Roberto Gaspar Vásquez Ramírez (born Aug 11, 1984) is a Mexican American professional boxer who held the WBA light flyweight title from 2005 to 2006. He also held the WBA flyweight interim title from 2006 to 2007.

Robert Vásquez
Born
Robert Vásquez

(1984-08-11) August 11, 1984 (age 40)
Oxnard, California
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLa Araña (The Spider)
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach65 in (165 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins34
Wins by KO23
Losses7
Draws2

Professional career

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Vásquez lost in his professional boxing debut against Angelo Dottin on March 17, 2001. The four-round fight occurred in Dottin's hometown of Colón, Panama. Despite Vásquez's cutting Dottin's right cheek in the first round, all three judges scored the bout 39-38 for Dottin.

Since the debut loss, Vásquez has won 22 consecutive fights. His first minor championship was the WBO Latino light flyweight title, which he won from Carlos Caballero on October 31, 2002 by fourth-round TKO. In Vásquez's next fight—on February 15, 2003—he unified the WBO and WBC Latino light flyweight titles by knocking out Marlon Márquez in the tenth round. Vásquez added the WBA Fedelatin title to his collection when he defeated Luis Doria by seventh-round TKO on November 26, 2003, becoming the first Latin American boxer to hold these three titles simultaneously in any weight división.

After he made a few title defenses in 2003 and 2004, Vásquez earned the opportunity to fight against Beibis Mendoza for the vacant WBA world light flyweight title. On April 29, 2005, Vásquez knocked down Mendoza twice in the tenth round, and after the count of 10 the referee Luis Pabon ended the fight.[1] Vásquez then successfully defended the Light Flyweight title three times, against José Antonio Aguirre from Mexico, Nerys Espinoza from Nicaragua and Nohel Arambulet from Venezuela. After the third defense, Vásquez vacated the title in order to challenge Lorenzo Parra for the WBA flyweight title. Nevertheless, the fight programmed for Oct 10, 2006 was cancelled due to an injury in Parra's right knee which had to be operated, giving the chance to Vasquez to fight for the interim title in Bercy, Paris, France against top challenger Takefumi Sakata from Japan.

