Gilberto Rafael Serrano (born March 19, 1970) is a Venezuelan former professional

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. 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 is a former Japanese former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2001. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA super-featherweight title from 1998 to 1999 and the WBA lightweight title from 2001 and 2001. Pe ...

via an eighth round knockout. Serrano fought for a final time on November 15, 2004, beating Luis Cardozo by a

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Professional boxing record

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