Rafael Pedroza

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Rafael Pedroza
Born
Rafael Pedroza

(1955-03-27) March 27, 1955 (age 70)
Other namesRafaelito
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 3+12 in (161 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins19
Wins by KO15
Losses8
Draws1

Rafael Pedroza (born March 27, 1955) is a retired Panamanian boxer and was briefly a super-flyweight world champion in 1981.

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Pedroza turned professional in 1974; he lost his first two attempts at a world title in 1977 and 1979 but became the WBA super-flyweight world champion on December 5, 1981 after his points victory against Argentine Gustavo Ballas. Pedroza was beaten in his first defense by Jiro Watanabe in what ended up being his final bout. He is a cousin of hall-of-fame boxer Eusebio Pedroza.

Professional boxing record

28 fights19 wins8 losses
By knockout151
By decision47
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
28Loss19–8–1 Jiro Watanabe UD15Apr 8, 1982Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, JapanLost WBA super-flyweight title
27Win19–7–1 Gustavo Ballas SD15Dec 5, 1981Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, PanamaWon WBA super-flyweight title
26Loss18–7–1Suk Chul BaeSD12Jun 7, 1981Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea
25Win18–6–1Pedro RomeroUD12Jan 17, 1981Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
24Loss17–6–1 Gustavo Ballas PTS10Oct 4, 1980Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
23Loss17–5–1 Miguel Iriarte UD10Aug 30, 1980Arena Panama Al Brown, Colon City, Panama
22Win17–4–1Fausto GomezKO5 (10), 0:54Aug 16, 1980Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
21Win16–4–1Javier GonzalezUD12Mar 1, 1980Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
20Loss15–4–1 Martín Vargas KO4 (10)Sep 8, 1979Estadio Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
19Loss15–3–1 Yoko Gushiken UD15Jul 29, 1979City Gymnasium, Kitakyushu, JapanFor WBA light-flyweight title
18Win15–2–1Alex GuidoTKO9 (10)Apr 7, 1979Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
17Win14–2–1Eusebio UrcuyoTKO10 (10)Jul 2, 1978Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
16Win13–2–1Dagoberto PerinanTKO4 (10)Apr 15, 1978Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
15Win12–2–1Orlando HernandezRTD9 (15)Jan 26, 1978Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San Jose, Costa Rica
14Loss11–2–1 Luis Ibarra UD10Oct 1, 1977Arena de Colon, Colon City, Panama
13Loss11–1–1 Luis Estaba UD15May 15, 1977Nuevo Circo, Caracas, VenezuelaFor WBC light-flyweight title
12Win11–0–1Felipe PerezTKO7 (10)Feb 5, 1977Managua, Nicaragua
11Win10–0–1Domingo TorresTKO3 (10), 2:55Nov 13, 1976Managua, Nicaragua
10Draw9–0–1Hermogenes PradoPTS10Jul 10, 1976Managua, Nicaragua
9Win9–0Pablito JimenezUD10Jun 12, 1976Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
8Win8–0John CajinaTKO6 (10)Feb 14, 1976Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
7Win7–0Orlando QuijadaKO1 (10)Nov 15, 1975Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
6Win6–0Candelario GuzmanTKO7 (10)Aug 23, 1975Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
5Win5–0Jose RicardKO1 (8)Jul 19, 1975Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
4Win4–0Adriano MendezTKO1 (4)Apr 26, 1975Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
3Win3–0Ricardo VegaTKO3 (4)Feb 22, 1975Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
2Win2–0Luis SotomayorTKO2 (4)Jan 18, 1975Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
1Win1–0Ramon MontenegroKO3 (4), 2:55Nov 30, 1974Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama


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Achievements
Preceded by WBA super flyweight champion
December 5, 1981 – April 8, 1982
Succeeded by