Bantamweight · Australia
Lionel Rose 42-11-0 12 KO · 1964–1976
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Lionel Rose was a bantamweight boxer from Australia, born Jun 21, 1948. Record 42-11-0 with 12 knockouts over 1964–1976. World titles: WBA bantamweight (1968–1969), WBC bantamweight (1968–1969). Lionel Rose last fought Maurice Apeang on Dec 18, 1976 and lost by KO in round 2 of 10.
Also: ליונל רוז · ليونيل روز · لیونل رز +5 more ライオネル・ローズ · 라이어널 로즈 · Lionel Edmund Rose · Lionel Edward Rose · 라이어널 에드먼드 로즈
Born Jun 21, 1948
Died May 8, 2011
Country 🇦🇺 Australia
Stance Orthodox
Height 166 cm
Nickname Slim
Debut Sep 9, 1964
Career 1964–1976
Rounds boxed 489
KO share 29%
Born in Labertouche, Victoria, Australia
Titles WBA, WBC bantamweight · 1968–1969
Boxerbook rating 1613 ± 282 · inactive since Dec 1976Why here › Confirmed bouts 5 of 53
Career record Record
42-11-0, 12 KOs · 1964–1976
Last result L
KO 2/10 · Une Grande Soiree Stadium, Noumea
The record 53 bouts, 1964–1976, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 53, Wikipedia (ja) · 3
L
KO 2/10 · Une Grande Soiree Stadium, Noumea
Rose 42-10-0 · Apeang —
L
TKO 3/10 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Rose 42-9-0 · Limón —
W
Giuseppe Agate
TKO 3/10 · Olympic Swimming Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 41-9-0 · Agate —
L
PTS 10/10 · Marrickville RSL Club, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Rose 41-8-0 · Moeller —
L
Blakeney Kid Matthews
MD 10/10 · Melbourne Olympic Pool, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 41-7-0 · Matthews —
W
Bomber Uchida
PTS 10/10 · Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, 🇲🇾
Rose 40-7-0 · Uchida —
L
For WBC super-featherweight title UD 15/15 · Prefectural Gymnasium, Hiroshima, 🇯🇵
Rose 40-6-0 · Numata 44-6-3
W
Tanny Cuaresma
KO 1/10 · Channel 10 Studios, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 39-6-0 · Cuaresma —
L
Jeff White
UD 15/15 · Milton Tennis Courts, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Rose 39-5-0 · White —
W
UD 10/10 · Palais Theatre, Saint Kilda, 🇦🇺
Rose 38-5-0 · Ishimatsu 17-6-4
W
Richard Kid Borias
KO 3/10 · San Remo Ballroom, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 37-5-0 · Borias —
W
Freddie Wicks
PTS 10/10 · Eastern Suburbs Rugby League Club, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Rose 36-5-0 · Wicks —
L
Raul Cruz
UD 10/10 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Rose 36-4-0 · Cruz —
W
Don Johnson
UD 10/10 · White City Tennis Courts, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Rose 35-4-0 · Johnson —
L
Fernando Sotelo
KO 7/12 · White City Tennis Courts, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Rose 35-3-0 · Sotelo —
W
Vincente Garcia
KO 5/10 · Melbourne Olympic Velodrome, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 34-3-0 · Garcia —
L
Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 5/15 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Rose 34-2-0 · Olivares 52-0-1
W
Ernie Cruz
MD 10/10 · Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, 🇺🇸
Rose 33-2-0 · Cruz —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles SD 15/15 · Kooyong Tennis Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 32-2-0 · Rudkin —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles SD 15/15 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Rose 31-2-0 · Castillo 34-6-0
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MD 10/10 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Rose 30-2-0 · Medel —
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles MD 15/15 · Nippon Budokan, 🇯🇵
Rose 29-2-0 · Sakurai —
W
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 28-2-0 · Galli —
W
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, 🇯🇵
Rose 27-2-0 · Harada 51-3-0
W
KO 13/15 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Rose 26-2-0 · Gattellari —
W
Gary Garber
PTS 10/10 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney
Rose 25-2-0 · Garber —
W
Kamara Diop
TKO 3/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 24-2-0 · Diop —
W
Ronnie Jones
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 23-2-0 · Jones —
W
Tiny Palacio
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 22-2-0 · Palacio —
W
Rudy Corona
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 21-2-0 · Corona —
W
Akihide Tamaoka
KO 6/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 20-2-0 · Tamaoka —
W
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 19-2-0 · Carbi —
W
Felipe Gonzalez
PTS 10/10 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 18-2-0 · Gonzalez —
W
Noel Kunde
PTS 15/15 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 17-2-0 · Kunde —
W
TKO 6/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 16-2-0 · Burke —
W
Noel Kunde
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 15-2-0 · Kunde —
W
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 14-2-0 · Perez —
W
Flash Dumdum
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 13-2-0 · Dumdum —
W
Jerry Stokes
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 12-2-0 · Stokes —
L
UD 10/10 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Rose 12-1-0 · Perez —
W
UD 12/12 · Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Rose 11-1-0 · Perez —
W
Arthur Clarke
UD 8/8 · Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Rose 10-1-0 · Clarke —
W
Billy Brown
UD 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 9-1-0 · Brown —
W
Laurie Ny
UD 10/10 · Christchurch, Canterbury, 🇳🇿
Rose 8-1-0 · Ny —
W
Billy Brown
TKO 10/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 7-1-0 · Brown —
W
Bobby Wells
TKO 8/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 6-1-0 · Wells —
W
Teddy Rainbow
PTS 12/12 · Saint George Rugby League Club, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Rose 5-1-0 · Rainbow —
L
Singtong Por Tor
PTS 6/6 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 5-0-0 · Tor —
W
Singtong Por Tor
PTS 12/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 4-0-0 · Tor —
W
Jackie Bruce
TKO 1/12 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 3-0-0 · Bruce —
W
Joe Oliveri
TKO 2/6 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 2-0-0 · Oliveri —
W
Mario Magris
PTS 8/8 · Festival Hall, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Rose 1-0-0 · Magris —
W
Mario Magris
PTS 8/8 · Warragul, 🇦🇺
Rose 0-0-0 · Magris —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Lionel Rose's record? Lionel Rose's professional record is 42-11-0 with 12 knockouts.
Who did Lionel Rose fight last? Lionel Rose last fought Maurice Apeang on Dec 18, 1976 and lost by KO in round 2 of 10.
Which world titles has Lionel Rose held? Lionel Rose has held 2 world title reigns: WBA bantamweight (1968–1969), WBC bantamweight (1968–1969). Sources Boxerbook ID 4625 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/4625 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
