2. D.O.B: 7/12/1978
Professional Boxer and Politician
First and only eight-division world champion
First to win the lineal championship in four different weight
classes.
Named ‘fighter of the decade’ for the 2000s (decade)
Also a tree time ‘The Ring’ and BWAA fighter of the year in
2006, 2008 and 2009.
And the best fighter ESPY award in 2009 and 2011.
Long rated as best pound for pound boxer in the world by
many sporting news and websites.
3. Dropped out of high school.
Left home at the age of 14.
Moved to manila where he lived, for a time, homeless.
Started boxing and made the Philippine national amateur boxing
team.
An amateur record of 64 (60-4).
4. Light flyweight.
Gaining the lineal and WBC flyweight titles.
1995 aspired to be a professional boxer after the death of a close boxing
friend
Started his career age 16 at 4’11 and 98 pounds (7 pound under
minimum weight).
Admitting to ‘american media putting weights in his pockets to make him
105 pounds.
Debut against Edmund ‘enting’ Ignacio 22/1/1995. Winning via decision.
5. Super bantamweight.
Gained weight and skipped super flyweight and bantamweight
devisions.
Picked up the WBC international Super bantamweight title.
Defended his title 5times before he had a for a world title fight.
6. Super bantamweight.
Gained weight and skipped super flyweight and bantamweight
devisions.
Picked up the WBC international Super bantamweight title.
Defended his title 5times before he had a for a world title fight.
