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.

Early life

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

Professional career

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Pedro Adigue Jr. with his father

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 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.

File:PedroAdigue1.jpg Pedro Adigue Jr after winning the WBC Jr Welterweight title against Adolph Pruitt of the USA

Death

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

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
65	Loss	37–21–7	Template:Flagicon Alberto Cruz	TKO	5	12/03/1977	Template:Flagicon Manila, Philippines
64	Loss	37–20–7	Template:Flagicon Gideon Toyogon	PTS	12	18/12/1976	Template:Flagicon Balagtas, Bulacan, Philippines	Philippines GAB Welterweight Title.
63	Template:DrawDraw	37–19–7	Template:Flagicon Gideon Toyogon	TD	2	01/09/1976	Template:Flagicon Lucena City, Philippines	Philippines GAB Welterweight Title.
62	Loss	37–19–6	Template:Flagicon Ryu Sorimachi	UD	12	16/02/1976	Template:Flagicon Japan	OPBF Welterweight Title. 53-60, 51-60, 51-60.
61	Template:DrawDraw	37–18–6	Template:Flagicon Fel Pedranza	TD	3	31/10/1975	Template:Flagicon Iloilo City, Philippines	Philippines GAB Welterweight Title.
60	Loss	37–18–5	Template:Flagicon Hector Thompson	PTS	10	17/07/1975	Template:Flagicon Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	40-50.
59	Win	37–17–5	Template:Flagicon Bull Kato	PTS	10	29/03/1975	Template:Flagicon Macao
58	Loss	36–17–5	Template:Flagicon Dan DeGuzman	UD	10	01/02/1975	Template:Flagicon Cabanatuan City, Philippines
57	Loss	36–16–5	Template:Flagicon Antonio Cervantes	KO	5	08/06/1974	Template:Flagicon Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela
56	Win	36–15–5	Template:Flagicon Dan DeGuzman	UD	10	26/01/1974	Template:Flagicon Cabanatuan City, Philippines
55	Loss	35–15–5	Template:Flagicon Chang-Kil Lee	PTS	12	28/09/1973	Template:Flagicon Seoul, South Korea	OPBF Light Welterweight Title.
54	Win	35–14–5	Template:Flagicon Huasai Sithboonlert	PTS	12	25/07/1973	Template:Flagicon Bangkok, Thailand	OPBF Light Welterweight Title.
53	Loss	34–14–5	Template:Flagicon Lion Furuyama	PTS	12	23/04/1973	Template:Flagicon Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan
52	Loss	34–13–5	Template:Flagicon Nicolino Locche	PTS	10	25/01/1973	Template:Flagicon Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
51	Win	34–12–5	Template:Flagicon Takatsune Shimizu	TKO	5	07/07/1972	Template:Flagicon Sport-O-Dome, Agana, Guam
50	Win	33–12–5	Template:Flagicon Lion Furuyama	PTS	10	11/09/1971	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
49	Win	32–12–5	Template:Flagicon Graham Dicker	TKO	7	20/02/1971	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines	Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the seventh round.
48	Win	31–12–5	Template:Flagicon Joe Tamai	KO	4	18/12/1970	Template:Flagicon Manila, Philippines	Tamai knocked out at 2:55 of the fourth round.
47	Win	30–12–5	Template:Flagicon Johnny Infante	TKO	7	19/09/1970	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
46	Loss	29–12–5	Template:Flagicon Eddie Perkins	TKO	5	21/07/1970	Template:Flagicon Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
45	Loss	29–11–5	Template:Flagicon Oscar Albarado	PTS	10	02/06/1970	Template:Flagicon Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
44	Loss	29–10–5	Template:Flagicon Bruno Arcari	UD	15	31/01/1970	Template:Flagicon Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy	WBC World Light Welterweight Title.
43	Win	29–9–5	Template:Flagicon Koichi Wajima	KO	1	30/10/1969	Template:Flagicon Japan	Wajima knocked out at 2:21 of the first round.
42	Loss	28–9–5	Template:Flagicon Adolph Pruitt	TKO	5	18/02/1969	Template:Flagicon Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
41	Win	28–8–5	Template:Flagicon Adolph Pruitt	UD	15	14/12/1968	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines	WBC World Light Welterweight Title.
40	Win	27–8–5	Template:Flagicon Benkei Fujikura	KO	2	29/08/1968	Template:Flagicon Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan	Fujikura knocked out at 2:49 of the second round.
39	Win	26–8–5	Template:Flagicon Hidemori Tsujimoto	PTS	12	07/06/1968	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines	OPBF Lightweight Title.
38	Win	25–8–5	Template:Flagicon Jaguar Kakizawa	PTS	10	27/11/1967	Template:Flagicon Japan
37	Win	24–8–5	Template:Flagicon Rudy Gonzalez	KO	9	07/10/1967	Template:Flagicon Manila, Philippines
