# Pedro Adigue

Pedro Adigue Jr. (November 16, 1943 – November 20, 2003) was a world champion boxer. He came from the small town of Bontod in Palanas, Masbate, the Philippines.

## Early life

Pedro was born on November 16, 1943, in Bontod, Masbate, Philippines.

## Professional career

Adigue became a professional boxer on February 18, 1962. After 14 bouts (11 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws), he fought Carl Peñalosa for the Philippine lightweight title but lost on points. Adigue challenged Peñalosa again for the same title on August 2, 1965, but this time won by knockout in the 7th round. He defended his crown once with a decision win over Rudy Perucho June 10, 1966.
He then won the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight title on September 30, 1966, and defended it five times.
He then won the vacant WBC light welterweight championship in 1968 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines, when he defeated Adolph Pruitt. In his first defense on January 31, 1970, he lost the title to Bruno Arcari by a unanimous decision. He won the OPBF light welterweight title in 1973. Adigue retired in 1977.
* Pedro Adigue Jr after winning the WBC Jr Welterweight title against Adolph Pruitt of the USA

## Death

Pedro died on November 20, 2003, in Rizal Medical Center, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines due to metastasized throat cancer.

## Professional boxing record

| 65 fights | 37 wins | 21 losses |
| By knockout | 15 | 5 |
| By decision | 22 | 16 |
| Draws | 7 | 7 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 65 | Loss | 37–21–7 | Alberto Cruz | TKO | 5 | 12/03/1977 | Manila, Philippines | |
| 64 | Loss | 37–20–7 | Gideon Toyogon | PTS | 12 | 18/12/1976 | Balagtas, Bulacan, Philippines | Philippines GAB Welterweight Title. |
| 63 | Draw | 37–19–7 | Gideon Toyogon | TD | 2 | 01/09/1976 | Lucena City, Philippines | Philippines GAB Welterweight Title. |
| 62 | Loss | 37–19–6 | Ryu Sorimachi | UD | 12 | 16/02/1976 | Japan | OPBF Welterweight Title. 53-60, 51-60, 51-60. |
| 61 | Draw | 37–18–6 | Fel Pedranza | TD | 3 | 31/10/1975 | Iloilo City, Philippines | Philippines GAB Welterweight Title. |
| 60 | Loss | 37–18–5 | Hector Thompson | PTS | 10 | 17/07/1975 | Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 40-50. |
| 59 | Win | 37–17–5 | Bull Kato | PTS | 10 | 29/03/1975 | Macao | |
| 58 | Loss | 36–17–5 | Dan DeGuzman | UD | 10 | 01/02/1975 | Cabanatuan City, Philippines | |
| 57 | Loss | 36–16–5 | Antonio Cervantes | KO | 5 | 08/06/1974 | Maestranza Cesar Giron, Maracay, Venezuela | |
| 56 | Win | 36–15–5 | Dan DeGuzman | UD | 10 | 26/01/1974 | Cabanatuan City, Philippines | |
| 55 | Loss | 35–15–5 | Chang-Kil Lee | PTS | 12 | 28/09/1973 | Seoul, South Korea | OPBF Light Welterweight Title. |
| 54 | Win | 35–14–5 | Huasai Sithboonlert | PTS | 12 | 25/07/1973 | Bangkok, Thailand | OPBF Light Welterweight Title. |
| 53 | Loss | 34–14–5 | Lion Furuyama | PTS | 12 | 23/04/1973 | Nihon University Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 52 | Loss | 34–13–5 | Nicolino Locche | PTS | 10 | 25/01/1973 | Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 51 | Win | 34–12–5 | Takatsune Shimizu | TKO | 5 | 07/07/1972 | Sport-O-Dome, Agana, Guam | |
| 50 | Win | 33–12–5 | Lion Furuyama | PTS | 10 | 11/09/1971 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 49 | Win | 32–12–5 | Graham Dicker | TKO | 7 | 20/02/1971 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | Referee stopped the bout at 2:41 of the seventh round. |
| 48 | Win | 31–12–5 | Joe Tamai | KO | 4 | 18/12/1970 | Manila, Philippines | Tamai knocked out at 2:55 of the fourth round. |
| 47 | Win | 30–12–5 | Johnny Infante | TKO | 7 | 19/09/1970 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 46 | Loss | 29–12–5 | Eddie Perkins | TKO | 5 | 21/07/1970 | Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 45 | Loss | 29–11–5 | Oscar Albarado | PTS | 10 | 02/06/1970 | Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 44 | Loss | 29–10–5 | Bruno Arcari | UD | 15 | 31/01/1970 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy | WBC World Light Welterweight Title. |
| 43 | Win | 29–9–5 | Koichi Wajima | KO | 1 | 30/10/1969 | Japan | Wajima knocked out at 2:21 of the first round. |
| 42 | Loss | 28–9–5 | Adolph Pruitt | TKO | 5 | 18/02/1969 | Hawaii International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 41 | Win | 28–8–5 | Adolph Pruitt | UD | 15 | 14/12/1968 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | WBC World Light Welterweight Title. |
