Roberto Vásquez

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Roberto Vásquez
Statistics
Real nameRoberto Vásquez
Nickname(s)La Araña (The Spider)
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Reach65 in (165 cm)
NationalityPanama Panamanian
Born (1983-05-26) May 26, 1983 (age 37)
Panama City, Panama
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins34
Wins by KO23
Losses7
Draws2

Roberto Gaspar Vásquez Ramirez (born May 26, 1983 in Panama City) is a Panamanian professional boxer who held the WBA light flyweight title from 2005 to 2006. He also held the WBA flyweight interim title from 2006 to 2007.

Professional career[edit]

Vásquez lost in his professional boxing debut against Angelo Dottin on March 17, 2001. The four-round fight occurred in Dottin's hometown of Colón, Panama. Despite Vásquez's cutting Dottin's right cheek in the first round, all three judges scored the bout 39-38 for Dottin.

Since the debut loss, Vásquez has won 22 consecutive fights. His first minor championship was the WBO Latino light flyweight title, which he won from Carlos Caballero on October 31, 2002 by fourth-round TKO. In Vásquez's next fight—on February 15, 2003—he unified the WBO and WBC Latino light flyweight titles by knocking out Marlon Márquez in the tenth round. Vásquez added the WBA Fedelatin title to his collection when he defeated Luis Doria by seventh-round TKO on November 26, 2003, becoming the first Latin American boxer to hold these three titles simultaneously in any weight división.

After he made a few title defenses in 2003 and 2004, Vásquez earned the opportunity to fight against Beibis Mendoza for the vacant WBA world light flyweight title. On April 29, 2005, Vásquez knocked down Mendoza twice in the tenth round, and after the count of 10 the referee Luis Pabon ended the fight.[1] Vásquez then successfully defended the Light Flyweight title three times, against José Antonio Aguirre from Mexico, Nerys Espinoza from Nicaragua and Nohel Arambulet from Venezuela. After the third defense, Vásquez vacated the title in order to challenge Lorenzo Parra for the WBA flyweight title. Nevertheless, the fight programmed for Oct 10, 2006 was cancelled due to an injury in Parra's right knee which had to be operated, giving the chance to Vasquez to fight for the interim title in Bercy, Paris, France against top challenger Takefumi Sakata from Japan.

Professional boxing record[edit]

