Richie Mepranum (born May 5, 1987) is a

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professional

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and current WBO Oriental flyweight champion.

Fighting style

A fine boxer and a skilled counter-puncher, Mepranum is considered one of the Philippines' best kept secrets.

Professional career

Flyweight

Mepranum made his professional debut on August 31, 2005, defeating fellow Filipino boxer Leovimil Florentino by KO in Magpet, Cotabato (del Norte), Philippines. The Filipino boxer won the WBO Oriental flyweight title on June 14, 2006 against previously unbeaten Joma Funda. The bout was held at the Maasim Gym in Maasim, Sarangani, Philippines; Mepranum won the bout by unanimous decision with the scores of 119-109, 119-109 and 120-108. Mepranum suffered his first loss on September 14, 2007, against

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boxer

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at the Potawattana Saenee School, Ratchaburi, Thailand. Kaovichit won by unanimous decision with the scores of 116-112, 115-113, 116-112. Kaovichit became a world champion a year later, in a bout against

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for the WBA World Flyweight title. He bounced back by defeating

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. On March 12, 2010, Mepranum fought against Mexico's unbeaten Hernan "Tyson" Marquez (27-0; 20 KO) at the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine, Texas, United States. The Filipino boxer defeated Marquez with an impressive unanimous decision, with the scores of 99-91, 96-94, 98-92. In June 2010, Mepranum fought for the vacant WBO Flyweight title relinquished by Argentina's

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. The Filipino boxer took on Mexico's

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(31-5-1; 24 KO) on June 12, 2010 at the Convention Center in Puebla, Mexico. Miranda was a veteran fighter with 37 fights and has fought for a world title twice which the Mexican failed to win. Mepranum was defeated by TKO in round 5 and Miranda was crowned WBO flyweight champion. The bout did not start well for Miranda. The Mexican, however, took the pace in the next round, sending Mepranum down twice to the canvas, once in the 4th round and once in the fifth. The referee stopped the fight after the second knockdown, to avoid any more punishment. Mepranum's next fight was held on November 13, 2010, on the undercard of the

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boxing match. His opponent was Anthony Villareal, who lost to

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in January 2010. The Sarangani native won the bout by split decision.

Professional boxing record

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, RTD , 4 (10), , 16 Sep 2017 , align=left, , , - , 38 , Loss , 31–6–1 , align=left, Luis Nery , TKO , 2 (10), , 22 Oct 2016 , align=left, , , - , 37 , Loss , 31–5–1 , align=left,

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, RTD , 8 (12), , 23 Apr 2016 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 36 , Win , 31–4–1 , align=left, Marjhun Tabamo , TKO , 6 (12) , 14 Nov 2015 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 35 , Win , 30–4–1 , align=left, Jetly Purisima , UD , 10 , 14 Aug 2015 , align=left, , , - , 34 , Win , 29–4–1 , align=left, Jomar Ministerio , TKO , 5 (10), , 15 Feb 2015 , align=left, , , - , 33 , Win , 28–4–1 , align=left, Albert Alcoy , UD , 8 , 27 Sep 2014 , align=left, , , - , 32 , Loss , 27–4–1 , align=left,

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, UD , 10 , 24 Mar 2012 , align=left, , , - , 28 , Win , 25–2–1 , align=left, Rigoberto Casillas , UD , 8 , 27 Oct 2011 , align=left, , , - , 27 , Win , 24–2–1 , align=left, Valentin Leon , UD , 6 , 24 Sep 2011 , align=left, , , - , 26 , Win , 23–2–1 , align=left, Anthony Villareal , SD , 6 , 13 Nov 2010 , align=left, , , - , 25 , Loss , 22–2–1 , align=left,

, TKO , 5 (12), , 12 Jun 2010 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 24 , Win , 22–1–1 , align=left,

, UD , 10 , 12 Mar 2010 , align=left, , , - , 23 , Win , 21–1–1 , align=left, Ernie Marquez , SD , 6 , 14 Nov 2009 , align=left, , , - , 22 , Win , 20–1–1 , align=left, Cesar Lopez , UD , 6 , 6 Dec 2008 , align=left, , , - , 21 , Win , 19–1–1 , align=left, Lowie Bantigue , UD , 8 , 27 Jul 2008 , align=left, , , - , 20 , Win , 18–1–1 , align=left, Juma Fundi , UD , 12 , 14 Jun 2008 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 19 , Win , 17–1–1 , align=left, Roldan Malinao , TKO , 1 (10), , 30 Apr 2008 , align=left, , , - , 18 , Win , 16–1–1 , align=left, Allan Ranada , UD , 10 , 15 Jan 2008 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 17 , Win , 15–1–1 , align=left,

, SD , 8 , 2 Dec 2007 , align=left, , , - , 16 , Loss , 14–1–1 , align=left,

, UD , 12 , {14 Sep 2007 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 15 , Win , 14–0–1 , align=left, Philip Parcon , MD , 10 , 4 Aug 2007 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 14 , Win , 13–0–1 , align=left, Philip Parcon , SD , 10 , 19 Jun 2007 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 13 , Win , 12–0–1 , align=left, Noel Veronque , TKO , 7 (10), , 10 Feb 2007 , align=left, , , - , 12 , Win , 11–0–1 , align=left, Rex Madrid , UD , 10 , 8 Dec 2006 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 11 , Win , 10–0–1 , align=left, Flash Villacura , TKO , 6 (10) , 25 Nov 2006 , align=left, , , - , 10 , Win , 9–0–1 , align=left, Nelson Guindolan , UD , 10 , 29 Sep 2006 , align=left, , , - , 9 , Win , 8–0–1 , align=left, Nelson Llanos , UD , 8 , 6 Sep 2006 , align=left, , , - , 8 , Win , 7–0–1 , align=left, Rex Madrid , UD , 8 , 28 Jul 2006 , align=left, , , - , 7 , Draw , 6–0–1 , align=left, Efren Huesca , MD , 6 , 2 Jul 2006 , align=left, , , - , 6 , Win , 6–0 , align=left, Rodel Lamela , UD , 8 , 24 May 2006 , align=left, , , - , 5 , Win , 5–0 , align=left, Joe Galamition , UD , 6 , 25 Mar 2006 , align=left, , , - , 4 , Win , 4–0 , align=left, Roland Gepollo , UD , 4 , 18 Mar 2006 , align=left, , , - , 3 , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Rommel Verdijo , KO , 3 (6), , 14 Jan 2006 , align=left, , , - , 2 , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Jose Samson Martin , UD , 4 , 5 Nov 2005 , align=left, , , - , 1 , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Leovimil Florentino , KO , 1 (4) , 31 Aug 2005 , align=left, ,

Titles in boxing

Regional titles

*PBF(Philippines Boxing Federation) Flyweight title - December 8 2006 * WBO Oriental Flyweight title - June 14 2008 *

IBF The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...

Pan Pacific Super Bantanweight title - June 1 2019

Minor world titles

WBU The World Boxing Union (WBU) was a boxing sanctioning body. The original WBU was founded in January 1995 by IBF European representative, boxing journalist, actor and former holder of the title of Britain's heaviest man Jon W. Robinson. It sa ...

(Germany) Super Flyweight title - November 14 2015

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mepranum, Richie 1987 births Living people Light-flyweight boxers Flyweight boxers People from Sarangani Southpaw boxers Filipino male boxers