Juan Roldán

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Juan Domingo Roldán (6 March 1957 – 18 November 2020) was an Argentine professional boxer, best remembered for his strong showing in the early rounds of an undisputed world championship bout against Marvelous Marvin Hagler. After flooring Hagler in the opening seconds Roldan was able to further enjoy success against the dominant middleweight champion. Hagler significantly injured Roldán's eye with the thumb of his glove. Roldán fought on, but was unable to continue and suffered a technical knockout. He retired for a couple of years before coming back with a campaign that took him to another middleweight world title bout, this time with Thomas Hearns. In an exciting contest, Roldán shook Hearns early, but succumbed to a Hearns attack in the fourth. A final world middleweight title fight with Michael Nunn resulted in a loss by KO, following which Roldán ended his professional boxing career. Nicknamed Martillo (Hammer) Roldán often featured on Ring En Español magazine.

Juan Roldán
Born
Juan Domingo Roldán

(1957-03-06)March 6, 1957
Freyre, Córdoba, Argentina
DiedNovember 18, 2020(2020-11-18) (aged 63)
Other namesMartillo
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights75
Wins67
Wins by KO47
Losses5
Draws2

Career

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Roldán made his professional debut on December 8, 1978 in San Francisco, Argentina, defeating Jorge Servin via first-round knockout. His first four wins all came by first round knockouts. On May 11, 1979, Roldán went the distance for the first time when rival Hugo Obregón went ten rounds with him. Roldán won the fight on points. On September 21, 1979, he suffered the first defeat of his career to Juan Carlos Borgado, losing a ten-round decision.

Out of his next eighteen bouts, he won seventeen and drew (tied) once. He then challenged Jacinto Fernández on March 13, 1981, for the Argentine Middleweight title, winning a twelve-round decision. In his next fight, he beat José María Flores Burlón, a boxer who would later challenge Carlos De León for the world's Cruiserweight title. Roldán won six more fights and drew one before challenging José Maria's brother, Carlos Flores Burlón for the South American Middleweight title, on February 12, 1982. He won the title with a second-round knockout.

Before 1982 was over, he retained his Argentine Middleweight title with a first-round knockout of Marcos Perez, but losing on a disqualification in three rounds to Ricardo Arce. In an immediate rematch, Roldán put his Argentine title on the line and this time, he avenged his defeat to Arce with a second-round knockout win. After five more wins in a row, he fought Juan Carlos Peralta, with the fight resulting in a three-round no contest.

On May 27, 1983, Roldán made his international debut, with a 10-round decision over Teddy Mann in Rhode Island, United States. After retaining his Argentine title twice more, he was faced, on November 10, 1983, with one of the top rated Middleweights of the time, Frank 'The Animal' Fletcher, at the undercard of the high-profile, Marvin Hagler vs. Roberto Durán world title fight in Las Vegas. Roldán dropped Fletcher twice on his way to a sixth-round knockout victory.

After this win, Roldán was ranked number 1 by the major boxing organizations, and he accordingly met Hagler for the undisputed world middleweight title on March 30, 1984. Seconds into round one, the quick starting Roldán became the first and only boxer to score an official knockdown against Hagler, who though not hurt was disconcerted. In round three, Hagler was credited with a knockdown which was also dubious, after Roldán had got his feet tangled with the ring's ropes. Roldán showed less recklessness than previously in this contest, and utilizing his innate hand speed and a style difficult for southpaws to defend against, he landed scoring punches for the next few rounds while pressing the action. Though not rocking Hagler, they were considered surprising by commentators in view of his skills and Roldán's crude technique. However, by the middle of the bout, Hagler was winning every exchange. After being floored in the tenth, a swollen and cut Roldán quit, giving Hagler a win by technical knockout. The October after this bruising loss, Roldán announced his retirement. His knockdown of Hagler signaled the beginning of a renowned champion's decline, but none of the diminished Hagler's subsequent opponents were able to duplicate Roldán's feat which remained unique.

In 1986, Roldán reconsidered his decision and made a comeback. He won thirteen bouts in a row, including one over James Kinchen, before he challenged for a world title again. On October 29, 1987, at Las Vegas, Thomas Hearns became the first boxer to win world titles in four different divisions when he beat Roldán in four rounds by knockout, but not before Roldán had Hearns in trouble in rounds three and four.

