The fight was televised by HBO, and although Rosario shook Camacho badly in the fifth round and rallied down the stretch, Camacho swept the middle rounds. On June 13, 1986, he met the world champion Hector 'Macho' Camacho at Madison Square Garden in New York. He had to wait another year before an opportunity to regain the title. Rosario won a comeback fight against Frankie Randall, the future world champion, in London. Some fans felt he never fully recovered, although he won three more championships. Rosario dropped Ramírez once in round one and again in the second, but the challenger got off the canvas to take Rosario's title away with a fourth-round TKO. Howard Davis Jr proved more of a challenge – Davis Jr was ahead on all scorecards with ten seconds remaining in the bout, but was dropped by Rosario for the second time in their fight at that point, and lost a split decision.Ī rematch with Ramírez was scheduled, again in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 3, 1984. Rosario knocked out Elizondo in one round. In his first defense of the title, he faced Roberto Elizondo, who had lasted 7 rounds with Argüello in a previous world title challenge and was expected to give him a tough fight. Rosario injured his hand during the fight and needed surgery, for which the World Boxing Council gave him a dispensation. He became world lightweight champion by the unanimous score of 115–113 on all 3 judging cards. The judges, as well as most of the public present, felt Rosario had done enough to win. Rosario seemed to have the momentum over the first half of the fight, but tired down the stretch to make for a very close outcome. With Arguello moving divisions, Rosario was matched with Mexico's José Luis Ramírez on for the vacant WBC lightweight title. You may watch Edwin Rosario vs José Luis Ramírez on YouTube But Argüello relinquished the title in order to move up in weight to challenge junior welterweight champion Aaron Pryor. This led to talks of a title fight against World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Alexis Argüello, to be held in Miami. Rosario eventually gained a record of 21–0 with 20 knockouts. He also defeated Viruet in three rounds that opponent had boxed 25 rounds against Roberto Durán-including a world lightweight championship bout-without being knocked out. He beat Charles in three rounds on the Benitez- Duran undercard in January 1982 in Las Vegas. He scored big knockout wins over Young Ezzard Charles and Edwin Viruet. Rosario persevered, wanting to honor his brother's memory by winning a world championship. Inspired by his brother Papo, Chapo Rosario, as he became known in the world of boxing, had a stellar amateur boxing career.Ĭhapo's brother Papo died unexpectedly, purportedly due to drugs, two years after his entry into professional boxing. His boxing manager and coach (trainer), Manny Siaca Sr., had noticed the younger Edwin Rosario's talent when the boy was 8 years old. Edwin and Papo were the sons of Antonio Rosario and Elizabeth Rivera. Rosario's older brother Papo became a professional boxer, beginning what looked like a promising career. Rosario was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006.Įdwin Rosario was born in Candelaria barrio, Toa Baja, an extremely poor barrio on the north coast of Puerto Rico. Known for his exceptional boxing skills, dynamite right hand and rock solid chin Rosario's final record stands at 47-6 He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC lightweight title from 1983 to 1984, the WBA lightweight title twice between 19, and the WBA super lightweight title from 1991 to 1992. Edwin "Chapo" Rosario Rivera ( Spanish pronunciation: Ma– December 1, 1997) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 1997.
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