Jerwin Ancajas

Jerwin Juntilla Ancajas (born 1 January 1992) is a Filipino professional boxer. He has held the IBF junior-bantamweight title since 2016. As of January 2021, he is ranked as the world’s fourth-best junior-bantamweight by The Ring magazine[1] and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board[2] and fifth by BoxRec.[3]

Jerwin Ancajas
Ancajas in 2017
Statistics
Real nameJerwin Juntilla Ancajas
Nickname(s)Pretty Boy
Weight(s)Junior-bantamweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach66 12 in (169 cm)
NationalityFilipino
Born (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992
Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins32
Wins by KO22
Losses1
Draws2

Personal life

Jerwin was born and raised in Panabo, a suburb of Davao City, Philippines.[4] He was introduced to boxing in the second grade by his brother, Jesar. Jerwin would go on to win several national championships, including a gold medal at the Palarong Pambansa, before turning pro in 2009, at the age of 17.[5] Jerwin Ancajas has a 90-5 record in the Amateur Boxing.[6]

Professional career

Ancajas made his professional debut on July 2009. Ancajas suffered a loss in his fifteenth pro bout, losing a majority decision to Mark Anthony Geraldo.

He became the IBF junior bantamweight champion when he defeated McJoe Arroyo on September 3, 2016.[7] Ancajas earned just $3,750 for the fight.[8] He entered the fight on an 11-fight win streak.[9] Ancajas comfortably outboxed Arroyo, and dropped him in round 8 to win a unanimous decision.[10]

Ancajas made his first defense on January 29, 2017, beating José Alfredo Rodríguez by technical knockout, after Rodríguez was unable to continue due to injury.[11] Ancajas made a further defense on July 2017, on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn against Teiru Kinoshita. Ancajas battered Kinoshita, opening a cut over his right eye and pummeling him to the body, before dropping him in round 7 with a right hook to the body. Kinoshita beat the count but the referee stopped the fight, giving Ancajas a TKO win.[12] On November 18, 2017, Ancajas defeated Jamie Conlan with a round 6 TKO. Conlan was battered from the first round, going down after a body shot. He was dropped three more times until the referee stopped the fight. Ancajas was deducted a point in round 5 by referee Steve Gray, following a legitimate shot to Conlan's abdomen. With the win, Ancajas made his third successful title defense in 2017, all by technical knockout and in different countries.[13]

In December, it was announced that Ancajas had signed with Top Rank and would make his U.S. debut in February 2018, defending his title against Israel González in Corpus Christi, Texas.[14] On 3 February, 2018, Ancajas would successfully defend his IBF belt in his US debut.[15]

In his next title defence, Ancajas faced IBF #1 ranked title contender Jonas Sultan. Ancajas won the fight comfortably, winning by a wide margin on all three scorecards, namely 119-109, 119-109 and 117-111.[16]

On 29 September, 2018, Ancajas battled IBF #14 Alejandro Santiago Barrios.[17] Barrios proved a tough opponent for the IBF champion, but could only fight to a draw as Ancajas was able to keep his belt.[18]

In his next fight, Ancajas fought #1 IBF contender Ryuichi Funai.[19] Ancajas overmatched Funai for most of the fight, as Funai was able to take some of his best shots, but did not counter Ancajas with any of his own. Ancajas finished his opponent in round seven.[20]

On 7 December, 2019, Ancajas had another successfull title defence, this time against IBF #14 Miguel Gonzalez. Ancajas won via a sixth round TKO.[21]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
35 fights 32 wins 1 loss
By knockout 22 0
By decision 10 1
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
35 Win 32–1–2 Miguel Gonzalez TKO 6 (12), 1:53 7 Dec 2019 Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title
34 Win 31–1–2 Ryuichi Funai RTD 6 (12), 3:00 4 May 2019 Stockton Arena, Stockton, California, US Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title
33 Draw 30–1–2 Alejandro Santiago SD 12 29 Sep 2018 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, US Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title
32 Win 30–1–1 Jonas Sultan UD 12 26 May 2018 Save Mart Center, Fresno, California, US Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title
31 Win 29–1–1 Israel González TKO 10 (12), 1:50 3 Feb 2018 American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, US Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title
30 Win 28–1–1 Jamie Conlan TKO 6 (12), 0:52 18 Nov 2017 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title
29 Win 27–1–1 Teiru Kinoshita TKO 7 (12), 1:53 2 Jul 2017 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title
28 Win 26–1–1 José Alfredo Rodríguez RTD 7 (12), 3:00 29 Jan 2017 Cotai Arena, Macau, SAR Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title
27 Win 25–1–1 McJoe Arroyo UD 12 3 Sep 2016 Jurado Hall, Taguig, Philippines Won IBF junior-bantamweight title
26 Win 24–1–1 Paul Apolinario KO 1 (10), 0:35 13 Nov 2015 Bonifacio Naval Station, Taguig, Philippines
25 Win 23–1–1 Juan Purisima KO 9 (10), 1:57 30 May 2015 Lagao Gym, General Santos City, Philippines
24 Win 22–1–1 Fadhili Majiha KO 3 (8), 1:48 23 Nov 2014 Cotai Arena, Macau, SAR
23 Win 21–1–1 Rachmat Santoso TKO 1 (10), 2:55 23 Aug 2014 Almendras Gym, Davao City, Davao del Sur
22 Win 20–1–1 Petchwanchai Sor Visetkit KO 1 (12), 2:16 3 May 2014 University of SouthEastern Philippines, Davao City, Philippines Won IBF Pan Pacific junior-bantamweight title
21 Win 19–1–1 Inthanon Sithchamuang KO 2 (8), 1:30 22 Feb 2014 Cotai Arena, Macau, SAR
20 Win 18–1–1 Ryan Bongcawil KO 2 (10), 1:58 14 Dec 2013 Lagao Gym, General Santos City, Philippines
19 Win 17–1–1 Armando Casa TKO 4 (8), 0;59 30 Aug 2013 Lucena City Recreational Gym, Lucena, Philippines Won Philippines Luzon Professional Boxing Association bantamweight title
18 Win 16–1–1 Runlong Xu TKO 4 (6) 21 Dec 2012 Haikou, China
17 Win 15–1–1 Miguel Tamayo TKO 10 (10), 2:46 21 Sep 2012 Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay, Philippines
16 Win 14–1–1 John Paul Bautista RTD 3 (10), 3:00 12 Aug 2012 Yñares Sports Arena, Pasig, Philippines
15 Loss 13–1–1 Mark Anthony Geraldo MD 10 17 Mar 2012 Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu, Philippines Lost WBO Asia Pacific Youth junior-bantamweight title
14 Win 13–0–1 Rodel Quilaton UD 12 23 Nov 2011 Imus Plaza, Imus, Philippines
13 Win 12–0–1 Jing Xiang UD 10 27 Aug 2011 People's Stadium, Tianjin, China
12 Win 11–0–1 Jason Egera TKO 8 (10), 2:38 6 Aug 2011 Island Cove, Kawit, Philippines
11 Win 10–0–1 Rex Tito UD 10 16 Apr 2011 SM City Lipa, Lipa, Philippines Won WBO Asia Pacific Youth junior-bantamweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Pit Anacaya UD 10 19 Feb 2011 Imus Plaza, Imus, Philippines
9 Win 8–0–1 Menard Zaragosa UD 10 22 Dec 2010 Imus Sports Gymnasium, Imus, Philippines
8 Win 7–0–1 Julius Agcopra TKO 3 (8), 1:08 20 Nov 2010 Mahinog Gym, Mahinog, Philippines
7 Win 6–0–1 Leo de Guia UD 8 26 Sep 2010 Imus Plaza, Imus, Philippines
6 Win 5–0–1 Redney Quezon TKO 6 (6), 0:27 7 Aug 2010 Maasim, Philippines
5 Win 4–0–1 Leo de Guia UD 6 26 Jun 2010 Barangay Maranding, Lala, Philippines
4 Draw 3–0–1 Ervin Yamo TD 6 15 May 2010 Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
3 Win 3–0 Jimmy Paypa MD 4 25 Sep 2009 Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
2 Win 2–0 Sherwin McDo Lungay TKO 1 (4), 1:02 3 Sep 2009 Polomolok Gym, Polomolok, Philippines
1 Win 1–0 Reynaldo Buluan TKO 1 (4), 0:48 27 Jul 2009 Polanco, Philippines

Titles in boxing

Major World Titles:

  • IBF junior bantamweight title (115 lbs)

Minor Titles:

  • IBF Pan Pacific junior bantamweight title (115 lbs)
  • WBO Asia Pacific Youth junior bantamweight title (115 lbs)
  • Philippines Luzon Professional Boxing Association bantamweight title (118 lbs)

See also

References

  1. "The Ring magazine ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "Rankings". Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. "Boxer Ratings". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  4. Jerwin Ancajas: A Champion Emerges from the Shadows - The Grueling Truth
  5. https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/boxing-mma/158561-boxing-jerwin-ancajas-fight-has-just-begun
  6. Jerwin Ancajas hopes to make "lasting impression" against Israel Gonzalez, stake claim as next great Filipino boxing champion
  7. ABS-CBN Corp. (2016-09-03). "Pinoy boxer Jerwin Ancajas wins IBF Super Flyweight title | ABS-CBN Sports". Sports.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  8. Songalia, Ryan (2014-06-20). "Jerwin Ancajas outpoints McJoe Arroyo - The Ring". Ringtv.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  9. "Jerwin Ancajas set for biggest fight of career as he challenges McJoe Arroyo for IBF title". Spin.Ph. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  10. https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/boxing-mma/145124-ancajas-stuns-arroyo-result
  11. Jerwin Ancajas stops Jose Alfredo Rodriguez » Boxing News
  12. Jerwin Ancajas bloodies, stops Teiru Kinoshita, retains junior bantamweight title
  13. Boxing: Jerwin Ancajas devastates Irish challenger to retain world title | ABS-CBN News
  14. Jerwin Ancajas To Become a Top Rank Fighter, Says Arum - Boxing News
  15. "Ancajas vs Gonzalez - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  16. "Ancajas vs Sultan - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  17. "Ancajas vs Barrios - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  18. "Alejandro Santiago gives Jerwin Ancajas all he can handle in IBF 115-pound title bout draw". The Ring. 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  19. "Ancajas vs Funai - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  20. "Jerwin Ancajas batters Ryuichi Funai, scores 7th round stoppage to retain title". The Ring. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
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