Dadoy Andujar’s International Schedule Brought a WBC
Dadoy Andujar challenged Victor Rabanales for the WBC bantamweight championship at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood on January 25, 1993. Rabanales retained the title by unanimous decision.
Career highlights
The Filipino boxer’s recorded professional career began in April 1984. His later international assignments included a split-decision defeat to Scotty Olson in Montana and a technical knockout victory over Eddie Cook in Arizona in 1991.
Andujar then faced Junior Jones for the USBA bantamweight championship at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City on December 12, 1991. Jones won by technical knockout in the ninth round.
After the world-title opportunity
After losing to Rabanales, Andujar stopped Bonnie Balientos in General Santos City in October 1993. His final listed appearance was a knockout defeat to Eddie Croft at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in November 1994.
His compiled career record contains forty victories, thirteen defeats and two draws across fifty-five professional contests.
Andujar’s route to those American assignments included wins across the Philippines. In 1990, he knocked out Romeo Opriasa in Cagayan de Oro and Petchainart Donjadee in Davao City. He also beat Miguel Pina by majority decision at Sacramento’s Arco Arena in June 1991. A stoppage victory over Welgie Leonora in General Santos followed in July 1992, before the Rabanales challenge.
Sources
- BoxerList: Andujar’s career record and dated opponents
- The Ring / Anson Wainwright: Jones’s USBA championship victory over Andujar
- Boxing Meikan: Rabanales–Andujar WBC championship result
