| Richie Mepranum | |
| Realname: | Richie Mepranum |
| Nickname: | Magnum |
| Height: | 165cm |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Weight: | Flyweight |
| Birth Date: | May 5, 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 46 |
| Wins: | 36 |
| Ko: | 11 |
| Losses: | 9 |
| Draws: | 1 |
Richie Mepranum (born May 5, 1987) is a Filipino professional boxer.
A fine boxer and a skilled counter-puncher, Mepranum is considered one of the Philippines' best kept secrets.[1]
Mepranum made his professional debut on August 31, 2005, defeating fellow Filipino boxer Leovimil Florentino by KO in Magpet, Cotabato (del Norte), Philippines.
The Filipino boxer won the WBO Oriental flyweight title on June 14, 2006 against previously unbeaten Joma Funda. The bout was held at the Maasim Gym in Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines; Mepranum won the bout by unanimous decision with the scores of 119-109, 119-109 and 120-108.
Mepranum suffered his first loss on September 14, 2007, against Thai boxer Denkaosan Kaovichit at the Potawattana Saenee School, Ratchaburi, Thailand. Kaovichit won by unanimous decision with the scores of 116-112, 115-113, 116-112. Kaovichit became a world champion a year later, in a bout against Japan's Takefumi Sakata for the WBA World Flyweight title. He bounced back by defeating Rocky Fuentes by split decision.[2]
On March 12, 2010, Mepranum fought against Mexico's unbeaten Hernan "Tyson" Marquez (27-0; 20 KO) at the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine, Texas, United States. The Filipino boxer defeated Marquez with an impressive unanimous decision, with the scores of 99-91, 96-94, 98-92.
In June 2010, Mepranum fought for the vacant WBO Flyweight title relinquished by Argentina's Omar Andrés Narváez.[3] The Filipino boxer took on Mexico's Julio César Miranda (31-5-1; 24 KO) on June 12, 2010 at the Convention Center in Puebla, Mexico.[4] [5] Miranda was a veteran fighter with 37 fights and has fought for a world title twice which the Mexican failed to win. Mepranum was defeated by TKO in round 5 and Miranda was crowned WBO flyweight champion.[6] The bout did not start well for Miranda. The Mexican, however, took the pace in the next round, sending Mepranum down twice to the canvas, once in the 4th round and once in the fifth. The referee stopped the fight after the second knockdown, to avoid any more punishment.
Mepranum's next fight was held on November 13, 2010, on the undercard of the Pacquiao vs. Margarito boxing match. His opponent was Anthony Villareal, who lost to Milan Melindo in January 2010. The Sarangani native won the bout by split decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Win | 37–9–1 | Dexter Alimento | RTD | 1 (6), | 9 Mar 2023 | |||
| 46 | Loss | 36–9–1 | Sam Goodman | TKO | 6 (10), | 22 Dec 2021 | |||
| 45 | Win | 36–8–1 | Nicardo Calamba | KO | 2 (6) | 29 Oct 2021 | |||
| 44 | Win | 35–8–1 | Jetly Purisima | KO | 2 (6), | small | 2 Dec 2019 | ||
| 43 | Loss | 34–8–1 | Ludumo Lamati | RTD | 10 (12), | 28 Jul 2019 | |||
| 42 | Win | 34–7–1 | Sen Chen | MD | 10 | 1 Jun 2019 | |||
| 41 | Win | 33–7–1 | Rodel Tejares | MD | 6 | 29 Jul 2018 | |||
| 40 | Win | 32–7–1 | Jestonie Makiputin | KO | 2 (8), | 25 Mar 2018 | |||
| 39 | Loss | 31–7–1 | Arthur Villanueva | RTD | 4 (10), | 16 Sep 2017 | |||
| 38 | Loss | 31–6–1 | Luis Nery | TKO | 2 (10), | 22 Oct 2016 | |||
| 37 | Loss | 31–5–1 | Carlos Cuadras | RTD | 8 (12), | 23 Apr 2016 | |||
| 36 | Win | 31–4–1 | Marjhun Tabamo | TKO | 6 (12) | 14 Nov 2015 | |||
| 35 | Win | 30–4–1 | Jetly Purisima | UD | 10 | 14 Aug 2015 | |||
| 34 | Win | 29–4–1 | Jomar Ministerio | TKO | 5 (10), | 15 Feb 2015 | |||
| 33 | Win | 28–4–1 | Albert Alcoy | UD | 8 | 27 Sep 2014 | |||
| 32 | Loss | 27–4–1 | Juan Francisco Estrada | RTD | 9 (12), | 26 Apr 2014 | |||
| 31 | Win | 27–3–1 | Phupha Por Nobnom | RTD | 4 (10), | 22 Deb 2014 | |||
| 30 | Win | 26–3–1 | Jessie Tuyor | UD | 10 | 20 Jul 2013 | |||
| 29 | Loss | 25–3–1 | Hernán Márquez | UD | 10 | 24 Mar 2012 | |||
| 28 | Win | 25–2–1 | Rigoberto Casillas | UD | 8 | 27 Oct 2011 | |||
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Valentin Leon | UD | 6 | 24 Sep 2011 | |||
| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Anthony Villareal | SD | 6 | 13 Nov 2010 | |||
| 25 | Loss | 22–2–1 | Julio César Miranda | TKO | 5 (12), | 12 Jun 2010 | |||
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Hernán Márquez | UD | 10 | 12 Mar 2010 | |||
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Ernie Marquez | SD | 6 | 14 Nov 2009 | |||
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Cesar Lopez | UD | 6 | 6 Dec 2008 | |||
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Lowie Bantigue | UD | 8 | 27 Jul 2008 | |||
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Juma Fundi | UD | 12 | 14 Jun 2008 | |||
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Roldan Malinao | TKO | 1 (10), | 30 Apr 2008 | |||
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Allan Ranada | UD | 10 | 15 Jan 2008 | |||
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Rocky Fuentes | SD | 8 | 2 Dec 2007 | |||
| 16 | Loss | 14–1–1 | Denkaosan Kaovichit | UD | 12 | 14 Sep 2007 | |||
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Philip Parcon | MD | 10 | 4 Aug 2007 | |||
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Philip Parcon | SD | 10 | 19 Jun 2007 | |||
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Noel Veronque | TKO | 7 (10), | 10 Feb 2007 | |||
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Rex Madrid | UD | 10 | 8 Dec 2006 | |||
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Flash Villacura | TKO | 6 (10) | 25 Nov 2006 | |||
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Nelson Guindolan | UD | 10 | 29 Sep 2006 | |||
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Nelson Llanos | UD | 8 | 6 Sep 2006 | |||
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Rex Madrid | UD | 8 | 28 Jul 2006 | |||
| 7 | Draw | 6–0–1 | Efren Huesca | MD | 6 | 2 Jul 2006 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Rodel Lamela | UD | 8 | 24 May 2006 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Joe Galamition | UD | 6 | 25 Mar 2006 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Roland Gepollo | UD | 4 | 18 Mar 2006 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Rommel Verdijo | KO | 3 (6), | 14 Jan 2006 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jose Samson Martin | UD | 4 | 5 Nov 2005 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Leovimil Florentino | KO | 1 (4) | 31 Aug 2005 |