Juan de la Rosa

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Juan de la Rosa
Statistics
Real nameJuan Pedro de la Rosa
Nickname(s)El Gallo Negro
Weight(s)Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
NationalityMexican
American
Born (1986-08-07) 7 August 1986 (age 35)
Tamaulipas, Mexico
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins21
Wins by KO16
Losses4
Draws1

Juan Pedro de la Rosa (born August 7, 1986 in Tamaulipas, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer,[1] and is the brother of welterweight boxer James de la Rosa.[2]

Personal life[]

De la Rosa's father is Mexican and his mother is an African-American Texan. His paternal grandfather played a pivotal role in his formative years and, as a tribute, De la Rosa wears his portrait in a lanyard around his neck just before and after every fight.[3]

Professional career[]

De la Rosa turned professional at the age of 15.[4]

The Contender[]

He was the youngest contestant on reality TV show The Contender at the age of 18.[5] On the show, he was placed on the "East Coast" team and fought Tarick Salmaci in the second to last First Round fight.[6] This bout of Youth versus Experience and was won by the young Mexican. Juan later drew criticism for allowing himself to be withdrawn from the competition with apparently minor injuries. His withdrawal left room for Ahmed Khaddour to strut his way back into the show.[7]

Since starring on The Contender, De la Rosa's promise has somewhat diminished. Although he has continued to fight, his two losses to Mikel Williams have led some to question whether he has been a protected fighter. De la Rosa lost to Mexican veteran Fernando Vela via split decision at the Casa de Amistad in Harlingen, Texas in March 2008, returned a year later to defeat a solid journeyman Guadalupe Martínez.[8] He was also scheduled to fight Glen Tapia on October 27, 2012 but pulled out 2 weeks before the fight citing an injury.

On November 2, 2013 De la Rosa finally made his return to the ring, after more than 4 1/2 years away from competition, in the co-main event at State Farm Arena, Hildalgo Texas. De la Rosa fought toe-to-toe with undefeated until Muratov folded under De la Rosa's brutal body attack in the 5th round.

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
26 fights 21 wins 4 losses
By knockout 16 2
By decision 5 2
Draws 1
No contests 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
26 Loss 21–4–1 United States Jas Phipps TKO 1 (6), 0:51 2014-11-08 United States Events Center, Pharr, Texas, USA
25 Win 21–3–1 Kazakhstan Anatoli Muratov KO 5 (6), 2:45 2013-11-02 United States State Farm Hidalgo Arena, Harlingen, Texas, USA
24 Win 20–3–1 United States Guadalupe Martinez UD 8 2009-03-28 United States Harlingen Field, Harlingen, Texas, USA
23 Loss 19–3–1 Mexico Fernando Vela SD 8 2008-03-28 United States Municipal Auditorium, Harlingen, Texas, USA
22 Win 19–2–1 Mexico Jose Humberto Corral TKO 6 (12), 1:21 2007-10-26 United States Casa de Amistad, Harlingen, Texas, USA Won IBA Continental Middleweight title.
21 Win 18–2–1 Turkey Nurhan Suleymanoglu TKO 6 (10), 2:30 2007-07-20 United States Casa de Amistad, Harlingen, Texas, USA
20 Loss 17–2–1 United States Mikel Williams UD 10 2007-05-12 United States Paragon Casino, Marksville, Louisiana, USA
19 Win 17–1–1 United States Victor Lares TKO 5 (8), 2:40 2007-02-23 United States Casa de Amistad, Harlingen, Texas, USA
18 Loss 16–1–1 United States Mikel Williams TKO 8 (8), 2:58 2006-10-21 United States Altas Palmas Park, Donna, Texas, USA
17 Win 16–0–1 United States Taronze Washington UD 8 2006-08-04 United States Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, USA Won USA Texas State Super welterweight title.
16 Win 15–0–1 United States Tremayne Hines KO 1 (6), 2:59 2006-02-03 United States Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
15 Win 14–0–1 United States Jesse Orta UD 5 2005-10-15 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
14 Win 13–0–1 Lebanon Tarick Salmaci UD 5 2004-09-05 United States Pasadena, California, USA
13 Win 12–0–1 Mexico Gamaliel Mendoza TKO 1 (6) 2004-06-04 Mexico Mexico
12 Win 11–0–1 Mexico Ramiro Gonzalez TKO 1 (6) 2004-03-19 Mexico Mexico
11 Win 10–0–1 Mexico Thomas Cabrales KO 1 (4) 2004-02-27 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Reynosa, Mexico
10 Win 9–0–1 United States Noe Pena Jr. TKO 2 (6), 0:55 2004-02-19 United States Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
9 Win 8–0–1 United States David Cid TKO 1 (6) 2003-11-28 Mexico Mexico
8 Win 7–0–1 Mexico Bernardo Arellano KO 2 (6) 2003-10-24 Mexico Mexico
7 Win 6–0–1 Mexico Walter Herrera UD 4 2003-06-06 Mexico Mexico
6 Win 5–0–1 Mexico Mario Carillo KO 2 (4) 2003-03-28 Mexico Mexico
5 Win 4–0–1 Mexico Ernesto Montoya KO 2 (4) 2002-12-07 Mexico Mexico
4 Draw 3–0–1 Mexico Jorge Deciga PTS 4 2002-11-15 Mexico Mexico
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Martin Trevino TKO 2 (4) 2002-09-28 Mexico Mexico
2 Win 2–0 Mexico Omar Chavez KO 1 (4) 2002-08-30 Mexico Arena Coliseo, Reynosa, Mexico
1 Win 1–0 Mexico Rogelio Montalvo TKO 1 (4) 2002-08-02 Mexico Mexico Professional debut

References[]

  1. ^ "Juan de la Rosa - BoxRec".
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-05-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Juan de la Rosa @ Reality TV World".
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-05-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "TV Shows".
  6. ^ "Juan de la Rosa defeats Tarick Salmaci in NBC's seventh 'The Contender' episode".
  7. ^ "Joey Gilbert upsets Jimmy Lange, as Juan de la Rosa quits on NBC's eighth 'The Contender' episode".
  8. ^ http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/rosa-104463-vegas-makes.html

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