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Super Bantamweight–Super Featherweight · Television Era (1960–1989)

Wilfredo Gómez

"Bazooka"

Top 100 · #72 · 56.2 points
44
Wins
3
Losses
1
Draws
42
KOs
95%
KO %
Born
1956
Died
—
Nationality
Puerto Rico
Career
1974–1989

A three-division champion with a run of 32 straight knockouts.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1974–1989
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Jacinto Fuentes · D MD

  2. Title history

    Title reign begins

    WBC Super Bantamweight Champion (1977–1983). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.

  3. Signature fight

    vs Carlos Zárate

    W TKO · Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

  4. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Julio Hernández · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.

  5. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Mario Salazar · W KO. Not necessarily the retirement date.

Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

Wilfredo Gómez in KO Magazine April 1983 issue
Wilfredo Gómez in KO Magazine April 1983 issue

1 archival photographs under their original licences.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1974-11-16DJacinto FuentesMD6Gimnasio Nuevo Panama , Panama City , Panama
1974-12-21WMario HernándezTKO1Plaza de Toros, Zapote , Costa Rica
1975-02-15WJorge BernalTKO1Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
1975-03-02WAntonio Da SilvaKO2Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
1975-05-03WJose JiménezKO1Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
1975-06-21WJacinto FuentesKO2Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Panama City, Panama
1975-08-02WCleo GarcíaKO3Managua , Nicaragua
1975-09-19WJoe GuevaraTKO6Roberto Clemente Coliseum , San Juan , Puerto Rico
1975-12-20WAndres HernándezTKO8Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1976-02-20WCornell HallTKO3Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1976-04-05WRic QuijanoKO1Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1976-05-08WSak LempthongTKO3Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium , Bayamón , Puerto Rico
1976-07-19WAlberto DávilaTKO9Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1976-08-16WTony RochaKO2Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1976-10-11WJosé Murillo MedelKO4Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1977-02-12WJohn MezaTKO2Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
1977-05-21WYum Dong-kyunKO12Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1977-07-11WRaúl TiradoTKO5Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1978-01-19WRoyal KobayashiKO3Municipal Gymnasium , Kitakyushu , Japan
1978-04-08WJuan Antonio LópezTKO7Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
1978-06-02WSagat PetchyindeeTKO3Provincial Stadium, Nakhon Ratchasima , Thailand
1978-09-09WLeo CruzTKO13Hiram Bithorn Stadium , San Juan, Puerto Rico
1978-10-28WCarlos ZárateTKO5Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1979-03-09WNéstor Carlos JiménezKO2Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York , U.S.
1979-05-21WNelson Cruz TamarizKO2Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1979-06-16WJulio HernándezTKO5Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1979-09-28WCarlos MendozaTKO10Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada , U.S.
1979-10-26WNicky PérezTKO5Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1980-02-03WRubén ValdézRTD6Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1980-04-27WEddie NdukwuTKO4Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1980-08-22WDerrik HolmesTKO5Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1980-12-13WJosé CervantesKO3Miami Jai-Alai Fronton , Miami, Florida , U.S.
1981-06-20WRaúl SilvaKO3Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1981-08-21LSalvador SánchezTKO8Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1982-01-09WJosé GonzálezTKO7Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1982-02-20WJosé Luis SotoKO2Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1982-03-27WJuan MezaTKO6Playboy Hotel & Casino , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.
1982-06-11WJuan Antonio LópezTKO10Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
1982-08-18WRoberto RubaldinoRTD7Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1982-12-03WLupe PintorTKO14Superdome , New Orleans, Louisiana , U.S.
1983-04-23WIván SamucoTKO3Auditorio Juan Pachín Vicéns , Ponce , Puerto Rico
1983-12-14WEladio SantanaKO2Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1984-03-31WJuan LaporteUD12Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1984-12-08LAzumah NelsonKO11Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1985-05-19WRocky LockridgeMD15Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1986-05-24LAlfredo LayneTKO9Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1988-07-30WMario GonzálezTKO6Convention Center , Miami Beach, Florida , U.S.
1989-07-19WMario SalazarKO2Diplomat Hotel, Hallandale Beach, Florida , U.S.

Showing 48 of 48 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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