Randy Petalcorin
Randy Formemtera Petalcorin (born 31 December 1991) is a Filipino professional boxer who held the WBA interim light-flyweight title from 2014 to 2015. He has challenged twice for light-flyweight world championships; the IBF title in 2018 and the WBC title in 2019.
| Randy Petalcorin | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Randy Formentera Petalcorin |
| Nickname(s) | Razor |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Born | 31 December 1991 Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 32 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional career
Petalcorin fights in the light-flyweight division and was dubbed "Ultra Tune" when sponsored by the Australian car service franchise[1] He fought in Melbourne, Australia on Peter Maniatis events between 2013 and 2017, training at the Boxingfit Gym in Port Melbourne.
He won the WBA interim light-flyweight title against Walter Tello via seventh-round technical knockout in Shanghai, China, in front of 15,000 strong crowd on a Top Rank promoted card with Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum ringside. Audience member, fellow Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao , jumped into the ring when Petalcorin won the WBA interim title to congratulate him.
Petalcorin trained in Melbourne using a high altitude training scheme with his co-sponsors Altitude Services, led by Rod Cedaro.[2]
On 24 April 2015 in Beijing, he won his title fight against Ma Yi Ming by first-round knockout at 1 minute and 45 seconds.[3]
On 10 November 2017 Randy won his fight in the first round by knockout against Oscar Raknafa at Malvern Town Hall in Melbourne.[4]
See also
References
- "Randy Petalcorin named Ultra Tune". Ultratune.com.au. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- "Altitude Services". 31 August 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- Buckley, Sean. "Randy Petalcorin defeats Ma Yi Ming in first round!". www.seanbuckleyultratune.com.au. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- Boxing, Phil (11 November 2017). "PETALCORIN STOPS RAKNAFA IN ONE". www.philboxing.com.
- Randy Petalcorin's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-08-31.
External links
- Boxing record for Randy Petalcorin from BoxRec (registration required)