Rustico Torrecampo (born 1 August 1972 in

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) is a retired

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professional

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notable for being the first fighter to defeat

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Personal life

Torrecampo is the fifth of eight siblings and is a

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drop-out, completing just his

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year. His father, Escolastico Torrecampo, Sr., was killed by

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guerrillas in Davao City in 1985. Torrecampo is married to Cecille Camposano; they have three children, Ruscel Carl, Carisa Rose and Rich Cymoun. He lived with his

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. After retiring from boxing, Torrecampo worked at a factory in

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. In 2006, he quit the job and became an ambulant vendor, selling food out of a bicycle cart in Tondo. In 2007, he was wanted for

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in the stabbing death of a garbage truck driver who allegedly hit his food cart, spilling his wares onto the street. In 2011, Torrecampo was out on

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pending court hearings to resolve his case.

Professional boxing career

Torrecampo fought in the

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division from 1993-1997 and retired with 14 wins, 8 losses and 5 draws. On 9 February 1996, he fought

, who at that time held an 11-win, 0-loss record, in

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. Pacquiao failed to make weight and was penalized by being made to wear eight-ounce

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; Torrecampo wore six-ounce gloves. Torrecampo controlled the first two rounds and

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Pacquiao in the third round with a overhand left to the jaw as Pacquiao was coming in. A month after his victory over Pacquiao, Torrecampo broke his left wrist during another boxing match; he never went to a doctor for treatment. He retired in 1997; the improperly-healed fracture leaving a small bone sticking out of his left wrist. Torrecampo's biggest paycheck was a

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30,000.00 purse for a fight in either

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. His purse from the Pacquiao fight earned him Php 6,500.00 and his largest local paycheck was Php 17,000.00 for a bout he lost in

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Return to professional boxing

In 2011, Torrecampo came out of retirement after 14 years. He won his first comeback fight against a younger opponent via a third-round knockout.

Professional boxing record

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, , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win, , 11–4–5, , align=left, Nick Caintoy , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss, , 10–4–5, , align=left, Ritichai Kiatprapas , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win, , 10–3–5, , align=left, Reynante Rojo , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Draw, , 9–3–5, , align=left, Alpong Navaja , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Draw, , 9–3–4, , align=left, Nathan Barcelona , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win, , 9–3–3, , align=left, Marvin Corpuz , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Draw, , 8–3–3, , align=left, Rodel Magallanes , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win, , 8–3–2, , align=left, Chris Galon , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win, , 7–3–2, , align=left, Mario Sajulan , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win, , 6–3–2, , align=left, Rodel Magallanes , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss, , 5–3–2, , align=left, Edmund Villamor , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Draw, , 5–2–2, , align=left, Jun Jun Tomagan , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss, , 5–2–1, , align=left, Ramie Navarrete , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win, , 5–1–1, , align=left, Jun Jun Tomagan , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win, , 4–1–1, , align=left, Baby Lorona Jr , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win, , 3–1–1, , align=left, Bernardo Jun Davalos , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win, , 2–1–1, , align=left, Jun Jun Tomagan , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Win, , 1–1–1, , align=left, Manuel Andales , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Loss, , 0–1–1, , align=left, Ramie Navarrete , , , , align=left, , align=left, , - align=center , Draw, , 0–0–1, , align=left, Julie Tagalog , , , , align=left, , align=left,

References

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