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Heavyweight · United States
José "King" Roman 53-28-4, 1 NC 27 KO · 1966–1981
José "King" Roman was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born Dec 17, 1946. Record 53-28-4, 1 NC with 27 knockouts over 1966–1981. José "King" Roman last fought Tony Severance on Mar 19, 1981 and lost by KO in round 5.
Also: خوزه رومن · خوسيه رومان · ホセ・ローマン +4 more Jose Roman · José Roman · ジョー・キング (ホセ) ・ローマン · ジョー・キング・ローマン
Born Dec 17, 1946
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Reach 180.5 cm
Nickname King
Debut Jun 20, 1966
Career 1966–1981
Rounds boxed 619
KO share 51%
Born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Boxerbook rating 1224 ± 265 · inactive since Mar 1981Why here › Confirmed bouts 7 of 86
Career record Record
53-28-4, 1 NC, 27 KOs · 1966–1981
Last result L
Tony Severance
KO 5 · Tampa, Florida
The record 86 bouts, 1966–1981, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 86, Wikipedia (es) · 2, Wikipedia (ja) · 1, Wikipedia (ru) · 1
L
Tony Severance
KO 5 · Tampa, Florida
Roman 53-27-4 · Severance —
L
KO 2 · Milan, Lombardy
Roman 53-26-4 · Righetti —
L
Glenn Morgan
TKO 7 · Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida
Roman 53-25-4 · Morgan —
L
Ibar Arrington
TKO 8 · Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Roman 53-24-4 · Arrington —
W
George Jerome
TKO 8 · Bellingham, Washington
Roman 52-24-4 · Jerome —
L
TKO 4 · Country Club Stadium, Carolina, 🇵🇷
Roman 52-23-4 · Solis 12-3-1
L
Walter E. Moore, Jr.
UD 10/10 · International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois
Roman 52-22-4 · Moore, Jr. —
D
Levi Forte
PTS 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Roman 52-22-3 · Forte —
L
Bobby Lloyd
For Florida Heavyweight Title UD 15/15 · Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
Roman 52-21-3 · Lloyd —
W
John L Carter
UD 10/10 · Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
Roman 51-21-3 · Carter —
W
George Jerome
TKO 9 · Butte, Montana
Roman 50-21-3 · Jerome —
L
Marlin Lewis
UD 12/12 · Tampa, Florida
Roman 50-20-3 · Lewis —
D
Marlin Lewis
PTS 10/10 · Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida
Roman 50-20-2 · Lewis —
W
Terry Daniels
UD 10/10 · Sports Arena, Anchorage, Alaska
Roman 49-20-2 · Daniels —
L
Bobby Lloyd
For Florida Heavyweight Title PTS 15/15 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Roman 49-19-2 · Lloyd —
L
UD 10/10 · Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington
Roman 49-18-2 · Kirkman 32-6-0
W
Ernie Smith
TKO 4 · Anchorage, Alaska
Roman 48-18-2 · Smith —
W
Ibar Arrington
SD 10/10 · Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington
Roman 47-18-2 · Arrington —
W
James Anthony
KO 5 · Sports Arena, Anchorage, Alaska
Roman 46-18-2 · Anthony —
L
Ibar Arrington
MD 10/10 · Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Roman 46-17-2 · Arrington —
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Fred Houpe
TKO 10 · Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Roman 46-16-2 · Houpe —
L
Randy Stephens
PTS 10/10 · Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida
Roman 46-15-2 · Stephens —
L
PTS 10/10 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, Hato Rey, 🇵🇷
Roman 46-14-2 · Young 17-4-2
L
TKO 7 · City Hall, Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Roman 46-13-2 · Schutte —
L
PTS 10/10 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Roman 46-12-2 · Schutte —
L
John "Dino" Denis
UD 10/10 · Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
Roman 46-11-2 · Denis —
L
Wendell Joseph
UD 10/10 · Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
Roman 46-10-2 · Joseph —
W
Walter White
SD 11/11 · Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, Florida
Roman 45-10-2 · White —
L
UD 10/10 · Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
Roman 45-9-2 · Quarry —
W
Earl Perrer
KO 6 · Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
Roman 44-9-2 · Perrer —
NC
Eddie Owens
NC 9 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 44-9-2 · Owens —
W
TKO 2/10 · Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, 🇺🇸
Roman 43-9-2 · Rondón 40-15-1
D
PTS 8/8 · Madrid, Community of Madrid, 🇪🇸
Roman 43-9-1 · Urtain 40-5-2
L
Pedro Agosto
For Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title PTS 12/12 · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 43-8-1 · Agosto —
L
For WBA, WBC, Lineal, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 1/15 · Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, 🇯🇵
Roman 43-7-1 · Foreman 38-0-0
W
Clyde Brown
KO 3 · Portland, Maine
Roman 42-7-1 · Brown —
W
Terry Daniels
UD 10/10 · Sahara Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada
Roman 41-7-1 · Daniels —
W
Tony Ventura
TKO 2 · Estadio Sixto Escobar, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 40-7-1 · Ventura —
W
