Florante Condes Jr. (born May 20, 1980, in Looc, Romblon, Philippines), is a Filipino retired professional boxer and a former IBF Minimumweight World Champion.
Boxing career Condes turned professional in 2002. On July 7, 2007, Condes won the IBF minimumweight title by a split decision victory over Muhammad Rachman. There, he knocked Rachman down twice (once in the 3rd round and again in the 10th). The bout was held in the studio of the private RCTI television station in Jakarta, Indonesia. Salven Lagumbay of the Philippines and Montol Suriyachand of Thailand, scored it 114-112 for Condes, while the home judge Muhammad Rois gave it 114-112 for Rachman.
Condes and Nonito Donaire have made it to the prestigious Ring Magazine rankings (July 9). The bible of boxing put Donaire at no. 1 spot in the flyweight division (112 pounds). Condes, on the other hand, is at third in the straw weight division (105 lbs).
After 11 months and 6 days of inactivity, Condes finally got the chance to defend his title. Unfortunately, he (22–4–1) lost his title on to undefeated Mexican Raul Garcia (23–0–1) via twelve-round split decision (scores 112–115, 115–112, 118–110) in La Paz, Mexico, despite scoring a knockdown in the final round. abs-cbnnews.com, Condes loses IBF titlephilboxing.com, CONDES LOSES IBF CROWN TO GARCIA!Condes' Recent Loss Was Actually By Split-Decision - Boxing News
He attempted to gain another shot at the title he lost to Garcia by facing Nkosinathi Joyi in an eliminator on June 26, 2009. Condes, however, was downed in the 11th as well as losing the match by unanimous decision.
Troubled career Condes' rising career became a nightmare when it was revealed that his registered manager wasn't actually Aljoe Jaro but Jaro's wife. A $10,000 bonus from American promoters paid to Jaro that he was supposed to receive from Jaro never came. Because of these issues, Condes said in an interview that his career may come to end.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes38Loss Melvin JerusalemMD8Feb 27, 2016 37Loss27–9–1 Ryoichi TaguchiUD8Jul 5, 2014 36Win27–8–1 Cris AlfanteTKO7 (12), Mar 15, 2014 35Win26–8–1 Charlie CabillaTKO1 (6), Jan 11, 2014 34Loss25–8–1 Donny Mabao12Dec 8, 2012 33Loss25–7–1 Hekkie BudlerUD12Sep 22, 2012 32Loss25–6–1 Wanheng MenayothinUD12Jun 24, 2011 31Win25–5–1 Kenichi HorikawaTKO7 (10), Nov 27, 2010 30Win24–5–1 Sofyan EffendiUD8Aug 28, 2010 29Loss23–5–1 Nkosinathi JoyiUD12Jun 26, 2009 28Win23–4–1 Ronelle Ferreras5 (10), Dec 13, 2008 27Loss22–4–1 Raúl GarcíaSD12Jun 14, 2008 26Win22–3–1 Muhammad RachmanSD12Jul 7, 2007 25Win21–3–1 Julius AlcosUD8Dec 9, 2006 24Win20–3–1 Fabio MarfaTKO6 (12), Sep 17, 2006 23Win19–3–1 Jun EbaleKO4 (10), Jun 26, 2006 22Win18–3–1 Armando de la CruzTKO5 (12), Apr 21, 2006 21Win17–3–1 Elmer GejonTKO5 (12), Feb 9, 2006 20Win16–3–1 Philip ParconTKO6 (10), Dec 10, 2005 19Win15–3–1 Jhay HerlaKO6 (10)Oct 28, 2005 18Win14–3–1 Danny LinasaTKO4 (10), Jun 25, 2005 17Loss13–3–1 Benjie SorollaSD10May 1, 2005 16Win13–2–1 Sanan Nonglek 3K BatteryKO1 (?)Apr 9, 2005 15Win12–2–1 Sanan Nonglek 3K BatteryKO1 (?)Feb 18, 2005 14Win11–2–1 Rollen Del CastilloTKO9 (10)Feb 12, 2005 13Win10–2–1 Allan DugangTKO4 (10), Jan 3, 2005 12Win9–2–1 Danny LinasaTKO8 (10), Dec 5, 2004 11Win8–2–1 Ryan BitoTKO4 (8)Sep 26, 2004 10Win7–2–1 Danny LinasaTKO4 (8), Dec 20, 2003 9Win6–2–1 Obet DesantoresKO1 (6), Oct 18, 2003 8Loss5–2–1 Greg Mangan6May 25, 2003 7Draw5–1–1 Robert Rubillar6Apr 11, 2003 6Win5–1 Sonny Boy JaroTKO2 (4)Mar 15, 2003 5Win4–1 Ricky SeniegoKO2 (6), Jan 19, 2003 4Win3–1 Noel GulimanKO1 (4), Dec 14, 2002 3Win2–1 Romel Engracia1 (4)Nov 2, 2002 2Loss1–1 Sonny Boy Jaro4Sep 18, 2002 1Win1–0 Ruben Billones2 (4)Jun 15, 2002
See also List of Filipino boxing world champions
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