Rolando Navarrete

Rolando Navarrete (born February 14, 1957) is a Filipino ex-boxer who briefly held a junior lightweight (super featherweight) world title in the 80s.

Rolando Navarrete
Statistics
Nickname(s)Bad Boy from Dadiangas
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Reach65 1⁄2 in (166 cm)
Nationality Filipino
Born (1957-02-14) February 14, 1957
General Santos City, Philippines
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights74
Wins56
Wins by KO33
Losses15
Draws3

Fighting style

A fine boxer, Navarrete had a good talent and was known for his hard-hitting punches. Known to be a slugger and one of the greatest Filipino knockout artists.

Professional career

He first fought for a world title in 1980 against Alexis Argüello but lost by TKO to the legendary champion. On August 29, 1981, he would win the WBC Super featherweight title by knocking out popular fellow southpaw Cornelius Boza-Edwards in the 5th round of a title match held in Italy. He later defended the title against unknown Choi Chung-Il of Korea, stopping the gritty challenger in the 11th round of a controversial bout held in Manila in January 1982. In his second title defense four months later in Las Vegas, Nevada, Navarrete took on Rafael "Bazooka" Limón. The champion led on all scorecards before getting knocked out by Limón in the 12th round. Thereafter, Navarrete's career went downhill and he would never again figure in big-money fights. In 1984, he was convicted of sexual assault and served three years in a Hawaiian prison.[1]

After his release in March 1988,[1] Navarrete went back to the Philippines and embarked on several comeback fights. In one of those fights, he would exact revenge on his old tormentor Limón, winning by decision in a 10-round bout. During his comeback, he was cast alongside fellow boxer Rolando Bohol by comic book writer Carlo J. Caparas in his boxing film Kambal Na Kamao: Madugong Engkwentro, which was released in mid-1988.[2] A series of losses against local fighters and unranked contenders later forced him to retire for good.

