Danny Romero (boxer)

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Danny Romero
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Real nameDaniel Gregorio Romero
Nickname(s)Kid Dynamite
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm) [1]
Reach68 in (173 cm) [1]
Born (1974-07-12) July 12, 1974 (age 48)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights52
Wins45
Wins by KO38
Losses5
Draws2

Daniel Gregorio "Danny" Romero Jr. (born July 12, 1974) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1992 and 2006. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the IBF flyweight title from 1995 to 1996 and the IBF junior bantamweight title from 1996 to 1997.

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Professional career

Romero's first fight as a professional was on September 14, 1992, when he knocked out Raul Hernandez in the first round at Phoenix, Arizona. His first eight bouts all took place in the Phoenix area, and he won all, seven by knockout. His first fight outside Phoenix was on April 13, 1993, when he knocked out Alberto Cantu in three rounds at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. On May 22 of that year, he had his first professional fight in his hometown, Albuquerque New Mexico USA, knocking out Silverio Porras in two rounds.

Romero won five more bouts in a row, including a victory over former Alex Sanchez world title challenger Orlando Malone, before having his first chance to fight for a belt: On May 5, 1994, he knocked out Brian Lonon in two rounds to win the NABF regional Flyweight title. He retained the title four times, and added three non-title victories, before challenging for a world championship for the first time. On April 22, 1995, he became the IBF's world Flyweight champion with a twelve round unanimous decision over Francisco Tejedor, at the MGM Grand Arena, in Las Vegas. He defended the title once, then faced the unheralded Willy Salazar in a non-title bout, on September 8. Romero suffered a 7th round TKO loss to Salazar, in what Ring Magazine heralded as the "upset of the year" for 1995. In that fight he was ahead on all score cards before having the fight stopped due to an eye injury. He bounced back with a first round knockout victory over former WBO world Flyweight champion Jose Quirino.

Romero then decided to move up in weight division, to the Super Flyweight division. After one win in that division, he was given a chance at his second world championship. On August 24, 1996, Romero knocked out Colombian Harold Grey in two rounds to conquer his second world title. Even as he had lost to Salazar previously, interest in a fight between Romero and Johnny Tapia began to increase.

After winning two more fights, both times Romero retaining his world title by knockout, Romero and Tapia met to unify the IBF and WBO world Super Flyweight championships. On July 18, 1997, the long-awaited bout finally took place, with Tapia winning a close twelve round unanimous decision. [2] [3]

Romero won three fights in a row, then lost, on Halloween night, 1998 to Vuyani Bungu by a twelve round decision in an attempt to win a title in a third division, this time the IBF Super-Bantamweight title.

Romero would go on to win ten of his next twelve bouts, including a first round knockout over former world champion Rodolfo Blanco and a sixth round knockout over the respected Famosito Gomez. On September 27, 2002, Danny fought Cruz Carbajal but the fight was stopped by Romero's trainer, former world champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad after round four due to an injury suffered in the first round.

On May 23, 2003, in front of his hometown crowd following a twelve round unanimous decision win over Trinidad Mendoza gave him his third world title in three different weight classes, winning the IBA's Super-Bantamweight title.

Other achievements

Romero does occasional television jobs, specifically for the Showtime boxing network as well as commercials and movies. Developed his own promotional company called "Danny Romero Productions." The company promotes shows of any kind and currently has professional fighters signed to the company. A private boxing gym was purchased to provide his fighters with elite training. The gym prepares Danny as well as his pro fighters for possible upcoming events.

Comeback

Romero Jr.'s father was stricken with a rare liver disorder, a form of cirrhosis that would kill him without a transplant. Inspired by his father's battle, Romero Jr. returned to the ring and, fighting for the first time in two years, was held to a majority draw by Alex Ali Baba (21-7-1) in an eight-round junior featherweight fight.

Professional boxing record

52 fights45 wins5 losses
By knockout382
By decision73
Draws2
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
53Win45–5–2Edgar PedrazaTKO4 (8), 2:16Jul 1, 2006Sky City Arena, Acoma, New Mexico, U.S.
52Draw44–5–2 Alex Baba MD8May 14, 2005MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
50Win44–5–1Trinidad MendozaUD12May 23, 2003 Sandia Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.Won IBA junior featherweight title
49Loss43–5–1 Cruz Carbajal RTD4 (12), 3:00Sep 27, 2002Isleta Casino and Resorts, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.For WBO bantamweight title
48Win43–4–1Domingo GuillenKO1 (12)Jul 19, 2002Isleta Casino and Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.Retained NABA bantamweight title
47Win42–4–1Cuauhtemoc GomezTKO7 (12)Jun 1, 2002Isleta Casino and Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.Won vacant NABA bantamweight title
46Loss41–4–1 Ratanachai Sor Vorapin MD10Sep 29, 2001 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
45Win41–3–1Arman PedemonteTKO4 (?)Nov 25, 2000 Artesia, New Mexico, U.S.
44Win40–3–1Jorge Alberto ReyesRTD2 (10), 3:00Oct 7, 2000MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
43Win39–3–1Jorge MunozUD12May 6, 2000Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.Won WBO-NABO junior featherweight title
42Win38–3–1Adarryl

