Gilberto Serrano

Gilberto Serrano
Gilberto Serrano
Born	Gilberto Rafael Serrano; 19 March 1970 (age 54); Caracas, Venezuela
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight
	Boxing record
Total fights	27
Wins	20
Wins by KO	17
Losses	6
Draws	1

Gilberto Rafael Serrano (born March 19, 1970) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer. Serrano is most notable for having won the WBA World lightweight title during his career, which spanned from 1993 to 2004. He won the Lightweight title from Stefano Zoff in 1999 after unsuccessfully challenging Yong Soo Choi for the WBA World super featherweight title in 1998. He retained the title in his first defence after stopping Hiroyuki Sakamoto in the fifth round. However, in his next fight he lost his title to Takanori Hatakeyama via an eighth round knockout. Serrano fought for a final time on November 15, 2004, beating Luis Cardozo by a unanimous decision.^[1]

Professional boxing record

27 fights	20 wins	6 losses
By knockout	16	4
By decision	4	2
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
27	Win	20–6–1	Luis Cardozo	UD	10	Nov 15, 2001	Maracaibo, Venezuela
26	Loss	19–6–1	Miguel Callist	KO	2 (12)	Jun 16, 2001	Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Juan Diaz, Panama	For WBA Fedelatin lightweight title
25	Loss	19–5–1	Takanori Hatakeyama	TKO	8 (12)	Jun 11, 2000	Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan	Lost WBA lightweight title
24	Win	19–4–1	Hiroyuki Sakamoto	TKO	5 (12)	Mar 13, 2000	Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan	Retained WBA lightweight title
23	Win	18–4–1	Stefano Zoff	TKO	10 (12)	Nov 13, 1999	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.	Won WBA lightweight title
22	Win	17–4–1	Jose Zuniga Leal	PTS	10	Jun 19, 1999	Oranjestad, Aruba
21	Win	16–4–1	Edelmiro Martinez	KO	6 (8)	Feb 20, 1999	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
20	Win	15–4–1	Enrique Perez	TKO	3 (?)	Aug 17, 1998	Willemstad, Curaçao
19	Loss	14–4–1	Choi Yong-soo	KO	9 (12)	Apr 18, 1998	Hilton Hotel, Seoul, South Korea	For WBA super featherweight title
18	Win	14–3–1	Freddy Cruz	PTS	8	Nov 30, 1997	Thiais, Val-de-Marne, France
17	Win	13–3–1	Manuel Fatima Dias	TKO	1 (?)	Jul 5, 1997	Complexe Sportif Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco
16	Win	12–3–1	Jose Luis Ochoa	TKO	1 (?)	May 17, 1997	Los Teques, Venezuela
15	Win	11–3–1	Arlindo de Abreu	TKO	3 (?)	Apr 6, 1997	Thiais, Val-de-Marne, France
14	Win	10–3–1	Orlando Soto	TKO	2 (12)	Oct 7, 1996	Maracay, Venezuela	Won vacant WBA Fedebol lightweight title
13	Win	9–3–1	Catalino Julio	KO	2 (10)	Sep 6, 1996	Campito de Bocagrande, Cartagena, Colombia
12	Win	8–3–1	Hector Castillo	KO	2 (?)	May 11, 1996	Willemstad, Curaçao
11	Win	7–3–1	Jose Luis Ochoa	KO	4 (12)	Apr 15, 1996	Las Tejerias, Venezuela	Won vacant Venezuelan lightweight title
10	Win	6–3–1	Carlos Vega	KO	3 (?)	Oct 30, 1995	Las Tejerias, Venezuela
9	Loss	5–3–1	Marcos Guevara	TKO	7 (?)	Jul 8, 1995	Porlamar, Venezuela
8	Win	5–2–1	Harold Bennett	UD	10	May 27, 1995	Broward Co Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
7	Loss	4–2–1	Armando Juan Reyes	PTS	10	May 15, 1995	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
6	Draw	4–1–1	Armando Juan Reyes	PTS	10	Nov 25, 1994	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
5	Win	4–1	Pascual Polanco	TKO	1 (?)	Jun 10, 1994	Marichi-parkeerterrein, Willemstad, Curaçao
4	Win	3–1	Eduardo Linares	TKO	1 (?)	Oct 30, 1993	Cumana, Venezuela
3	Loss	2–1	Santos Rebolledo	PTS	6	Jul 24, 1993	El Tigre, Venezuela
2	Win	2–0	Oswaldo Ramirez	TKO	1 (?)	May 21, 1993	Coro, Venezuela
1	Win	1–0	Leonardo Reyes	TKO	2 (?)	Apr 3, 1993	Porlamar, Venezuela