1. Edwin Rosario was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC lightweight title from 1983 to 1984, the WBA lightweight title twice between 1986 and 1990, and the WBA super lightweight title from 1991 to 1992.
21 Facts About Edwin Rosario
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Edwin Rosario was born in Candelaria barrio, Toa Baja, an extremely poor barrio on the north coast of Puerto Rico.
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Edwin Rosario persevered, wanting to honor his brother's memory by winning a world championship.
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Edwin Rosario scored big knockout wins over Young Ezzard Charles and Edwin Viruet.
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Edwin Rosario beat Charles in three rounds on the Benitez-Duran undercard in January 1982 in Las Vegas.
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Edwin Rosario defeated Viruet in three rounds; that opponent had boxed 25 rounds against Roberto Duran-including a world lightweight championship bout-without being knocked out.
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Edwin Rosario seemed to have the momentum over the first half of the fight, but tired down the stretch to make for a very close outcome.
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The judges, as well as most of the public present, felt Edwin Rosario had done enough to win.
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Edwin Rosario injured his hand during the fight and needed surgery, for which the World Boxing Council gave him a dispensation.
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Edwin Rosario dropped Ramirez once in round one and again in the second, but the challenger got off the canvas to take Edwin Rosario's title away with a fourth-round TKO.
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Edwin Rosario won a comeback fight against Frankie Randall, the future world champion, in London.
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Edwin Rosario had to wait another year before an opportunity to regain the title.
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Edwin Rosario went to Miami and defeated Bramble by knockout in the second round to become world lightweight champion for the second time.
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Edwin Rosario defended the WBA lightweight title against fellow Puerto Rican Juan Nazario with a knockout in eight in Chicago.
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Edwin Rosario joined a small group of men who had become world champions three times in the same division.
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Edwin Rosario moved up a weight class to the junior welterweight division, and defeated defending world champion Loreto Garza in three rounds in Sacramento's Arco Arena to become a world champion for the 4th time.
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Edwin Rosario later lost a rematch to Frankie Randall, by technical knockout in seven rounds.
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Edwin Rosario vowed to stay clean and went into a program to achieve this.
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Once an HBO staple, Edwin Rosario was then fighting on small cards without any TV showings.
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On December 1,1997, Edwin Rosario visited the home of his ex-wife and four daughters, but he cut his visit short an hour later, saying he felt ill.
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Edwin Rosario was found to have died of an aneurysm on December 1,1997, with fluid accumulated in the lungs.