Daniel Roman
“DannyTheBabyFacedAssassin”RECORD
29 - 4 - 1
KOs
10
One of the best fighters of this era, Daniel Roman has won multiple world titles in the ultra-competitive super bantamweight division. Read Bio
Last Fight
Loss vs Stephen Fulton
Jun 04, 2022 / The Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Daniel Roman LOSES to Stephen Fulton by UD in Round 12 of 12
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Fights
Daniel Roman Fights
LOSS vs Stephen Fulton 21-1-0
Jun 04, 2022 • The Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Stephen Fulton WINS against Daniel Roman by UD in Round 12 of 12
Win vs Ricardo Espinoza Franco 25-4-0
May 15, 2021 • Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California
Daniel Roman WINS against Ricardo Espinoza Franco by UD in Round 10 of 10
Win vs Juan Carlos Payano 23-5-0
Sep 26, 2020 • Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Daniel Roman WINS against Juan Carlos Payano by UD in Round 12 of 12
Loss vs Murodjon Akhmadaliev 7-0-0
Jan 30, 2020 • Meridian at Island Gardens, Miami, Florida, USA
Daniel Roman LOSES to Murodjon Akhmadaliev by SD in Round 12 of 12
Win vs TJ Doheny 21-0-0
Apr 26, 2019 • Forum, Inglewood, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against TJ Doheny by MD in Round 12 of 12
Win vs Gavin McDonnell 20-1-2
Oct 06, 2018 • Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Gavin McDonnell by TKO in Round 10 of 12
Win vs Ryo Matsumoto 21-1-0
Feb 28, 2018 • Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Daniel Roman WINS against Ryo Matsumoto by UD in Round 12 of 12
Win vs Shun Kubo 12-0-0
Sep 03, 2017 • Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Daniel Roman WINS against Shun Kubo by TKO in Round 9 of 12
Win vs Adam Lopez 17-5-0
Jan 20, 2017 • Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Adam Lopez by RTD in Round 9 of 12
Win vs Marlon Olea 12-0-0
Nov 18, 2016 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Marlon Olea by UD in Round 8 of 8
Win vs Enrique Quevedo 16-7-1
Aug 26, 2016 • Omega Products International, Corona, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Enrique Quevedo by UD in Round 10 of 10
Win vs Christian Esquivel 28-9-0
May 20, 2016 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Christian Esquivel by KO in Round 5 of 10
Win vs Ramiro Robles 12-4-2
Feb 12, 2016 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Ramiro Robles by KO in Round 5 of 10
Win vs Erik Ruiz 17-8-1
Sep 25, 2015 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Erik Ruiz by UD in Round 10 of 10
Win vs Daniel Noriega 28-9-1
Jul 24, 2015 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Daniel Noriega by UD in Round 10 of 10
Win vs Christopher Martin 28-5-3
May 29, 2015 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Christopher Martin by UD in Round 8 of 8
Win vs Giovanni Caro 24-15-4
Apr 24, 2015 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Giovanni Caro by UD in Round 8 of 8
Win vs Jose Tamayo Gonzalez 17-26-2
Mar 13, 2015 • Marconi Automative Museum, Tustin, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Jose Tamayo Gonzalez by UD in Round 8 of 8
Win vs Jose Miguel Tamayo 17-26-2
Mar 13, 2015 • Marconi Automative Museum, Tustin, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Jose Miguel Tamayo by UD in Round 8 of 8
Win vs Jonathan Alcantara 7-11-2
Sep 26, 2014 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Jonathan Alcantara by UD in Round 8 of 8
Win vs Pedro Melo 11-5-2
Aug 16, 2014 • Harley Davidson San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Pedro Melo by RTD in Round 2 of 8
Win vs Jonathan Arrellano 14-3-2
Jun 27, 2014 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Jonathan Arrellano by UD in Round 8 of 8
Win vs Jose Angel Cota 10-10-1
Mar 15, 2014 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Jose Angel Cota by KO in Round 2 of 6
LOSS vs Juan Reyes 9-1-2
Oct 18, 2013 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Juan Reyes WINS against Daniel Roman by UD in Round 8 of 8
Win vs Jose Iniguez 6-16-0
Aug 23, 2013 • Omega Products International, Corona, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Jose Iniguez by KO in Round 2 of 6
Win vs Manuel Rubalcava 1-4-0
Jun 28, 2013 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Manuel Rubalcava by UD in Round 4 of 4
Win vs Francisco Camacho 1-1-0
Apr 26, 2013 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Francisco Camacho by UD in Round 4 of 4
Win vs Juan Gomez Torres 2-3-0
Oct 27, 2012 • Gimnasio Eufrasio Santana, Tecate, Baja California, Mexico
