Dennis Laurente (born July 29, 1977) is a Filipino

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. During his younger days, his family migrated to Agusan del Sur. He continued his studies in

Sibagat Sibagat, officially the Municipality of Sibagat ( ceb, Lungsod sa Sibagat; tgl, Bayan ng Sibagat), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,957 people. L ...

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and later in 1997, they migrated again in

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where he had a stint of work in a factory line making durian candy in

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. Later, Laurente joined his parents in

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and did some work in the farm until he went to Manila to live with his uncle. A friend and pro boxer Aljun Corporal brought Laurente to Elorde in 1998. He fights under the care of Johnny S. Elorde, President of the Johnny Elorde Management International, and his wife, Liza Elorde, a boxing care manager.

Professional career

Laurente started as a professional boxer on April 23, 1994, against Alberto Sososco. He won the bout via technical knockout in round 4. He won his first title, the Philippines Games & Amusement Board (GAB) lightweight championship, on August 9, 2000, against veteran fighter Francis Velasquez. The bout was held in Manila and ended by unanimous decision, all in favor of Laurente. On May 4, 2001, he took on Thai boxer Prawet Singwancha but suffered his first ever loss by unanimous decision. The fight was for the PABA lightweight title. Despite the loss, Laurente won the vacant OPBF lightweight title against Yosuke Otsuka in his next bout on November 23, 2001. He defended the title a total of 7 times, but fell short to Chicashi Inada on March 5, 2005. After 3 more fights, Laurente moved to the light welterweight division.

Professional record

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, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , draw, , 14-0-2, , align=left, Nonoy Gonzales , , , , align=left, Mabini Gymnasium, Mabini, Philippines , align=left, Retains Philippines Games & Amusement Board (GAB) lightweight title , - align=center , , win, , 14-0-1, , align=left, Francis Velasquez , , , , align=left, The Flash Grand Ballroom, Elorde Sports Complex, Paranaque City, Philippines , align=left, Won Philippines Games & Amusement Board (GAB) lightweight title , - align=center , , win, , 13-0-1, , align=left, Ariel Neri , , , , align=left, Paranaque City, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 12-0-1, , align=left, Ian Fajardo , , , , align=left, Paranaque City, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 11-0-1, , align=left, Noli Fabroa , , , , align=left, The Flash Grand Ballroom, Elorde Sports Complex, Paranaque City, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 10-0-1, , align=left, Al Jongjong Abao , , , , align=left, Paranaque City, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 9-0-1, , align=left, Bert Andales , , , , align=left, Paranaque City, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 8-0-1, , align=left, James Andiso , , , , align=left, San Jose, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 7-0-1, , align=left, Ronnie dela Costa , , , , align=left, The Flash Grand Ballroom, Elorde Sports Complex, Paranaque City, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 6-0-1, , align=left, Francis Severino , , , , align=left, The Flash Grand Ballroom, Elorde Sports Complex, Paranaque City, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 5-0-1, , align=left, Gary Ordoñez , , , , align=left, The Flash Grand Ballroom, Elorde Sports Complex, Paranaque City, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 4-0-1, , align=left, Harold Smith , , , , align=left, The Flash Grand Ballroom, Elorde Sports Complex, Paranaque City, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 3-0-1, , align=left, Vic Centeno , , , , align=left, The Flash Grand Ballroom, Elorde Sports Complex, Paranaque City, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 2-0-1, , align=left, Junie Gabon , , , , align=left, Butuan, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , draw, , 1-0-1, , align=left, Digoy Esparago , , , , align=left, Socorro, Philippines , align=left, , - align=center , , win, , 1-0-0, , align=left, Alberto Sososco , , , , align=left,

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