Johnson

TKO5 (10), 0:50Mar 4, 2000 Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
41Win37–3–1 Rodolfo Blanco KO1 (10), 0:56Jan 8, 2000University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
40Win36–3–1Richard DinkinsTKO1 (8), 2:18Dec 4, 1999Equestrian Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
39Win35–3–1Leonardo GutierrezKO6 (10), 2:25Aug 14, 1999Convention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
38Draw34–3–1Enrique JupiterSD10Jun 11, 1999 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
37Win34–3David VazquezUD10May 8, 1999 Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
36Loss33–3 Vuyani Bungu MD12Oct 31, 1998Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.For IBF junior featherweight title
35Win33–2Tomas CordobaKO1 (10), 2:25Jul 19, 1998 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
34Win32–2Joe ManzaniUD10Feb 24, 1998 Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, U.S.
33Win31–2Roberto LopezKO5 (10), 1:38Nov 25, 1997County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.
32Loss30–2 Johnny Tapia UD12Jul 18, 1997 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Lost IBF super flyweight title;
For WBO super flyweight title
31Win30–1Jaji SibaliKO6 (12), 2:34Mar 8, 1997Convention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.Retained IBF super flyweight title
30Win29–1Hipolito SaucedoTKO12 (12), 1:01Nov 1, 1996Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, U.S.Retained IBF super flyweight title
29Win28–1 Harold Grey KO2 (12), 1:25Aug 24, 1996University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.Won IBF super flyweight title
28Win27–1Esteban AyalaTKO3 (10), 1:41May 30, 1996Houston, Texas, U.S.
27Win26–1 José Quirino KO1 (10)Feb 27, 1996Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
26Loss25–1Willy SalazarRTD7 (10), 3:00Sep 8, 1995The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
25Win25–0Miguel MartinezKO6 (12), 1:15Jul 29, 1995Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
24Win24–0 Francisco Tejedor UD12 Apr 22, 1995 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Won IBF flyweight title
23Win23–0Javier CintronKO3 (10), 2:59Feb 10, 1995University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
22Win22–0Andres CazaresKO1 (10), 1:25Dec 8, 1994Convention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
21Win21–0Domingo SosaTKO1 (12), 1:06Nov 18, 1994MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Retained NABA super flyweight title
20Win20–0Marcos PechcoRTD6 (12), 3:00Oct 12, 1994University Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.Won vacant NABA super flyweight title
19Win19–0Manuel Jesus HerreraTKO12 (12), 2:56Sep 9, 1994Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Retained NABA flyweight title
18Win18–0Facundo RodriguezTKO1 (10), 2:50Aug 3, 1994Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
17Win17–0Hugo TorresTKO6 (12), 2:59May 27, 1994 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Retained NABA flyweight title
16Win16–0Brian LononTKO2 (12), 2:59May 5, 1994Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Won vacant NABA flyweight title
15Win15–0Elidio DominguezKO3 (10), 2:42Feb 9, 1994Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
14Win14–0Armando DiazTKO9 (10), 0:42Jan 9, 1994Bing Crosby Hall At Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, California, U.S.
13Win13–0Juan Gabriel CortesTKO1 (8)Nov 30, 1993 Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
12Win12–0Orlando MaloneTKO5 (10), 2:24Aug 9, 1993Convention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
11Win11–0Manuel RoblesUD6Jun 19, 1993Summit, Houston, Texas, U.S.
10Win10–0Silverio PorrasTKO2 (12), 2:4May 22, 1993Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.Won New Mexico state super flyweight title
9Win9–0Alberto CantuTKO3 (6), 2:42Apr 13, 1993Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, U.S.
8Win8–0Aureo DominguezTKO5 (6)Feb 16, 1993Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
7Win7–0Oscar JimenezKO1 (4)Jan 15, 1993Camelback Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
6Win6–0Andres AguilarUD4Oct 27, 1992Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
5Win5–0Ruben LuzaniaclaTKO2 (4)Oct 2, 1992Wyndam Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
4Win4–0Eduardo AvalosKO1 (4), 0:32Sep 16, 1992Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
3Win3–0Alfredo TorrezTKO1 (4), 1:52Aug 29, 1992Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
2Win2–0Mauro BetancourtTKO1 (4), 0:35Aug 18, 1992Red Lion Inn and Casino, Elko, Nevada, U.S.
1Win1–0Raul HernandezKO1 (4), 1:12Aug 14, 1992Omni Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Gangs, gun fights and murder - what goes on around a fight is not ..." The Independent. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Johnny Tapia's crazy life, boxing career under HBO Sports spotlight". LA Daily News. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Preceded by IBF flyweight champion
April 22, 1995 - January 1, 1996
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Mark Johnson
Preceded by IBF super flyweight champion
August 24, 1996 - July 18, 1997		Succeeded by


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