Professional record summary
43 fights 34 wins 7 losses
By knockout 23 1
By decision 11 6
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
43 Loss 34–7–2 Venezuela Edixon Perez UD 8 (8) 2017-10-24 Panama Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City
42 Win 34–6–2 Colombia Mauricio Martinez UD 6 (6) 2017-07-05 Panama Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City
41 Win 33–6–2 Panama Rafael Concepción TKO 4 (10) 2015-08-08 Uruguay Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo
40 Loss 32–6–2 Colombia Walberto Ramos SD 8 (8) 2013-08-10 Panama Megapolis Convention Center, Panama City
39 Draw 32–5–2 Philippines John Mark Apolinario SD 12 (12) 2013-03-16 Panama Megapolis Convention Center, Panama City For interim WBA Bantamweight title
38 Draw 32–5–1 Philippines John Mark Apolinario MD 12 (12) 2012-11-03 Argentina Club La Unión, Colon For interim WBA Bantamweight title
37 Win 32–5 Dominican Republic Geyci Lorenzo TKO 6 (6) 2012-08-11 Dominican Republic Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo
36 Win 31–5 Mexico Mario Briones UD 11 (11) 2012-03-30 Panama Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City
35 Loss 30–5 Mexico Oscar Gonzalez UD 5 (5) 2011-09-23 Mexico Auditorio Principal del CNAR, Mexico City
34 Win 30–4 Mexico Gregorio Torres SD 5 (5) 2011-09-10 Mexico Deportivo Agustín Ramos Millan, Toluca
33 Win 29–4 Brazil Genilson de Jesus Santos KO 1 (5) 2011-08-20 Mexico Auditorio Principal del CNAR, Mexico City
32 Win 28–4 Colombia Luis Felipe Cuadrado UD 8 (8) 2011-01-14 Panama Hotel RIU, Panama City
31 Loss 27–4 Philippines Drian Francisco TKO 10 (12) 2009-10-03 Philippines Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
30 Loss 27–3 Mexico Hugo Cázares UD 11 (11) 2009-03-24 Panama Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
29 Win 27–2 Colombia Felipe Rodriguez Zapata TKO 1 (10) 2008-09-18 Panama Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
28 Win 26–2 Ecuador Cesar Singo TKO 3 (10) 2008-05-07 Panama Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
27 Win 25–2 Colombia Jesus Lora KO 2 (8) 2008-03-27 Panama Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
26 Loss 24–2 Japan Takefumi Sakata UD 12 (12) 2007-07-01 Japan Ariake Colosseum For WBA Flyweight title
25 Win 24–1 Japan Takefumi Sakata SD 12 (12) 2006-12-02 France Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris Won interim WBA Flyweight title
24 Win 23–1 Nicaragua Horlan Hamilton UD 10 (10) 2006-10-28 Panama Gimnasio Club de Leones, El Maranon
23 Win 22–1 Venezuela Noel Arambulet UD 12 (12) 2006-05-20 Panama Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City Retained WBA light flyweight title
22 Win 21–1 Nicaragua Nerys Espinoza UD 12 (12) 2005-11-19 Panama Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador Retained WBA light flyweight title
21 Win 20–1 Mexico José Antonio Aguirre TKO 4 (12) 2005-08-20 Panama Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador Retained WBA light flyweight title
20 Win 19–1 Colombia Beibis Mendoza KO 10 (12) 2005-04-29 Panama Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador Won vacant WBA light flyweight title
19 Win 18–1 Colombia Farid Cassiani TKO 1 (10) 2004-12-11 Panama El Salonazo, La Chorrera
18 Win 17–1 Venezuela Freddy Beleno UD 12 (12) 2004-10-01 Panama Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador
17 Win 16–1 Venezuela Edgar Velasquez KO 5 (12) 2004-07-16 Panama Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador
16 Win 15–1 Colombia Jose Garcia Bernal TKO 11 (12) 2004-04-16 Panama Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador
15 Win 14–1 Colombia Luis Doria TKO 7 (12) 2003-11-26 Panama ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City
14 Win 13–1 Nicaragua Eduardo Ray Marquez TKO 2 (12) 2003-10-03 Panama Gimnasio Roberto Duran, Panama City
13 Win 12–1 Costa Rica Leonel Arburola KO 1 (8) 2003-08-02 Panama Jardín Nuevas Glorias Soberana, Juan Diaz
12 Win 11–1 Panama Jose Plinio Gonzalez UD 8 (8) 2003-03-28 Panama Magnum Eventus, Bella Vista
11 Win 10–1 Nicaragua Marlon Marquez KO 10 (12) 2003-02-15 Panama Gimnasio Roberto Duran, Juan Diaz
10 Win 9–1 Colombia Carlos Caballero TKO 4 (12) 2002-10-31 Panama ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City
9 Win 8–1 Panama Isidro Munoz KO 2 (6) 2002-09-20 Panama Gimnasio Club de Leones, El Maranon
8 Win 7–1 Panama Jorge Sanchez KO 1 (8) 2002-08-03 Panama Gimnasio Club de Leones, El Maranon
7 Win 6–1 Panama Edwin Rodriguez TKO 3 (6) 2002-05-15 Panama Magnum Eventus, Obarrio
6 Win 5–1 Panama Hussein Sanchez KO 1 (6) 2002-03-16 Panama Magnum Eventus, Obarrio
5 Win 4–1 Panama Alexander Murillo KO 2 (4) 2002-01-23 Panama Magnum Eventus, Obarrio
4 Win 3–1 Panama Agustin Menacho SD 4 (4) 2001-11-30 Panama Riande Continental Hotel, Bella Vista
3 Win 2–1 Panama Juvencio Caballero KO 2 (4) 2001-09-22 Panama Gimnasio Municipal, Santiago de Veraguas
2 Win 1–1 Panama Carlos Rodriguez TKO 1 (4) 2001-08-29 Panama Magnum Eventus, Bella Vista
1 Loss 0–1 Panama Angelo Dottin UD 4 (4) 2001-03-17 Panama Arena Al Brown, Colon City Professional debut

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Monshipour holds on to WBA title". BBC. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

External links[edit]

Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Rosendo Álvarez
WBA light flyweight champion
April 29, 2005 – May, 2006
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Kōki Kameda
Vacant
Title last held by
Mauricio Pastrana
WBA flyweight champion
Interim title

December 2, 2006 – July 1, 2007
Lost bid for full title
Vacant
Title next held by
Luis Concepción