Jonatan Romero should not be confused with Jonahan Romero.
| Jonathan Romero | |
| Realname: | Jonathan Eccehomo Romero Preciado |
| Birth Date: | December 14, 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Cali, Colombia |
| Nickname: | Momo |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in |
| Reach: | 68+1/2 in |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 40 |
| Wins: | 35 |
| Ko: | 19 |
| Losses: | 5 |
Jonatan Eccehomo Romero Preciado (born December 14, 1986, in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian boxer best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at bantamweight. His name is sometimes spelled Jonathan or Jhonatan in press reports but not by the major Colombian media.
Romero who is known by his nickname 'Momo' hails from a boxing family from the "El Retiro" neighbourhood of Santiago de Cali in the Valle del Cauca region.His older brother René, a national amateur champion himself, was shot in 2002.
Romero won bronze at the Boxing at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games where he lost his semifinal to Guillermo Rigondeaux by walkover but didn't participate in the 2007 PanAmerican games due to a shoulder injury.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he bested Chawazi Chatsygov, PanAm Games silver medalist Claudio Marrero 19:3 but lost to McJoe Arroyo 9:23. By reaching the quarterfinals he joined teammate Darley Perez in qualifying for Beijing 2008.
He won the IBF Super Bantamweight on February 16, 2013, against Alejandro Lopez to claim the vacant title.[1]
He lost his title in an upset against Kiko Martinez on August 17, 2013, by TKO.[2]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Loss | 35–5 | Kenneth Sims Jr | RTD | 5 (10) | 2024-08-10 | |||
| 39 | Loss | 35–4 | Manuel Jaimes | UD | 8 (8) | 2024-07-13 | |||
| 38 | Loss | 35–3 | Albert Bell | KO | 1 (10) | 2024-03-22 | |||
| 37 | Loss | 35–2 | Abraham Nova | KO | 3 (10) | 2023-07-28 | |||
| 36 | Win | 35–1 | Jean Carlos Hernandez | UD | 8 (8) | 2022-05-20 | |||
| 35 | Win | 34–1 | Saul Gutierrez Hernandez | UD | 6 (6) | 2021-10-02 | |||
| 34 | Win | 33–1 | Stiven Monterrosa | RTD | 5 (8) | 2020-12-11 | |||
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Luis Diaz Pestana | KO | 3 (8) | 2020-10-03 | |||
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Mauricio Martinez | TKO | 2 (8) | 2018-04-14 | |||
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Yohangel Romero | TKO | 3 (8) | 2018-03-17 | |||
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Ruben Tamayo | UD | 8 (8) | 2016-03-11 | |||
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Arturo Badillo | TKO | 4 (8) | 2015-10-23 | |||
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Freddy Beleno | UD | 10 (10) | 2015-08-14 | |||
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Alexander Espinoza | UD | 10 (10) | 2015-04-24 | |||
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Gustavo Sandoval | TKO | 4 (10) | 2014-10-24 | |||
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Julio Gómez | TKO | 3 (8) | 2014-09-19 | |||
| 24 | Loss | 23–1 | Kiko Martínez | TKO | 6 (12) | 2013-08-17 | |||
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Alejandro López | SD | 12 (12) | 2013-02-16 | |||
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Efrain Esquivias Jr. | UD | 12 (12) | 2012-09-21 | |||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Adolfo Landeros | UD | 8 (8) | 2012-05-11 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Chris Avalos | SD | 10 (10) | 2011-12-02 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Luis Zambrano | TKO | 2 (8) | 2011-10-27 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Cecilio Santos | UD | 6 (6) | 2011-06-24 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Rufino Valdez | KO | 1 (8) | 2011-04-30 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Jean Javier Sotelo | UD | 10 (10) | 2011-03-25 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Mario Antonio Macias | UD | 10 (10) | 2011-02-05 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Julio Gomez | TKO | 2 (8) | 2010-12-15 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Manuel Hernandez | KO | 2 (10) | 2010-11-17 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Rufino Valdez | KO | 2 (10) | 2010-08-27 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jose Palma | UD | 10 (10) | 2010-06-25 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Julio Gomez | KO | 1 (8) | 2010-06-04 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jose Miguel Payares | UD | 8 (8) | 2010-04-16 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Daniel Romero | KO | 1 (6) | 2010-03-05 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Hermin Isava | UD | 8 (8) | 2009-11-19 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jose Palacio | TKO | 2 (6) | 2009-10-23 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jesus Lora | TKO | 2 (6) | 2009-09-11 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Manuel de los Reyes Herrera | UD | 6 (6) | 2009-07-17 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Luis Correa | KO | 1 (4) | 2009-06-20 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Rafael Salgado | TKO | 2 (4) | 2009-05-29 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jhon Merino | KO | 1 (4) | 2009-05-15 |
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