36	Win	23–8–5	Template:Flagicon Fujio Mikami	KO	9	31/07/1967	Template:Flagicon Japan	OPBF Lightweight Title.
35	Template:DrawDraw	22–8–5	Template:Flagicon Rene Barrientos	PTS	12	17/02/1967	Template:Flagicon Philippines	OPBF Lightweight Title.
34	Win	22–8–4	Template:Flagicon Rene Barrientos	PTS	12	21/01/1967	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines	OPBF Lightweight Title.
33	Win	21–8–4	Template:Flagicon Charnchai Thairat	PTS	12	17/12/1966	Template:Flagicon Caloocan, Philippines	OPBF Lightweight Title.
32	Win	20–8–4	Template:Flagicon Boo Yong Kang	PTS	12	30/09/1966	Template:Flagicon Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines	OPBF Lightweight Title.
31	Win	19–8–4	Template:Flagicon Rudy Perocho	PTS	12	10/06/1966	Template:Flagicon Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines	Philippines GAB Lightweight Title.
30	Loss	18–8–4	Template:Flagicon Frankie Belma	UD	10	24/03/1966	Template:Flagicon Grand Olympic Auditorium, California, United States	2-6, 0-9, 1-9.
29	Loss	18–7–4	Template:Flagicon Luis Molina	SD	10	09/12/1965	Template:Flagicon San Jose Civic, California, United States
28	Loss	18–6–4	Template:Flagicon Frankie Narvaez	TKO	8	11/10/1965	Template:Flagicon Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico	Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the eighth round.
27	Win	18–5–4	Template:Flagicon Taketeru Yoshimoto	KO	7	19/08/1965	Template:Flagicon Japan
26	Win	17–5–4	Template:Flagicon Carl Penalosa	TKO	7	02/08/1965	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines	Philippines GAB Lightweight Title.
25	Win	16–5–4	Template:Flagicon Arthur Persley	PTS	10	22/05/1965	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
24	Win	15–5–4	Template:Flagicon Noriyoshi Toyoshima	TKO	5	01/02/1965	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
23	Win	14–5–4	Template:Flagicon Ador Plaza	PTS	10	03/10/1964	Template:Flagicon Philippines
22	Win	13–5–4	Template:Flagicon Somkiat Kiatmuangyom	PTS	10	11/04/1964	Template:Flagicon Philippines
21	Template:DrawDraw	12–5–4	Template:Flagicon Yasunobu Takada	PTS	10	09/04/1964	Template:Flagicon Japan
20	Loss	12–5–3	Template:Flagicon Yoshiaki Numata	PTS	10	12/03/1964	Template:Flagicon Japan
19	Template:DrawDraw	12–4–3	Template:Flagicon Ric Penalosa	PTS	10	08/03/1964	Template:Flagicon Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
18	Win	12–4–2	Template:Flagicon Taketeru Yoshimoto	PTS	10	12/01/1964	Template:Flagicon Riki Sports Palace, Tokyo, Japan
17	Loss	11–4–2	Template:Flagicon Tsunetomi Miyamoto	PTS	10	15/12/1963	Template:Flagicon Japan
16	Loss	11–3–2	Template:Flagicon Teruo Kosaka	PTS	10	24/11/1963	Template:Flagicon Japan
15	Loss	11–2–2	Template:Flagicon Carl Penalosa	PTS	12	20/09/1963	Template:Flagicon Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines	Philippines GAB Lightweight Title.
14	Win	11–1–2	Template:Flagicon Boo Yong Kang	PTS	10	03/08/1963	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
13	Win	10–1–2	Template:Flagicon Buenventura Abulencia	PTS	10	15/06/1963	Template:Flagicon Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines
12	Win	9–1–2	Template:Flagicon Ador Plaza	PTS	10	20/04/1963	Template:Flagicon Manila, Philippines
11	Win	8–1–2	Template:Flagicon Dick Carlos	PTS	8	16/02/1963	Template:Flagicon Manila, Philippines
10	Win	7–1–2	Template:Flagicon Ray Tupas	KO	5	22/12/1962	Template:Flagicon Quezon City, Philippines
9	Win	6–1–2	Template:Flagicon Young Cading	KO	2	24/11/1962	Template:Flagicon Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
8	Win	5–1–2	Template:Flagicon Eddie Castro	PTS	6	22/09/1962	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
7	Win	4–1–2	Template:Flagicon Sonny Espanol	PTS	6	07/09/1962	Template:Flagicon Manila, Philippines
6	Template:DrawDraw	3–1–2	Template:Flagicon Del Kid Rosario	PTS	4	01/08/1962	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
5	Win	3–1–1	Template:Flagicon Del Kid Rosario	PTS	4	30/06/1962	Template:Flagicon Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
4	Loss	2–1–1	Template:Flagicon Del Kid Rosario	PTS	4	29/04/1962	Template:Flagicon Manila, Philippines
3	Win	2–0–1	Template:Flagicon Manny Burton	KO	3	13/04/1962	Template:Flagicon Manila, Philippines
2	Win	1–0–1	Template:Flagicon Mac Valdez	KO	2	25/03/1962	Template:Flagicon Manila, Philippines
1	Template:DrawDraw	0–0–1	Template:Flagicon Rod Doligon	PTS	4	18/02/1962	Template:Flagicon Nichols Field, Pasay, Philippines

See also

• List of world light-welterweight boxing champions
• List of Filipino boxing world champions

External links

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