Charley Polite
KO 1 · Ponce, Puerto Rico
Roman 39-7-1 · Polite —
W
UD 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 🇵🇷
Roman 38-7-1 · Urtain 36-3-2
W
Brian O'Melia
PTS 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 37-7-1 · O'Melia —
L
Robie Harris
SD 10/10 · Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California
Roman 37-6-1 · Harris —
W
Jose Rondon
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 36-6-1 · Rondon —
W
Tommy Sheehan
KO 5 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 35-6-1 · Sheehan —
W
Jose Rondon
UD 10/10 · Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
Roman 34-6-1 · Rondon —
W
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 33-6-1 · Ramos —
W
Bill Hardney
KO 3 · Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
Roman 32-6-1 · Hardney —
W
Tommy Howard
KO 7 · Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
Roman 31-6-1 · Howard —
W
PTS 10/10 · Tampa, Florida
Roman 30-6-1 · O'Halloran —
W
Moses Harrell
KO 2 · Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
Roman 29-6-1 · Harrell —
W
Tommy Grant
TKO 1 · Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas
Roman 28-6-1 · Grant —
W
Abe Brown
TKO 2 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas
Roman 27-6-1 · Brown —
W
Tommy Howard
PTS 10/10 · Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
Roman 26-6-1 · Howard —
W
Mike Bruce
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 25-6-1 · Bruce —
W
George Holden
TKO 4 · Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
Roman 24-6-1 · Holden —
W
Charles Clark
KO 3 · Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas
Roman 23-6-1 · Clark —
W
Abe Brown
KO 2 · Fort Homer W. Hesterly Armory, Tampa, Florida
Roman 22-6-1 · Brown —
W
Bowie Adams
TKO 3 · Estadio Country Club, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 21-6-1 · Adams —
L
PTS 10/10 · Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Roman 21-5-1 · Bodell 51-9-0
W
PTS 10/10 · Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 20-5-1 · Wepner —
W
Al Banks
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 19-5-1 · Banks —
W
PTS 10/10 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 18-5-1 · O'Halloran —
W
Al Singletary
KO 10 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 17-5-1 · Singletary —
L
Pedro Agosto
KO 12 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
Roman 17-4-1 · Agosto —
L
Charlie Harris
KO 8 · Audubon Ballroom, New York City
Roman 17-3-1 · Harris —
W
Al Singletary
PTS 10/10 · Audubon Ballroom, New York City
Roman 16-3-1 · Singletary —
W
Charley Polite
UD 8/8 · Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Roman 15-3-1 · Polite —
L
Al Singletary
KO 7 · Audubon Ballroom, New York City
Roman 15-2-1 · Singletary —
W
James J. Johnson
PTS 8/8 · Audubon Ballroom, New York City
Roman 14-2-1 · Johnson —
D
Moses Harrell
PTS 8/8 · Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine
Roman 14-2-0 · Harrell —
L
Herman Harris
TKO 10 · Worcester, Massachusetts
Roman 14-1-0 · Harris —
L
Hal Carroll
SD 8/8 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts
Roman 14-0-0 · Carroll —
W
James J. Johnson
UD 8/8 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts
Roman 13-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Don Waldheim
SD 4/4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City
Roman 12-0-0 · Waldheim —
W
Al Brooks
UD 6/6 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts
Roman 11-0-0 · Brooks —
W
Billy Muse
PTS 6/6 · Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine
Roman 10-0-0 · Muse —
W
Tony Burwell
PTS 8/8 · Worcester, Massachusetts
Roman 9-0-0 · Burwell —
W
Joe Webb
KO 2 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts
Roman 8-0-0 · Webb —
W
Abe Walden
PTS 6/6 · Worcester, Massachusetts
Roman 7-0-0 · Walden —
W
Felix Viera
TKO 2 · Madison Square Garden, New York City
Roman 6-0-0 · Viera —
W
Abe Walden
TKO 5 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts
Roman 5-0-0 · Walden —
W
Bill Haderman
KO 5 · Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine
Roman 4-0-0 · Haderman —
W
George Ford
KO 2 · Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts
Roman 3-0-0 · Ford —
W
Wayne Webb
KO 2/6 · Portland, Maine
Roman 2-0-0 · Webb —
W
John Hitts
KO 1/4 · Portland Exposition Building, Portland, Maine
Roman 1-0-0 · Hitts —
W
Sam Sellers
PTS 4/4 · Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Roman 0-0-0 · Sellers —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is José "King" Roman's record? José "King" Roman's professional record is 53-28-4, 1 NC with 27 knockouts.
Who did José "King" Roman fight last? José "King" Roman last fought Tony Severance on Mar 19, 1981 and lost by KO in round 5. Sources Boxerbook ID 16327 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/16327 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.