who had also boxed Héctor Camacho. After one more win, he lost to another well known Peruvian boxer, the then up and coming Geronimo Luque, by a knockout in nine rounds on December 1, at Lima. Romero lost four of his last five fights, all against name opponents: on October 5, 1985, he was defeated by future Julio César Chávez world title challenger Angel Hernandez by a sixth round knockout in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. After a two year lay-off following those two defeats, Romero returned to boxing, meeting Leonidas Asprillas' younger brother, Aquilles Asprilla, for the WBC's regional, Fecarbox title. Asprilla outpointed Romero over twelve rounds on July 17, 1987, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Romero had another two year lay-off from boxing before returning for one more fight: trying to win the South American Lightweight title, he was knocked out in the second round by Oscar Benavides Muniz on October 31, 1989 in Chile, after which he retired for good. Romero won 35 bouts, losing 3 and drawing (tying) in 1, with 12 wins by knockout. After boxing In 1998, Romero moved to Spain, where he operates a Peruvian food restaurant. In 2013, he was named "honorary world champion" by the World Boxing Association during a convention held in Lima, Peru, during which he and Ray Mancini reunited. References External links Santiago Roncagliolo's essay about Romero in VQR 1960 births Living people People from Trujillo, Peru Lightweight boxers Peruvian male boxers