Jonathan Romero | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Jonathan Eccehomo Romero Preciado December 14, 1986 Cali, Colombia | ||||||||||||||
Other names | Momo | ||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Reach | 68+1⁄2 in (174 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
Total fights | 40 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 35 | ||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 19 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jonatan Eccehomo Romero Preciado (born December 14, 1986, in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian boxer best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at bantamweight. His name is sometimes spelled Jonathan or Jhonatan in press reports but not by the major Colombian media.
Romero who is known by his nickname 'Momo' hails from a boxing family from the "El Retiro" neighbourhood of Santiago de Cali in the Valle del Cauca region. His older brother René, a national amateur champion himself, was shot in 2002.
Romero won bronze at the Boxing at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games where he lost his semifinal to Guillermo Rigondeaux by walkover but didn't participate in the 2007 PanAmerican games due to a shoulder injury.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he bested Chawazi Chatsygov, PanAm Games silver medalist Claudio Marrero 19:3 but lost to McJoe Arroyo 9:23. By reaching the quarterfinals he joined teammate Darley Perez in qualifying for Beijing 2008.
He won the IBF Super Bantamweight on February 16, 2013, against Alejandro Lopez to claim the vacant title. [1]
He lost his title in an upset against Kiko Martinez on August 17, 2013, by TKO. [2]
40 fights | 35 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 19 | 4 |
By decision | 16 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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40 | Loss | 35–5 | Kenneth Sims Jr | RTD | 5 (10) | 2024-08-10 | Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
39 | Loss | 35–4 | Manuel Jaimes | UD | 8 (8) | 2024-07-13 | Centre Plaza, Modesto, California, U.S. | |
38 | Loss | 35–3 | Albert Bell | KO | 1 (10) | 2024-03-22 | Glass City Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
37 | Loss | 35–2 | Abraham Nova | KO | 3 (10) | 2023-07-28 | Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
36 | Win | 35–1 | Jean Carlos Hernandez | UD | 8 (8) | 2022-05-20 | Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo, Cartagena, Colombia | |
35 | Win | 34–1 | Saul Gutierrez Hernandez | UD | 6 (6) | 2021-10-02 | Verite Social Venue, Monterrey, Mexico | |
34 | Win | 33–1 | Stiven Monterrosa | RTD | 5 (8) | 2020-12-11 | Hotel Prado Mar, Puerto Colombia, Colombia | |
33 | Win | 32–1 | Luis Diaz Pestana | KO | 3 (8) | 2020-10-03 | San Antonio de Palmito, Colombia | |
32 | Win | 31–1 | Mauricio Martinez | TKO | 2 (8) | 2018-04-14 | Coliseo El Salitre, Bogotá, Colombia | |
31 | Win | 30–1 | Yohangel Romero | TKO | 3 (8) | 2018-03-17 | Club Bavaria, Girardot, Colombia | |
30 | Win | 29–1 | Ruben Tamayo | UD | 8 (8) | 2016-03-11 | Marconi Automative Museum, Tustin, California, U.S. | |
29 | Win | 28–1 | Arturo Badillo | TKO | 4 (8) | 2015-10-23 | DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S. | |
28 | Win | 27–1 | Freddy Beleno | UD | 10 (10) | 2015-08-14 | Coliseo Elias Chegwin, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
27 | Win | 26–1 | Alexander Espinoza | UD | 10 (10) | 2015-04-24 | Coliseo Elias Chegwin, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
26 | Win | 25–1 | Gustavo Sandoval | TKO | 4 (10) | 2014-10-24 | Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
25 | Win | 24–1 | Julio Gómez | TKO | 3 (8) | 2014-09-19 | Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
24 | Loss | 23–1 | Kiko Martínez | TKO | 6 (12) | 2013-08-17 | Revel Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Lost IBF super-bantamweight title |
23 | Win | 23–0 | Alejandro López | SD | 12 (12) | 2013-02-16 | Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico | Won vacant IBF super-bantamweight title |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Efrain Esquivias Jr. | UD | 12 (12) | 2012-09-21 | Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S. | |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Adolfo Landeros | UD | 8 (8) | 2012-05-11 | DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S. | |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Chris Avalos | SD | 10 (10) | 2011-12-02 | Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S. | |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Luis Zambrano | TKO | 2 (8) | 2011-10-27 | Coliseo Elias Chegwin, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Cecilio Santos | UD | 6 (6) | 2011-06-24 | DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, U.S. | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Rufino Valdez | KO | 1 (8) | 2011-04-30 | Coliseo Cubierto, Puerto Colombia, Colombia | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Jean Javier Sotelo | UD | 10 (10) | 2011-03-25 | Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo, Cartagena, Colombia | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Mario Antonio Macias | UD | 10 (10) | 2011-02-05 | Coliseo Bernardo Caraballo, Cartagena, Colombia | Won vacant WBO Latino super-bantamweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Julio Gomez | TKO | 2 (8) | 2010-12-15 | Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Manuel Hernandez | KO | 2 (10) | 2010-11-17 | Discoteka Trucupey, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Rufino Valdez | KO | 2 (10) | 2010-08-27 | Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Jose Palma | UD | 10 (10) | 2010-06-25 | Coliseo Cubierto, Puerto Colombia, Colombia | Won Colombian featherweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Julio Gomez | KO | 1 (8) | 2010-06-04 | Gimnasio Jorge Garcia Beltran, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Jose Miguel Payares | UD | 8 (8) | 2010-04-16 | Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Daniel Romero | KO | 1 (6) | 2010-03-05 | Estadio de Softbol, Puerto Colombia, Colombia | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Hermin Isava | UD | 8 (8) | 2009-11-19 | La Macarena, Medellín, Colombia | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Jose Palacio | TKO | 2 (6) | 2009-10-23 | Hotel Prado Mar, Puerto Colombia, Colombia | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Jesus Lora | TKO | 2 (6) | 2009-09-11 | Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Manuel de los Reyes Herrera | UD | 6 (6) | 2009-07-17 | Coliseo Miguel Lora, Montería, Colombia | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Luis Correa | KO | 1 (4) | 2009-06-20 | Coliseo Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Rafael Salgado | TKO | 2 (4) | 2009-05-29 | Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Jhon Merino | KO | 1 (4) | 2009-05-15 | Hotel Prado Mar, Puerto Colombia, Colombia |
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