Jason Pagara is a
Filipino professional
boxer.
He was a Junior Welterweight
WBO international champion in 2011.
Early life
Pagara was born in
Maasin
Maasin (IPA: ɐˈʔasin, officially the City of Maasin (; , ), is a component city and capital of the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,446 people.
It has 70 barangays and lo ...
,
Southern Leyte
Southern Leyte (; Kabalian: ''Habagatan nga Leyte''; ; ), officially the Province of Southern Leyte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital and largest city is Maasin. Southern Leyte comprised the ...
, where he started boxing at the age of 8, as he played with neighborhood friends. He watched his father Reynaldo, who was also a boxer. The wins of Filipino fighters
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. ( ; ; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician, businessman, and professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He previously serv ...
,
Rey Bautista and
AJ Banal also inspired him.
His younger brother
Albert Pagara is also a boxer.
Professional career
Pagara made his professional debut on September 29, 2006, at the age of 14, defeating Tata Tadena at
Jagna,
Bohol
Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol (; ), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. It is home to Bohola ...
, Philippines.
On July 25, 2009, Pagara defeated Simson Butar-Butar by unanimous decision in a 10-round bout at the Dao Public Terminal in
Tagbilaran City,
Bohol
Bohol (), officially the Province of Bohol (; ), is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region, consisting of the island itself and 75 minor surrounding islands. It is home to Bohola ...
, Philippines. The judges' scorecards were 100-89, 99-89 and 96-92 all for Pagara.
On June 12, 2011, he beat Juan Carlos Gallego via TKO on round 4.
On September 10, 2011, he was defeated by Rosbel Montoya via 10 round unanimous decision. He later beat Montoya in the sixth round of the Pinoy Pride XV held at the Waterfront-Cebu City Hotel and Casino.
On October 20, 2012, he knocked out Barbados Miguel Antoine via TKO on the 1st round.
Pagara defended his WBO International light welterweight title against Aaron Herrera on May 25, 2013 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, posting a winning score from all three judges after 12 rounds.
He successfully defended his
WBO International
light welterweight
Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional boxing
In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, ...
belt against
Mario Meraz,
knocking down the latter in the fourth round at the
Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino in
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making ...
on June 21, 2014.
In his first international bout held at
Dubai World Trade Centre
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in
Dubai
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, Pagara won against
Mexico
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's Ramiro Alcaraz via technical
unanimous decision
A unanimous decision (UD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other sports involving striking and submission in which all three judges agree on which fighte ...
on August 7, 2015. The 23-year-old boxer suffered wounded left eye from an accidental head bout in the opening salvo but managed to continue the fight until the 8th round. Doctor advised to stop the fight considering too much blood flowing from Pagara's wound. He won on all judges' scorecards over Alcaraz.
October 17, 2015 First time in United States WBO No. 2 lightweight contender Jason 'El Nino' Pagara made short work of his opponent Santos Benavides of Nicaragua putting him three times to the canvas in the 2nd round for a TKO victory as Referee Raul Caiz Sr waived the contest after the 3rd knockdown in the 2nd bout of Pinoy Pride 33 in Carson, California.
Pagara now improves to 37-2-0 with 23 knockouts while Benavides dropped to 25-8-2 with 19 stoppages.
Professional boxing record
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="8", 41 Wins (25 Knockouts), 3 Defeat (1 Knockout), 1 Draw, 0 No Contests
[Jason Pagara's Professional Boxing Record](_blank)
BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-21.
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, Win
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, 40-3-1
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, 35-2-0
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, 32-2-0
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, 31-2-0
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, 30-2-0
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, 29-2-0
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, 28-2-0
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, 27-2-0
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, 27-1-0
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, 26-1-0
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, 25-1-0
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, 24-1-0
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, 22-1-0
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, 18-1-0
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, 17-1-0
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, 16-1-0
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, 15-1-0
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, 13-1-0
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, 12-1-0
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, 12-0-0
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, 6-0-0
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See also
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List of Filipino boxing world champions
The history of boxing in the Philippines is the history of boxing and the evolution and progress of the sport in the Philippines. In the Philippines, boxing is one of its most popular sports, together with basketball, due to the many accolades i ...
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List of WBO world champions
This is a list of WBO world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBO is one of the four major governing bodies in professional boxing, and has awarded world championships in 17 different we ...
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List of light-welterweight boxing champions
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References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
Lightweight boxers
People from Southern Leyte
Filipino male boxers
21st-century Filipino sportsmen