# Rolando Pascua

Rolando Pascua (born Rolando Tomongtong; November 19, 1965) is a Filipino former professional boxer. He held the WBC light-flyweight title from 1990 to 1991 and challenged for the IBF super-flyweight title in 1993.

## Professional boxing career

Pascua debuted as a professional boxer on August 3, 1986, outpointing Eddie Dulay after four rounds in Pasay. Pascua built a record of 14 wins without a loss, with 3 wins by knockout, before facing 18 wins, 1 loss Jum Hwan Choi at Choi's hometown of Seoul, South Korea on January 28, 1988. Despite dropping the local in round six, Pascua lost a ten-round split decision to lose his condition as an undefeated fighter.
Pascua followed that first defeat with three wins in a row, over Triffon Torralba, Romy Austria and Jun Altarejos but then was surprisingly beaten by 0–1 Paul Badilla and by Rolando Protacio; these losses were both on points as Pascua lost to Badilla by ten round unanimous decision and to Protacio by eight rounds unanimous decision. Pascua then won two in a row, against Roger de Rama by ten round majority decision and Joseph Pacling by third-round technical knockout before facing world-ranked Rey Paciones, who was 22–2–3 (3 ties) with 5 knockouts coming into their bout. On August 19, 1989, Paciones defeated Pascua by ten rounds unanimous decision at Tagum City.
Pascua won 5 of his next six bouts, the exception being a loss by ten round unanimous decision at the hands of Napa Kiatwanchai, to become ranked by the WBC. He was matched to challenge WBC world champion Humberto González on December 19, 1990, at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California, United States in what also constituted Pascua's first professional bout in the United States. Gonzalez was undefeated and untied in 30 bouts and was being considered for an unification super fight with the equally undefeated International Boxing Federation world champion Michael Carbajal, but Pascua, who only had 8 knockout wins among his 24 victories in 29 fights and was not considered a very hard puncher, caused an upset when he dethroned the world champion by a stirring, sixth-round knockout to win the WBC light-flyweight title.
For his first defense, Pascua returned to the Great Western Forum, this time to meet Melchor Cob Castro, who with 30 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws was challenging for a world title for the first time and beat Pascua by tenth-round technical knockout on March 25, 1991.
After losing to Cob Castro, Pascua's career followed a pattern of highs and lows. He won six in a row right after that defeat, but then was defeated by undefeated (26–0) Yoon-Un Jin on October 23, 1992, at Seoul. Pascua again recuperated by putting another modest winning streak, reaching three wins in a row, which included avenging his early loss to Rey Paciones by 12th-round technical knockout on February 20, 1993, to win the Philippine Games and Amusement Board's national super-flyweight title.
Pascua then challenged Chatchai Sasakul for the WBC's international flyweight title but lost by unanimous 12-round decision at Bangkok on April 28, 1993, but he followed that loss with a win over Dodie Boy Peñalosa, a former world champion, by 10-round unanimous decision at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay on July 17.
After a fight in Japan in which Pascua defeated Hiroshi Kobayashi (an 8 wins, 8 losses and 1 tie boxer not to be confused with an earlier world champion boxer of the same name) by ten rounds unanimous decision on October 15, 1993, in Morioka, Pascua was once again ranked worldwide, this time by the IBF, and allowed to challenge for a world title, this time the IBF super-flyweight title which at the time was held by Mexican Julio Cesar Borboa, 20 wins and 4 losses coming into their fight. Pascua-Borboa, fought on November 26, 1993, at the Coliseo in Hermosillo, Mexico, was a war; Pascua almost became a two-time world champion when he dropped the Mexican boxer in round two but lost the fight when the champion dropped him and knocked him out in the fifth.
Pascua then lost 15 of his next 24 fights, including defeats at the hands of Samson Dutch Boy Gym, Gerry Penalosa (who thus avenged his brother Dodie's earlier loss to Pascua), Raffy Montalban in defense of Pascua's PGAB's national super-flyweight title, and Johnny Bredahl in a challenge for the minority recognized, International Boxing Organization bantamweight title (a first-round knockout loss) on March 29, 1996, at the Brøndby Halle in Brøndby, Denmark. Pascua was also defeated by Veerapol Sahaprom.
Pascua's final fight as a professional came against 7–2 Mapichit Utaiawee, a boxer Pascua had previously defeated, but on September 12, 1999, Utaiawee outpointed Pascua over twelve rounds, causing Pascua to retire afterward and never return to professional boxing.

