Gabriel Rosado

Gabriel Rosado (born January 14, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American-Puerto Rican boxer in the light middleweight division and former interim NABA, USA Pennsylvania State and WBO Intercontinental Light Middleweight Champion.^[1]

Amateur career

Rosado's amateur record was 8–3.^[2]

Pro career

Light Middleweight

Rosado's career did not begin auspiciously, winning five bouts before losing to Chris Gray (who bore a record of three wins with two losses), following up that loss with another win before similarly losing to an unheralded Joshua Onyango, who had a losing record of twelve wins with thirteen losses. Rosado would bounce back with four more victories before dropping an eight round decision to future contender Fernando Guerrero. Two more victories would follow, including a split decision victory over former IBF light-middleweight champion Kassim Ouma, before suffering a second round knockout defeat to contender Alfredo Angulo. Rosado rebounded with wins against Latif Munday and Saul Roman before losing a majority decision to Derek Ennis for the USBA light-middleweight title. Rosado would go on to win his next seven bouts, including a stoppage over Jesus Soto Karass.

Middleweight

Rosado vs. Golovkin

Rosado moved up six pounds in weight to challenge WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin for his title. Rosado put on a spirited effort, and managed to avoid being dropped despite suffering severe punishment from Golovkin. Rosado suffered a cut early in the fight that only worsened as the bout progressed. The fight was stopped at round seven, when Golovkin was upping his offense and Rosado appeared to be only looking to survive.

Rosado's next fight was against contender J'Leon Love. Despite knocking Love down in the sixth, Rosado would lose a close split decision, one that most observers felt he had easily won. After the fight it was revealed that Love had used the banned diuretic Hydrochlorothiazide. The fight was subsequently changed to a no-contest.

Rosado vs. Quillin

Rosado's following fight would be against WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin. Quillin began the fight well, knocking Rosado down in the second round, but Rosado slowly began to come back into the fight. By the ninth Rosado was visibly hurting Quillin with hard shots to the head, but a cut opened up over Rosado's eye, and the referee subsequently stopped the fight in the tenth round.

On January 25, 2014, Rosado would drop back down to light-middleweight to face undefeated prospect Jermell Charlo. Charlo easily outboxed Rosado, and was awarded a wide unanimous decision.

Temporary Move to BKB

Despite being shut out against Charlo, Rosado was offered the chance to face middleweight and super middleweight contender Bryan Vera in a title match for the Big Knockout Boxing (BKB) middleweight championship. Rosado defeated Vera by the fifth round and won the title.^[3]

Rosado vs. Lemieux

Following his victory over Vera, Rosado was paired against hard-punching Canadian middleweight contender David Lemieux. The bout took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on December 6, 2014. The bout was a mostly one-sided affair, with Lemieux dropping Rosado in the third round and swelling his eye shut early. The referee would stop the fight in the tenth round when it became evident Rosado could not see nor anticipate Lemieux's shots. Upon losing this bout, this will make Rosado's fifth consecutive loss (although Rosado's controversial loss against Love was subsequently ruled a no-decision after Love tested positive for a banned substance).

Professional boxing record

21 Wins (13 Knockouts), 8 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No Contest[4]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd, Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	21–9	David Lemieux	TKO	10 (12)	2014-12-06	Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York	For NABF Middleweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	21–8	Jermell Charlo	UD	10 (10)	2014-01-25	DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	21–7	Peter Quillin	TKO	10 (12)	2013-10-26	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey	For WBO middleweight title.
NC	21–6	J'Leon Love	NC	10	2013-05-04	MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	J'leon Love tested positive for Hydrochlorothiazide, given 7 month suspension, $10K fine
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	21–6	Gennady Golovkin	TKO	7 (12)	2013-01-19	Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, New York, USA	For WBA World middleweight title, International Boxing Organization Middleweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21–5	Charles Whittaker	TKO	10 (12)	2012-09-21	Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA	For IBF Light Middleweight Title Eliminator
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20–5	Sechew Powell	TKO	9 (12)	2012-06-01	Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA	Vacant WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19–5	Jesus Soto Karass	TKO	5 (12)	2012-01-21	Asylum Arena , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18–5	Keenan Collins	UD	10	2011-09-09	Asylum Arena , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Vacant USA Pennsylvania State middleweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17–5	Ayi Bruce	TKO	5 (8)	2011-07-15	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey , USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16–5	Jamaal Davis	TKO	12 (12)	2011-02-26	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey , USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15–5	Jose Medina	UD	8	2010-12-09	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	14–5	Derek Ennis	MD	12	2010-07-30	South Philly Arena ,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	USBA light middleweight title
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14–4	Saul Roman	SD	10	2010-02-27	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey , USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13–4	Latif Mundy	TKO	7 (8)	2009-11-07	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey , USA
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	12–4	Alfredo Angulo	TKO	2 (10)	2009-08-07	Buffalo Bill's Star Arena, Primm, Nevada , USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12–3	Kassim Ouma	SD	10	2009-04-24	Prudential Center , Newark, New Jersey , USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11–3	Ariel Espinal	TKO	5 (6)	2009-04-04	South Philadelphia High School , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	10–3	Fernando Guerrero	UD	8	2009-02-06	Wicomico Civic Center , Salisbury, Maryland, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10–2	James Moore	UD	8	2008-06-04	Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, New York , USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9–2	Mustafah Johnson	UD	6	2008-05-09	New Alhambra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8–2	Joshua Onyango	TKO	3 (6)	2008-04-16	Hammerstein Ballroom , New York, New York, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7–2	Daniel Hicks	TKO	5 (6)	2007-08-03	National Guard Armory , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	6–2	Joshua Onyango	UD	6	2007-03-23	National Guard Armory , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6–1	Chris Overbey	TKO	1 (6)	2007-01-26	National Guard Armory , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	5–1	Chris Gray	UD	6	2006-10-20	Blue Horizon , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5–0	Mustafah Johnson	MD	4	2006-08-04	National Guard Armory , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4–0	Cecil Yost	TKO	4 (6)	2006-05-05	New Alhambra , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3–0	Anthony Abrams	UD	4	2006-03-17	National Guard Armory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2–0	Michael Rayner	KO	3 (6)	2006-02-11	First District Plaza , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1–0	Phil Hicklin	TKO	1 (4)	2006-01-13	National Guard Armory , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Big Knockout Boxing record

1 Wins (1 knockout), 0 Losses, 1 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd, Time	Date	Location	Event	Notes
style="background:#c5d2ea; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-draw" |Draw	1–0–1	Curtis Stevens	MD	7	2015-04-04	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	BKB 2[5]	Retained BKB Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1–0	Brian Vera	TKO	6 (7), 1:59	2014-08-16	Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	BKB 1[5]	Won vacant BKB Middleweight title.

References

External links

• Gabriel Rosado on Myspace
• Professional boxing record for Gabriel Rosado from BoxRec