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
74 fights 56 wins 15 losses
By knockout 33 8
By decision 22 7
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 3
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Loss 56-15-3 William Magahin TKO 6 (10) 1991-07-31 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City
Loss 56-14-3 Bernabe Aliping UD 10 (10) 1991-06-08 Baguio City
Loss 56-13-3 Tae Jin Moon TKO 9 (10) 1990-07-20 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila
Win 56-12-3 Ayuthaya Sithphakamron KO 7 (10) 1990-05-18 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila
Loss 55-12-3 Ramon Marchena TD 5 (12) 1990-02-17 Mexico City For WBC International lightweight title
Loss 55-11-3 Tae Jin Moon KO 6 (10) 1989-10-13 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City
Win 55-10-3 Thongberm Lukmatulee KO 3 (10) 1989-07-11 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila
Win 54-10-3 Ken Carter TKO 1 (10) 1989-04-22 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila
Win 53-10-3 Dawthong Chuvatana TKO 1 (10) 1989-02-18 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila
Win 52-10-3 Rafael Limón UD 10 (10) 1988-12-23 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Win 51-10-3 Jin-Shik Choi TKO 6 (10) 1988-11-05 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City
Win 50-10-3 Bisenti Santoso TKO 2 (10) 1988-09-16 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Win 49-10-3 Muhammed Juhari UD 10 (10) 1988-07-22 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila
Win 48-10-3 Elmer Leonardo TKO 2 (10) 1988-05-06 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City
Loss 47-10-3 Mario Martinez TKO 5 (10) 1984-06-23 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles
Win 47-9-3 Dennis Talbot KO 2 (10) 1983-08-12 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City
Win 46-9-3 Ignacio Jimenez TKO 6 (10) 1983-06-28 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Win 45-9-3 Saul Mayren TKO 6 (10) 1983-01-28 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City
Win 44-9-3 Young-Se Oh TKO 8 (10) 1982-09-10 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City
Loss 43-9-3 Rafael Limón TKO 12 (15) 1982-05-29 The Aladdin, Las Vegas Lost WBC World super featherweight title
Win 43-8-3 Choi Chung-il KO 11 (15) 1982-01-16 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila Retained WBC World super featherweight title
Win 42-8-3 Cornelius Boza-Edwards KO 5 (15) 1981-08-29 Stadio de Pini, Viareggio Won WBC World super featherweight title
Win 41-8-3 Blaine Dickson UD 10 (10) 1981-07-21 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Win 40-8-3 Johnny Sato UD 12 (12) 1981-05-19 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu Won NABF World super featherweight title
Win 39-8-3 Arturo Leon UD 10 (10) 1981-04-18 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Win 38-8-3 Refugio Rojas UD 10 (10) 1981-04-07 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Loss 37-8-3 Hector Cortez UD 10 (10) 1981-03-10 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Win 37-7-3 Rocky Ramon TKO 8 (10) 1981-01-20 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Loss 36-7-3 Alexis Argüello RTD 4 (15) 1980-04-27 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan For WBC World super featherweight title
Win 36-6-3 Jerome Artis TKO 7 (10) 1980-04-01 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Win 35-6-3 Frank Ahumada UD 10 (10) 1980-01-18 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
Win 34-6-3 Abdul Bey TKO 7 (10) 1979-12-18 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Win 33-6-3 Blazer Okubo TKO 3 (10) 1979-10-09 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Win 32-6-3 Miguel Meza TKO 7 (10) 1979-08-28 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Win 31-6-3 Jose Torres UD 10 (10) 1979-07-24 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Win 30-6-3 Frankie Duarte UD 10 (10) 1979-06-19 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Draw 29-6-3 Thanomchit Sukhothai PTS 10 (10) 1979-03-18 Cebu City
Win 29-6-2 Rey Tam KO 4 (10) 1979-02-16 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
Win 28-6-2 Pete Alferez TKO 2 (10) 1979-01-07 Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
Win 27-6-2 Nene Jun UD 12 (12) 1978-09-30 Davao City
Win 26-6-2 Fernando Cabanela UD 12 (12) 1978-08-19 General Santos City
Win 25-6-2 Nene Jun MD 10 (10) 1978-07-15 General Santos City
Win 24-6-2 Tony Jumao-As TKO 4 (10) 1978-05-27 Cebu City
Loss 23-6-2 Johnny Sato TKO 8 (10) 1977-12-31 Cagayan de Oro City
Loss 23-5-2 Thanomchit Sukhothai TKO 9 (10) 1977-09-02 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
Win 23-4-2 Ric Quijano PTS 10 (10) 1977-08-12 Davao City
Loss 22-4-2 Yung-Shik Kim SD 12 (12) 1977-06-17 Seoul
Win 22-3-2 Mario Odias UD 10 (10) 1977-01-29 Cebu City
Win 21-3-2 Yung-Shik Kim TKO 7 (10) 1976-11-13 Cebu City
Win 20-3-2 Renato Paulino KO 4 (10) 1976-09-25 Cebu City
Win 19-3-2 Pol Ladeza TKO 1 (10) 1976-08-21 Cagayan de Oro City
Win 18-3-2 San Sacristan TKO 7 (10) 1976-07-31 Cebu City
Loss 17-3-2 Paul Ferreri PTS 10 (10) 1976-06-26 Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
Win 17-2-2 Dommy Marolena UD 10 (10) 1976-05-15 Cebu City
Win 16-2-2 Bernabe Villacampo TKO 2 (10) 1976-01-31 Cebu City
Loss 15-2-2 Fernando Cabanela UD 12 (12) 1975-10-01 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City
Win 15-1-2 Danny Reyes TKO 6 (10) 1975-08-31 General Santos City
Win 14-1-2 Go Mifune TKO 2 (10) 1975-08-01 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
Win 13-1-2 Rey Naduma jr. TKO 3 (10) 1975-06-14 General Santos City
Win 12-1-2 San Sacristan KO 4 (10) 1975-03-14 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City
Win 11-1-2 Conrado Vasquez UD 12 (12) 1975-02-15 General Santos City
Win 10-1-2 Rene Cruz Jr. TKO 7 (10) 1975-01-24 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila
Win 9-1-2 Dodo Quilario MD 10 (10) 1974-11-29 Davao City
Win 8-1-2 Willie Abenir UD 10 (10) 1974-10-18 Santa Ana Park (PRC), Manila
Loss 7-1-2 Roberto Cinco MD 10 (10) 1974-07-20 Dadiangas City, General Santos City
Draw 7-0-2 Julius Gonzaga PTS 10 (10) 1974-06-12 Dadiangas City, General Santos City
Win 7-0-1 Mar Belimac TKO 6 (6) 1973-12-22 Dadiangas City, General Santos City
Win 6-0-1 Ernie Sun TKO 2 (8) 1973-11-24 General Santos City
Draw 5-0-1 Jimmie Verongue PTS 8 (8) 1973-11-10 Dadiangas City, General Santos City
Win 5-0 Cris Espinosa UD 8 (8) 1973-10-13 General Santos City
Win 4-0 Abdul Maratan UD 6 (6) 1973-06-23 General Santos City
Win 3-0 Cris Espinosa DQ 6 (6) 1973-04-14 Dadiangas City, General Santos City
Win 2-0 Quirino Peligro UD 6 (6) 1973-03-24 Dadiangas City, General Santos City
Win 1-0 Eddie Clementos UD 4 (4) 1973-02-17 Dadiangas City, General Santos City Professional debut