| 40 | Win | 27–8–5 | Benkei Fujikura | KO | 2 | 29/08/1968 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Fujikura knocked out at 2:49 of the second round. |
| 39 | Win | 26–8–5 | Hidemori Tsujimoto | PTS | 12 | 07/06/1968 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | OPBF Lightweight Title. |
| 38 | Win | 25–8–5 | Jaguar Kakizawa | PTS | 10 | 27/11/1967 | Japan | |
| 37 | Win | 24–8–5 | Rudy Gonzalez | KO | 9 | 07/10/1967 | Manila, Philippines | |
| 36 | Win | 23–8–5 | Fujio Mikami | KO | 9 | 31/07/1967 | Japan | OPBF Lightweight Title. |
| 35 | Draw | 22–8–5 | Rene Barrientos | PTS | 12 | 17/02/1967 | Philippines | OPBF Lightweight Title. |
| 34 | Win | 22–8–4 | Rene Barrientos | PTS | 12 | 21/01/1967 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | OPBF Lightweight Title. |
| 33 | Win | 21–8–4 | Charnchai Thairat | PTS | 12 | 17/12/1966 | Caloocan, Philippines | OPBF Lightweight Title. |
| 32 | Win | 20–8–4 | Boo Yong Kang | PTS | 12 | 30/09/1966 | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines | OPBF Lightweight Title. |
| 31 | Win | 19–8–4 | Rudy Perocho | PTS | 12 | 10/06/1966 | Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines | Philippines GAB Lightweight Title. |
| 30 | Loss | 18–8–4 | Frankie Belma | UD | 10 | 24/03/1966 | Grand Olympic Auditorium, California, United States | 2-6, 0-9, 1-9. |
| 29 | Loss | 18–7–4 | Luis Molina | SD | 10 | 09/12/1965 | San Jose Civic, California, United States | |
| 28 | Loss | 18–6–4 | Frankie Narvaez | TKO | 8 | 11/10/1965 | Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Referee stopped the bout at 1:12 of the eighth round. |
| 27 | Win | 18–5–4 | Taketeru Yoshimoto | KO | 7 | 19/08/1965 | Japan | |
| 26 | Win | 17–5–4 | Carl Penalosa | TKO | 7 | 02/08/1965 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | Philippines GAB Lightweight Title. |
| 25 | Win | 16–5–4 | Arthur Persley | PTS | 10 | 22/05/1965 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 24 | Win | 15–5–4 | Noriyoshi Toyoshima | TKO | 5 | 01/02/1965 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 23 | Win | 14–5–4 | Ador Plaza | PTS | 10 | 03/10/1964 | Philippines | |
| 22 | Win | 13–5–4 | Somkiat Kiatmuangyom | PTS | 10 | 11/04/1964 | Philippines | |
| 21 | Draw | 12–5–4 | Yasunobu Takada | PTS | 10 | 09/04/1964 | Japan | |
| 20 | Loss | 12–5–3 | Yoshiaki Numata | PTS | 10 | 12/03/1964 | Japan | |
| 19 | Draw | 12–4–3 | Ric Penalosa | PTS | 10 | 08/03/1964 | Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines | |
| 18 | Win | 12–4–2 | Taketeru Yoshimoto | PTS | 10 | 12/01/1964 | Riki Sports Palace, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 17 | Loss | 11–4–2 | Tsunetomi Miyamoto | PTS | 10 | 15/12/1963 | Japan | |
| 16 | Loss | 11–3–2 | Teruo Kosaka | PTS | 10 | 24/11/1963 | Japan | |
| 15 | Loss | 11–2–2 | Carl Penalosa | PTS | 12 | 20/09/1963 | Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines | Philippines GAB Lightweight Title. |
| 14 | Win | 11–1–2 | Boo Yong Kang | PTS | 10 | 03/08/1963 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 13 | Win | 10–1–2 | Buenventura Abulencia | PTS | 10 | 15/06/1963 | Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila, Philippines | |
| 12 | Win | 9–1–2 | Ador Plaza | PTS | 10 | 20/04/1963 | Manila, Philippines | |
| 11 | Win | 8–1–2 | Dick Carlos | PTS | 8 | 16/02/1963 | Manila, Philippines | |
| 10 | Win | 7–1–2 | Ray Tupas | KO | 5 | 22/12/1962 | Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 9 | Win | 6–1–2 | Young Cading | KO | 2 | 24/11/1962 | Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines | |
| 8 | Win | 5–1–2 | Eddie Castro | PTS | 6 | 22/09/1962 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 7 | Win | 4–1–2 | Sonny Espanol | PTS | 6 | 07/09/1962 | Manila, Philippines | |
| 6 | Draw | 3–1–2 | Del Kid Rosario | PTS | 4 | 01/08/1962 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 5 | Win | 3–1–1 | Del Kid Rosario | PTS | 4 | 30/06/1962 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines | |
| 4 | Loss | 2–1–1 | Del Kid Rosario | PTS | 4 | 29/04/1962 | Manila, Philippines | |
| 3 | Win | 2–0–1 | Manny Burton | KO | 3 | 13/04/1962 | Manila, Philippines | |
| 2 | Win | 1–0–1 | Mac Valdez | KO | 2 | 25/03/1962 | Manila, Philippines | |
| 1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | Rod Doligon | PTS | 4 | 18/02/1962 | Nichols Field, Pasay, Philippines | |