Tito Abella: Boxing Career and Major Results
Tito Abella was a Filipino professional boxer whose career ran from 1976 to 1985. BoxRec’s profile lists 26 wins, 23 losses and one draw. His best-known bout was a challenge against undefeated WBA junior flyweight champion Yoko Gushiken in Tokyo on October 28, 1979. A contemporary UPI report published by the Cayman Compass says Gushiken stopped Abella in the seventh round during his tenth title defense.
The Gushiken Title Challenge
Gushiken entered the bout undefeated and retained the WBA junior flyweight title with a seventh-round knockout. The UPI account identifies it as his tenth defense, while the WBA light-flyweight title-fight record lists Abella among Gushiken’s challengers and records the knockout in round seven.
Professional Record
Abella continued boxing after the Tokyo title challenge. BoxRec’s bout record documents a professional career from 1976 through 1985, including contests in the Philippines and abroad. Its listed ledger totals 50 bouts: 26 wins, 23 losses and one draw, with 10 victories by knockout.
The Gushiken challenge stands out in Abella’s documented record: it put the Filipino contender opposite an unbeaten world champion in Tokyo. BoxRec’s bout list provides the broader context of a professional career that continued through 1985.
Sources
Career records and reporting: boxrec.com.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
