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
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 |
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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 |