|
Philippines, 10 Oct 2025 |
Home >> News |  |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
FILIPINO WORLD CHAMPIONS: 2O FROM VISAYAS, 12 FROM LUZON, 4 FROM MINDANAO, 2 FROM HAWAII By Maloney L. Samaco PhilBoxing.com Mon, 24 Dec 2007  There are 38 recognized Filipino boxers who have held world titles since the time of Pancho Villa up to the four current champions Nonito Donaire, Florante Condes, Gerry Pe?alosa, and Donnie Nietes. Of the 38 Pinoy world champions, the bulk comes from the Visayas region with 20 world titlists, followed by Luzon with 12 and Mindanao with 4. Two champions were born in Hawaii to Filipino parents, namely Brian Viloria and Dado Marino. Present World Champions: Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire, Jr. IBF Flyweight Champion IBO Flyweight Champion General Santos City Florante Condes IBF Minimumweight Champion Looc, Romblon Gerry Pe?alosa WBO Bantamweight Champion Former WBF Super Flyweight Champion Former WBC Super Flyweight Champion San Carlos City Donnie "Ahas" Nietes WBO Minimumweight Champion Bacolod City Former World Champions: Dondon "Supremo" Sultan WBF Welterweight Champion Labason, Zamboanga del Norte Brian "Hawaiian Punch" Viloria WBC Light Flyweight Champion Honolulu, Hawaii Dindo "Diesel" Casta?ares WBF Super Lightweight Champion Inayawan, Cebu Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao RING Featherweight Champion IBF Super Bantamweight Champion WBC Flyweight Champion General Santos City Noel "The Eel" Tu?acao IBO Minimumweight Champion Cebu Malcolm "Eagle Eye" Tu?acao WBC Flyweight Champion Mandaue City Joma Gamboa WBA Minimumweight Champion Liloan, Cebu Eric Jamili WBO Minimumweight Champion Silay City William Magahin WBF Welterweight Champion Iloilo Ronnie "Toy Bulldog" Magramo WBF Minimumweight Champion WBF Minimumweight Champion Oriental Mindoro Morris East WBA Super Lightweight Champion Olongapo City Manny "Cabalay" Melchor IBF Minimumweight Champion Oriental Mindoro Jesus "The Hawaiian Punch" Salud IBC Super Featherweight Champion WBA Super Featherweight Champion Sinait, Ilocos Sur Luisito "Golden Boy / Lindol" Espinosa WBC Featherweight Champion WBA Bantamweight Champion Manila Rolando Pascua WBC Light Flyweight Champion Pasay City Eric "Kenta Sato" Chavez IBF Minimumweight Champion Talisay City Tacy Macalos IBF Light Flyweight Champion Southern Leyte Rolando Bohol IBF Flyweight Champion Negros Occidental Dodie Boy "Dodie Boy" Pe?alosa IBF Flyweight Champion IBF Light Flyweight Champion San Carlos City Roberto "Bobby Berna" Bernardez IBF Super Featherweight Champion Quezon City Frank Cede?o WBC Flyweight Champion Talisay City Rolando Navarrete WBC Super Featherweight Champion General Santos City Erbito Salavarria WBA Flyweight Champion WBC Flyweight Champion Manila Ben Villaflor WBA Super Featherweight Champion WBA Super Featherweight Champion Negros Occidental Bernabe Villacampo WBA Flyweight Champion Toledo, Cebu Rene Barrientos WBC Super Featherweight Champion Balite, Aklan Pedro Adigue Jr. WBC Super Lightweight Champion Palanes, Masbate Gabriel "Flash" Elorde WBA Super Featherweight Champion WBC Super Featherweight Champion Bogo, Cebu Roberto Cruz WBA Super Lightweight Champion Baguio City Salvador "Dado" Marino World Flyweight Champion Honolulu, Hawaii Eleuterio "Little Dado" Zapanta WBA Bantamweight Champion WBA Flyweight Champion La Carlotta, Negros Occidental Ceferino "Bolo Punch" Garcia World Middleweight Champion Manila Benjamin "Small Montana" Gan World Flyweight Champion La Carlotta, Negros Occidental Francisco "Pancho Villa" Guilledo World Flyweight Champion Iloilo Merry Christmas to all PhilBoxing and Pacland readers! Click here to view a list of other articles written by Maloney L. Samaco.  |
|
|
PhilBoxing.com has been created to support every aspiring Filipino boxer and the Philippine boxing scene in general. Please send comments to feedback@philboxing.com |
PRIVATE POLICY | LEGAL DISCLAIMER
developed and maintained by dong secuya © 2025 philboxing.com. |