On September 16, 1988, Roldán beat former world Middleweight champion Hugo Corro via first-round knockout in Mar del Plata, securing a third world title shot, against Michael Nunn on November 4 of that year. Roldán lost what turned out to be his last fight, by a knockout in round eight. Roldán retired with a record of 67 wins, 5 losses, 2 draws and one no contest, 47 of his wins being by knockout.

Death

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Roldán died on November 18, 2020, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina. He was 63.[1]

Professional boxing record

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67 Wins (47 knockouts, 20 decisions), 5 Losses (4 knockouts, 1 decision), 2 Draws, 1 No Contest [1]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 31-0   Michael Nunn KO 8 04/11/1988   Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. IBF Middleweight Title. Roldan knocked out at 2:28 of the eighth round.
Win 50-5-1   Hugo Pastor Corro KO 1 16/09/1988   Buenos Aire, Argentina
Win 20-11-5   Miguel Angel Maldonado KO 6 19/08/1988   San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
Loss 44-2   Thomas Hearns KO 4 29/10/1987   Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. WBC Middleweight Title. Roldan knocked out at 2:01 of the fourth round.
Win 13-8-1   Clarismundo Aparecido Silva KO 2 15/05/1987   Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Win 37-2-2   James "The Heat" Kinchen TKO 9 06/04/1987   Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:06 of the ninth round.
Win 16-7-1   Tomas Polo Ruiz KO 4 06/02/1987   Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win 55-9   Carlos Maria del Valle Herrera KO 2 13/12/1986   Buenos Aire, Argentina
Win 22-2   JB Williamson PTS 10 18/10/1986   Buenos Aire, Argentina
Win 24-2-1   Juan Carlos Gimenez PTS 10 13/09/1986   Buenos Aire, Argentina
Win 17-9-5   Miguel Angel Maldonado KO 2 29/08/1986   Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win 26-33-2   Darryl Penn KO 3 01/08/1986   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 30-25-18   Eduardo Domingo Contreras PTS 10 19/06/1986   Cordoba, Argentina
Win 33-14-4   Jorge Juan Salgado PTS 10 10/05/1986   Buenos Aire, Argentina
Win 29-8-4   Angel Antonio Caro KO 6 29/03/1986   Villa Angela, Argentina
Win 19-13-9   Juan Carlos "The King" Fernandez KO 2 14/02/1986   Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win 18-9-5   Andre Mongelema PTS 8 14/07/1984   Monte Carlo, Monaco
Loss 58-2-2   Marvelous Marvin Hagler TKO 10 30/03/1984   Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. IBF/WBC/WBA Middleweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 0:39 of the tenth round.
Win 17-3-1   Frank "The Animal" Fletcher KO 6 10/11/1983   Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Fletcher knocked out at 2:58 of the sixth round.
Win 20-14-13   Eduardo Domingo Contreras PTS 10 16/09/1983   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 26-1-1   Roberto Justino Ruiz KO 8 06/08/1983   Buenos Aire, Argentina FAB Argentina Middleweight Title
Win 26-11   Teddy Mann UD 10 27/05/1983   Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Win 12-3-2   Wilbur Henderson KO 7 11/02/1983   Worcester, Massachusetts, Argentina
No Contest 75-18-12   Juan Carlos Peralta NC 3 14/01/1983   Trebol, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win 24-8-6   Jose Alberto Vega KO 2 10/12/1982   Cordoba, Argentina
Win 10-8-1   Reggie Ford KO 1 30/10/1982   Sanremo, Italy Ford knocked out at 1:48 of the first round.
Win 75-16-12   Juan Carlos Peralta PTS 10 08/10/1982   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 52-6-4   Jacinto Horacio Fernandez KO 2 11/09/1982   Buenos Aire, Argentina FAB Argentina Middleweight Title
Win 29-42-8   Obdulio Rogelio Zarza RTD 6 13/08/1982   Corrientes, Argentina
Win 25-5-6   Ricardo Arce KO 2 10/07/1982   Buenos Aire, Argentina FAB Argentina Middleweight Title
Loss 24-5-6   Ricardo Arce DQ 3 08/05/1982   Buenos Aire, Argentina
Win 1-10-1   Marcos Perez KO 1 16/04/1982   Corrientes, Argentina FAB Argentina Middleweight Title
Win 15-8   "Sugar" Ray Phillips KO 1 06/03/1982   Buenos Aire, Argentina
