Roberto Vásquez


Roberto Gaspar Vásquez Ramirez is a Panamanian professional boxer who held the WBA light flyweight title from 2005 to 2006. He also held the WBA flyweight interim title from 2006 to 2007.

Professional career

Vásquez lost in his professional boxing debut against Angelo Dottin on March 17, 2001. The four-round fight occurred in Dottin's hometown of Colón, Panama. Despite Vásquez's cutting Dottin's right cheek in the first round, all three judges scored the bout 39-38 for Dottin.
Since the debut loss, Vásquez has won 22 consecutive fights. His first minor championship was the WBO Latino light flyweight title, which he won from Carlos Caballero on October 31, 2002 by fourth-round TKO. In Vásquez's next fight—on February 15, 2003—he unified the WBO and WBC Latino light flyweight titles by knocking out Marlon Márquez in the tenth round. Vásquez added the WBA Fedelatin title to his collection when he defeated Luis Doria by seventh-round TKO on November 26, 2003, becoming the first Latin American boxer to hold these three titles simultaneously in any weight división.
After he made a few title defenses in 2003 and 2004, Vásquez earned the opportunity to fight against Beibis Mendoza for the vacant WBA world light flyweight title. On April 29, 2005, Vásquez knocked down Mendoza twice in the tenth round, and after the count of 10 the referee Luis Pabon ended the fight. Vásquez then successfully defended the Light Flyweight title three times, against José Antonio Aguirre from Mexico, Nerys Espinoza from Nicaragua and Nohel Arambulet from Venezuela. After the third defense, Vásquez vacated the title in order to challenge Lorenzo Parra for the WBA flyweight title. Nevertheless, the fight programmed for Oct 10, 2006 was cancelled due to an injury in Parra's right knee which had to be operated, giving the chance to Vasquez to fight for the interim title in Bercy, Paris, France against top challenger Takefumi Sakata from Japan.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
43Loss34–7–2 Edixon PerezUD8 2017-10-24 Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City
42Win34–6–2 Mauricio MartinezUD6 2017-07-05 Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City
41Win33–6–2 Rafael ConcepciónTKO4 2015-08-08 Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo
40Loss32–6–2 Walberto RamosSD8 2013-08-10 Megapolis Convention Center, Panama City
39Draw32–5–2 John Mark ApolinarioSD12 2013-03-16 Megapolis Convention Center, Panama CityFor interim WBA Bantamweight title
38Draw32–5–1 John Mark ApolinarioMD12 2012-11-03 Club La Unión, ColonFor interim WBA Bantamweight title
37Win32–5 Geyci LorenzoTKO6 2012-08-11 Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo
36Win31–5 Mario BrionesUD11 2012-03-30 Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City
35Loss30–5 Oscar GonzalezUD5 2011-09-23 Auditorio Principal del CNAR, Mexico City
34Win30–4 Gregorio TorresSD5 2011-09-10 Deportivo Agustín Ramos Millan, Toluca
33Win29–4 Genilson de Jesus SantosKO1 2011-08-20 Auditorio Principal del CNAR, Mexico City
32Win28–4 Luis Felipe CuadradoUD8 2011-01-14 Hotel RIU, Panama City
31Loss27–4 Drian FranciscoTKO10 2009-10-03 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City
30Loss27–3 Hugo CázaresUD11 2009-03-24 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
29Win27–2 Felipe Rodriguez ZapataTKO1 2008-09-18 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
28Win26–2 Cesar SingoTKO3 2008-05-07 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
27Win25–2 Jesus LoraKO2 2008-03-27 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
26Loss24–2 Takefumi SakataUD12 2007-07-01 Ariake ColosseumFor WBA Flyweight title
25Win24–1 Takefumi SakataSD12 2006-12-02 Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, ParisWon interim WBA Flyweight title
24Win23–1 Horlan HamiltonUD10 2006-10-28 Gimnasio Club de Leones, El Maranon
23Win22–1 Noel ArambuletUD12 2006-05-20 Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama CityRetained WBA light flyweight title
22Win21–1 Nerys EspinozaUD12 2005-11-19 Figali Convention Center, Fort AmadorRetained WBA light flyweight title
21Win20–1 José Antonio AguirreTKO4 2005-08-20 Figali Convention Center, Fort AmadorRetained WBA light flyweight title
20Win19–1 Beibis MendozaKO10 2005-04-29 Figali Convention Center, Fort AmadorWon vacant WBA light flyweight title
19Win18–1 Farid CassianiTKO1 2004-12-11 El Salonazo, La Chorrera
18Win17–1 Freddy BelenoUD12 2004-10-01 Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador
17Win16–1 Edgar VelasquezKO5 2004-07-16 Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador
16Win15–1 Jose Garcia BernalTKO11 2004-04-16 Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador
15Win14–1 Luis DoriaTKO7 2003-11-26 ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City
14Win13–1 Eduardo Ray MarquezTKO2 2003-10-03 Gimnasio Roberto Duran, Panama City
13Win12–1 Leonel ArburolaKO1 2003-08-02 Jardín Nuevas Glorias Soberana, Juan Diaz
12Win11–1 Jose Plinio GonzalezUD8 2003-03-28 Magnum Eventus, Bella Vista
11Win10–1 Marlon MarquezKO10 2003-02-15 Gimnasio Roberto Duran, Juan Diaz
10Win9–1 Carlos CaballeroTKO4 2002-10-31 ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City
9Win8–1 Isidro MunozKO2 2002-09-20 Gimnasio Club de Leones, El Maranon
8Win7–1 Jorge SanchezKO1 2002-08-03 Gimnasio Club de Leones, El Maranon
7Win6–1 Edwin RodriguezTKO3 2002-05-15 Magnum Eventus, Obarrio
6Win5–1 Hussein SanchezKO1 2002-03-16 Magnum Eventus, Obarrio
5Win4–1 Alexander MurilloKO2 2002-01-23 Magnum Eventus, Obarrio
4Win3–1 Agustin MenachoSD4 2001-11-30 Riande Continental Hotel, Bella Vista
3Win2–1 Juvencio CaballeroKO2 2001-09-22 Gimnasio Municipal, Santiago de Veraguas
2Win1–1 Carlos RodriguezTKO1 2001-08-29 Magnum Eventus, Bella Vista
1Loss0–1 Angelo DottinUD4 2001-03-17 Arena Al Brown, Colon CityProfessional debut