| Rolando Navarrete | |
| Nickname: | Bad Boy from Dadiangas |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 5 in |
| Reach: | 65+1/2 in |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Birth Date: | February 14, 1957 |
| Birth Place: | General Santos, Philippines |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 74 |
| Wins: | 56 |
| Ko: | 33 |
| Losses: | 15 |
| Draws: | 3 |
Rolando Navarrete (born February 14, 1957) is a Filipino former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1991. He held the WBC super featherweight title from August 1981 and May 1982.
A fine boxer, Navarrete had a good talent and was known for his hard-hitting punches.Known to be a slugger and one of the greatest Filipino knockout artists.
He first fought for a world title in 1980 against Alexis Argüello but lost by TKO to the legendary champion. On August 29, 1981, he would win the WBC Super featherweight title by knocking out popular fellow southpaw Cornelius Boza-Edwards in the 5th round of a title match held in Italy. He later defended the title against unknown Choi Chung-Il of Korea, stopping the gritty challenger in the 11th round of a controversial bout held in Manila in January 1982. In his second title defense four months later in Las Vegas, Nevada, Navarrete took on Rafael "Bazooka" Limón. The champion led on all scorecards before getting knocked out by Limón in the 12th round. Thereafter, Navarrete's career went downhill and he would never again figure in big-money fights. In 1984, he was convicted of sexual assault and served three years in a Hawaiian prison.[1]
After his release in March 1988,[1] Navarrete went back to the Philippines and embarked on several comeback fights. In one of those fights, he would exact revenge on his old tormentor Limón, winning by decision in a 10-round bout. During his comeback, he was cast alongside fellow boxer Rolando Bohol by comic book writer Carlo J. Caparas in his boxing film , which was released in mid-1988.[2] A series of losses against local fighters and unranked contenders later forced him to retire for good.
Navarrete currently lives in General Santos. A series of failed relationships with different women gave him a total of seven children. One of his sons, Rolando Jr., who fights under his mother's name Rolando Dy, is a professional mixed martial artist.[3] [4]
Troubles outside the ring left Navarrete with no money and the former world champion now sells fish that, according to him, earn him 800 pesos (about 16 dollars) a day.[5] [6] He still trains nowadays with a heavy bag in his home.
He spent three years in a United States prison for rape. Navarrete was also recently involved in various police complaints for wife battery and drugs.
On February 14, 2008, Navarrete, was pronounced out of danger, after being stabbed in the neck by Racman Saliling, a tenant at the boarding house he owns in Bula, General Santos, using an ice pick. Navarrete was also involved in two previous attacks: in 2005, he was hit with a steel pipe by a female neighbor and in 2006, a security guard clubbed his leg with a shotgun at a fishing port.
He is ranked the 9th best super featherweight champion in history, by the World Boxing Council. In 2007, Navarrete was included in "Kamao", an episode of award winning program Sine Totoo, which received the RP's first and only George Foster Peabody Award, the equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize.[7]
"Kamao", presented the sports of boxing and featured the story of the former world featherweight champion.
