Romeo Anaya boxer

Romeo Anaya boxer
bouts
72
won
50
lost
21
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
bantamweight
Debut
1967-05-15
Height
5′ 4½″/164cm
Reach
-
Age
69
Born
1946-04-05
Death
2015-12-24
Nationality
Mexico

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Romeo Anaya (5 April 1946 – 24 December 2015) was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1967 to 1980, holding the Lineal and WBA bantamweight titles from 1973 to 1974.Anaya won the Mexico bantamweight title in 1971. He became the world bantamweight champion when he defeated Lineal and WBA bantamweight champion Enrique Pinder of Panama on January 20, 1973. On November 3, 1973, Anaya met Arnold Taylor in a match refereed by Stanley Christodoulou in Johannesburg. The 14 round fight is considered by many to be one of boxing's classic fights. One South African sportswriter called it "the bloodiest fight in South African boxing history". Taylor suffered a cut and was knocked down once in round five and three times in round eight (the WBA has since adopted a rule where a fighter is automatically declared a knockout loser if he or she is knocked down three times in the same round). Nevertheless, Taylor also cut the champion, and, in round fourteen, he connected with a right hand to Anaya's jaw, sending him to the floor. Feeling that this was his moment to become a world champion, Taylor screamed to his trainers: "He's gone!" from a neutral corner. It took Anaya two minutes to get up, and Taylor won the Lineal and WBA bantamweight titles.This biographical article related to a Mexican boxer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1980-02-22 Benny Arguelles WLWLLL Coatzacoalcos LOST
KO
1979-12-20 Raul Silva DLLWWW Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San Jose LOST
Technical knockout
1979-10-19 Carmelo Montes WLW Acapulco WIN
KO
1979-05-19 Ruben Valdes WLWWWW Plaza Monumental, Cartagena LOST
Technical knockout
1979-02-12 Al Hernandez debut Saltillo WIN
KO
1978-12-23 Torito Melendez DWLLW Matamoros LOST
KO
1978-12-02 Rodolfo Chavez L Culiacan LOST
Points
1978-10-17 Bobby Flores LLDLLL Houston WIN
KO
1978-08-25 Roberto Castillo L Nuevo Laredo WIN
KO
1978-04-15 Sean O'Grady WWWWWW Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles LOST
KO
1978-04-04 Samuel Castillo DL Veracruz WIN
KO
1978-03-02 Fel Clemente DWWWLW Stockton LOST
Unanimous decision
1978-01-25 Roberto Castillo debut Guanajuato WIN
KO
1977-12-09 Jose Angel Cazares LLLLLL Ciudad Juarez LOST
KO
1977-10-13 Chilango Pacheco debut Nuevo Laredo LOST
Points
1977-03-25 Mike Ayala WWWWWW Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio LOST
Technical knockout
1976-12-17 Mario Castro WWWL Piedras Negras LOST
Technical knockout
1976-10-31 Ramon Guillen DLDL Nuevo Laredo WIN
Technical knockout
1976-04-02 Jose Antonio Rosa WLWWLW Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles LOST
Split-decision
1976-03-12 Juan Antonio Lopez WLWWWW Culiacan LOST
Points
1975-09-27 Miguel Angel Rivera debut Aragon Ballroom, Chicago WIN
KO
1975-06-27 Arnold Taylor WWLLWW Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg LOST
KO
1974-09-29 Marcos Britton WWWWDW Auditorio Municipal, Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
Technical knockout
1974-05-25 Rafael Herrera WWLWWW Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City LOST
Technical knockout
1973-11-03 Arnold Taylor WWWWWW Rand Stadium, Johannesburg LOST
KO
1973-08-18 Enrique Pinder WWWWWL Forum, Inglewood WIN
KO
1973-07-10 Kyu-Chul Chang WWLWWW Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana WIN
KO
1973-04-28 Rogelio Lara WWWWWW Forum, Inglewood WIN
Split-decision
1973-03-10 Jorge Torres LWWWWW Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara WIN
Points
1973-01-20 Enrique Pinder WWWWWW Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City WIN
KO
1972-10-28 Salvador Martinez Carillo WWWWWW Auditorio Benito Juarez, Guadalajara WIN
Technical knockout
1972-06-18 Julio Guerrero WWWWWW Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
Points
1972-04-22 Franco Zurlo WWWWLD Forum, Inglewood WIN
Unanimous decision
1972-02-13 Kazuyoshi Kanazawa WLWWWL Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
KO
1972-01-02 Nestor Jimenez LWWWWW Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
Points
1971-10-31 Alfredo Meneses DDWLLW Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
KO
1971-09-04 Carlos Mendoza LWWWWL Arena Coliseo, Mexico City WIN
Technical knockout
1971-06-19 Jesus Rocha WLWLWL Monterrey LOST
Technical knockout
1971-05-15 Mario Manrique LWWWWL Mexico City WIN
Technical knockout
1971-04-09 Memo Espinosa WWLWLL Acapulco WIN
Points
1971-03-26 Francisco Pino WLWWL Acapulco WIN
Technical knockout
1970-10-13 Cesar Deciga WWWWWW Frontón Palacio Jai Alai, Tijuana LOST
KO
1970-09-23 Hiroshi Ishibashi WLLWLL Ciudad Obregon WIN
Technical knockout
1970-09-08 Alejandro Lopez LLWLWL Frontón Palacio Jai Alai, Tijuana WIN
Technical knockout
1970-08-18 Victor Rios W Huatabampo WIN
Technical knockout
1970-06-27 Octavio Gomez WDWDWW Mexico City LOST
Technical knockout
1970-03-19 Armando Villa LLLWLW Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gomez Palacio WIN
KO
1970-02-28 Arlindo Borges WL Mexico City WIN
Technical knockout
1970-02-21 Felipe Ursua W Mexico City WIN
KO
1970-01-24 Raul Bolanos DLWWWL Mexico City WIN
KO
1970-01-07 Ricardo Solis LLWLLL Mexico City WIN
KO
1969-12-07 Memo Espinosa WWWLWL Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
KO
1969-10-11 Jose Garcia debut Mexico City WIN
Technical knockout
1969-07-14 Jaime Perez LWLLLL Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
Technical knockout
1969-06-18 Guillermo Barrera WWW Mexico City WIN
KO
1969-05-21 Armando Ramirez WWLL Mexico City WIN
Technical knockout
1969-03-29 Javier Coutino LWLW Tapachula WIN
KO
1969-02-26 Jorge Reyes LW Mexico City WIN
Technical knockout
1969-01-18 Alex Baena WWWW Tapachula WIN
KO
1968-12-25 Dragon Galeana debut Acapulco WIN
KO
1968-12-11 Miguel Zacarias L Tapachula WIN
Points
1968-11-30 Jeronimo Cisneros LWWL Mexico City WIN
Points
1968-10-30 Tomas Frias debut Mexico City DRAW
Points
1968-09-18 Benito Hernandez L Mexico City WIN
Technical knockout
1968-08-14 Enrique Hernandez LLLLL Mexico City WIN
KO
1967-11-06 Alex Baena W Arena México, Tuxtla Gutierrez LOST
KO
1967-10-23 Firpito Flores L Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
Technical knockout
1967-08-21 Alex Baena debut Tuxtla Gutierrez LOST
Points
1967-07-31 Costeno Pena debut Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
KO
1967-07-17 Battling Comiteco L Arena México, Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
Technical knockout
1967-07-03 Changuito Ulloa W Auditorio Municipal, Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
KO
1967-05-15 Campeche Blue debut Arena México, Tuxtla Gutierrez WIN
KO

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