Personal life

Navarrete currently lives in General Santos City. A series of failed relationships with different women gave him a total of seven children. One of his sons, Rolando Jr., who fights under his mother's name Rolando Dy, is a professional mixed martial artist.[3][4]

Troubles outside the ring left Navarrete with no money and the former world champion now sells fish that, according to him, earn him 800 pesos (about 16 dollars) a day.[5][6] He still trains nowadays with a heavy bag in his home.

He spent three years in a United States prison for rape. Navarrete was also recently involved in various police complaints for wife battery and drugs.[5]

On February 14, 2008, Navarrete, was pronounced out of danger, after being stabbed in the neck by Racman Saliling, a tenant at the boarding house he owns in Bula, General Santos City, using an ice pick. Navarrete was also involved in two previous attacks: in 2005, he was hit with a steel pipe by a female neighbor and in 2006, a security guard clubbed his leg with a shotgun at a fishing port.

Legacy

He is ranked the 9th best super featherweight champion in history, by the World Boxing Council. In 2007, Navarrete was included in "Kamao", an episode of award winning program Sine Totoo, which received the RP's first and only George Foster Peabody Award, the equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.[7]

"Kamao", presented the sports of boxing and featured the story of the former world featherweight champion.

gollark: That's plausible.
gollark: As the former COMPARTMENTAL SLATS leader.
gollark: Oh, so it's me, yes.
gollark: Yes. It was YOU!
gollark: Highlighting really should not treat certain identifiers differently, so bee it.

See also
  • List of super-featherweight boxing champions

References
  1. Albor, Teresa (January 22, 1989). "Rolando Navarette Seeks Comeback After Rape Conviction In Hawaii". Manila, Philippines. AP News. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. Diaz, Lav (July 6, 1988). "Tagpi-tagping utak" [Patchwork mind]. Manila Standard (in Filipino). Standard Publications, Inc. p. 14. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. "Elorde's grandson, Navarete's boy pull out of boxfest". GMANews.TV. January 25, 2010.
  4. Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Cecil Morella. "Rolando Navarrete: Another sad story". eastsideboxing.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012.
  6. "Navarrete a cautionary tale for Pinoy boxers". abs-cbnNEWS.com.
  7. "Fists". GMANews.TV. March 21, 2007.
Achievements
Preceded by
Cornelius Boza-Edwards		 WBC super featherweight champion
August 29, 1981 – May 29, 1982		 Succeeded by
Rafael Limón
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