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Loss | 56-15-3 | William Magahin | TKO | 6 (10) | Jul 31, 1991 | |||
| 73 | Loss | 56-14-3 | Bernabe Aliping | UD | 10 | Jun 8, 1991 | |||
| 72 | Loss | 56-13-3 | Tae Jin Moon | TKO | 9 (10), | Jul 20, 1990 | |||
| 71 | Win | 56-12-3 | Ayuthaya Sithphakamron | KO | 7 (10) | May 18, 1990 | |||
| 70 | Loss | 55-12-3 | Ramon Marchena Jr. | TD | 5 (12) | Feb 17, 1990 | |||
| 69 | Loss | 55-11-3 | Tae Jin Moon | KO | 6 (10) | Oct 13, 1989 | |||
| 68 | Win | 55-10-3 | Thongberm Lukmatulee | KO | 3 (10) | Jul 11, 1989 | |||
| 67 | Win | 54-10-3 | Ken Carter | TKO | 1 (10), | Apr 22, 1989 | |||
| 66 | Win | 53-10-3 | Dawthong Chuvatana | TKO | 1 (10), | Feb 18, 1989 | |||
| 65 | Win | 52-10-3 | Rafael Limón | UD | 10 | Dec 23, 1988 | |||
| 64 | Win | 51-10-3 | Jin-Shik Choi | TKO | 6 (10), | Nov 5, 1988 | |||
| 63 | Win | 50-10-3 | Bisenti Santoso | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 16, 1988 | |||
| 62 | Win | 49-10-3 | Muhammed Juhari | UD | 10 | Jul 22, 1988 | |||
| 61 | Win | 48-10-3 | Elmer Leonardo | TKO | 2 (10) | May 6, 1988 | |||
| 60 | Loss | 47-10-3 | Mario Martinez | TKO | 5 (10), | Jun 23, 1984 | |||
| 59 | Win | 47-9-3 | Dennis Talbot | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 12, 1983 | |||
| 58 | Win | 46-9-3 | Ignacio Jimenez | TKO | 6 (10), | Jun 28, 1983 | |||
| 57 | Win | 45-9-3 | Saul Mayren | TKO | 6 (10), | Jan 28, 1983 | |||
| 56 | Win | 44-9-3 | Young-Se Oh | TKO | 8 (10) | Sep 10, 1982 | |||
| 55 | Loss | 43-9-3 | Rafael Limón | KO | 12 (15), | May 29, 1982 | |||
| 54 | Win | 43-8-3 | Choi Chung-il | KO | 11 (15), | Jan 16, 1982 | |||
| 53 | Win | 42-8-3 | Cornelius Boza-Edwards | KO | 5 (15), | Aug 29, 1981 | |||
| 52 | Win | 41-8-3 | Blaine Dickson | UD | 10 | Jul 21, 1981 | |||
| 51 | Win | 40-8-3 | Johnny Sato | UD | 12 | May 19, 1981 | |||
| 50 | Win | 39-8-3 | Arturo Leon | UD | 10 | Apr 18, 1981 | |||
| 49 | Win | 38-8-3 | Refugio Rojas | UD | 10 | Apr 7, 1981 | |||
| 48 | Loss | 37-8-3 | Hector Cortez | UD | 10 | Mar 10, 1981 | |||
| 47 | Win | 37-7-3 | Rocky Ramon | TKO | 8 (10), | Jan 20, 1981 | |||
| 46 | Loss | 36-7-3 | Alexis Argüello | RTD | 4 (15), | Apr 27, 1980 | |||
| 45 | Win | 36-6-3 | Jerome Artis | TKO | 7 (10), | Apr 1, 1980 | |||
| 44 | Win | 35-6-3 | Frank Ahumada | UD | 10 | Jan 18, 1980 | |||
| 43 | Win | 34-6-3 | Abdul Bey | TKO | 7 (10), | Dec 18, 1979 | |||
| 42 | Win | 33-6-3 | Blazer Okubo | TKO | 3 (10), | Oct 9, 1979 | |||
| 41 | Win | 32-6-3 | Miguel Meza | TKO | 7 (10), | Aug 28, 1979 | |||
| 40 | Win | 31-6-3 | Jose Torres | UD | 10 | Jul 24, 1979 | |||
| 39 | Win | 30-6-3 | Frankie Duarte | UD | 10 | Jun 19, 1979 | |||
| 38 | Draw | 29-6-3 | Thanomchit Sukhothai | PTS | 10 | Mar 18, 1979 | |||
