant WBC Latino flyweight title | ||
23 | Win | 21–2 | TKO | 3 (8) | 27 Jan 2017 | |||
22 | Win | 20–2 | TKO | 2 (6) | 16 Dec 2016 | |||
21 | Win | 19–2 | UD | 8 | 25 Nov 2016 | |||
20 | Win | 18–2 | UD | 6 | 17 Sep 2016 | |||
19 | Win | 17–2 | TKO | 9 (9) | 6 Feb 2016 | Won vacant WBA Fedecentro light flyweight title | ||
18 | Win | 16–2 | TKO | 2 (8) | 5 Dec 2015 | |||
17 | Win | 15–2 | TKO | 6 (10) | 24 Oct 2015 | |||
16 | Win | 14–2 | TKO | 2 (8) | 22 Aug 2015 | |||
15 | Win | 13–2 | UD | 9 | 26 Jun 2015 | Won vacant WBA Fedecentro light flyweight title | ||
14 | Win | 12–2 | TKO | 6 (6) | 9 May 2015 | |||
13 | Win | 11–2 | TKO | 6 (8) | 18 Apr 2015 | |||
12 | Loss | 10–2 | PTS | 8 | 28 Mar 2015 | |||
11 | Win | 10–1 | KO | 10 (10) | 30 Jan 2015 | |||
10 | Win | 9–1 | UD | 6 | 27 Nov 2014 | |||
9 | Win | 8–1 | TKO | 1 (6) | 25 Oct 2014 | |||
8 | Win | 7–1 | KO | 1 (8) | 26 Sep 2014 | |||
7 | Win | 6–1 | TKO | 2 (4) | 9 Aug 2014 | |||
6 | Win | 5–1 | MD | 6 | 28 Jun 2014 | |||
5 | Win | 4–1 | TKO | 3 (4) | 23 Nov 2013 | |||
4 | Win | 3–1 | KO | 3 (4) | 21 Sep 2013 | |||
3 | Loss | 2–1 | UD | 4 | 30 Aug 2013 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | UD | 4 | 22 Jun 2013 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | TKO | 1 (4) | 25 May 2013 |
See also
- List of flyweight boxing champions
References
- "Daigo Higa stripped of WBC flyweight title after weigh-in". Japan Times. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- "Rosales halts Higa, wins WBC 112lb belt". Fightnews. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
- "Cristofer Rosales Blasts Out Paddy Barnes in Four Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- "Charlie Edwards Shocks Cristofer Rosales, Wins WBC World Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- Christ, Scott (2019-12-20). "Julio Cesar Martinez stops Cristofer Rosales in nine to win WBC flyweight title". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
External links
- Boxing record for Cristofer Rosales from BoxRec
- Cristofer Rosales - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by Herald Molina |
Nicaraguan flyweight champion 30 January 2015 – December 2015 Vacated |
Vacant | ||
Vacant Title last held by Eliecer Quezada |
WBA Fedecentro light flyweight champion 26 June 2015 – August 2015 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Himself | ||
Vacant Title last held by Himself |
WBA Fedecentro light flyweight champion 6 February 2016 – September 2016 Vacated |
Vacant | ||
Vacant Title last held by Lucas Emanuel Fernandez Leone |
WBC Latino flyweight champion 24 February 2017 – August 2017 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Eliecer Quezada | ||
Vacant Title last held by Andrew Selby |
WBC International flyweight champion 21 October 2017 – April 2018 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Ulises Lara | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Daigo Higa |
WBC flyweight champion 15 April 2018 – 22 December 2018 |
Succeeded by Charlie Edwards |