- Omar Niño Romero
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Omar Niño Romero Statistics Real name Omar Niño Romero Nickname(s) Giant Killer Rated at Flyweight
Light FlyweightNationality Mexican
Born May 12, 1976
Guadalajara, Jalisco, MexicoStance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 37 Wins 30 Wins by KO 12 Losses 4 Draws 2 No contests 0 Omar Niño Romero (born May 12, 1976 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Flyweight division. He was the WBC Light Flyweight Champion.[1]
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Professional career
Known as "Giant Killer", he is the former WBC World Light Flyweight Champion, defeating Brian Viloria in a major upset in August 2006 for the title. In his next fight, Niño Romero fought Viloria in a rematch to a majority draw decision and a retention of his title on November 18, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The win was marred with controversy, as Nino allegedly tested positive for methamphetamine in his post-fight urinalysis following the bout with Viloria.[2] Ultimately, he was stripped of his title in February 2007,[3] and suspended for nine months and fined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission the following month.[4]
He fought Rodel Mayol on February 27, 2010, in Mayol's first defense of the WBC light flyweight title at the Coliseo Olimpico de la UG in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The bout ended with a controversial technical draw after three rounds. Despite being knocked down and out, Mayol was able to retain his WBC junior flyweight title. Mayol was hit by Romero with some "low blows.” and followed these punches with a punch to the head. According to writer Dong Secuya, the referee was going to stop the bout in the 3rd round when Romero fired a hard left that hit the jaw of the momentarily defenseless Mayol who went down almost without consciousness.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Omar Nino Overwhelms Barrera in Guadalajara Clash". Boxing Scene. http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=30650.
- ^ "Nino fails drug test on Pacquiao-Morales III card". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2680174. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Nino stripped of WBC title after positive meth test". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2751414. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Boxer suspended 9 months for positive test". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2788705. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Mayol keeps title, Sonsona falls". http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/02/28/10/mayol-keeps-title-sonsona-falls.
External links
- Professional boxing record for Omar Niño Romero from BoxRec
Preceded by
Brian ViloriaWBC Light Flyweight Champion
August 10, 2006 – February 1, 2007
StrippedVacant Title next held byEdgar SosaPreceded by
Rodel MayolWBC Light Flyweight Champion
June 19, 2010 – November 6, 2010Next:
Gilberto Keb BaasCategories:- 1976 births
- Doping cases in boxing
- Mexican sportspeople in doping cases
- Light-flyweight boxers
- Living people
- Mexican boxers
- People from Guadalajara
- World Boxing Council Champions
- World light-flyweight boxing champions
- World boxing champions
- Mexican boxing biography stubs
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