Rolando Bohol
Rolando Bohol | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rolando Bohol December 25, 1965 |
| Nationality |  Filipino |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Flyweight |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 52 |
| Wins | 34 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 15 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No contests | 0 |
Rolando Bohol is a former Filipino boxer. He is among the world boxing champions from the Philippines who had the fewest number of knockouts.
He turned professional in 1984 and got a draw on his first match. After 15 matches (13 wins and 2 draws), Bohol met his first setback, losing to Dadoy Andujar by a 10-round decision on September 29, 1985. He first fight outside home soil took place in Korea on July 20, 1986.
Eleven bouts later, he won the IBF flyweight championship title on January 16, 1988, by defeating Chang-Ho Choi by a split decision in Manila. He defended the title once successfully by defeating Cho Woo Park by unanimous decision on May 6 that year. Shortly, he lost it to Duke McKenzie who stopped him in 11 rounds on October 5, 1988.
Bohol won the OPBF super flyweight title against Maphai Narachawat by a knockout in 6 rounds. In that same year, he lost the title on his second defense as Pepillo Valdez won by decision.
In 1994, he challenged Orlando Canizales for the IBF bantamweight championship, but lost by a fifth-round TKO. His last fight was on December 8, 1994, when Johnny Tapia defeated him by a second-round knockout.
External links
- Boxing record for Rolando Bohol from BoxRec (registration required)
- Official website