Rene Mark Revillas Cuarto (born August 4, 1996) is a Filipino professional boxer who has held the IBF mini-flyweight title from 2021 to 2022.
Professional career Early career Cuarto made his professional debut on June 28, 2014, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory against Rodante Suacasa at the Almendras Gym in Davao City, Philippines. After compiling a record of 15–1–1 (9 KOs), he defeated Clyde Azarcon via twelve-round UD at the Gaisano Mall of Davao, Philippines, to capture the vacant WBO Oriental mini-flyweight title.
IBF mini flyweight champion Cuarto vs Taduran I & 2 Following four more fights–two wins, one loss and a draw–he challenged IBF mini-flyweight champion Pedro Taduran on February 27, 2021, at the Bula Gym in General Santos, Philippines. The bout was initially expected to take place in January, but had to be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a fight which saw Cuarto box at range while the defending champion took a more aggressive role, Cuarto defeated Taduran over twelve rounds via UD, capturing his first world title with all three judges scoring the bout 115–113.
Cuatro faced Taduran in an immediate rematch in his first IBF mini flyweight title defense. The bout was initially scheduled to take place at the City Gymnasium in Digos, Philippines on January 29, 2022, but was eventually postponed for February 6. Cuatro retained the title by a seventh-round technical decision. The bout was stopped due to a cut on Taduran's forehead, which was caused by an accidental clash of heads in the sixth round, after which Cuatro was awarded the majority decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 65–64 and 66–64 in his favor, while the third judge scored it as an even 65–65 draw. Cuatro knocked Tadruan down in both the second and sixth round and was deducted a point in the third round for an intentional headbutt.
Cuatro vs. Valladares Cuatro was expected to make his second IBF mini flyweight title defense against the one-time IBF title challenger Daniel Valladares on May 27, 2022, in Monterrey, Mexico. It was supposed to be his second bout outside of the Philippines and first since September 29, 2017. The bout was later cancelled however, due to undisclosed reasons. The fight was later rescheduled for July 1, 2022, and took place at the same location and venue. He lost the fight by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 116–111 and 115–112 in his favor, while the third judge scored the bout 114–113 for Cuatro. Cuatro was deducted a point in the tenth round, for loose glove tape.
Post title reign Cuatro faced countryman Dexter Alimento on December 23, 2022, at the Baliok Gym in Davao City, Philippines. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Alimento was unable to rise from the canvas in time to beat the ten count, after he was forced to take a knee with a liver shot. After he successfully bounced back from his third professional loss, Cuatro was ordered by the IBF to face Ginjiro Shigeoka for the interim mini-flyweight championship, as the reigning champion Daniel Valladares was sidelined with an injury. The fight took on April 16, 2023, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Cuatro lost the fight by a ninth-round knockout.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes35WinArvin John SampagaMD8Sep 26, 202634Win24–8–2Clyde AzarconKO2 (6), Aug 12, 202533Loss23–8–2Arvin MagramoUD12Mar 20, 202532Win23–7–2Charlie MalupangueKO1 (6), Feb 9, 202531Loss22–7–2ArAr AndalesUD10Dec 1, 202430Loss22–6–2Arvin Jhon PacionesSD10Jun 29, 202429Win22–5–2Reymark TadayUD8Apr 21, 202428Loss21–5–2Shokichi IwataTKO6 (8), Jan 20, 202427Loss21–4–2Ginjiro ShigeokaKO9 (12), Apr 16, 202326Win21–3–2Dexter AlimentoKO2 (10), Dec 23, 2022 25Loss20–3–2 Daniel ValladaresSD12Jul 1, 2022 24Win20–2–2 Pedro Taduran7 (12)Feb 6, 2022 23Win19–2–2 Pedro TaduranUD12Feb 27, 2021 22Win18–2–2 Jayson FranciscoTKO5 (8), Dec 15, 2019 21Draw17–2–2 Jayson Vayson6Sep 7, 2019 20Win17–2–1 Mike KinaadmanTKO3 (10), Jun 28, 2019 19Loss16–2–1 Samuel SalvaUD12Mar 23, 2019 18Win16–1–1 Clyde AzarconUD12Aug 21, 2018 17Win15–1–1 Rodel TejaresKO3 (8), Mar 25, 2018 16Win14–1–1 Bonjun LoperezUD10Dec 17, 2017 15Win13–1–1 Guangxiong LiKO3 (8), Sep 29, 2017 14Win12–1–1 Rez PadroganeTKO5 (6), Jul 24, 2017 13Win11–1–1 Lyster Jun ProncoKO6 (10), May 12, 2017 12Win10–1–1 Jerald PaclarKO7 (10), Mar 18, 2017 11Draw9–1–1 Jerald Paclar3 (10), Dec 17, 2016 10Win9–1 Ian LigutanUD10Jun 4, 2016 9Win8–1 Jessie Suacasa3 (6), Feb 13, 2016 8Win7–1 Jerome ClaviteUD8Dec 19, 2015 7Win6–1 JanJan Santos6Sep 6, 2015 6Win5–1 Saddam BarambanganTKO3 (6), May 30, 2015 5Win4–1 Nestor LanguidoTKO1 (6), Apr 5, 2015 4Loss3–1 Jerald PaclarUD6Jan 31, 2015 3Win3–0 Jason SanchezUD4Nov 8, 2014 2Win2–0 Gilbert Torres1 (4), Aug 23, 2014 1Win1–0 Rodante Suacasa4Jun 28, 2014
See also List of world mini-flyweight boxing champions
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