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Bantamweight · Mexico
Romeo Anaya 50-21-1 42 KO · 1967–1980
Romeo Anaya was a bantamweight boxer from Mexico, born Apr 5, 1946. Record 50-21-1 with 42 knockouts over 1967–1980. World titles: WBA bantamweight (1973). Romeo Anaya last fought Benny Argüelles on Feb 22, 1980 and lost by KO in round 4 of 10.
Also: Ромео Анайя · روميو أنايا · Анайя, Ромео
Born Apr 5, 1946
Died Dec 24, 2015
Country 🇲🇽 Mexico
Nickname El Lacandón
Debut May 15, 1967
Career 1967–1980
Rounds boxed 390
KO share 84%
Born in Cahuare, Chiapas, Mexico
Titles WBA bantamweight · 1973
Boxerbook rating 1323 ± 266 · inactive since Feb 1980Why here › Confirmed bouts 7 of 72
Career record Record
50-21-1, 42 KOs · 1967–1980
Last result L
Benny Argüelles
KO 4/10 · Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, 🇲🇽
The record 72 bouts, 1967–1980, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 72, Wikipedia (ja) · 1
L
Benny Argüelles
KO 4/10 · Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, 🇲🇽
Anaya 50-20-1 · Argüelles —
L
Raúl Silva
TKO 4/10 · Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés, San José, 🇨🇷
Anaya 50-19-1 · Silva —
W
Carmelo Montes
KO 2 · Acapulco, Guerrero, 🇲🇽
Anaya 49-19-1 · Montes —
L
Rubén Valdés
TKO 7/10 · Plaza Monumental, Cartagena, 🇨🇴
Anaya 49-18-1 · Valdés —
W
Al Hernández
KO 6 · Saltillo, Coahuila, 🇲🇽
Anaya 48-18-1 · Hernández —
L
Torito Meléndez
KO 1 · Matamoros, Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 48-17-1 · Meléndez —
L
Rodolfo Chávez
PTS 10/10 · Culiacán, Sinaloa, 🇲🇽
Anaya 48-16-1 · Chávez —
W
Bobby Flores
KO 4/10 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, 🇺🇸
Anaya 47-16-1 · Flores —
W
Roberto Castillo
KO 3 · Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 46-16-1 · Castillo —
L
KO 3/10 · Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Anaya 46-15-1 · O'Grady 56-1-0
W
Samuel Castillo
KO 3 · Veracruz, Veracruz, 🇲🇽
Anaya 45-15-1 · Castillo —
L
Fel Clemente
UD 10/10 · Stockton, California, 🇺🇸
Anaya 45-14-1 · Clemente —
W
Roberto Castillo
KO 3 · Guanajuato, Guanajuato, 🇲🇽
Anaya 44-14-1 · Castillo —
L
José Ángel Cazares
KO 3 · Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Anaya 44-13-1 · Cazares —
L
Chilango Pacheco
PTS 10/10 · Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 44-12-1 · Pacheco —
L
For NABF super bantamweight title TKO 6/12 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Anaya 44-11-1 · Ayala —
L
Mario Castro
TKO 6 · Piedras Negras, Coahuila, 🇲🇽
Anaya 44-10-1 · Castro —
W
Ramón Guillén
TKO 8/10 · Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 43-10-1 · Guillén —
L
José Antonio Rosa
SD 10/10 · Shrine Expo Center, Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸
Anaya 43-9-1 · Rosa —
L
PTS 10/10 · Culiacán, Sinaloa, 🇲🇽
Anaya 43-8-1 · López —
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Miguel Angel Rivera
KO 6/10 · Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Anaya 42-8-1 · Rivera —
L
KO 8/10 · Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Anaya 42-7-1 · Taylor 38-6-1
W
Marcos Britton
TKO 2/10 · Auditorio Municipal, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 🇲🇽
Anaya 41-7-1 · Britton —
L
For WBC bantamweight title TKO 6/15 · Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Anaya 41-6-1 · Herrera 45-6-3
L
For WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 14/15 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Anaya 41-5-1 · Taylor 33-4-1
W
For WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 3/15 · The Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Anaya 40-5-1 · Pinder 35-5-2
W
Jang Kyu-chul
KO 8/10 · Plaza de Toros El Toreo, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Anaya 39-5-1 · Kyu-chul —
W
Rogelio Lara
Retained WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles SD 15/15 · Forum, Inglewood, 🇺🇸
Anaya 38-5-1 · Lara —
W
Jorge Torres
PTS 10/10 · Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Anaya 37-5-1 · Torres —
W
Won WBA and The Ring bantamweight titles KO 3/15 · Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, 🇵🇦
Anaya 36-5-1 · Pinder 35-4-2
W
Salvador Martínez Carillo
Retained Mexican bantamweight title TKO 6/12 · Auditorio Benito Juárez, Guadalajara, 🇲🇽
Anaya 35-5-1 · Carillo —
W
Julio Guerrero
PTS 10/10 · Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 🇲🇽
Anaya 34-5-1 · Guerrero —
W
UD 10/10 · Forum, Inglewood, California, 🇺🇸
