Rafael Pedroza (born March 27, 1955) is a retired Panamanian boxer and was briefly a super-flyweight world champion in 1981.
Pedroza turned professional in 1974; he lost his first two attempts at a world title in 1977 and 1979 but became the WBA super-flyweight world champion on December 5, 1981 after his points victory against Argentine Gustavo Ballas. Pedroza was beaten in his first defense by Jiro Watanabe in what ended up being his final bout. He is a cousin of hall-of-fame boxer Eusebio Pedroza.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes28Loss19–8–1 Jiro WatanabeUD15Apr 8, 198227Win19–7–1 Gustavo BallasSD15Dec 5, 198126Loss18–7–1 Suk Chul BaeSD12Jun 7, 198125Win18–6–1 Pedro RomeroUD12Jan 17, 198124Loss17–6–1 Gustavo BallasPTS10Oct 4, 198023Loss17–5–1 Miguel IriarteUD10Aug 30, 198022Win17–4–1 Fausto GomezKO5 (10), Aug 16, 198021Win16–4–1 Javier GonzalezUD12Mar 1, 198020Loss15–4–1 Martín VargasKO4 (10)Sep 8, 197919Loss15–3–1 Yoko GushikenUD15Jul 29, 197918Win15–2–1 Alex GuidoTKO9 (10)Apr 7, 197917Win14–2–1 Eusebio UrcuyoTKO10 (10)Jul 2, 197816Win13–2–1 Dagoberto PerinanTKO4 (10)Apr 15, 197815Win12–2–1 Orlando HernandezRTD9 (15)Jan 26, 197814Loss11–2–1 Luis IbarraUD10Oct 1, 197713Loss11–1–1 Luis EstabaUD15May 15, 197712Win11–0–1 Felipe PerezTKO7 (10)Feb 5, 197711Win10–0–1 Domingo TorresTKO3 (10), Nov 13, 197610Draw9–0–1 Hermogenes PradoPTS10Jul 10, 19769Win9–0 Pablito JimenezUD10Jun 12, 19768Win8–0 John CajinaTKO6 (10)Feb 14, 19767Win7–0 Orlando QuijadaKO1 (10)Nov 15, 19756Win6–0 Candelario GuzmanTKO7 (10)Aug 23, 19755Win5–0 Jose RicardKO1 (8)Jul 19, 19754Win4–0 Adriano MendezTKO1 (4)Apr 26, 19753Win3–0 Ricardo VegaTKO3 (4)Feb 22, 19752Win2–0 Luis SotomayorTKO2 (4)Jan 18, 19751Win1–0 Ramon MontenegroKO3 (4), Nov 30, 1974
See also List of super-flyweight boxing champions
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