Rolando Bohol (born December 25, 1965) is a Filipino former

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and actor. He competed from 1984 to 1994, holding the IBF

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title in 1988, and challenged once for the IBF

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title in 1994.

Professional career

Bohol turned professional in 1984 and got a draw on his first match. After 15 matches (13 wins and 2 draws), Bohol lost to Dadoy Andujar by a 10-round decision on September 29, 1985. His first fight outside home soil took place in Sokcho South Korea against Joon Huh on July 20, 1986. Eleven bouts later, he won the IBF Flyweight title on January 16, 1988, by defeating

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in Manila and regained the world title back for the Philippines. Bohol defended the title successfully by defeating Cho-Woon Park by unanimous decision on May 6, 1988. Then, he lost it to

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in London, England on October 5, 1988. In the same year, he starred in the sports drama film '' Kambal Na Kamao: Madugong Engkwentro'' directed by

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. Bohol won the

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Super Flyweight title against Thailand's Maphai Narachavat by a knock-out in 6 rounds. He successfully defended the title by defeating former International Boxing Federation IBF World Fyweight champion Jong-Kwan Chung on August 4, 1989. In that same year, he lost the title against Tatsuya Sugi. He would later avenge this loss against Sugi via a tenth round knock-out in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 21, 1994. In late 1990, Bohol was cast in the lead role of Elias for the "Puso ng Basura" episode of the television program ''24 Oras''. After a major car accident in Honolulu, Hawaii, which propelled Rolando's retirement plans quicker than he expected, Bohol moved to Las Vegas in 2006. Rolando Bohol currently owns an Internet electronics store operating from

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, where he resides.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

Retired website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bohol, Rolando 1965 births Living people Flyweight boxers World boxing champions World flyweight boxing champions International Boxing Federation champions Southpaw boxers Boxers from Negros Occidental Filipino male boxers Super-flyweight boxers Bantamweight boxers