Juanito Rubillar (born February 22, 1977) is a Filipino former professional boxer and WBC Continental Americas light flyweight champions.
He is the younger brother of fellow boxer Ernesto Rubillar and older brother of Robert Rubillar.
Born in Davao Oriental, Rubillar lives in Parañaque, Metro Manila.
Professional career A veteran fighter, Rubillar made his professional debut on July 23, 1994, against fellow Filipino boxer Ramil Gevero. The fight ended with a draw, after 4 rounds.
Just like Bert Batawang, Rubillar suffered multiple losses and draws early in his career, but did not give up.
Recent fights On February 27, 2010, Rubillar lost to South African boxer Hekkie Budler by a controversial Majority decision at the Emperors Casino in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa. The bout was for the vacant International Boxing Organization light flyweight title.
The undefeated Budler started aggressively to take control of the early rounds, while Rubillar came back in the fourth and connected with a number of solid body shots as Budler took the defensive. Leading with his head as much as with his gloves which is Rubillar's style, the veteran Filipino staggered Budler on a number of occasions and while referee Pete Podgorski cautioned the Filipino a couple of times for using his head, he did not penalize Rubillar. The Filipino fighter took the pace in the seventh round and hammered Budler with solid hooks to the body and although Budler stayed on his feet he did not regain control of the fight although the official scorecards told a different story and gave Budler a win by Majority decision. Two out of three judges gave the fight 117-113 and 115-113 for Budler, while the third judge scored the bout even at 114-114. Rubillar's promoter and boxing manager Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde (son of the legendary Flash Elorde) sayd he will file a protest with the IBO over what was widely perceived to be a hometown decision in the IBF light flyweight title eliminator. He finally got a rematch, after Elorde's protest, which as in the previous bout, he also lost.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, DateLocationNotes81Loss50-24-7Joseph AgbekoTKO4 (10) 80Loss50-23-7Rey VargasKO4 (8) 79Loss50-22-7Khabir SuleymanovUD878Loss50-21-7Ghislain VodounhessiUD677Win50-20-7Basilio NievesTKO5 (6) 76Loss49-20-7David QuijanoTD10 (12) 75Loss49-19-7Edgar JimenezUD1074Loss49-18-7Oscar IbarraTKO7 (12) 73Loss49-17-7Nelson LlanosUD1072Loss49-16-7Hekkie BudlerSD1271Loss49-15-7Hekkie BudlerMD1270Win49-14-7Jose Guadalupe MartinezSD1069Win48-14-7Jason GedaRTD3 (8)68Loss47-14-7Giovani SeguraTKO6 (12) 67Loss47-13-7Omar NinoTD8 (12)66Loss47-12-7Edgar SosaTKO7 (12) 65Win47-11-7Omar NinoSD1264Win46-11-7Kriangrai KaewnongsametTKO2 (10) 63Win45-11-7Byung Jong LeeTKO5 (12) 62Win44-11-7Arnel TadenaKO2 (10) 61Win43-11-7Ken NakajimaKO5 (12) 60Win42-11-7Larry MedeTD6 (10)59Win41-11-7Irfan OgahTKO7 (12) 58Loss40-11-7On DoowisetUD1257Win40-10-7Ronnie CaneteTD5 (10) 56Win39-10-7Ronnie CaneteUD855Win38-10-7Acasio SimbajonUD1054Win37-10-7Edwin UbatayTKO3 (10) 53Win36-10-7Acasio SimbajonUD1052Win35-10-7Acasio SimbajonTKO8 51Win34-10-7Ophat NiampremRTD1 (10)50Loss33-10-7Jorge ArceUD1249Draw33-9-7Acasio SimbajonTD3 (8)48Win33-9-6Ricky ManatadTKO3 (10) 47Win32-9-6Katsumi MakiyamaUD846Win31-9-6Roger MananquilTKO4 (10) 45Win30-9-6Federico CatubayTKO5 (10) 44Win29-9-6Khamhaeng PhanmeeTKO7 (10) 43Win28-9-6Armando de la CruzUD842Win27-9-6Takayuki KorogiKO3 (10) 41Draw26-9-6Joma GamboaTD3 (12) 40Win26-9-5Rogelio PinedaKO4 (10) 39Loss25-9-5Jorge ArceUD1238Win25-8-5Takahiko MizunoKO4 (12) 37Win24-8-5Fahsang PongsawangTKO6 (12) 36Win23-8-5Ray GantonUD1035Win22-8-5Yuki HashiguchiUD1034Win21-8-5Texas GomezTKO3 (10) 33Win20-8-5Lolito LaroaUD1032Win19-8-5Jin Ho KimUD1231Win18-8-5Ronnie CaneteUD1030Win17-8-5Roy ClaveKO2 (10) 29Loss16-8-5Zolani PeteloUD1228Win16-7-5Nico ThomasTKO6 (12) 27Win15-7-5Roy ClaveUD1026Win14-7-5Ndoda MayendeUD1025Win13-7-5Rocky PalmaRTD3 (12)24Win12-7-5Eugene GonzalesUD1023Loss11-7-5Surachai SaengmorakotUD1022Loss11-6-5Fahsang PongsawangUD1021Loss11-5-5Boonsai SangsuratKO9 (10) 20Win11-4-5Roger MananquilSD1019Los10-4-5Pongsaklek WonjongkamUD1018Win10-3-5Roger de la CruzKO8 (10) 17Loss9-3-5Edgar VelasquezUD616Loss9-2-5Kusuo EguchiUD1015Loss9-1-5Pongsaklek WonjongkamKO4 (6) 14Win9-0-5Rogelio LapianUD1013Draw8-0-5Rey VillamorMD1012Win8-0-4Sonny Boy PandingTKO3 (10) 11Wi 7-0-4Mike LunaUD1010Draw6-0-4Randy MangubatMD109Win6-0-3Romeo OrlandezMD68Win5-0-3Rush RaymundoUD107Win4-0-3Sonny Boy PandingUD86Win3-0-3Rush RaymundaUD85Draw2-0-3Ricky SalesMD64Win2-0-2Randy MangubatUD63Win1-0-2Kid PayesMD42Draw0-0-2Ricky SalesMD41Draw0-0-1Ramil GeveroMD4
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