Daniel Roman WINS against Juan Gomez Torres by UD in Round 4 of 4
Win vs Juan Sandoval 5-9-1
Aug 24, 2012 • Omega Products International, Corona, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Juan Sandoval by UD in Round 4 of 4
Win vs Jesse Adame 2-8-1
Mar 31, 2012 • Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Jesse Adame by TKO in Round 4 of 4
LOSS vs Takashi Okada 3-0-1
Jul 22, 2011 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Takashi Okada WINS against Daniel Roman by SD in Round 4 of 4
Win vs Alfredo Madrigal 1-0-0
May 13, 2011 • Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Alfredo Madrigal by UD in Round 4 of 4
Draw vs Jensen Ramirez 0-1-0
Feb 24, 2011 • Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, California, USA
Daniel Roman DRAWS with Jensen Ramirez by SD in Round 4 of 4
Win vs Christian Cruz 3-1-0
Oct 08, 2010 • DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario, California, USA
Daniel Roman WINS against Christian Cruz by TKO in Round 1 of 4
Stats
Daniel Roman “DannyTheBabyFacedAssassin”
- WINS 29
- LOSSES 4
- DRAWS 1
- KOs 10
Weight 122 lbs (55.45 kg)
Height 5'5" (1.65 m)
Reach 68" (173 cm)
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Born
May 10, 1990 -
Age
33 -
Country
USA -
Born in
Los Angeles, CA -
Trains in
Los Angeles, CA
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Stance
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Rounds Boxed
245 -
KO Percentage
34.48% -
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Daniel Roman Bio
One of the best fighters of this era, Daniel Roman has won multiple world titles in the ultra-competitive super bantamweight division. Even scarier for opponents, the Los Angeles, California native is showing no signs of slowing down.
No Crying In Boxing
A six-year-old Danny Roman came home in tears, having gotten into an altercation with another kid during a pickup soccer game.
“Before I started boxing as a kid, I played soccer. I got into a fight after a kid took the ball away from me. I went to get it back and he beat me up. I came back home crying and my Dad said, ‘It’s time for you to learn how to defend yourself,’” said Roman of his father, Jose.
“The next day, he sent me to a boxing gym. I was mad because I had no idea about boxing and wanted to do something else. At that time, my brother [Miguel Roman] and my cousin [Jose Miguel Roman] were boxers. Little by little, I learned the basics of how to jump rope, stand and throw a punch. At around 8 years old, I started sparring.”
Roman posted a 60-10 record and was “a four-time national champion as an amateur,” according to trainer Eddie Gonzalez, including a title in the Junior Olympics, a Silver Gloves crown in 2005 and a National PAL Tournament championship in 2006 before turning pro as a 20-year-old in October 2010.
Nicknamed “The Baby Face Assassin” by Gonzalez, Roman’s professional debut was a 43-second stoppage of Christian Cruz, who entered their bout at 3-1 (3 KOs) as Roman went 8-2-1 (3 KOs) over his initial 11 bouts through 2013.
In 2011 Roman battled to a four-round draw with Jensen Ramirez (February), earned a four-round unanimous decision victory over Alfredo Madrigal (May) and fell by four-round split-decision to Takashi Okada (July), who improved to 4-0-1 (1 KO).
Roman won three bouts each in 2012 and 2013, the former comprising a fourth-round TKO of Jesse Adame (March) and consecutive four-round unanimous decisions over Juan Sandoval (August) and Juan Gomez Torres (October).
The next year began with back-to-back four-round unanimous decisions over Francisco Camacho (April) and Manuel Rubalcava (June) followed by a second-round knockout of Jose Iniguez (August) and an eight-round unanimous decision loss to Juan Reyes (October), the latter rising to 10-1-2 (1 KO).
“Nothing has been given to Danny,” said Gonzalez. “As a professional if you go through his boxing record from the beginning of his career, you will see that every fight we’ve put Danny in was difficult.”
Roman went 9-0 (2 KOs) over the next two years, with 2014 comprising second-round stoppages of Jose Angel Cota (March) and Pedro Melo (August) as well as eight-round unanimous decisions over Jonathan Arrellano (June) and Jonathan Alcantara (September).
A five-victory 2015 was made up of eight-round unanimous decisions over Jose Miguel Tamayo (March), Giovanni Caro (April) and Christopher Martin (May) and then-career-best 10-round unanimous decisions over Daniel Noriega (July) and Erik Ruiz (September).