Anaya 33-5-1 · Zurlo —
W
KO 5/10 · Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 🇲🇽
Anaya 32-5-1 · Kanazawa 30-9-1
W
Néstor Jiménez
PTS 10/10 · Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 🇲🇽
Anaya 31-5-1 · Jiménez —
W
Alfredo Meneses
Won Mexican bantamweight title KO 12/12 · Plaza de Toros San Roque, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 🇲🇽
Anaya 30-5-1 · Meneses —
W
Carlos Mendoza
TKO 7/10 · Arena Coliseo, Mexico City, 🇲🇽
Anaya 29-5-1 · Mendoza —
L
Jesús Rocha
TKO 1/10 · Monterrey, Nuevo León, 🇲🇽
Anaya 29-4-1 · Rocha —
W
Mario Manrique
TKO 2/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 28-4-1 · Manrique —
W
Memo Espinosa
PTS 10/10 · Acapulco, Guerrero, 🇲🇽
Anaya 27-4-1 · Espinosa —
W
Francisco Pino
TKO 4/10 · Acapulco, Guerrero, 🇲🇽
Anaya 26-4-1 · Pino —
L
César Deciga
KO 3/10 · Frontón Palacio Jai Alai, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Anaya 26-3-1 · Deciga —
W
Hiroshi Ishibashi
TKO 1/10 · Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 🇲🇽
Anaya 25-3-1 · Ishibashi —
W
Alejandro López
TKO 7/10 · Frontón Palacio Jai Alai, Tijuana, 🇲🇽
Anaya 24-3-1 · López —
W
Víctor Ríos
TKO 5 · Huatabampo, Sonora, 🇲🇽
Anaya 23-3-1 · Ríos —
L
Octavio Gómez
TKO 9/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 23-2-1 · Gómez —
W
Armando Villa
KO 1/10 · Arena Olímpico Laguna, Gómez Palacio, 🇲🇽
Anaya 22-2-1 · Villa —
W
Arlindo Borges
TKO 6 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 21-2-1 · Borges —
W
Felipe Ursúa
KO 2/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 20-2-1 · Ursúa —
W
Raúl Bolaños
KO 2/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 19-2-1 · Bolaños —
W
Ricardo Solís
KO 2/10 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 18-2-1 · Solís —
W
Memo Espinosa
KO 1 · Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 17-2-1 · Espinosa —
W
José Cruz García
TKO 2 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 16-2-1 · García —
W
Jaime Pérez
TKO 3 · Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 15-2-1 · Pérez —
W
Guillermo Barrera
KO 2 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 14-2-1 · Barrera —
W
Armando Ramírez
TKO 2 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 13-2-1 · Ramírez —
W
Javier Coutino
KO 1 · Tapachula, Chiapas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 12-2-1 · Coutino —
W
Jorge Reyes
TKO 2 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 11-2-1 · Reyes —
W
Álex Baena
KO 5 · Tapachula, Chiapas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 10-2-1 · Baena —
W
Dragon Galeana
KO 1 · Acapulco, Guerrero, 🇲🇽
Anaya 9-2-1 · Galeana —
W
Miguel Zacarías
PTS 10/10 · Tapachula, Chiapas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 8-2-1 · Zacarías —
W
Jerónimo Cisneros
PTS 6/6 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 7-2-1 · Cisneros —
D
Tomás Frías
PTS 6/6 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 7-2-0 · Frías —
W
Benito Hernandez
TKO 3/8 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 6-2-0 · Hernandez —
W
Enrique Hernández
KO 4 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Anaya 5-2-0 · Hernández —
L
Álex Baena
KO 6/10 · Arena México, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 🇲🇽
Anaya 5-1-0 · Baena —
W
Firpito Flores
TKO 4/10 · Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 4-1-0 · Flores —
L
Álex Baena
PTS 10/10 · Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 4-0-0 · Baena —
W
Costeño Peña
KO 6/10 · Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, 🇲🇽
Anaya 3-0-0 · Peña —
W
Battling Comiteco
TKO 5/10 · Arena México, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 🇲🇽
Anaya 2-0-0 · Comiteco —
W
Changuito Ulloa
KO 4/10 · Auditorio Municipal, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 🇲🇽
Anaya 1-0-0 · Ulloa —
W
Campeche Blue
KO 4/10 · Arena México, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 🇲🇽
Anaya 0-0-0 · Blue —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Romeo Anaya's record? Romeo Anaya's professional record is 50-21-1 with 42 knockouts.
Who did Romeo Anaya fight last? Romeo Anaya last fought Benny Argüelles on Feb 22, 1980 and lost by KO in round 4 of 10.
Which world titles has Romeo Anaya held? Romeo Anaya has held 1 world title reign: WBA bantamweight (1973). Sources Boxerbook ID 17878 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17878 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.