Filipino World Boxing Champions
52 world champions · Pancho Villa to the present · Page 1 of 5
WBO
WBC
Melvin Jerusalem
Minimumweight
📅 First title: January 6, 2023
Melvin Oliva Jerusalem (born February 22, 1994) currently holds the WBC mini-flyweight title, a distinction he earned in March 2024. He previously captured the WBO mini-flyweight c…
IBO
Dave Apolinario
Flyweight
📅 First title: July 29, 2022
Dave “Dobermann” Apolinario (born June 20, 1999 in Sarangani, Philippines) is a Filipino southpaw competing at flyweight. Turning pro in 2017, he quickly rose through the ranks wit…
WBC
Mark Magsayo
Featherweight
📅 First title: January 22, 2022
Jessel Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo (born June 22, 1995 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol) is a Filipino professional boxer who held the WBC featherweight title in 2022. A standout amateur wit…
IBF
Rene Mark Cuarto
Flyweight
📅 First title: February 27, 2021
Rene Mark Revillas Cuarto (born August 4, 1996, in Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte), nicknamed “Mighty Mouse”, is a Filipino orthodox boxer who held the IBF mini-flyweight title f…
IBF
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Pedro Taduran
Minimumweight
📅 First title: September 7, 2019
Pedro General Taduran Jr. (born October 29, 1996) is a Filipino professional boxer and two-time IBF mini-flyweight champion, currently holding the title since July 2024 after a pre…
WBO
WBA
Vic Saludar
Light Flyweight
📅 First title: July 13, 2018
Vic Saludar (born November 3, 1990 in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines) is a Filipino professional boxer and former world champion. He held the WBO minimumweight title from 2018 to 2019…
IBO
Michael Dasmariñas
Featherweight
📅 First title: April 20, 2018
Michael Alber “Hot ’N Spicy” Dasmariñas (born August 20, 1992 in Pili, Camarines Sur) is a Filipino southpaw who has fought across the super‑flyweight to featherweight divisions. H…
IBF
IBO
Milan Melindo
Bantamweight
📅 First title: May 21, 2017
Milan Melindo (born February 29, 1988 in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines) is a Filipino professional boxer who captured the IBF and IBO light-flyweight titles in 2017. Known by the nic…
IBF
Jerwin Ancajas
Super Bantamweight
📅 First title: September 3, 2016
Jerwin Juntilla Ancajas (born January 1, 1992) is a Filipino professional boxer who held the IBF junior-bantamweight title from 2016 to 2022. Nicknamed “Pretty Boy,” Ancajas built …
WBO
IBF / WBA
Marlon Tapales
Super Bantamweight
📅 First title: July 27, 2016
Marlon “Nightmare” Tapales (born March 23, 1992 in Tubod, Lanao del Norte, Philippines) is a Filipino professional boxer and two-division world champion. He held the WBO bantamweig…
IBO
Rey Loreto
Light Flyweight
📅 First title: February 1, 2014
Johnrey “Rey” Loreto (born November 10, 1990 in La Trinidad, Benguet) is a Filipino southpaw who competed in the mini‑flyweight and light‑flyweight divisions. Known as the “Hitman,…
WBO
Merlito Sabillo
Bantamweight
📅 First title: July 13, 2013
Merlito “Tiger” Sabillo (born January 19, 1984, in Toboso, Negros Occidental) is a Filipino southpaw who fought professionally from 2008 to 2025. Rising quickly through the minimum…
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Interim World Champions
Filipino fighters who held an interim world title — one step away from undisputed recognition.
