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

Rolando Navarrete (born February 14, 1957) is a Filipino former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1991. He held the WBC super featherweight title from August 1981 and May 1982.

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.

Personal life

Navarrete currently lives in General Santos. 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, 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.

Professional boxing record

74 fights 56 wins 15 losses
By knockout 33 8
By decision 22 7
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
74 Loss 56-15-3 William Magahin TKO 6 (10) Jul 31, 1991 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
73 Loss 56-14-3 Bernabe Aliping UD 10 Jun 8, 1991 Baguio City, Philippines
72 Loss 56-13-3 Tae Jin Moon TKO 9 (10), 1:45 Jul 20, 1990 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila, Philippines
71 Win 56-12-3 Ayuthaya Sithphakamron KO 7 (10) May 18, 1990 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila, Philippines
70 Loss 55-12-3 Ramon Marchena Jr. TD 5 (12) Feb 17, 1990 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico For WBC International lightweight title
69 Loss 55-11-3 Tae Jin Moon KO 6 (10) Oct 13, 1989 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
68 Win 55-10-3 Thongberm Lukmatulee KO 3 (10) Jul 11, 1989 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila, Philippines
67 Win 54-10-3 Ken Carter TKO 1 (10), 1:03 Apr 22, 1989 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila, Philippines
66 Win 53-10-3 Dawthong Chuvatana TKO 1 (10), 2:11 Feb 18, 1989 Ninoy Aquino Stadium, District of Malate, Manila, Philippines
65 Win 52-10-3 Rafael Limón UD 10 Dec 23, 1988 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
64 Win 51-10-3 Jin-Shik Choi TKO 6 (10), 2:39 Nov 5, 1988 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
63 Win 50-10-3 Bisenti Santoso TKO 2 (10) Sep 16, 1988 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
62 Win 49-10-3 Muhammed Juhari UD 10 Jul 22, 1988 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
61 Win 48-10-3 Elmer Leonardo TKO 2 (10) May 6, 1988 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
60 Loss 47-10-3 Mario Martinez TKO 5 (10), 2:59 Jun 23, 1984 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
59 Win 47-9-3 Dennis Talbot KO 2 (10) Aug 12, 1983 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
58 Win 46-9-3 Ignacio Jimenez TKO 6 (10), 3:00 Jun 28, 1983 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
57 Win 45-9-3 Saul Mayren TKO 6 (10), 2:26 Jan 28, 1983 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
56 Win 44-9-3 Young-Se Oh TKO 8 (10) Sep 10, 1982 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
55 Loss 43-9-3 Rafael Limón KO 12 (15), 3:08 May 29, 1982 The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Lost WBC super-featherweight title
54 Win 43-8-3 Choi Chung-il KO 11 (15), 1:35 Jan 16, 1982 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines Retained WBC super-featherweight title
53 Win 42-8-3 Cornelius Boza-Edwards KO 5 (15), 1:41 Aug 29, 1981 Stadio de Pini, Viareggio, Italy Won WBC super-featherweight title
52 Win 41-8-3 Blaine Dickson UD 10 Jul 21, 1981 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
51 Win 40-8-3 Johnny Sato UD 12 May 19, 1981 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. Won NABF super-featherweight title
50 Win 39-8-3 Arturo Leon UD 10 Apr 18, 1981 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
49 Win 38-8-3 Refugio Rojas UD 10 Apr 7, 1981 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
48 Loss 37-8-3 Hector Cortez UD 10 Mar 10, 1981 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
47 Win 37-7-3 Rocky Ramon TKO 8 (10), 0:47 Jan 20, 1981 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
46 Loss 36-7-3 Alexis Argüello RTD 4 (15), 3:00 Apr 27, 1980 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico For WBC super-featherweight title
