Ana Julaton

Ana Julaton (born Luciana Bonifacio Julaton, July 5, 1980) is a Filipino-American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. She was the first to win the Women's WBO Super Bantamweight and IBA Super Bantamweight titles. Nicknamed "The Hurricane", she is also one of the quickest boxers ever to win a world title, having fought just five previous professional bouts before winning the IBA Super Bantamweight title. Julaton retired from combat sports in March 2018.[1][2]

Ana Julaton
Born (1980-07-05) 5 July 1980
San Francisco, California
Nickname(s)"The Hurricane"
NationalityAmerican and Filipino
Height5′ 5″ (165cm)
WeightSuper Bantamweight
StyleOrthodox
Professional boxing record
Total21
Wins14
By knockout2
Losses4
Draws3
Mixed martial arts record
Total6
Wins2
By knockout1
By decision1
Losses4
By decision4
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Career

Early career

Julaton was born on July 5, 1980 in San Francisco, California. Despite her father making her train in martial arts when she was little, she had no interest in boxing whatsoever. It was only while working as a bok-fu instructor, at the West Wind Martial Arts and Boxing School in Berkeley, California, that Julaton was introduced to boxing through a lecture session organized by her now trainer-manager, Angelo Reyes.

Amateur career

Julaton made her amateur boxing debut in 2004, managing to win silver in the San Francisco Golden Gloves despite having officially trained for just two weeks. After delivering a good performance at the National Golden Gloves in 2005, Julaton would be taken under the wing of two-division world champion Carina Moreno and trainer Rick Noble, further improving her craft.

By 2007, she was ranked second among all female amateur boxers in the USA, and took part in the unsuccessful campaign to include women's boxing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Professional career

At this point, Julaton decided to turn pro, and approached veteran trainer Freddie Roach. Impressing Roach with her work ethic — even sparring against male fighters — Julaton eventually became part of Roach's large stable of boxers, alongside Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and former world champion Gerry Peñalosa.

She was scheduled to make her pro debut against Hondi Hernandez on the undercard of the Pacquiao-Barrera rematch in October 2007, but her fight was canceled when Hernandez failed to make weight. Julaton instead fought and won against Rita Valentini a month later. This was followed by several other successful fights, culminating in her first title win against Kelsey “The Road Warrior” Jeffries on September 12, 2009 for the vacant International Boxing Association super bantamweight title in women's boxing.

Now trained by Nonito Donaire Sr., father of boxer Nonito Donaire Jr., Julaton followed up that win by defeating Donna Biggers and becoming the first female World Boxing Organization Super Bantamweight champion on December 4, 2009. Her next fight was on March 27, 2010, against boxer Lisa Brown for the vacant World Boxing Association junior featherweight title.

MMA career

One Championship

Julaton signed a contract with One Championship to fight in women's mixed martial arts. She is a black belt in Bok Fu, an aggressive martial arts system that combines the 5 animals of Shaolin – Tiger, Crane, Panther, Snake, and Dragon – with Kenpo Karate and Shotokan. She is also a black belt in Taekwondo[3]

Julaton made her debut at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes on May 2, 2014 against Aya-Saeid Saber. She was successful in her debut, winning the fight via TKO in the third round.

FC Warrior

On December 5, 2014, Ana defeated Walaa Abbas of Egypt in One FC Warrior's Way at Mall of Asia Arena, Philippines. Julaton improved her record to 2-1. In September 2017 it was announced Ana Julaton was signed to Bellator MMA.[4]

Bellator MMA

Julaton faced Lisa Blaine at Bellator 185 on October 20, 2017.[5] She lost the fight via split decision.[6]

Julaton faced Heather Hardy on February 16, 2018 at Bellator 194.[7] She lost the fight via unanimous decision.[8]

Achievements

Professional career

2009

  • WBO Super Bantamweight World Champion
  • IBA Super Bantamweight World Champion

Amateur Record

2007

  • Rank No. 2, United States Nationwide Rankings
  • Silver Medalist, United States Championship
  • Gold Medalist, San Francisco Championship

2006

  • Champion, National Diamond Belt
  • California State Champion
  • Champion, San Francisco Golden Gloves
  • Rank No, . 5 Quarter-finalist, United States Championship
  • Silver Medalist, Nor Cal Championship

2005

  • Rank No. 6, United States Nationwide Rankings
  • Bronze Medalist, National Golden Gloves
  • Champion, San Francisco Diamond Belt
  • Best Fight of the Tournament and Quarter-finalist, National PAL Championships
  • Silver Medalist, San Francisco Golden Gloves
  • Quarter-finalist, United States Championship
  • Silver Medalist, Nor Cal Championship

