Omar Niño Romero

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Omar Niño Romero
Real name	Omar Niño Romero
Nickname	Giant Killer
Weight	Light flyweight
Nationality	Mexican
Birth date	May 12, 1976
Birth place	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Style	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	28
Wins	24
Wins by KO	10
Losses	2
Draws	2
No contests	0

Omar Niño Romero (born May 12, 1976 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a professional boxer in the light flyweight (108 lb) division. His record is 24-2-2 (10 KOs).

Known as "Giant Killer", he is the current WBC world light-flyweight champion, after beating Brian Viloria in a major upset in August of 2006. In the rematch, Romero fought Viloria to a majority draw decision, which led to the Mexican retaining the title on November 18, 2006. The win is marred with controversy, as Nino allegedly tested positive for [1] methamphetamine in his post-fight urinalysis following the bout with Viloria.

Earlier in his career he defeated future star Jorge Arce by first-round TKO on June 21, 1996.