# Rustico Torrecampo

Rustico Torrecampo (born 1 August 1972 in Davao City, Philippines) is a retired Filipino professional boxer. He was the first fighter to defeat Manny Pacquiao.

## Personal life

Torrecampo is the fifth of eight siblings and is a high school drop-out, completing just his freshman year. His father, Escolastico Torrecampo, Sr., was killed by New People's Army guerrillas in Davao City in 1985. Torrecampo is married to Cecille Camposano; they have three children, Ruscel Carl, Carisa Rose and Rich Cymoun. He lived with his extended family in Tondo, Manila.
After retiring from boxing, Torrecampo worked at a factory in Quezon City. In 2006, he quit the job and became an ambulant vendor, selling food out of a bicycle cart in Tondo. In 2007, he was wanted for murder in the stabbing death of a garbage truck driver who allegedly hit his food cart, spilling his wares onto the street. In 2011, Torrecampo was out on bail pending court hearings to resolve his case.

## Professional boxing career

Torrecampo fought in the light flyweight division from 1993-1997 and retired with 14 wins, 8 losses and 5 draws. On 9 February 1996, he fought Manny Pacquiao, who at that time held an 11-win, 0-loss record, in Mandaluyong, Manila. Pacquiao failed to make weight and was penalized by being made to wear eight-ounce gloves; Torrecampo wore six-ounce gloves. Torrecampo controlled the first two rounds and knocked out Pacquiao in the third round with a overhand left to the jaw as Pacquiao was coming in.
   "When he went down, I knew he wouldn't get up. The referee could've counted to 100 and he wouldn't have been able to recover. I prepared for him. I knew after throwing a jab, he would follow up with a straight or an uppercut. I waited for him to jab, then I countered."
A month after his victory over Pacquiao, Torrecampo broke his left wrist during another boxing match; he never went to a doctor for treatment. He retired in 1997; the improperly-healed fracture leaving a small bone sticking out of his left wrist. Torrecampo's biggest paycheck was a Php 30,000.00 purse for a fight in either Thailand or South Korea. His purse from the Pacquiao fight earned him Php 6,500.00 and his largest local paycheck was Php 17,000.00 for a bout he lost in General Santos.

### Return to professional boxing

In 2011, Torrecampo came out of retirement after 14 years. He won his first comeback fight against a younger opponent via a third-round knockout.

## Professional boxing record

15 Wins (8 knockouts), 8 Loss, 6 draws :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 15–8–6 | Jovanie Bualan | KO | 3 (12) | 2011-02-19 | Imus Plaza Covered Court, Imus, Cavite | |
| Loss | 14–8–6 | Archie Villamor | TKO | 4 (10) | 1997-02-09 | Mandaluyong, Metro Manila | |
| Draw | 14–7–6 | Jaime Aliguin | TD | 2 (10) | 1997-01-13 | Florante Boy Aquino Stadium, San Pablo City, Laguna | Fight stopped due to accidental clash of heads. |
| Loss | 14–7–5 | Alpong Navaja | UD | 10 | 1996-11-23 | Mandaue City, Cebu | |
| Loss | 14–6–5 | Yong-Soon Chang | TD | 5 (10) | 1996-09-14 | South Korea | |
| Win | 14–5–5 | Noel Tunacao | TKO | 6 (10) | 1996-06-22 | Mandaue City, Cebu | |
| Loss | 13–5–5 | Leo Ramirez | UD | 12 | 1996-05-05 | General Santos | For Philippines Games and Amusement Board light flyweight title. |
| Win | 13–4–5 | Ricky Sales | PTS | 10 | 1996-03-20 | Narra, Palawan | Torrecampo fractured left hand during the fight. |
| Win | 12–4–5 | Manny Pacquiao | KO | 3 (10) | 1996-02-09 | Mandaluyong, Metro Manila | |
| Win | 11–4–5 | Nick Caintoy | TKO | 4 (10) | 1996-01-06 | Narra, Palawan | |
| Loss | 10–4–5 | Ritichai Kiatprapas | TKO | 5 (10) | 1995-08-16 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Win | 10–3–5 | Reynante Rojo | TKO | 8 (10) | 1995-07-01 | Mandaluyong, Metro Manila | |
| Draw | 9–3–5 | Alpong Navaja | TD | 8 (10) | 1995-05-06 | Makati, Metro Manila | |
| Draw | 9–3–4 | Nathan Barcelona | TD | 3 (10) | 1995-03-25 | Biñan Town Plaza, Biñan, Laguna | |
| Win | 9–3–3 | Marvin Corpuz | TKO | 6 (10) | 1995-03-06 | Barangay Palanan, Makati, Metro Manila | |
| Draw | 8–3–3 | Rodel Magallanes | SD | 6 | 1995-01-21 | Barangay Bangkal, Makati, Metro Manila | |
| Win | 8–3–2 | Chris Galon | UD | 8 | 1994-12-03 | Mandaluyong, Metro Manila | |
| Win | 7–3–2 | Mario Sajulan | KO | 6 (10) | 1994-09-29 | Elorde Sports Center, Parañaque, Metro Manila | |
| Win | 6–3–2 | Rodel Magallanes | UD | 8 | 1994-08-18 | Elorde Sports Center, Parañaque, Metro Manila | |
| Loss | 5–3–2 | Edmund Villamor | TKO | 4 (8) | 1994-01-08 | Cebu City, Cebu | |
| Draw | 5–2–2 | Jun Jun Tomagan | SD | 6 | 1993-12-16 | Manila Midtown Ramada Hotel, Malate, Manila | |
| Loss | 5–2–1 | Ramie Navarrete | TKO | 1 (4) | 1993-10-15 | Cavite Coliseum, Bacoor, Cavite | |
| Win | 5–1–1 | Jun Jun Tomagan | UD | 6 | 1993-09-18 | San Andres Civic and Sports Center, Malate, Manila | |
| Win | 4–1–1 | Baby Lorona Jr | TKO | 1 (6) | 1993-09-11 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila | |
| Win | 3–1–1 | Bernardo Jun Davalos | TD | 5 (6) | 1993-07-30 | Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila | |
| Win | 2–1–1 | Jun Jun Tomagan | SD | 6 | 1993-07-14 | Elorde Sports Center, Parañaque, Metro Manila | |
| Win | 1–1–1 | Manuel Andales | UD | 4 | 1993-06-17 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay, Metro Manila | |
| Loss | 0–1–1 | Ramie Navarrete | TKO | 1 (4) | 1993-04-28 | Parañaque, Metro Manila | |
| Draw | 0–0–1 | Julie Tagalog | SD | 4 | 1993-03-25 | Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Malate, Manila | Professional boxing debut at Light flyweight. |