Gilberto Román [SEP] date of death
Gilberto Román
Gilberto Román (29 November 1961 – 27 June 1990) was a Mexican boxer in the Super Flyweight division and a member of the 1980 Mexican Olympic team. Román was a two-time WBC and Lineal Super Flyweight Champion and is considered by many fans to be one of the great champions in this division. Gilberto was trained by Boxing Hall of Famer Ignacio Beristáin.
Amateur career.
As an amateur boxer he won some Mexican National Championships and was a member of the 1980 Mexican Olympic team. He
title shot against WBC super flyweight champion Gilberto Román in September 1988, Hatanaka entered the ring of the Nagoya Rainbow Hall with full smile. Román floored Hatanaka in the first round, but was docked a point for a low blow late in the same round. Though Hatanaka was given a full five minutes to recover, he was hit below the belt again in the third round and took three minutes' rest. As the rounds rolled on, Román kept his pace to retain his title via a unanimous decision. Hatanaka was so