Championship-Winning Power
Roman’s knockouts rose with his level of opposition as he went 6-0 (4 KOs) through 2016 and 2017 and vanquished three undefeated fighters in a row, the latter year ending with consecutive ninth-round TKOs of Adam Lopez (January) and southpaw WBA 122-pound champion Shun Kubo (September).
Lopez entered at 16-0-1 (8 KOs) but was floored in the fourth round, and Kubo at 12-0 (9 KOs) before being floored twice in front of his hometown fans at Shimazu Arena in Kyoto, Japan.
“Being a world champion was something I dreamed about,” said Roman. “That was the culmination of all of the hard work and the sacrifices that I made to that point.”
In 2016, Roman followed back-to-back fifth-round knockouts of Ramiro Robles (February) and former title challenger Christian Esquival (May) with 10- and eight-round unanimous decisions over Enrique Quevedo (August) and Marlon Olea (November), the latter of whom entered at 12-0 (11 KOs).
“When Danny beat Lopez, his career took off,” said Gonzalez. “Danny’s a very disciplined fighter who has learned from his mistakes and continued to sacrifice everything toward his goal of becoming an all-time great.”
“The Baby-Faced Assassin” made four title defenses and defeated a pair of unbeaten fighters over the course of 2018 and 2019 against rivals whose combined records were 87-2 (56 KOs).
In the former year, Roman scored consecutive unanimous decisions over Ryo Matsumoto (February) and Moises Flores (June) before earning a one-knockdown, 10th-round TKO over Gavin McDonnell (October).
Roman won all but four rounds on the judge’s cards against Matsumoto, who entered at 21-1 (19 KOs). Flores entered at 25-0 (17 KOs), and McDowell, 20-1 (5 KOs), being stopped for the first time in his career.
Irish-born southpaw and IBF title holder TJ Doheny entered his April 2019 unification bout at 21-0 (15 KOs), but was dropped once each in the second and 12th rounds by Roman, who overcame a headbutt-induced cut over his right eye to win a majority decision.
“There’s a fighter in me,” said Roman. “But I’ve also learned that you can’t brawl all the time. Boxing’s about hitting and not getting hit.”
Dethroned But Not Defeated
Roman lost his crowns by disputed split-decision in January to 25-year-old southpaw Murdjon Akhmadaliev, who failed to earn his fifth straight stoppage victory while tying Leon Spinks’ record for the fastest male to become a unified champion in his eighth fight.
A 2016 Olympic bronze medalist from Uzbekistan, Akhmadaliev (8-0, 6 KOs out-landed Roman in overall punches (153-to-150) to become his nation’s first unified title winner, even as he trailed in power shots connected (131-to-114).
“I still say that Doheny was the toughest fight of my career so far,” said Roman, whose injured left shoulder forced the fight’s initial postponement from September 2019. “Having an injury like that affects you mentally. Maybe that bothered me a little bit through the training leading up to the fight."
Roman returns to action on September 26 against former champion Juan Carlos Payano (21-3, 9 KOs) of the Dominican Republic, representing his third straight southpaw opponent.
“With Kubo, Doheny and Akhmadaliev all being southpaw, at this point, I think I’ve gotten used to them. After winning this fight, my next goal is to refocus on winning another title,” said Roman.
“We’re ranked very highly by all of the organizations, and I want to fight the best. I’m a throw-back fighter, so bring on all of the title belts. I’d like a rematch with Akhmadaliev, but I’m just ready to fight and won’t back down from anybody.”
Roman returned to the ring on September 26, 2020, on SHOWTIME PPV against dangerous former world champion, Juan Carlos Payano. Payano controlled the action early but Roman slowly seized control and never let go. The former unified champion pulled away, winning a 12-round unanimous decision.
Roman continues to impress. On May 15, 2021, he dominated Ricardo Espinoza Franco, winning a wide 10-round unanimous decision at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. However, he would lose to the best fighter in the division on June 4, 2022, dropping a wide unanimous decision to undefeated, unified WBC/WBO World Super Bantamweight Champion Stephen Fulton Jr.
“There’s no excuse,” said Roman, who dropped to 29-4-1 with 10 knockouts. “I think this fight proves who the best 122-pound fighter in the division is. Fulton did that tonight. He proved it. I wish him the best and I hope he goes and achieves what I couldn’t achieve. Go become undisputed. Like I said, this fight proved who is the best in the division. Fulton was the better man tonight.”