45 Win 36-6-3 Jerome Artis TKO 7 (10), 2:33 Apr 1, 1980 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
44 Win 35-6-3 Frank Ahumada UD 10 Jan 18, 1980 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
43 Win 34-6-3 Abdul Bey TKO 7 (10), 1:31 Dec 18, 1979 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
42 Win 33-6-3 Blazer Okubo TKO 3 (10), 0:51 Oct 9, 1979 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
41 Win 32-6-3 Miguel Meza TKO 7 (10), 0:44 Aug 28, 1979 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
40 Win 31-6-3 Jose Torres UD 10 Jul 24, 1979 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
39 Win 30-6-3 Frankie Duarte UD 10 Jun 19, 1979 Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii U.S.
38 Draw 29-6-3 Thanomchit Sukhothai PTS 10 Mar 18, 1979 Cebu City, Philippines
37 Win 29-6-2 Rey Tam KO 4 (10) Feb 16, 1979 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
36 Win 28-6-2 Pete Alferez TKO 2 (10) Jan 7, 1979 Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
35 Win 27-6-2 Nene Jun UD 12 Sep 30, 1978 Davao City, Philippines
34 Win 26-6-2 Fernando Cabanela UD 12 Aug 19, 1978 General Santos, Philippines
33 Win 25-6-2 Nene Jun MD 10 Jul 15, 1978 General Santos, Philippines
32 Win 24-6-2 Tony Jumao-As TKO 4 (10) May 27, 1978 Cebu City, Philippines
31 Loss 23-6-2 Johnny Sato TKO 8 (10) Dec 31, 1977 Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
30 Loss 23-5-2 Thanomchit Sukhothai TKO 9 (10) Sep 2, 1977 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
29 Win 23-4-2 Ric Quijano PTS 10 Aug 12, 1977 Davao City, Philippines
28 Loss 22-4-2 Yung-Shik Kim SD 12 Jun 16, 1977 Seoul, South Korea For vacant OPBF bantamweight title
27 Win 22-3-2 Mario Odias UD 10 Jan 29, 1977 Cebu City, Philippines
26 Win 21-3-2 Yung-Shik Kim TKO 7 (10) Nov 13, 1976 Cebu City, Philippines
25 Win 20-3-2 Renato Paulino KO 4 (10) Sep 25, 1976 Cebu City, Philippines
23 Win 19-3-2 Pol Ladeza TKO 1 (10) Aug 21, 1976 Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
23 Win 18-3-2 San Sacristan TKO 7 (10) Jul 31, 1976 Cebu City, Philippines
22 Loss 17-3-2 Paul Ferreri PTS 10 Jun 26, 1976 Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
21 Win 17-2-2 Dommy Marolena UD 10 May 15, 1976 Cebu City, Philippines
20 Win 16-2-2 Bernabe Villacampo TKO 2 (10) Jan 31, 1976 Cebu City, Philippines
19 Loss 15-2-2 Fernando Cabanela UD 12 Oct 1, 1975 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines Lost Philippines GAB bantamweight title
18 Win 15-1-2 Danny Reyes TKO 6 (10) Aug 31, 1975 General Santos, Philippines
17 Win 14-1-2 Go Mifune TKO 2 (10) Aug 1, 1975 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
16 Win 13-1-2 Rey Naduma Jr. TKO 3 (10) Jun 14, 1975 General Santos, Philippines
15 Win 12-1-2 San Sacristan KO 4 (10) Mar 14, 1975 Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
14 Win 11-1-2 Conrado Vasquez UD 12 Feb 15, 1975 General Santos, Philippines Won Philippines GAB bantamweight title
13 Win 10-1-2 Rene Cruz Jr. TKO 7 (10) Jan 24, 1975 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
12 Win 9-1-2 Dodo Quilario MD 10 Nov 29, 1974 Davao City, Philippines
11 Win 8-1-2 Willie Abenir UD 10 Oct 18, 1974 Santa Ana Park (PRC), Manila, Philippines
10 Loss 7-1-2 Roberto Cinco MD 10 Jul 20, 1974 General Santos, Philippines
9 Draw 7-0-2 Julius Gonzaga PTS 10 Jun 12, 1974 General Santos, Philippines
8 Win 7-0-1 Mar Belimac TKO 6 (6) Dec 22, 1973 General Santos, Philippines
7 Win 6-0-1 Ernie Sun TKO 2 (8) Nov 24, 1973 General Santos, Philippines
6 Draw 5-0-1 Jimmie Verongue PTS 8 Nov 10, 1973 General Santos, Philippines
5 Win 5-0 Cris Espinosa UD 8 Oct 13, 1973 General Santos, Philippines
4 Win 4-0 Abdul Maratan UD 6 Jun 23, 1973 General Santos, Philippines
3 Win 3-0 Cris Espinosa DQ ? (6) Apr 14, 1973 General Santos, Philippines
2 Win 2-0 Quirino Peligro UD 6 Mar 24, 1973 General Santos, Philippines
1 Win 1-0 Eddie Clementos UD 4 Feb 17, 1973 General Santos, Philippines

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.
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