José Rosa (born 6 July 1954) is a Puerto Rican

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. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the

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Professional career

Rosa did not enjoy success as a professional boxer: turning professional on October 24, 1973 with a six round draw (tie) against Frank Santore, Sr., who later became a referee, at the Orlando Sports Stadium in

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, Rosa only had nine bouts, winning 3, losing 5 and drawing 1, with 1 knockout win.

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* 1954 births Living people Puerto Rican male boxers Olympic boxers for Puerto Rico Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Light-heavyweight boxers 20th-century American sportsmen {{PuertoRico-boxing-bio-stub