Fernando Opao (born December 25, 1910, date of death unknown), better known as Young Tommy, was a

bantamweight Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from Ba ...

boxer from the Philippines who went undefeated on his first 18 fights. His first loss came in 1931 against

Newsboy Brown David Montrose (August 17, 1905 – February 18, 1977), better known as Newsboy Brown, was an American boxer who held the World Flyweight Title for eight months in 1928. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Brown as the #7 ranked flyweight ...

for the California State bantamweight title. He was born in

Silay Silay, officially the City of Silay ( hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Silay; ceb, Dakbayan sa Silay; fil, Lungsod ng Silay), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popu ...

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.Young Tommy
, boxrec.com Young Tommy lost against

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in a match for the California State bantamweight title in 1933. In a 1934 rematch with Dado, Young Tommy beat him. Young Tommy fought for the bantamweight world title in 1935, losing to Pablo Dano. Young Tommy bouts list
, boxrec.com In his 86 fights, he won 61 (24 by knockout), lost 16, and drew 9.

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Young Tommy pictured with Jack Johnson
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