In his next fight he avenged his loss to Laciar via unanimous decision Following his victory over Laciar, Román lost the title to Ghana's Nana Konadu on 7 November 1989. Konadu lost the title to Sung-Kil Moon, whom Román challenged on 9 June 1990, losing by a TKO in the ninth round.
Following his victory over Laciar, Román lost the title to Ghana's Nana Konadu on November 7, 1989.  Konadu was then defeated by Sung-Kil Moon, whom Román challenged on June 9, 1990, and lost via TKO in the ninth round.