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Pedro Adigue
Born
Pedro Adigue, Jr.

(1943-11-16)November 16, 1943
Died20 November 2003
Manila, Philippines
NationalityPhilippines Filipino
Statistics
Weight(s)Light welterweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights64
Wins36
Wins by KO15
Losses21
Draws7
No contests0

Pedro Adigue, Jr (November 16, 1943 – November 20, 2003) was a world champion boxer. He came from the small town of Bontod in Palanas, Masbate, the Philippines.

Early life

Pedro was born on November 16, 1943 in Bontod, Masbate, Philippines

Professional career

Adigue became a professional boxer on February 18, 1962. After 14 bouts (11 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws), he fought Carl Peñalosa for the Philippine lightweight title but lost on points. Adigue challenged Peñalosa again for the same title on August 2, 1965 but this time won by knockout in the 7th round. He defended his crown once with a decision win over Rudy Perucho June 10, 1966.

He then won the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight title on September 30, 1966 and has defended it five times.

He then won the vacant WBC light welterweight championship in 1968 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines, when he defeated Adolph Pruitt. In his first defense on January 31, 1970, he lost the title to Bruno Arcari by a unanimous decision. He won the OPBF light welterweight title in 1973. Adigue retired in 1977.

Pedro Adigue Jr after winning the WBC Jr Welterweight title against Adolph Pruitt of the USA
Pedro Adigue Jr. with his father
Pedro Adigue Jr taking a break during his work-out

Death

Pedro died on November 20, 2003 in Rizal Medical Center, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines due to matastasized throat cancer.

