Robert Paradero: Boxing Career and Notable Fights
Robert “Inggo” Paradero is a Filipino minimumweight boxer from Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. In 2018, he retained the WBO Asia Pacific Youth minimumweight title with a unanimous decision over Royder Lloyd Borbon, according to the Philippine News Agency.
World-title challenges
Paradero challenged fellow Filipino Vic Saludar for the vacant WBA regular minimumweight title in February 2021. Saludar won by split decision. The WBA and GMA News both reported the result, while a pre-fight report by Philstar described Paradero as undefeated at the time.
Later that year, Paradero challenged WBA champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong in Phuket, Thailand. Niyomtrong stopped him in the fifth round. Philstar reported that Paradero’s father, Federico, had died shortly before the bout.
Further career results
The Borbon victory came at the Manolo Fortich Municipal Gymnasium in Bukidnon on April 3, 2018. Paradero had entered with sixteen wins and no defeats, eleven by stoppage, and was already ranked first by the WBO. Borbon represented Cebu’s Omega Gym, making the eight-round bout a domestic test for the highly ranked prospect. His later championship fight with Saludar took place at Biñan Football Stadium on February 20, 2021. The scorecards split sharply: two judges favored Saludar by 115–113 and 116–112, while the third gave Paradero a 118–110 advantage. Saludar’s two winning cards secured the vacant regular championship. That title existed alongside the WBA super championship held by Niyomtrong, whom Paradero later challenged separately. The two 2021 bouts were therefore against different WBA titleholders, in different countries and with different endings. The first reached the full twelve rounds in the Philippines, while the second ended inside the distance in Thailand.
Paradero had won the vacant youth belt against Ronie Tanallon in Cagayan de Oro in 2016. His next three victories came by stoppage against Charlie Malupangue, Jong Sabellina and Ian Ligutan, building the unbeaten record he carried into the Borbon defense.
Sources
- Philippine News Agency: Paradero retains WBO Asia Pacific Youth title
- Philstar: Paradero ignores the stats ahead of title fight
- WBA: Saludar defeats Paradero for interim title
- GMA News: Saludar edges Paradero for WBA title
- Philstar: Niyomtrong stops Paradero in Phuket
Additional sources: https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/vic-saludar-edges-robert-paradero-win-vacant-secondary-wba-strawweight-title; https://philboxing.com/story-135205
