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Juan Roldán
Juan Roldán
Born	Juan Domingo Roldán; March 6, 1957; Freyre, Córdoba, Argentina
Died	November 18, 2020 (aged 63); San Francisco, Córdoba, Argentina
Other names	Martillo
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Middleweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	75
Wins	67
Wins by KO	47
Losses	5
Draws	2

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.

Career

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

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

Professional boxing record

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