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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes27Win Luis CardozoUD10Nov 15, 2001 26Loss19–6–1 Miguel CallistKO2 (12)Jun 16, 2001 25Loss19–5–1 Takanori HatakeyamaTKO8 (12)Jun 11, 2000 24Win19–4–1 Hiroyuki SakamotoTKO5 (12)Mar 13, 2000 23Win18–4–1 Stefano ZoffTKO10 (12)Nov 13, 1999 22Win17–4–1 Jose Zuniga LealPTS10Jun 19, 1999 21Win16–4–1 Edelmiro MartinezKO6 (8)Feb 20, 1999 20Win15–4–1 Enrique PerezTKO3 (?)Aug 17, 1998 19Loss14–4–1 Choi Yong-sooKO9 (12)Apr 18, 1998 18Win14–3–1 Freddy CruzPTS8Nov 30, 1997 17Win13–3–1 Manuel Fatima DiasTKO1 (?)Jul 5, 1997 16Win12–3–1 Jose Luis OchoaTKO1 (?)May 17, 1997 15Win11–3–1 Arlindo de AbreuTKO3 (?)Apr 6, 1997 14Win10–3–1 Orlando SotoTKO2 (12)Oct 7, 1996 13Win9–3–1 Catalino JulioKO2 (10)Sep 6, 1996 12Win8–3–1 Hector CastilloKO2 (?)May 11, 1996 11Win7–3–1 Jose Luis OchoaKO4 (12)Apr 15, 1996 10Win6–3–1 Carlos VegaKO3 (?)Oct 30, 1995 9Loss5–3–1 Marcos GuevaraTKO7 (?)Jul 8, 1995 8Win5–2–1 Harold BennettUD10May 27, 1995 7Loss4–2–1 Armando Juan ReyesPTS10May 15, 1995 6Draw4–1–1 Armando Juan ReyesPTS10Nov 25, 1994 5Win4–1 Pascual PolancoTKO1 (?)Jun 10, 1994 4Win3–1 Eduardo LinaresTKO1 (?)Oct 30, 1993 3Loss2–1 Santos RebolledoPTS6Jul 24, 1993 2Win2–0 Oswaldo RamirezTKO1 (?)May 21, 1993 1Win1–0 Leonardo ReyesTKO2 (?)Apr 3, 1993
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