# Gilberto Serrano

Gilberto Rafael Serrano (born March 19, 1970) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer. Serrano is most notable for having won the WBA World lightweight title during his career, which spanned from 1993 to 2004. He won the Lightweight title from Stefano Zoff in 1999 after unsuccessfully challenging Yong Soo Choi for the WBA World super featherweight title in 1998. He retained the title in his first defence after stopping Hiroyuki Sakamoto in the fifth round. However, in his next fight he lost his title to Takanori Hatakeyama via an eighth round knockout. Serrano fought for a final time on November 15, 2004, beating Luis Cardozo by a unanimous decision.

## Professional boxing record

| 27 fights | 20 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 16 | 4 |
| By decision | 4 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 27 | Win | 20–6–1 | Luis Cardozo | UD | 10 | Nov 15, 2001 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 26 | Loss | 19–6–1 | Miguel Callist | KO | 2 (12) | Jun 16, 2001 | Gimnasio Nuevo Panama, Juan Diaz, Panama | For WBA Fedelatin lightweight title |
| 25 | Loss | 19–5–1 | Takanori Hatakeyama | TKO | 8 (12) | Jun 11, 2000 | Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan | Lost WBA lightweight title |
| 24 | Win | 19–4–1 | Hiroyuki Sakamoto | TKO | 5 (12) | Mar 13, 2000 | Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan | Retained WBA lightweight title |
| 23 | Win | 18–4–1 | Stefano Zoff | TKO | 10 (12) | Nov 13, 1999 | Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | Won WBA lightweight title |
| 22 | Win | 17–4–1 | Jose Zuniga Leal | PTS | 10 | Jun 19, 1999 | Oranjestad, Aruba | |
| 21 | Win | 16–4–1 | Edelmiro Martinez | KO | 6 (8) | Feb 20, 1999 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 15–4–1 | Enrique Perez | TKO | 3 (?) | Aug 17, 1998 | Willemstad, Curaçao | |
| 19 | Loss | 14–4–1 | Choi Yong-soo | KO | 9 (12) | Apr 18, 1998 | Hilton Hotel, Seoul, South Korea | For WBA super featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 14–3–1 | Freddy Cruz | PTS | 8 | Nov 30, 1997 | Thiais, Val-de-Marne, France | |
| 17 | Win | 13–3–1 | Manuel Fatima Dias | TKO | 1 (?) | Jul 5, 1997 | Complexe Sportif Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | |
| 16 | Win | 12–3–1 | Jose Luis Ochoa | TKO | 1 (?) | May 17, 1997 | Los Teques, Venezuela | |
| 15 | Win | 11–3–1 | Arlindo de Abreu | TKO | 3 (?) | Apr 6, 1997 | Thiais, Val-de-Marne, France | |
| 14 | Win | 10–3–1 | Orlando Soto | TKO | 2 (12) | Oct 7, 1996 | Maracay, Venezuela | Won vacant WBA Fedebol lightweight title |
| 13 | Win | 9–3–1 | Catalino Julio | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 6, 1996 | Campito de Bocagrande, Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 12 | Win | 8–3–1 | Hector Castillo | KO | 2 (?) | May 11, 1996 | Willemstad, Curaçao | |
| 11 | Win | 7–3–1 | Jose Luis Ochoa | KO | 4 (12) | Apr 15, 1996 | Las Tejerias, Venezuela | Won vacant Venezuelan lightweight title |
| 10 | Win | 6–3–1 | Carlos Vega | KO | 3 (?) | Oct 30, 1995 | Las Tejerias, Venezuela | |
| 9 | Loss | 5–3–1 | Marcos Guevara | TKO | 7 (?) | Jul 8, 1995 | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 8 | Win | 5–2–1 | Harold Bennett | UD | 10 | May 27, 1995 | Broward Co Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. | |
| 7 | Loss | 4–2–1 | Armando Juan Reyes | PTS | 10 | May 15, 1995 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 6 | Draw | 4–1–1 | Armando Juan Reyes | PTS | 10 | Nov 25, 1994 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Pascual Polanco | TKO | 1 (?) | Jun 10, 1994 | Marichi-parkeerterrein, Willemstad, Curaçao | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Eduardo Linares | TKO | 1 (?) | Oct 30, 1993 | Cumana, Venezuela | |
| 3 | Loss | 2–1 | Santos Rebolledo | PTS | 6 | Jul 24, 1993 | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Oswaldo Ramirez | TKO | 1 (?) | May 21, 1993 | Coro, Venezuela | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Leonardo Reyes | TKO | 2 (?) | Apr 3, 1993 | Porlamar, Venezuela | |