Rommel Asenjo: The Exciting Filipino Minimumweight Boxer
Filipino southpaw Rommel “Little Assassin” Asenjo built his career in the minimumweight and light-flyweight divisions. His profile lists Pigcawayan, Cotabato, as his hometown, and records 24 knockouts among his 32 wins. BoxRec’s boxer record and PhilBoxing’s profile provide career details.
Boxing career and major results
The clip is labeled as Asenjo’s 2015 challenge against Juan Francisco Estrada. The WBO’s official result says Estrada retained his flyweight title by stopping Asenjo in round three at 0:43; the WBA likewise reported a third-round stoppage in the bout for the WBA and WBO flyweight belts.
Asenjo won the vacant WBO Oriental minimumweight title on May 23, 2009, stopping Tanzania’s Sadiki Abdulazizi in the first round, according to contemporary Philippine boxing coverage and the bout record listed by Boxerlist.
His first world-title opportunity came on April 30, 2011, against WBO minimumweight champion Raúl García in Mexico City. García stopped him in the third round, retaining the title; BoxingScene’s report and PhilBoxing’s coverage document the result.
Asenjo continued boxing after those title challenges. His latest bout listed in the records reviewed here was an April 25, 2026 loss to Seok So Yang by stoppage in the fourth round. The available profiles list Asenjo at 32 wins, eight losses and 24 knockouts; records can change as new bouts are added.
Sources
- BoxRec: Rommel Asenjo record
- PhilBoxing: Rommel Asenjo profile
- Boxerlist: Rommel Asenjo bout record
- Boxing Davao: May 2009 coverage
- BoxingScene: García stops Asenjo in 2011
- WBO: Official Estrada–Asenjo result
- WBA: Estrada–Asenjo title defense report
- Tapology: Seok So Yang–Rommel Asenjo bout
Career records and reporting: tapology.com.
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Boxing, Boxing History
