Orlando Romero

“Romerito”

Boxing

35-3-1RECORD

12WINS BY KO / TKO

23WINS BY DECISION

39PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Orlando Romero Peralta
Nickname	Romerito
Date of birth	3 Mar 1960
Nationality	Peruvian
Birthplace	Trujillo, Peru
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Lightweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	168 cm (5′6″)
Reach	173 cm (68″)
Stance	Southpaw
Years active	since 1979
Status	Retired
Last fight	Win vs Robert Mullins, 4 May 1984

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Titles and honours

Latin American lightweight champion (1980–1982)
Peruvian lightweight champion (1980)

Background

Orlando Romero is a Peruvian lightweight from Trujillo who turned professional in 1979. He challenged Ray Mancini for the WBA lightweight title at Madison Square Garden in 1983, and the WBA later named him an honorary world champion.

Fight history

10 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Robert Mullins	Decision (points)	10	4 May 1984
Win	Benedicto Villablanca	Decision (points)	10	14 Jan 1984	Trujillo, Peru
Loss	Ray Mancini	KO	9	15 Sep 1983	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US	For WBA lightweight title
Win	Antonio Cruz	Decision (points)	12	17 May 1982	Lima, Peru	Retained Latin American lightweight title
Win	Leonidas Asprilla	Decision (points)	12	20 Sep 1980	Lima, Peru	Won Latin American lightweight title
Win	Domingo Gonzalez	KO	6	19 Apr 1980	Lima, Peru	Won Peruvian lightweight title
Win	Carlos Soriano	KO	2	22 Oct 1979	Trujillo, Peru
Win	Luis Carhuamaca	Decision (points)		3 Aug 1979	Lima, Peru
Draw	Miguel Macias	Decision (points)	6	21 Jul 1979
Win	Rafael Pando	Decision (points)	6	24 Feb 1979	Lima, Peru	Pro debut

Other sources: es.wikipedia.org

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