Win 24-9-10   Carlos Flores Burlon KO 2 12/02/1982   Pergamino, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina South American Middleweight Title
Win 73-14-12   Juan Carlos Peralta PTS 10 22/01/1982   Morteros, Argentina
Draw 46-6-2   Jacinto Horacio Fernandez PTS 10 10/10/1981   Buenos Aire, Argentina
Win 13-6-7   Julio Cesar Arancibia KO 2 11/09/1981   San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
Win 13-16-3   Ricardo Molina Ortiz KO 5 24/07/1981   San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina
Win 23-5-6   Jose Alberto Vega KO 1 10/07/1981   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 29-38-7   Obdulio Rogelio Zarza PTS 10 26/06/1981   San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
Win 47-5-5   Jose Maria Flores Burlon TKO 3 13/06/1981   Buenos Aire, Argentina
Win 43-5-2   Jacinto Horacio Fernandez PTS 12 13/03/1981   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina FAB Argentina Middleweight Title
Win 0-1 Manuel Navarro KO 6 13/02/1981   Mar del Plata, Argentina
Win 1-7-1   Marcos Perez PTS 10 16/01/1981   Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina
Draw 70-14-11   Juan Carlos Peralta PTS 12 19/12/1980   Cordoba, Argentina Cordoba Middleweight Title
Win 22-9-2   Jose Luis Duran KO 6 05/12/1980   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 12-6-3   Enrique Coronel KO 7 21/11/1980   Salta, Argentina
Win 5-15-1   Ramon Perez PTS 12 07/11/1980   Cordoba, Argentina
Win 13-14-3   Ricardo Molina Ortiz PTS 10 03/10/1980   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 6-10-5   Roberto Antonio Marziali KO 1 22/08/1980   Las Varillas, Cordoba, Argentina Cordoba Middleweight Title
Win 24-0-1   Obdulio Rogelio Zarza PTS 10 08/07/1980   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 23-0-1   Aldo Carmona KO 3 27/06/1980   Salta, Argentina
Win 22-0-1   Jorge Juan Salgado KO 7 06/06/1980   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 21-0-1   Ricardo Molina Ortiz PTS 10 16/05/1980   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 20-0-1   Ramon Perez KO 8 11/04/1980   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 19-0-1   Alfredo B Cruz KO 7 15/03/1980   Buenos Aire, Argentina
Win 18-0-1   Marcos Perez KO 6 22/02/1980   Cordoba, Argentina
Win 17-0-1   Juan Carlos Bogado PTS 10 08/02/1980   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 16-0-1   Roberto Troilo Ortiz KO 2 18/01/1980   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 15-0-1   Alfredo B Cruz RTD 8 22/12/1979   Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss 14-0-1   Juan Carlos Bogado RTD 8 21/09/1979   Cordoba, Argentina
Win 14-0-0   Natalio O Ibarra TKO 4 07/09/1979   Freyre, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 13-0-0   Alberto R Cardozo KO 3 24/08/1979   Morteros, Argentina
Win 12-0-0   Ramon Perez PTS 12 10/08/1979   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 11-0-0   Alberto Juan Almiron RTD 5 20/07/1979   Cordoba, Argentina
Win 10-0-0   Oscar "The Grouch" Perez KO 2 29/06/1979   Rafaela, Argentina
Win 9-0-0   Hugo D Estefano Obregon RTD 11 08/06/1979   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina Cordoba Middleweight Title
Win 8-0-0   Natalio O Ibarra PTS 10 24/05/1979   Brickman, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 7-0-0   Hugo D Estefano Obregon PTS 10 11/05/1979   Cordoba, Argentina
Win 6-0-0   Oscar Francisco Lopez KO 4 20/04/1979   Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win 5-0-0   Luis Carcacha RTD 3 06/04/1979   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 4-0-0   Irineo Claudio Cabrera KO 1 23/03/1979   Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
Win 3-0-0   Luis Alberto Gutierrez KO 1 09/02/1979   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 2-0   Juan Carlos Hauscarriaga KO 1 26/01/1979   Las Varillas, Cordoba, Argentina
Win 1-0   Jorge Servin KO 1 08/12/1978   San Francisco, Cordoba, Argentina

References

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  1. ^ "Falleció por coronavirus Martillo Roldán, leyenda del boxeo argentino". Diario Panorama (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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