Juan Alberto Rosas

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Juan Alberto Rosas
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Real nameJuan Alberto Rosas
Nickname(s)El Topo
Weight(s) Bantamweight
Super Flyweight
Height5 ft 8 in (174 cm)
Reach70 in (180 cm)
Nationality Flag of Mexico.svg Mexican
Born (1984-11-28) November 28, 1984 (age 35)
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights51
Wins41
Wins by KO28
Losses10
Draws0
No contests0

Juan Alberto Rosas (born November 28, 1984 in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer and the former IBF Super Flyweight champion. Juan Alberto fights out of Navojoa, Sonora, Mexico. [1]

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Professional career

IBF Super Flyweight Championship

On July 31, 2010 [2] Rosas fought Simphiwe Nongqayi for the IBF Super Flyweight championship. Juan Alberto landed a body shot that forced Nongqayi to go down in the sixth, the South African would not continue. [3]

In December 2010, he lost the IBF junior bantamweight champion to Cristian Mijares.

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References

  1. http://philboxing.com/news/story-42110.html
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-08-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.saddoboxing.com/12920-rosas-nongqayi.html
Preceded by
Simphiwe Nongqayi
IBF Junior Bantamweight Champion
July 31, 2010 present
Incumbent