## Professional boxing record

| 70 fights | 45 wins | 25 losses |
| By knockout | 17 | 12 |
| By decision | 28 | 13 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 70 | Loss | 45–25 | Mapichit Uttaitawee | PTS | 12 | 12 Sep 1999 | Pattaya, Thailand | |
| 69 | Loss | 45–24 | Rey Llagas | TKO | 5 (10), 2:10 | 5 Mar 1999 | Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 68 | Loss | 45–23 | Tomohito Higashijima | SD | 10 | 18 Oct 1998 | Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan | |
| 67 | Loss | 45–22 | Puma Toguchi | SD | 10 | 29 Jun 1998 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 66 | Loss | 45–21 | Saen Sor Ploenchit | UD | 10 | 1 May 1998 | Kanchanaburi Province Stadium, Kanchanaburi, Thailand | |
| 65 | Win | 45–20 | Mapichit Uttaitawee | KO | 6 (6) | 27 Feb 1998 | Specially Built Arena, Ko Samui, Thailand | |
| 64 | Loss | 44–20 | Masahiko Nakamura | KO | 2 (10), 2:20 | 10 Jan 1998 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 63 | Loss | 44–19 | Loon Pantasi | TKO | 8 (10) | 21 Nov 1997 | Sawananan School, Sawankhalok, Sukhothai, Thailand | |
| 62 | Win | 44–18 | Juanito Boy Cuma | UD | 10 | 2 Oct 1997 | Imus Plaza Covered Court, Imus, Philippines | |
| 61 | Win | 43–18 | Archie Anoos | SD | 10 | 30 Aug 1997 | Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines | |
| 60 | Loss | 42–18 | Anupong Saohin Srisuk | UD | 10 | 6 Jun 1997 | Nakornthong Parkview, Bangbuathong, Thailand | |
| 59 | Loss | 42–17 | Veeraphol Sahaprom | UD | 10 | 7 Apr 1997 | New Worlde Shopping Center, Nonthaburi, Thailand | |
| 58 | Win | 42–16 | Kasamana Silehu | TKO | 5 (10) | 10 Mar 1997 | Traders Hotel, Manila, Philippines | |
| 57 | Loss | 41–16 | Loon Pantasi | TKO | 8 (10) | 22 Nov 1996 | Provincial Stadium, Surin, Thailand | |
| 56 | Loss | 41–15 | Johnny Bredahl | KO | 1 (12) | 29 Mar 1996 | Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark | For IBO bantamweight title |
| 55 | Loss | 41–14 | Raffy Montalban | TKO | 10 (12) | 9 Feb 1996 | Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines | Lost PGAB super flyweight title |
| 54 | Win | 41–13 | Juanito Boy Cuma | UD | 12 | 28 Sep 1995 | Araneta Center, Quezon City, Philippines | Retained PGAB super flyweight title |
| 53 | Win | 40–13 | Suvatchai Chalermsri | UD | 10 | 8 Jul 1995 | Araneta Center, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 52 | Loss | 39–13 | Gerry Peñalosa | KO | 8 (10), 1:40 | 8 Apr 1995 | Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines | |
| 51 | Loss | 39–12 | Samson Dutch Boy Gym | KO | 8 (12), 2:28 | 8 Jan 1995 | Central Stadium, Phrae Thailand | |
| 50 | Win | 39–11 | Anupong Saohin Srisuk | UD | 10 | 10 Dec 1994 | General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines | |
| 49 | Win | 38–11 | Kid Refamonte | TKO | 6 (12) | 30 Sep 1994 | Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines | Retained PGAB super flyweight title |
| 48 | Loss | 37–11 | Thanomsak Sithbaobay | TKO | 4 (10) | 23 Apr 1994 | Channel 7 Studios, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 47 | Win | 37–10 | Mauro Saucelo | UD | 12 | 19 Feb 1994 | Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines | Retained PGAB super flyweight title |
| 46 | Loss | 36–10 | In Shik Go | SD | 12 | 30 Jan 1994 | Prince Hotel, Daegu, South Korea | For vacant OPBF super flyweight title |
| 45 | Loss | 36–9 | Julio César Borboa | TKO | 5 (12), 2:58 | 16 Nov 1993 | Coliseo, Hermosillo, Mexico | For IBF super flyweight title |
| 44 | Win | 36–8 | Hiroshi Kobayashi | UD | 10 | 15 Oct 1993 | Morioka, Iwate, Japan | |
| 43 | Win | 35–8 | Dodie Boy Peñalosa Sr. | UD | 10 | 17 Jul 1993 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City, Philippines | |
| 42 | Loss | 34–8 | Chatchai Sasakul | UD | 12 | 28 Apr 1993 | Bangkok, Thailand | For WBC International flyweight title |
| 41 | Win | 34–7 | Rey Paciones | TKO | 12 (12) | 20 Feb 1993 | Tagum City, Davao del Norte | Won PGAB super flyweight title |
| 40 | Win | 33–7 | Yuiknari Oshiro | TKO | 9 (10) | 10 Dec 1992 | Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan | |
| 39 | Win | 32–7 | Toshio Aikawa | TKO | 9 (10), 1:05 | 14 Nov 1992 | Ōdate, Akita, Japan | |
| 38 | Loss | 31–7 | Yoon Un Jin | KO | 7 (10), 2:44 | 23 Aug 1992 | Munhwa Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea | |
