Rohan Polanco
{{Short description|Dominican Republic boxer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Rohan Polanco
| image =
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| full_name = Rohan Polanco Emiliano
| nationality = Dominican
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
| death_date =
| death_place =
| sport = Boxing
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{flagu|Dominican Republic}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Lima|Welterweight}}
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Rohan Polanco Emiliano{{family name footnote|lang=Spanish|Polanco|Emiliano}} (born 15 October 1998) is a Dominican Republic boxer{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/142214 |title=Rohan Polanco |work=Olympedia |access-date=5 August 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Boxing - POLANCO EMILIANO Rohan|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1293775-polanco-emiliano-rohan.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-08-29|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=29 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829220959/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/boxing/athlete-profile-n1293775-polanco-emiliano-rohan.htm}} who competed in the men's welterweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/BOX/OG2020-_BOX_C75_BOXM69KG--------------------------.pdf |title=Boxing - Men's Welter (63-69kg) |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=5 August 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808065652/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/BOX/OG2020-_BOX_C75_BOXM69KG--------------------------.pdf |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
On December 9, 2023 in Pembroke Pines, FL, Polanco stopped Keith Hunt in the sixth round.{{cite news |last1=Idec |first1=Keith |title=Rohan Polanco Stops Keith Hunter inside Of Six Rounds on Ramirez-Espinoza ESPN+ Undercard |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/rohan-polanco-stops-keith-hunter-inside-six-rounds-on-ramirez-espinoza-espn-undercard--179878 |work=BoxingScene.com |date=9 December 2023 |language=en-us}}
On September 27, 2024 in New York, NY, Polanco stopped Marcelino Nicolas Lopez in the sixth round.{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Video: Rohan Polanco dominates Marcelino Nicolas Lopez to sixth-round TKO |url=https://www.fightmag.com/video-rohan-polanco-dominates-marcelino-nicolas-lopez-to-sixth-round-tko/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=28 September 2024}}
Polanco was scheduled to face Fabián Maidana in a welterweight bout in Las Vegas on May 4, 2025.{{cite news |title=Rohan Polanco-Fabian Maidana, Emiliano Vargas added to Inoue-Cardenas undercard |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/rohan-polanco-fabian-maidana-emiliano-vargas-added-to-inoue-cardenas-undercard |work=www.boxingscene.com |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Rohan Polanco vs Fabian Maidana among bouts added to Inoue-Cardenas undercard |url=https://www.fightmag.com/rohan-polanco-vs-fabian-maidana-among-bouts-added-to-inoue-cardenas-undercard/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=3 April 2025}} Polanco won the fight by unanimous decision.{{cite news |title=Undercard Results and Recaps from the Inoue-Cardenas Show in Las Vegas |url=https://tss.ib.tv/boxing/featured-boxing-articles/83486-undercard-results-and-recaps-from-the-inoue-cardenas-show-in-las-vegas |work=The Sweet Science |date=5 May 2025}}
Professional boxing record
{{BoxingRecordSummary|draws=|ko-wins=10|ko-losses=|dec-wins=6|dec-losses=|dq-wins=|dq-losses=}}
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| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |
|---|
| 16
|{{yes2}}Win |16–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Fabián Maidana |UD |10 |4 May 2025 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}} |align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title}} |
| 15
|{{yes2}}Win |15–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Jean Carlos Torres |KO |2 (10), {{small|1:48}} |14 Feb 2025 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}} | |
| 14
|{{yes2}}Win |14–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Marcelino Nicolas Lopez |TKO |6 (10), {{small|2:08}} |27 Sep 2024 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.}} | |
| 13
|{{yes2}}Win |13–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Luis Hernández Ramos |TKO |2 (8), {{small|2:28}} |29 Jun 2024 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|James L. Knight Center, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.}} | |
| 12
|{{yes2}}Win |12–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Tarik Zaina |UD |8 |2 Mar 2024 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.}} | |
| 11
|{{yes2}}Win |11–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Keith Hunter |TKO |6 (8), {{small|2:56}} |9 Dec 2023 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Charles F. Dodge City Arena, Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.}} | |
| 10
|{{yes2}}Win |10–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Cesar Francis |TKO |5 (8), {{small|1:05}} |28 Jul 2023 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Palms Casino Resort, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.}} | |
| 9
|{{yes2}}Win |9–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Ricardo Quiroz |UD |6 |1 Apr 2023 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.}} | |
| 8
|{{yes2}}Win |8–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Dedrick Bell |KO |2 (8), {{small|2:13}} |6 Aug 2022 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.}} | |
| 7
|{{yes2}}Win |7–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Ronan Nahuel Sánchez |TKO |8 (8), {{small|1:38}} |28 May 2022 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Zaal Stadspark, Turnhout, Belgium}} | |
| 6
|{{yes2}}Win |6–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Jonathan José Eniz |UD |8 |20 Nov 2021 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Moseley's on the Charles, Dedham, Massachusetts, U.S.}} | |
| 5
|{{yes2}}Win |5–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Gabriel Fernando Puñalef Calfin |TKO |3 (8), {{small|1:23}} |6 Nov 2021 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Exposition Building, Portland, Maine, U.S.}} | |
| 4
|{{yes2}}Win |4–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Arblin Kaba |TKO |3 (8), {{small|2:05}} |29 May 2021 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Hotel Agua Azul, Mao, Dominican Republic}} | |
| 3
|{{yes2}}Win |3–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Ricardo Díaz Núñez |TKO |1 (6), {{small|1:45}} |6 Feb 2021 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Big Punch Arena, Tijuana, Mexico}} | |
| 2
|{{yes2}}Win |2–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Leonardo Espinal |UD |6 |17 Dec 2020 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Hotel Catalonia Malecón Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic}} | |
| 1
|{{yes2}}Win |1–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Jesús López Pérez |UD |6 |19 Jul 2020 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Cancha Beisball IMDET, Tijuana, Mexico}} | |
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Category:Dominican Republic male boxers
Category:Olympic boxers for the Dominican Republic
Category:Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the Dominican Republic
Category:Pan American Games boxers for the Dominican Republic
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in boxing
Category:Boxers at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Boxers from Santo Domingo
Category:21st-century Dominican Republic sportsmen
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