Merlito Sabillo
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Merlito Sabillo | |
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| Born | Merlito Labrador Sabillo Jr. January 19, 1984 |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Other names | Tiger |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Minimumweight |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 29 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Merlito Sabillo (born January 19, 1984) is a Filipino professional boxer. He is a former WBO Minimumweight World Champion.
Professional career
Early years as professional boxer
In 2008, at the age of 24, Sabillo started his career as professional boxer. On, August 1, 2010, he won the Philippines Games and Amusement Board (GAB) strawweight title against Jetly Purisima via twelve round unanimous decision.
On October 8, 2011, Sabillo won the vacant OPBF Minimumweight Title against his landsman Rodel Tejares via twelve round unanimous decision.[1]
Minimumweight division
On March 9, 2013, Sabillo defeated Colombia's Luis de la Rosa via 8-round technical knockout to win the interim WBO Minimumweight world title. He was later promoted to full champion after original champion Moises Fuentes vacated the title to move up to Light Flyweight. He successfully made his first title defence against Jorle Estrada on July 13, 2013. He retained his title for a second time against Nicaraguan Carlos Buitrago in a bout ending in a disputed split decision.[2] In his next fight, Sabillo lost the title to Francisco Rodriguez, Jr. via tenth round TKO.[3]
Professional record
See also
- List of WBO world champions
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of Filipino boxing world champions
References
- ^ Bonsubre, Rene Jr. (October 8, 2011). "Early Results from Pinoy Pride 9; Sabillo Wins OPBF Title". PhilBoxing.com. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (December 1, 2013). "After Controversial draw, Sabillo Rematch with Nicaraguan will have to Wait". Spin.ph. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ Songalia, Ryan (March 23, 2014). "Francisco Rodriguez stops Merlito Sabillo in 10, wins strawweight belt". RingTV. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ "Professional Boxing Record of Merlito Sabillo". BoxRec. November 15, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
External links
- Boxing record for Merlito Sabillo from BoxRec (registration required)