| 37 | Win | 31–6 | Edwin Projo | UD | 10 | 18 Jul 1992 | Bansud, Mindoro Oriental, Philippines | |
| 36 | Win | 30–6 | Chang Kyu Chang | TD | 8 (10) | 18 Jan 1992 | Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 35 | Win | 29–6 | Kaaj Chartbandit | UD | 10 | 26 Oct 1991 | Baguio College Foundation Gym, Baguio, Philippines | |
| 34 | Win | 28–6 | Mario Parcon | KO | 2 (10) | 21 Sep 1991 | Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, Philippines | |
| 33 | Win | 27–6 | Rocky Marcial | PTS | 10 | 20 Jul 1991 | Cebu, Philippines | |
| 32 | Win | 26–6 | Michael Ebo Danquah | TKO | 3 (10), 0:57 | 15 Jun 1991 | Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines | |
| 31 | Loss | 25–6 | Melchor Cob Castro | TKO | 10 (12), 1:59 | 25 Mar 1991 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Lost WBC light flyweight title |
| 30 | Win | 25–5 | Humberto González | KO | 6 (12), 2:24 | 19 Dec 1990 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. | Won WBC light flyweight title |
| 29 | Win | 24–5 | Jaime Banggot | UD | 10 | 21 Jul 1990 | Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 28 | Win | 23–5 | Ernie Gulla | TKO | 3 (10) | 27 Apr 1990 | Pasay City Sports Complex, Pasay City, Philippines | |
| 27 | Loss | 22–5 | Napa Kiatwanchai | UD | 10 | 30 Jan 1990 | Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 26 | Win | 22–4 | Fernando Baja | TKO | 9 (10) | 30 Dec 1989 | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 25 | Win | 21–4 | Obet Maamo | UD | 10 | 30 Nov 1989 | Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines | |
| 24 | Win | 20–4 | Warlito Franco | UD | 10 | 30 Sep 1989 | General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines | |
| 23 | Loss | 19–4 | Rey Paciones | UD | 10 | 19 Aug 1989 | Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 22 | Win | 19–3 | Joseph Pacling | TKO | 3 (10) | 6 May 1989 | Don Pacoy Ortega Gym, San Fernando City, Philippines | |
| 21 | Win | 18–3 | Roger de Rama | MD | 10 | 1 Mar 1989 | Elorde Sports Center, Parañaque City, Philippines | |
| 20 | Loss | 17–3 | Rolando Protacio | UD | 8 | 23 Dec 1988 | Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines | |
| 19 | Loss | 17–2 | Paul Badilla | UD | 10 | 26 Nov 1988 | University of Baguio Gym, Baguio City, Philippines | |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Jun Altarejos | TKO | 6 (10) | 30 Sep 1988 | Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Romy Austria | TKO | 9 (10) | 28 Aug 1988 | Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Triffon Torralba | UD | 10 | 20 Feb 1988 | Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | Loss | 14–1 | Choi Jum-hwan | SD | 10 | 28 Jan 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Simson Tana | UD | 10 | 16 Dec 1987 | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Cris Ramos | TKO | 4 (10) | 24 Oct 1987 | Balanga City, Bataan, Philippines | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Leopard Ari | UD | 10 | 5 Sep 1987 | Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Mario Parcon | UD | 10 | 30 Aug 1987 | Balanga City, Bataan, Philippines | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Emil Romano | UD | 10 | 27 Jun 1987 | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Perez Junior | UD | 10 | 9 Apr 1987 | Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ross Canedo | UD | 10 | 21 Feb 1987 | Naic, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Mario Aliguin | TKO | 5 (8) | 31 Jan 1987 | Elorde Sports Center, Parañaque City, Philippines | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Mario Aliguin | UD | 8 | 27 Dec 1986 | Elorde Sports Center, Parañaque City, Philippines | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Bobby Arcillas | MD | 8 | 16 Dec 1986 | Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Felix Benedicto | UD | 6 | 15 Nov 1986 | Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, Philippines | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Roger de Rama | MD | 6 | 23 Oct 1986 | Pasay City Sports Complex, Pasay City, Philippines | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mel Perez | TKO | 2 (4) | 12 Sep 1986 | International Youth Center, Olongapo City, Philippines | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Eddie Dulay | UD | 4 | 3 Aug 1986 | Pasay City Sports Complex, Pasay City, Philippines | |