Cristofer Jordan Rosales González (born 6 October 1994) is a Nicaraguan professional boxer who held the WBC flyweight title in 2018.
Professional career
Rosales turned professional in 2013 and had a record 26–3 before challenging Japanese boxer Daigo Higa for the vacant WBC flyweight title. During the weigh-in for the fight Higa missed weight and the title became vacant with only Rosales eligible to win it. In the fight itself Rosales would go on to stop Higa in the ninth round to capture the vacant WBC title.
In his first title defence, Rosales defeated two-time Olympic bronze medalist Paddy Barnes. Barnes started the fight well, but Rosales caught him with a body shot in the fourth, from which Barnes could not get up.
In his second title defence, Rosales suffered a surprising loss to Charlie Edwards. Rosales started the fight well, but Edwards was staying calm and boxing smart throughout the fight, earning him the unanimous decision (UD) victory over the Nicaraguan.
On 20 December 2019, Rosales fought Julio Cesar Martinez for the WBC flyweight title, after a decision from Edwards to not take the rematch against Martinez and vacate his title. Both fighter came out aggressively and traded punches in the opening rounds. From the third round on, Martinez was starting to dominate the fight and hurt Rosales, until the referee decided to stop the fight in round nine.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes44Loss37–7Kenshiro TerajiTKO11 (12), 13 Oct 202443Win37–6Francisco Gomez SanchezUD823 Mar 202442Win36–6Abraham MedinaTKO2 (10), 26 Aug 202341Win35–6Joselito VelázquezUD103 Dec 202240Win34–6Wilmer BlasUD1017 Sep 202239Win33–6Ernesto IriasUD1025 Jun 202238Loss32–6Ángel AyalaUD129 Apr 202137Win32–5Jerson Ortiz5 (8), 29 Jan 202136Win31–5Samuel GutiérrezUD824 Sep 202035Win30–5Jeno TonteTKO4 (8), 29 Aug 202034Loss29–5Julio Cesar MartinezTKO9 (12), 20 Dec 201933Win29–4Eliecer QuezadaTKO7 (8), 24 Aug 201932Loss28–4Charlie EdwardsUD1222 Dec 201831Win28–3Paddy BarnesKO4 (12), 18 Aug 201830Win27–3Daigo HigaTKO9 (12), 15 Apr 201829Win26–3Alexander TaylorTKO8 (8), 24 Nov 201728Win25–3Mohammed Obbadi7 (12), 21 Oct 201727Win24–3Martin TecuapetlaUD1028 Jul 201726Loss23–3Andrew SelbyUD1226 May 201725Win23–2Eliecer Quezada1031 Mar 201724Win22–2Sebastian SanchezUD1024 Feb 201723Win21–2Sammy ReyesTKO3 (8), 27 Jan 201722Win20–2Herald MolinaTKO2 (6), 16 Dec 201621Win19–2Alexander TaylorUD825 Nov 201620Win18–2Marlon PradoUD617 Sep 201619Win17–2Ulises MartinTKO9 (9), 6 Feb 201618Win16–2Martin DiazTKO2 (8), 5 Dec 201517Win15–2Alexander TaylorTKO6 (10), 24 Oct 201516Win14–2Herald MolinaTKO2 (8), 22 Aug 201515Win13–2Roger ColladoUD926 Jun 2015 14Win12–2Gerardo SandovalTKO6 (6), 9 May 201513Win11–2Jose AguilarTKO6 (8), 18 Apr 201512Loss10–2Kal Yafai828 Mar 201511Win10–1Herald MolinaKO10 (10), 30 Jan 201510Win9–1Jose AguilarUD627 Nov 20149Win8–1William TranaTKO1 (6), 25 Oct 20148Win7–1Yader CardozaKO1 (8), 26 Sep 20147Win6–1Miguel AlfaroTKO2 (4), 9 Aug 20146Win5–1Luis Rios628 Jun 20145Win4–1Wilmer BlasTKO3 (4), 23 Nov 20134Win3–1Luis Ruiz3 (4), 21 Sep 20133Loss2–1Keyvin LaraUD430 Aug 20132Win2–0Isaias Galeano422 Jun 20131Win1–0Marcos Arauz1 (4), 25 May 2013
See also List of world flyweight boxing champions
References
External links
Cristofer Rosales - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live