Randy Formemtera Petalcorin (born 31 December 1991) is a Filipino
professional boxer
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who held the
WBA interim light-flyweight title from 2014 to 2015. He has challenged twice for light-flyweight world championships; the
IBF title in 2018 and the
WBC title in 2019.
Professional career
Petalcorin fights in the
light-flyweight division and was dubbed "
Ultra Tune" when sponsored by the Australian car service franchise He fought in
Melbourne
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, Australia on
Peter Maniatis events between 2013 and 2017, training at the Boxingfit Gym in Port Melbourne.
He won the
WBA interim light-flyweight title against
Walter Tello
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via seventh-round
technical knockout
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in
Shanghai
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, China, in front of 15,000 strong crowd on a
Top Rank
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Since its founding, Top Rank has promoted many world class fighters, including M ...
promoted card with Hall of Fame promoter
Bob Arum
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ringside. Audience member, fellow Filipino boxer
Manny Pacquiao
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, jumped into the ring when Petalcorin won the WBA interim title to congratulate him.
Petalcorin trained in Melbourne using a high altitude training scheme with his co-sponsors Altitude Services, led by
Rod Cedaro.
On 24 April 2015 in
Beijing
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, he won his title fight against
Ma Yi Ming by first-round
knockout
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at 1 minute and 45 seconds.
On 10 November 2017 Randy won his fight in the first round by knockout against Oscar Raknafa at Malvern Town Hall in Melbourne.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of southpaw stance boxers
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References
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1991 births
Living people
Filipino male boxers
Sportspeople from Davao City
Boxers from Davao del Sur
Southpaw boxers
Light-flyweight boxers
Flyweight boxers
21st-century Filipino sportsmen