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Jayr Raquinel
Jayr Raquinel (born February 1, 1997, Candoni, Negros Occidental, Philippines) was a Filipino boxer who held the OPBF flyweight champion from 2018 to 2019 and the WBO Inter-continental super flyweight title from 2022 to 2023. Professional career Mini flyweight Debut Raquinel started his debut as mini flyweight where he stopped fellow debutant Mark Cutara in the first round. Light flyweight Raquinel made his light flyweight debut on his second fight against John Apul Safera, he won via 1st TKO. Raquinel vs. Calacar After six consecutive victories, Raquinel was given a title match against Glenne Calacar for the Philippines Luzon Professional Boxing Association (LuzProBA) light flyweight title, after 10 rounds it ended in a Split draw with the scores of:96-94 for Raquinel, 98-92 for Calacar and 95–95 tie. Flyweight Raquinel vs. Rosales On October 20, 2017, Raquinel was granted a title shot against Richard Rosales for the vacant OPBF Silver flyweight title, after 10 Rounds of bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mini Flyweight
Mini flyweight, also known as paperweight, minimumweight, strawweight, or super atomweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing In professional boxing, boxers in the minimumweight division may weigh no more than . This is a relatively new weight category for professionals, first inaugurated by the major boxing sanctioning bodies between 1987 and 1990. History The minimumweight division was originally introduced in 1968 for the Summer Olympic Games under the name light flyweight. However, the division was not recognized by any of the four most widely regarded sanctioning bodies until the International Boxing Federation (IBF) in June 1987, when Kyung-Yung Lee knocked out Masaharu Kawakami to become the inaugural champion. The division was then later recognized by the World Boxing Council (WBC) in October 1987, the World Boxing Association (WBA) in January 1988, and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in August 1989, while Ring magazine did not begin ranking minimumweights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |