Pedro Adigue

Pedro Adigue, Jr (November 16, 1943 – November 20, 2003) was a world champion boxer. He came from the small town of Bontod in Palanas, Masbate, the Philippines.

Pedro Adigue
Statistics
Real namePedro Adigue, Jr.
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Nationality Filipino
Born(1943-11-16)November 16, 1943
Bontod, Palanas, Masbate, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Died20 November 2003
Manila, Philippines
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights64
Wins36
Wins by KO15
Losses21
Draws7
No contests0

Early life

Pedro was born on November 16, 1943 in Bontod, Masbate, Philippines

Professional career

Adigue became a professional boxer on February 18, 1962. After 14 bouts (11 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws), he fought Carl Peñalosa for the Philippine lightweight title but lost on points. Adigue challenged Peñalosa again for the same title on August 2, 1965 but this time won by knockout in the 7th round. He defended his crown once with a decision win over Rudy Perucho June 10, 1966.

He then won the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight title on September 30, 1966 and has defended it five times.

He then won the vacant WBC light welterweight championship in 1968 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines, when he defeated Adolph Pruitt. In his first defense on January 31, 1970, he lost the title to Bruno Arcari by a unanimous decision. He won the OPBF light welterweight title in 1973. Adigue retired in 1977.

Pedro Adigue Jr after winning the WBC Jr Welterweight title against Adolph Pruitt of the USA
Pedro Adigue Jr. with his father
Pedro Adigue Jr taking a break during his work-out

Death

Pedro died on November 20, 2003 in Rizal Medical Center, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines due to matastasized throat cancer.

Professional boxing record
36 Wins (15 knockouts, 21 decisions), 21 Losses (5 knockouts, 16 decisions), 7 Draws[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 5-4-4 Alberto "The Ship" Cruz TKO 5 12/03/1977 Manila, Philippines
Loss 0-0-1 Gideon Toyogon PTS 12 18/12/1976 Balagtas, Bulacan, Philippines Philippines GAB Welterweight Title.
Draw -- Gideon Toyogon TD 2 01/09/1976 Lucena City, Philippines Philippines GAB Welterweight Title.
Loss 48-9-4 Ryu Sorimachi UD 12 16/02/1976 Tokyo, Japan OPBF Welterweight Title. 53-60, 51-60, 51-60.
Draw 24-14-4 Fel Pedranza TD 3 31/10/1975 Iloilo City, Philippines Philippines GAB Welterweight Title.
Loss 52-4-2 Hector Thompson PTS 10 17/07/1975 Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 40-50.
Win 17-5-1 Bull Kato PTS 10 29/03/1975 Macao, China
Loss 1-0 Dan DeGuzman UD 10 01/02/1975 Cabanatuan City, Philippines
Loss 67-9-3 Antonio Cervantes KO 5 08/06/1974 Maracay, Venezuela
Loss 20-1 Chang-Kil Lee PTS 12 27/09/1973 Seoul, South Korea OPBF Light Welterweight Title.
Win 4-2 Huasai Sithboonlert PTS 12 25/07/1973 Bangkok, Thailand OPBF Light Welterweight Title.
Loss 28-5-2 Lion Furuyama PTS 12 23/04/1973 Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan
Loss 108-3-14 Nicolino Locche PTS 10 25/01/1973 Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Win 13-4 Takatsune Shimizu TKO 5 07/07/1972 Agana, Guam
Win 22-4-2 Lion Furuyama PTS 10 11/09/1971 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 40-20-5 Graham Dicker TKO 7 20/02/1971 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the seventh round.
Win 13-7-2 Joe Tamai KO 4 18/12/1970 Manila, Philippines Tamai knocked out at 2:55 of the fourth round.
Win 16-10-5 Johnny Infante TKO 7 19/09/1970 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Loss 56-14-2 Eddie Perkins TKO 5 21/07/1970 Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 32-3 Oscar Albarado PTS 10 02/06/1970 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 36-2 Bruno Arcari UD 15 31/01/1970 Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy WBC World Light Welterweight Title.
Win 12-0 Koichi Wajima KO 1 30/10/1969 Tokyo, Japan Wajima knocked out at 2:21 of the first round.
Loss 27-8-2 Adolph Pruitt TKO 5 18/02/1969 Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win 27-7-2 Adolph Pruitt UD 15 14/12/1968 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines WBC World Light Welterweight Title.
Win 26-5-2 Benkei Fujikura KO 2 29/08/1968 Tokyo, Japan Fujikura knocked out at 2:49 of the second round.
Win 28-11-3 Hidemori Tsujimoto PTS 12 07/06/1968 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines OPBF Lightweight Title.
Win 20-0-1 Jaguar Kakizawa PTS 10 27/11/1967 Tokyo, Japan
Win 21-7-5 Rudy Gonzalez KO 9 07/10/1967 Manila, Philippines
Win 44-20-6 Fujio Mikami KO 9 31/07/1967 Tokyo, Japan OPBF Lightweight Title. Mikami knocked out at 1:43 of the ninth round.
Draw 19-3 Rene "El Presidente" Barrientos PTS 12 17/02/1967 Cebu, Philippines OPBF Lightweight Title.
Win 19-2 Rene "El Presidente" Barrientos PTS 12 21/01/1967 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines OPBF Lightweight Title.
Win 1-2-1 Charnchai Thairat PTS 12 17/12/1966 Caloocan City, Philippines OPBF Lightweight Title.
Win 22-6-4 Boo Yong Kang PTS 12 30/09/1966 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines OPBF Lightweight Title.
Win 4-6-1 Rudy Perocho PTS 12 10/06/1966 Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines Philippines GAB Lightweight Title.
Loss 12-5-4 Frankie Belma UD 10 24/03/1966 Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States 2-6, 0-9, 1-9.
Loss 30-8 Luis "Flying" Molina SD 10 09/12/1965 San Jose, California, United States
Loss 24-3-1 Frankie Narvaez TKO 8 11/10/1965 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the eighth round.
Win 25-14-6 Taketeru Yoshimoto KO 7 19/08/1965 Tokyo, Japan
Win 8-7-4 Carl Penalosa TKO 7 02/08/1965 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines Philippines GAB Lightweight Title.
Win 77-18-3 Arthur Persley PTS 10 22/05/1965 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 20-10-4 Noriyoshi Toyoshima TKO 5 01/02/1965 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 9-8-5 Ador Plaza PTS 10 03/10/1964 Rizal, Philippines
Win 5-7-3 Somkiat Kiatmuangyom PTS 10 11/04/1964 Luzon, Philippines
Draw 4-3 Yasunobu Takada PTS 10 09/04/1964 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 15-0 Yoshiaki Numata PTS 10 12/03/1964 Tokyo, Japan
Draw 7-2-1 Ric Penalosa PTS 10 08/03/1964 Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
Win 20-8-6 Taketeru Yoshimoto PTS 10 12/01/1964 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 25-10-5 Tsunetomi Miyamoto PTS 10 15/12/1963 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 55-7-1 Teruo Kosaka PTS 10 24/11/1963 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 3-2 Carl Penalosa PTS 12 20/09/1963 Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines Philippines GAB Lightweight Title.
Win 5-1-2 Boo Yong Kang PTS 10 03/08/1963 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 2-1 Buenventura Abulencia PTS 10 15/06/1963 Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
Win 4-7-3 Ador Plaza PTS 10 20/04/1963 Manila, Philippines
Win 1-5-3 Dick Carlos PTS 8 16/02/1963 Manila, Philippines
Win 1-1-1 Ray Tupas KO 5 22/12/1962 Quezon City, Philippines
Win 6-0 Young Cading KO 2 24/11/1962 Manila, Philippines
Win 1-2 "Fast" Eddie Castro PTS 6 22/09/1962 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 0-4 Sonny Espanol PTS 6 07/09/1962 Manila, Philippines
Draw 1-1 Del Kid Rosario PTS 4 01/08/1962 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Win 1-0 Del Kid Rosario PTS 4 30/06/1962 Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Loss -- Del Kid Rosario PTS 4 29/04/1962 Manila, Philippines
Win -- Manny Burton KO 3 13/04/1962 Manila, Philippines
Win -- Mac Valdez KO 2 25/03/1962 Manila, Philippines
Draw -- Rod Doligon PTS 4 18/02/1962 Nichols Field, Pasay City, Philippines

References
  1. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=10289&cat=boxer
Preceded by
Takeshi Fuji
Stripped		 WBC Light Welterweight Champion
14 Dec 1968– 31 Jan 1970		 Succeeded by
Bruno Arcari
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