Gabriel Rosado (born January 14, 1986) is an American professional boxer. He has challenged twice for a middleweight world title in 2013.
Early life Hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Rosado is part of the city's large Puerto Rican community.
Amateur career Rosado's amateur record was 8–3.Hanna, Bob (January 24, 2013). "Bob Hanna: Title bouts showcase the best, worst of boxing" . SouthCoast Today. GateHouse Media. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
Professional career Rosado started his career in the light middleweight division. He won his first regional title on February 26, 2011, with a 12th round technical knockout over fellow contender Jamaal Davis to win the interim WBA-NABA light middleweight title. Later that year, he won the Pennsylvania state light middleweight title after a 10th round unanimous decision over contender Keenan Collins. On June 1, 2012, Rosado faced Sechew Powell, stopping the future world title challenger in the 9th round to win the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title.
After amassing a record of 21–5 after 26 professional fights, he challenged undefeated WBA and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin on January 19, 2013, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Golovkin dominated the fight, inflicting Rosado with a nasty cut near his left eye in the second round. Rosado also bled from the nose as he was hammered by right hands and powerful jabs from his opponent. His trainer Billy Briscoe put a stop to the fight in the seventh round.
Two fights later, on October 26, 2013, Rosado challenged undefeated Peter Quillin for his WBO middleweight title. A nasty cut opened on the left eyelid of Rosado in the tenth round, causing a doctor stoppage and giving Quillin the technical knockout victory. Despite many observers believing the fight to have been competitive, the judges had scored the bout 87–83, 89–81 and 90–80 in favor of Quillin at the time of the stoppage. Rosado yelled down at the Showtime commentary team that the doctor's stoppage was "bullshit" as soon as the fight was stopped, and told Jim Gray that he wanted a rematch; a rematch ultimately never materialized.
Since his two unsuccessful challenges for a world title in 2013, Rosado picked up notable wins against former IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey in 2015, and knocking out highly-rated undefeated prospect Bektemir Melikuziev in 2021, winning the WBA Continental Americas and WBO International super middleweight titles.
On the 28th of April 2023, Rosado announced his retirement.
Rosado returned to the ring in 2025, defeating Vaughn Alexander by unanimous decision on October 18 in Brooklyn, and Crispulo Javier Andino by knockout in the first round on August 2 in Long Beach, CA.
On March 7, 2026, Rosado fought Ty Mitchell in an MF–professional boxing match headlining MF Duel 2, for the MF Pro light heavyweight title at the Vaillant Live in Derby, England. Mitchell defeated Rosado via unanimous decision.
Temporary move to Big Knockout Boxing Despite being shut out in his fight with Jermell Charlo on January 25, 2014, Rosado was offered the chance to face middleweight and super middleweight contender Brian Vera in a title match for the inaugural Big Knockout Boxing (BKB) middleweight championship. The bout took place on August 16, 2014. Rosado defeated Vera by sixth-round TKO and won the title.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes47WinVaughn AlexanderUD8Oct 18, 202546Win27–17–1 Crispulo Javier AndinoKO1 (8), Aug 2, 202545Loss26–17–1 Bektemir MelikuzievUD10Apr 22, 202344Loss26–16–1 Ali AkhmedovUD10Sep 17, 202243Loss26–15–1 Shane Mosley Jr.MD10Apr 9, 202242Loss26–14–1 Jaime MunguiaUD12Nov 13, 202141Win26–13–1 Bektemir MelikuzievKO3 (12), Jun 19, 202140Loss25–13–1 Daniel JacobsSD12Nov 27, 202039Win25–12–1 Humberto Gutierrez OchoaUD10Dec 20, 201938Loss24–12–1 Maciej SulęckiUD10Mar 15, 201937Draw24–11–1 Luís AriasSD12Nov 17, 201836Win24–11 Glen TapiaTKO6 (10), Oct 19, 201735Loss23–11 Martin MurrayMD12Apr 22, 201734Loss23–10 Willie Monroe Jr.UD12Sep 17, 201633Win23–9 Antonio GutierrezUD10Jun 4, 201632Win22–9 Joshua ClotteyUD10Dec 19, 201531Loss21–9 David LemieuxTKO10 (12), Dec 6, 201430Loss21–8 Jermell CharloUD10Jan 25, 201429Loss21–7 Peter QuillinTKO10 (12), Oct 26, 20132821–6 J'Leon LoveSD10May 4, 201327Loss21–6Gennady GolovkinTKO7 (12), Jan 19, 201326Win21–5Charles WhittakerTKO10 (12), Sep 21, 201225Win20–5Sechew PowellTKO9 (12), Jun 1, 201224Win19–5Jesús Soto KarassTKO5 (10), Jan 21, 201223Win18–5Keenan CollinsUD10Sep 9, 201122Win17–5Ayi BruceTKO5 (8), Jul 15, 201121Win16–5Jamaal DavisTKO12 (12), Feb 26, 201120Win15–5Jose MedinaUD8Dec 9, 201019Loss14–5Derek EnnisMD12Jul 30, 201018Win14–4Saúl RománSD10Feb 27, 201017Win13–4Latif MundyTKO7 (8), Nov 7, 200916Loss12–4Alfredo AnguloTKO2 (10), Aug 7, 200915Win12–3Kassim Ouma10Apr 24, 200914Win11–3Ariel EspinalTKO5 (6)Apr 4, 200913Loss10–3Fernando GuerreroUD8Feb 6, 200912Win10–2James MooreUD8Jun 4, 200811Win9–2Mustafah JohnsonUD6May 9, 200810Win8–2Joshua OnyangoTKO3 (6), Apr 16, 20089Win7–2Daniel HicksTKO5 (6), Aug 3, 20078Loss6–2Joshua OnyangoUD6Mar 23, 20077Win6–1Chris OverbeyTKO1 (6), Jan 26, 20076Loss5–1Chris GrayUD6Oct 20, 20065Win5–0Mustafah Johnson4Aug 4, 20064Win4–0Cecil YostTKO4 (4), May 5, 20063Win3–0Anthony Abrams4Mar 17, 20062Win2–0Michael Rayner3 (4), Feb 11, 20061Win1–0Phil Hicklin1 (4), Jan 13, 2006
Big Knockout Boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes2Draw1–0–1 Curtis Stevens7Apr 4, 2015 1Win1–0 Brian Vera6 (7), Aug 16, 2014
MF–Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes1Loss0–1Ty MitchellUD6Mar 7, 2026
In other media Rosado appeared in the boxing film Creed (2015), starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone.Eye problem plaguing Gabriel Rosado published by Matt Breen, Inquirer Staff Writer on December 9, 2014The Trailer For The ‘Rocky’ Spinoff ‘Creed’ Has Arrived published by Bansky
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