Professional boxing record

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43 fights 34 wins 7 losses
By knockout 23 1
By decision 11 6
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
43 Loss 34–7–2   Edixon Perez UD 8 (8) 2017-10-24   Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City
42 Win 34–6–2   Mauricio Martinez UD 6 (6) 2017-07-05   Fantastic Casino de Albrook Mall, Panama City
41 Win 33–6–2   Rafael Concepción TKO 4 (10) 2015-08-08   Radisson Victoria Plaza, Montevideo
40 Loss 32–6–2   Walberto Ramos SD 8 (8) 2013-08-10   Megapolis Convention Center, Panama City
39 Draw 32–5–2   John Mark Apolinario SD 12 (12) 2013-03-16   Megapolis Convention Center, Panama City For interim WBA Bantamweight title
38 Draw 32–5–1   John Mark Apolinario MD 12 (12) 2012-11-03   Club La Unión, Colon For interim WBA Bantamweight title
37 Win 32–5   Geyci Lorenzo TKO 6 (6) 2012-08-11   Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo
36 Win 31–5   Mario Briones UD 11 (11) 2012-03-30   Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City
35 Loss 30–5   Oscar Gonzalez UD 5 (5) 2011-09-23   Auditorio Principal del CNAR, Mexico City
34 Win 30–4   Gregorio Torres SD 5 (5) 2011-09-10   Deportivo Agustín Ramos Millan, Toluca
33 Win 29–4   Genilson de Jesus Santos KO 1 (5) 2011-08-20   Auditorio Principal del CNAR, Mexico City
32 Win 28–4   Luis Felipe Cuadrado UD 8 (8) 2011-01-14   Hotel RIU, Panama City
31 Loss 27–4   Drian Francisco TKO 10 (12) 2009-10-03   Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay
30 Loss 27–3   Hugo Cázares UD 11 (11) 2009-03-24   Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
29 Win 27–2   Felipe Rodriguez Zapata TKO 1 (10) 2008-09-18   Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
28 Win 26–2   Cesar Singo TKO 3 (10) 2008-05-07   Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
27 Win 25–2   Jesus Lora KO 2 (8) 2008-03-27   Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City
26 Loss 24–2   Takefumi Sakata UD 12 (12) 2007-07-01   Ariake Colosseum For WBA Flyweight title
25 Win 24–1   Takefumi Sakata SD 12 (12) 2006-12-02   Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy, Paris Won interim WBA Flyweight title
24 Win 23–1   Horlan Hamilton UD 10 (10) 2006-10-28   Gimnasio Club de Leones, El Maranon
23 Win 22–1   Noel Arambulet UD 12 (12) 2006-05-20   Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City Retained WBA light flyweight title
22 Win 21–1   Nerys Espinoza UD 12 (12) 2005-11-19   Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador Retained WBA light flyweight title
21 Win 20–1   José Antonio Aguirre TKO 4 (12) 2005-08-20   Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador Retained WBA light flyweight title
20 Win 19–1   Beibis Mendoza KO 10 (12) 2005-04-29   Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador Won vacant WBA light flyweight title
19 Win 18–1   Farid Cassiani TKO 1 (10) 2004-12-11   El Salonazo, La Chorrera
18 Win 17–1   Freddy Beleno UD 12 (12) 2004-10-01   Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador
17 Win 16–1   Edgar Velasquez KO 5 (12) 2004-07-16   Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador
16 Win 15–1   Jose Garcia Bernal TKO 11 (12) 2004-04-16   Figali Convention Center, Fort Amador
15 Win 14–1   Luis Doria TKO 7 (12) 2003-11-26   ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City
14 Win 13–1   Eduardo Ray Marquez TKO 2 (12) 2003-10-03   Gimnasio Roberto Duran, Panama City
13 Win 12–1   Leonel Arburola KO 1 (8) 2003-08-02   Jardín Nuevas Glorias Soberana, Juan Diaz
12 Win 11–1   Jose Plinio Gonzalez UD 8 (8) 2003-03-28   Magnum Eventus, Bella Vista
11 Win 10–1   Marlon Marquez KO 10 (12) 2003-02-15   Gimnasio Roberto Duran, Juan Diaz
10 Win 9–1   Carlos Caballero TKO 4 (12) 2002-10-31   ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City
9 Win 8–1   Isidro Munoz KO 2 (6) 2002-09-20   Gimnasio Club de Leones, El Maranon
8 Win 7–1   Jorge Sanchez KO 1 (8) 2002-08-03   Gimnasio Club de Leones, El Maranon
7 Win 6–1   Edwin Rodriguez TKO 3 (6) 2002-05-15   Magnum Eventus, Obarrio
6 Win 5–1   Hussein Sanchez KO 1 (6) 2002-03-16   Magnum Eventus, Obarrio
5 Win 4–1   Alexander Murillo KO 2 (4) 2002-01-23   Magnum Eventus, Obarrio
4 Win 3–1   Agustin Menacho SD 4 (4) 2001-11-30   Riande Continental Hotel, Bella Vista
3 Win 2–1   Juvencio Caballero KO 2 (4) 2001-09-22   Gimnasio Municipal, Santiago de Veraguas
2 Win 1–1   Carlos Rodriguez TKO 1 (4) 2001-08-29   Magnum Eventus, Bella Vista
1 Loss 0–1   Angelo Dottin UD 4 (4) 2001-03-17   Arena Al Brown, Colon City

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Monshipour holds on to WBA title". BBC. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
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Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Rosendo Álvarez
WBA light flyweight champion
April 29, 2005 – May, 2006
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Kōki Kameda
Vacant
Title last held by
Mauricio Pastrana
WBA flyweight champion
Interim title

December 2, 2006 – July 1, 2007
Lost bid for full title
Vacant
Title next held by
Luis Concepción