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 one of the world boxing champion from the Philippines.
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 International Boxing Federation (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 Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Super Flyweight title against Maphai Narachawat by a knockout in 6 rounds. He successfully defended the title by defeating former International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Fyweight champion Jong-Kwan Chung by unanimous decision. In that same year for his second defense, he lost the title against Tatsuya Sugi. He would later on avenge this loss against Sugi via tenth round knock out in Honolulu, Hawaii Feb. 21, 1994.
In July 1994, he challenged Orlando Canizales for the IBF Bantamweight championship, but lost by a fifth-round TKO.
External links
- Boxing record for Rolando Bohol from BoxRec (registration required)