2004

  • Silver Medalist, San Francisco Golden Gloves

Professional boxing record
14 Wins (2 knockouts, 12 decisions), 4 Loss, 3 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Draw 14–4–3 Maria Jose Nunez PTS 8 2017-03-25 Unidad Deportiva, San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche
Draw 14–4–2 Karla Valenzuela PTS 6 2016-08-12 Salon Diamante, Merida, Yucatán
Win 14–4–1 Yolanda Segura UD 6 2015-03-06 Hotel Holiday Inn, Durango, Durango
Win 13–4–1 Perla Hernandez MD 10 2013-11-01 Auditorio Morelos, Progreso, Yucatán
Loss 12–4–1 Celina Salazar UD 10 2013-08-17 Plaza de Toros, Cancún, Quintana Roo .
Win 12–3–1 Abigail Ramos TKO 1(10), 0:19 2012-08-03 Polifuncional de la Colonia Francisco Villa Oriente, Kanasin, Yucatán
Win 11–3–1 Yolanda Segura UD 10 2012-05-04 Polifuncional de la Colonia Francisco Villa Oriente, Kanasin, Yucatán
Loss 10–3–1 Yesica Patricia Marcos UD 6 2013-11-23 Teatro Griego Juan Pablo Segundo, San Martin, Mendoza Loss WBO World female super bantamweight title
Win 10–2–1 Jessica Villafranca UD 6 2013-07-27 The Venetian Macao, Macau, SAR WBO World female super bantamweight title
Win 9–2–1 Angel Gladney UD 8 2011-06-24 Dade County Auditorium, Miami, Florida
Win 8–2–1 Franchesca Alcanter UD 10 2011-02-25 Craneway Pavilion, Point Richmond, California retained WBO World female super bantamweight title
Win 7–2–1 Maria Elena Villalobos SD 10 2010-06-30 Casino Rama, Ramara, Ontario vacant WBO World female super bantamweight title
IBA female super bantamweight title
Loss 6–2–1 Lisa Brown UD 10 2010-03-27 Casino Rama, Ramara, Ontario vacant WBA World female super bantamweight title
Win 6–1–1 Donna Biggers UD 10 2009-12-04 HP Pavilion, San Jose, California vacant WBO World female super bantamweight title
IBA female super bantamweight title
Win 5–1–1 Kelsey Jeffries MD 10 2009-09-12 HP Pavilion, San Jose, California vacant International Boxing Association female super bantamweight title
Loss 4–1–1 Dominga Olivo SD 10 2008-08-21 Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California vacant WBC International female super bantamweight title
Draw 4–0–1 Johanna Mendez PTS 6 2008-07-05 Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 4–0–0 Salina Jordan KO 1(4), 0:37 2008-06-26 Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino, Lemoore, California
Win 3–0–0 Clara De la Torre UD 4 2008-03-13 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 2–0–0 Carly Batey SD 4 2008-02-07 Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California
Win 1–0–0 Margherita Valentini UD 4 2007-11-02 Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California Professional Debut

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
6 matches 2 wins 4 losses
By knockout 1 0
By submission 0 0
By decision 1 4
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 2-4 Heather Hardy Decision (unanimous) Bellator 194 February 16, 2018 3 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Loss 2-3 Lisa Blaine Decision (split) Bellator 185 October 20, 2017 3 5:00 Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Loss 2-2 Irina Mazepa Decision (unanimous) ONE Championship: Spirit of Champions December 11, 2015 3 5:00 Manila, Philippines
Win 2-1 Walaa Abas Mohamed Kamaly Decision (unanimous) ONE Fighting Championship: Warrior's Way December 5, 2014 3 5:00 Pasay City, Philippines
Loss 1-1 Ann Osman Decision (split) ONE Fighting Championship: Reign of Champions August 29, 2014 3 5:00 Dubai, UAE
Win 1-0 Aya-Saeid Saber TKO (punches and elbows) ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes May 2, 2014 3 3:59 Pasay City, Philippines
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References
  1. "Ana Julaton retires from boxing, MMA". ABS-CBN News. March 22, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. "Bellator's Ana Julaton announces abrupt retirement from MMA, boxing". MMA Junkie. March 22, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. "Y! SPORTS". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  4. "Ex-world champion boxer Ana Julaton signs deal with Bellator". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  5. "Fil-American former boxing world champ Ana Julaton to make Bellator MMA debut". sports.abs-cbn.com. October 10, 2017.
  6. "Bellator 185 results: Lisa Blaine spoils Ana Julaton's U.S. debut with split-decision win". MMAjunkie. October 21, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  7. "Heather Hardy vs. Ana Julaton official for Bellator 194 – and future boxing match". MMAjunkie. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  8. "Bellator 194 results: Heather Hardy outworks Ana Julaton in snoozer". MMAjunkie. February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
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