| 37 | Win | 29-6-2 | Rey Tam | KO | 4 (10) | Feb 16, 1979 | |||
| 36 | Win | 28-6-2 | Pete Alferez | TKO | 2 (10) | Jan 7, 1979 | |||
| 35 | Win | 27-6-2 | Nene Jun | UD | 12 | Sep 30, 1978 | |||
| 34 | Win | 26-6-2 | Fernando Cabanela | UD | 12 | Aug 19, 1978 | |||
| 33 | Win | 25-6-2 | Nene Jun | MD | 10 | Jul 15, 1978 | |||
| 32 | Win | 24-6-2 | Tony Jumao-As | TKO | 4 (10) | May 27, 1978 | |||
| 31 | Loss | 23-6-2 | Johnny Sato | TKO | 8 (10) | Dec 31, 1977 | |||
| 30 | Loss | 23-5-2 | Thanomchit Sukhothai | TKO | 9 (10) | Sep 2, 1977 | |||
| 29 | Win | 23-4-2 | Ric Quijano | PTS | 10 | Aug 12, 1977 | |||
| 28 | Loss | 22-4-2 | Yung-Shik Kim | SD | 12 | Jun 16, 1977 | |||
| 27 | Win | 22-3-2 | Mario Odias | UD | 10 | Jan 29, 1977 | |||
| 26 | Win | 21-3-2 | Yung-Shik Kim | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 13, 1976 | |||
| 25 | Win | 20-3-2 | Renato Paulino | KO | 4 (10) | Sep 25, 1976 | |||
| 23 | Win | 19-3-2 | Pol Ladeza | TKO | 1 (10) | Aug 21, 1976 | |||
| 23 | Win | 18-3-2 | San Sacristan | TKO | 7 (10) | Jul 31, 1976 | |||
| 22 | Loss | 17-3-2 | Paul Ferreri | PTS | 10 | Jun 26, 1976 | |||
| 21 | Win | 17-2-2 | Dommy Marolena | UD | 10 | May 15, 1976 | |||
| 20 | Win | 16-2-2 | Bernabe Villacampo | TKO | 2 (10) | Jan 31, 1976 | |||
| 19 | Loss | 15-2-2 | Fernando Cabanela | UD | 12 | Oct 1, 1975 | |||
| 18 | Win | 15-1-2 | Danny Reyes | TKO | 6 (10) | Aug 31, 1975 | |||
| 17 | Win | 14-1-2 | Go Mifune | TKO | 2 (10) | Aug 1, 1975 | |||
| 16 | Win | 13-1-2 | Rey Naduma Jr. | TKO | 3 (10) | Jun 14, 1975 | |||
| 15 | Win | 12-1-2 | San Sacristan | KO | 4 (10) | Mar 14, 1975 | |||
| 14 | Win | 11-1-2 | Conrado Vasquez | UD | 12 | Feb 15, 1975 | |||
| 13 | Win | 10-1-2 | Rene Cruz Jr. | TKO | 7 (10) | Jan 24, 1975 | |||
| 12 | Win | 9-1-2 | Dodo Quilario | MD | 10 | Nov 29, 1974 | |||
| 11 | Win | 8-1-2 | Willie Abenir | UD | 10 | Oct 18, 1974 | |||
| 10 | Loss | 7-1-2 | Roberto Cinco | MD | 10 | Jul 20, 1974 | |||
| 9 | Draw | 7-0-2 | Julius Gonzaga | PTS | 10 | Jun 12, 1974 | |||
| 8 | Win | 7-0-1 | Mar Belimac | TKO | 6 (6) | Dec 22, 1973 | |||
| 7 | Win | 6-0-1 | Ernie Sun | TKO | 2 (8) | Nov 24, 1973 | |||
| 6 | Draw | 5-0-1 | Jimmie Verongue | PTS | 8 | Nov 10, 1973 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5-0 | Cris Espinosa | UD | 8 | Oct 13, 1973 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4-0 | Abdul Maratan | UD | 6 | Jun 23, 1973 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Cris Espinosa | DQ | ? (6) | Apr 14, 1973 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Quirino Peligro | UD | 6 | Mar 24, 1973 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Eddie Clementos | UD | 4 | Feb 17, 1973 |