Malcolm Alindajao Tuñacao (born December 8, 1977, in Cambaro, Mandaue City, Philippines) is a professional southpaw boxer in the flyweight division. He is a former WBC and lineal flyweight champion.
Fight career Tuñacao was a several time national champion in the amateur ranks while he was still under the careful watch of the eminent ALA Boxing Club. Poverty, however, compelled the Cebuano southpaw, a father of three, to venture into the pro arena, hoping to earn considerable money to sustain the daily living of his family.
On August 1, 1998, Tuñacao, known as "Eagle Eye", officially turned pro along with current WBC ranked #5 and then Filipino super featherweight champion Randy Suico and OPBF welterweight king Rev Santillan. They were then monickered as "The Golden Boys of Cebu Boxing". Tuñacao wrested the Filipino flyweight crown with a 12-round unanimous decision win over Rio Sumampong on September 25, 1998, in Talisay City. In 2000, he became the Lineal and WBC flyweight champion with a 7th round TKO win over Medgoen Singsurat of Thailand. The following year, he lost the titles to Pongsaklek Wonjongkam via a TKO in the 1st round.
He lost to Shinsuke Yamanaka via knockout in the twelfth round with the WBC Bantamweight title on the line on April 8, 2013.
Personal As of August 2020, Malcolm has relocated to Japan with intentions to stay there permanently after he got together with a Japanese woman.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes41Win35–3–3Ryuta OtsukaTD5 (8), Sep 16, 201440Win34–3–3Joo Hyun JungUD8May 22, 201439Win33–3–3Likit ChaneTD5 (8), Sep 11, 201338Loss32–3–3Shinsuke YamanakaTKO12 (12), Apr 8, 201337Win32–2–3Christian EsquivelTKO7 (12), Dec 22, 201236Win31–2–3Martin MubiruUD8Sep 15, 201235Win30–2–3Yuki TakemotoTKO4 (8)Mar 3, 201234Win29–2–3Buaphan KhamrangTKO4 (8)Oct 21, 201133Win28–2–3Daigo NakahiroTKO6 (12), Feb 5, 201132Win27–2–3Hidenobu HondaTKO5 (12), Nov 2, 201031Win26–2–3Kohei ObaUD12Jul 11, 201030Win25–2–3Seung Suk ChaeSD12Feb 6, 201029Win24–2–3Takuto NanbaUD8Jul 14, 200928Win23–2–3Monico Laurente12Sep 20, 200827Win22–2–3Rashidi Ally KondoTKO1 (10), May 31, 200826Loss21–2–3Rolly Lunas10 (12), Jan 13, 200725Win21–1–3Masahito IkawaUD10Nov 11, 200624Win20–1–3Yasuo KijimaTKO11 (12), May 6, 200623Draw19–1–3Kohei ObaSD12Feb 5, 200622Win19–1–2Kumarnthong Por PluemkamolUD12Nov 19, 200521Win18–1–2Ryoichi HidakaTKO7 (10)Jul 18, 200520Win17–1–2Takafumi HimenoTKO9 (10), Feb 14, 200519Win16–1–2Bernardo OclosUD10Sep 19, 200418Win15–1–2Ringgo JaguarKO5 (12)Sep 26, 200317Win14–1–2Kazuyoshi NikiTKO3 (10)Nov 18, 200216Win13–1–2Kakhar SabitovTKO4 (10), Jul 26, 200215Win12–1–2Somchai ThonnongvangRTD6 (10), Feb 8, 200214Draw11–1–2Randy Mangubat4 (12)Jul 28, 200113Loss11–1–1Pongsaklek WonjongkamTKO1 (12), Mar 2, 200112Draw11–0–1Celes Kobayashi12Aug 20, 200011Win11–0Medgoen SingsuratTKO7 (12), May 19, 200010Win10–0Buddy Ledama3 (12)Jan 29, 20009Win9–0Rio SumampongUD12Sep 25, 19998Win8–0Mateo Baring3 (10)May 30, 19997Win7–0Junric VelonoTKO2 (10), Apr 30, 19996Win6–0Emer Barrientos1 (10), Mar 20, 19995Win5–0Nelson MantosTKO3 (10), Feb 27, 19994Win4–0Zosimo DelgadoUD10Jan 15, 19993Win3–0Alpong Navaja10Nov 28, 19982Win2–0Marlon GayundatoTKO4 (6)Sep 26, 19981Win1–0Manuel Ferego2 (6)Aug 1, 1998
See also List of flyweight boxing champions List of WBC world champions List of Filipino boxing world champions
References
External links
Malcolm Tuñacao - CBZ Profile