Professional boxing record

36 Wins (15 knockouts, 21 decisions), 21 Losses (5 knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Draws[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 5-4-4 Philippines Alberto "The Ship" Cruz TKO 5 12/03/1977 Philippines Manila, Philippines
Loss 0-0-1 Philippines Gideon Toyogon PTS 12 18/12/1976 Philippines Balagtas, Bulacan, Philippines Philippines GAB Welterweight Title.
Draw -- Philippines Gideon Toyogon TD 2 01/09/1976 Philippines Lucena City, Philippines Philippines GAB Welterweight Title.
Loss 48-9-4 Japan Ryu Sorimachi UD 12 16/02/1976 Japan Tokyo, Japan OPBF Welterweight Title. 53-60, 51-60, 51-60.
Draw 24-14-4 Philippines Fel Pedranza TD 3 31/10/1975 Philippines Iloilo City, Philippines Philippines GAB Welterweight Title.
Loss 52-4-2 Australia Hector Thompson PTS 10 17/07/1975 Papua New Guinea Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 40-50.
Win 17-5-1 Japan Bull Kato PTS 10 29/03/1975 China Macao, China
Loss 1-0 Philippines Dan DeGuzman UD 10 01/02/1975 Philippines Cabanatuan City, Philippines
Loss 67-9-3 Colombia Antonio Cervantes KO 5 08/06/1974 Venezuela Maracay, Venezuela
Loss 20-1 South Korea Chang-Kil Lee PTS 12 27/09/1973 South Korea Seoul, South Korea OPBF Light Welterweight Title.
Win 4-2 Thailand Huasai Sithboonlert PTS 12 25/07/1973 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand OPBF Light Welterweight Title.
Loss 28-5-2 Japan Lion Furuyama PTS 12 23/04/1973 Japan Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
Loss 108-3-14 Argentina Nicolino Locche PTS 10 25/01/1973 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 13-4 Japan Takatsune Shimizu TKO 5 07/07/1972 Guam Agana, Guam
Win 22-4-2 Japan Lion Furuyama PTS 10 11/09/1971 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 40-20-5 Australia Graham Dicker TKO 7 20/02/1971 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the seventh round.
Win 13-7-2 Japan Joe Tamai KO 4 18/12/1970 Philippines Manila, Philippines Tamai knocked out at 2:55 of the fourth round.
Win 16-10-5 Australia Johnny Infante TKO 7 19/09/1970 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Loss 56-14-2 United States Eddie Perkins TKO 5 21/07/1970 Hawaii Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 32-3 United States Oscar Albarado PTS 10 02/06/1970 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 36-2 Italy Bruno Arcari UD 15 31/01/1970 Italy Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy WBC World Light Welterweight Title.
Win 12-0 Japan Koichi Wajima KO 1 30/10/1969 Japan Tokyo, Japan Wajima knocked out at 2:21 of the first round.
Loss 27-8-2 United States Adolph Pruitt TKO 5 18/02/1969 Hawaii Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win 27-7-2 United States Adolph Pruitt UD 15 14/12/1968 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines WBC World Light Welterweight Title.
Win 26-5-2 Japan Benkei Fujikura KO 2 29/08/1968 Japan Tokyo, Japan Fujikura knocked out at 2:49 of the second round.
Win 28-11-3 Japan Hidemori Tsujimoto PTS 12 07/06/1968 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines OPBF Lightweight Title.
Win 20-0-1 Japan Jaguar Kakizawa PTS 10 27/11/1967 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 21-7-5 Philippines Rudy Gonzalez KO 9 07/10/1967 Philippines Manila, Philippines
Win 44-20-6 Japan Fujio Mikami KO 9 31/07/1967 Japan Tokyo, Japan OPBF Lightweight Title. Mikami knocked out at 1:43 of the ninth round.
Draw 19-3 Philippines Rene "El Presidente" Barrientos PTS 12 17/02/1967 Philippines Cebu, Philippines OPBF Lightweight Title.
Win 19-2 Philippines Rene "El Presidente" Barrientos PTS 12 21/01/1967 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines OPBF Lightweight Title.
Win 1-2-1 Thailand Charnchai Thairat PTS 12 17/12/1966 Philippines Caloocan City, Philippines OPBF Lightweight Title.
Win 22-6-4 South Korea Boo Yong Kang PTS 12 30/09/1966 Philippines Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines OPBF Lightweight Title.
Win 4-6-1 Philippines Rudy Perocho PTS 12 10/06/1966 Philippines Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines Philippines GAB Lightweight Title.
Loss 12-5-4 United States Frankie Belma UD 10 24/03/1966 California Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States 2-6, 0-9, 1-9.
Loss 30-8 United States Luis "Flying" Molina SD 10 09/12/1965 California San Jose, California, United States
Loss 24-3-1 Puerto Rico Frankie Narvaez TKO 8 11/10/1965 Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the eighth round.
Win 25-14-6 Japan Taketeru Yoshimoto KO 7 19/08/1965 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 8-7-4 Philippines Carl Penalosa TKO 7 02/08/1965 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines Philippines GAB Lightweight Title.
Win 77-18-3 United States Arthur Persley PTS 10 22/05/1965 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 20-10-4 Japan Noriyoshi Toyoshima TKO 5 01/02/1965 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 9-8-5 Philippines Ador Plaza PTS 10 03/10/1964 Philippines Rizal, Philippines
Win 5-7-3 Thailand Somkiat Kiatmuangyom PTS 10 11/04/1964 Philippines Luzon, Philippines
Draw 4-3 Japan Yasunobu Takada PTS 10 09/04/1964 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Loss 15-0 Japan Yoshiaki Numata PTS 10 12/03/1964 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Draw 7-2-1 Philippines Ric Penalosa PTS 10 08/03/1964 Philippines Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
Win 20-8-6 Japan Taketeru Yoshimoto PTS 10 12/01/1964 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Loss 25-10-5 Japan Tsunetomi Miyamoto PTS 10 15/12/1963 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Loss 55-7-1 Japan Teruo Kosaka PTS 10 24/11/1963 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Loss 3-2 Philippines Carl Penalosa PTS 12 20/09/1963 Philippines Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines Philippines GAB Lightweight Title.
Win 5-1-2 South Korea Boo Yong Kang PTS 10 03/08/1963 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 2-1 Philippines Buenventura Abulencia PTS 10 15/06/1963 Philippines Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
Win 4-7-3 Philippines Ador Plaza PTS 10 20/04/1963 Philippines Manila, Philippines
Win 1-5-3 Philippines Dick Carlos PTS 8 16/02/1963 Philippines Manila, Philippines
Win 1-1-1 Philippines Ray Tupas KO 5 22/12/1962 Philippines Quezon City, Philippines
Win 6-0 Philippines Young Cading KO 2 24/11/1962 Philippines Manila, Philippines
Win 1-2 "Fast" Eddie Castro PTS 6 22/09/1962 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 0-4 Philippines Sonny Espanol PTS 6 07/09/1962 Philippines Manila, Philippines
Draw 1-1 Philippines Del Kid Rosario PTS 4 01/08/1962 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 1-0 Philippines Del Kid Rosario PTS 4 30/06/1962 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Loss -- Philippines Del Kid Rosario PTS 4 29/04/1962 Philippines Manila, Philippines
Win -- Philippines Manny Burton KO 3 13/04/1962 Philippines Manila, Philippines
Win -- Philippines Mac Valdez KO 2 25/03/1962 Philippines Manila, Philippines
Draw -- Philippines Rod Doligon PTS 4 18/02/1962 Philippines Nichols Field, Pasay City, Philippines

References

Preceded by
Takeshi Fuji
Stripped
WBC Light Welterweight Champion
14 Dec 1968– 31 Jan 1970
Succeeded by