Reymart Grande Gaballo (born 24 August 1996) is a Filipino professional boxer. He held the WBC interim bantamweight title from 2020 to 2021 and previously held the WBA interim bantamweight title in 2018. He also challenged for the WBC bantamweight title in 2021.
Professional career
Gaballo turned professional in 2014 and won 18 consecutive fights before challenging and beating Stephon Young for the WBA interim bantamweight title.[1]
Gaballo vs. Rodríguez
On 19 December 2020, Gaballo fought Emmanuel Rodríguez for the vacant WBC interim bantamweight title. Rodríguez was ranked #1 by the WBC and by The Ring at bantamweight. Despite being outclassed, outboxed and outpunched by Rodríguez in a lopsided contest, the judges gave Gaballo a split-decision win, which was seen as a robbery. One judge saw Rodríguez as the clear winner, scoring it 118–110 in his favor, while the other two judges scored it 116-112 and 115–112 in favor of Gaballo.[2] The fans also found Rodríguez as the clear winner, with 30 scorers on BoxRec averaging a score of 116.57–111.63 in favor of Rodríguez.[3]
Gaballo vs. Donaire
In his next bout, Gaballo challenged Nonito Donaire for the WBC bantamweight title. Donaire started the fight strong, and then proceeded to finish Gaballo in the fourth round with a left hook to the liver from which Gaballo couldn't get up from.[4]
Gaballo vs. Sueno, Bravo
After tasting defeat, Gaballo on his next bout fought compatriot Ricardo Sueno for the vacant WBO Oriental and ABCO Asian Continental bantamweight titles at Lagao Gym, General Santos, where Gaballo made an astonishing 2nd round TKO,[5] on Gaballo's first title defense of the WBO Oriental title against Michael Bravo whom just recently returned to boxing, gave him a close fight ending in an SD win for Gaballo eventually.[6]
Gaballo vs. Paipharob
Prior to the Michael Bravo victory, Gaballo became the mandatory challenger for Jason Moloney's WBO title, Moloney would first defend his title on a rather controversial victory against Saul Sanchez, a month after that, Gaballo made his second defense of the Oriental belt against veteran and former Interim WBA strawweight champion Paipharob Kokietgym, Gaballo makes a quick work out of his Thai foe as he landed the same shot that Donaire made him taste defeat, left punch to the body, ending the bout in 32 seconds.[7] Although Gaballo seemed like the reasonable opponent for Moloney, however, on March 6, 2024, Moloney would be announced to defend his WBO title against Yoshiki Takei.[8]
Gaballo vs. Torres
In April 7, 2024, Gaballo was set to have a keep-busy fight before taking a world championship bout, awaiting for Moloney vs. Takei winner,[9] Gaballo's opponent, Kenbun Torres is an interesting opponent, having a rather lackluster career from 2003 to 2007, amassing a record of 10–2 before retiring until Torres' return in 2016 amassing a record of 12–3, and retiring again, in 2023 he returned again and his first bout was an upset knockout loss against a journeyman but would compose a record of 13–5 before fighting Gaballo,[10] Torres later vowed to make a life-changing victory,[11] and so Torres did, Torres scored a shocking 3 knockdowns against Gaballo en route to a first round TKO loss for Gaballo.[12]
Professional boxing record
| 31 fights | 29 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 24 | 2 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 31 | Win | 29–2 |  James Pagaling
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KO | 3 (10), 2:50 | 18 Dec 2024 | Bula Gymnasium, General Santos, Philippines
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| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Jeny Boy Boca
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TKO | 1 (8), 1:16 | 30 Aug 2024 | Polomolok Gym, Polomolok, Philippines
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| 29 | Loss | 27–2 |  Kenbun Torres
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TKO | 1 (8), 2:33 | 10 May 2024 | Midas Hotel and Casino, Pasay, Philippines
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| 28 | Win | 27–1 |  Paipharob Kokietgym
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KO | 1 (10), 0:32 | 13 Feb 2024 | Midas Hotel and Casino, Pasay, Philippines
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Retained WBO Oriental bantamweight title |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Michael Bravo
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SD | 10 | 27 Jun 2023 | The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex, Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Retained WBO Oriental bantamweight title |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Ricardo Sueno
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TKO | 2 (10), 2:44 | 29 Oct 2022 | Lagao Gym, General Santos, Philippines
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Won vacant WBC Asia Continental and WBO Oriental bantamweight titles |
| 25 | Loss | 24–1 | Nonito Donaire
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KO | 4 (12), 2:59 | 11 Dec 2021 |  Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.
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For WBC bantamweight title |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 |  Emmanuel Rodríguez
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SD | 12 | 19 Dec 2020 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, U.S.
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Won vacant WBC interim bantamweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Kongfah Nakornluang
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TKO | 6 (10), 2:56 | 14 Dec 2019 | Elorde Sports Complex, Parañaque, Philippines
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| 22 | Win | 22–0 |  Yeison Vargas
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TKO | 3 (10), 2:04 | 31 Aug 2019 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
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| 21 | Win | 21–0 |  Yuya Nakamura
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TKO | 2 (10), 1:44 | 9 Feb 2019 | Midas Hotel and Casino, Pasay, Philippines
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| 20 | Win | 20–0 |  Julias Kisarawe
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TKO | 1 (10), 2:25 | 30 Sep 2018 | SM City North EDSA Skydome, Quezon City, Philippines
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| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Stephon Young
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UD | 12 | 23 Mar 2018 | Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
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Won vacant WBA interim bantamweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Ulises Rivero
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TKO | 6 (6), 0:59 | 26 Nov 2017 | Domo Deportivo, Tulum, Mexico
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Ernesto Guerrero
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TKO | 2 (10), 1:58 | 15 Nov 2017 | Hawaii Events Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Jerson Luzarito
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TKO | 2 (8), 0:34 | 4 Dec 2016 | Robinson’s Mall Atrium, General Santos, Philippines
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Manot Comput
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KO | 1 (12), 1:49 | 10 Sep 2016 | Municipal Gymnasium, Tupi, Philippines
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Won vacant WBC-ABC super-bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jilo Merlin
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KO | 4 (8), 1:55 | 26 Jun 2016 | Gaisano Mall Atrium, General Santos, Philippines
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Marlon Arcilla
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TKO | 1 (6), 1:01 | 30 Apr 2016 | Cinema Square Boxing Arena, Makati, Philippines
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Bryan Samson
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KO | 1 (8), 1:28 | 13 Feb 2016 | Gaisano Mall Atrium, General Santos, Philippines
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Romulo Ramayan Jr
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KO | 1 (8), 2:39 | 27 Nov 2015 | Safii Compound Gymnasium, General Santos, Philippines
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Frejun Dela Cruz
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TKO | 1 (6), 2:33 | 26 Sep 2015 | Gaisano Mall Atrium, General Santos, Philippines
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Rocky Alvarez
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TKO | 1 (6), 2:09 | 7 Jun 2015 | Robinson’s Mall Atrium, General Santos, Philippines
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Michael Padayag
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TKO | 1 (6), 1:49 | 8 Mar 2015 | T'Boli Municipal Gym, T'Boli, Philippines
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Paulo Perono
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UD | 6 | 17 Jan 2015 | Oval Plaza Covered Court, General Santos, Philippines
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Rodel Garde
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UD | 4 | 27 Nov 2014 | Safii Compound Gymnasium, General Santos, Philippines
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Zaldy Jordan Jr
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TKO | 2 (4), 1:26 | 13 Sep 2014 | Lagao Gym, General Santos, Philippines
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | George Auguis
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TKO | 1 (4), 0:47 | 2 Jul 2014 | Bula Gymnasium, General Santos, Philippines
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Bryan Dave Casumpang
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KO | 1 (4), 0:40 | 24 May 2014 | Lagao Gym, General Santos, Philippines
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jayson Engalan
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TKO | 1 (4), 1:23 | 20 Mar 2014 | Lagao Gym, General Santos, Philippines
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Kevin Cabonales
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TKO | 1 (4), 0:27 | 2 Feb 2014 | Iligan, Philippines
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See also
References
- ^ "Reymart Gaballo wins wide decision over Stephon Young for 'interim' WBA belt". Ring magazine. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (19 December 2020). "Reymart Gaballo Takes Questionable Split Decision Over Emmanuel Rodriguez". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "BoxRec: Emmanuel Rodriguez vs. Reymart Gaballo scorecards". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Esco, Wil (12 December 2021). "Highlights and results: Nonito Donaire lands fight ending liver shot to stop Reymart Gaballo, wants Naoya Inoue rematch". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Rosal, Glendale (30 October 2022). "Gaballo scores TKO win against Sueno, bags WBO Reg'l title". CebuDailysNews. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ BOXINGSCENE STAFF (19 June 2023). "Reymart Gaballo Overcomes Michael Bravo, Wins Tough Decision". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Siasat, JM (14 February 2024). "Reymart Gaballo makes quick work of Thai foe to defend WBO title". GMA News Online. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Naghten, Tom (6 March 2024). "Jason Moloney vs. Yoshiko Takei: Australian's WBO bantamweight title on the line in Japan". The Sporting News. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Siasat, JM (7 April 2024). "Boxers Marlon Tapales and Reymart Gaballo to see action in Manila". GMA News Online. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "BoxRec: Kenbun Torres' professional boxing record". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ PhilBoxing.com (12 April 2024). "Mexican Boxer Kenbun Torres Promises a Life-Changing Victory in Upcoming Bout with Reymart Gaballo". PhilBoxing. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (10 May 2024). "Gaballo falls vs Mexican in 1st round". PhilStar. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
External links
- Boxing record for Reymart Gaballo from BoxRec (registration required)
- Reymart Gaballo - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live