Vincent Astrolabio (born April 1, 1997) is a Filipino professional boxer who held the WBO Inter-continental and WBC International Bantamweight titles from 2022 to 2023, he challenged for the WBO Bantamweight title in 2023.
Professional career Super flyweight Debut On August 14, 2015, Astrolabio made his debut against Argie Emendo in SM City Annex of Davao City, Philippines. He won the match by technical knockout.
Astrolabio vs. He On December 15, 2018, Astrolabio fought for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Youth Super Flyweight title against Zhongli He in Yubei, China. Astrolabio lost via majority decision with the score of 95-95 and 94–96(x2) in favor of He.
Bantamweight Astrolabio vs. Tejones After 8 consecutive wins, on July 24, 2017, Astrolabio fought against Joe Tejones (8–3–0) for the vacant Philippines Mindanao Professional Boxing Federation (MinProBa) bantamweight title. In a full 10 rounder bout, Astrolabio won via unanimous decision with the scores of 96–93 and 98–91(×2), winning the title.
Astrolabio vs. Kobayashi On July 15, 2018, Astrolabio fought Japan's Yuki Strong Kobayashi in the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He lost the match via technical knockout in the 4th round.
Astrolabio vs. Liukhoto After his loss against Zhongli He, Astrolabio moved up to bantamweight to fight the undefeated Patrick Liukhoto of Indonesia for the vacant WBO Oriental bantamweight title in Jakarta, Indonesia. Astrolabio won via technical knockout, making him the new WBO Oriental bantamweight champion.
He then defended the title twice, winning both fights, one via 5th round stoppage against Kevin Aseniero and the other via a body shot knockout against Wilbert Berondo.
Astrolabio vs. Rigondeaux Astrolabio fought Guillermo Rigondeaux for the vacant WBC International bantamweight title in Dubai, Astrolabio won via unanimous decision.
Astrolabio vs. Potapov After winning against Rigondeaux, Astrolabio was given a chance to fight Russian Nikolai Potapov for the vacant WBO Intercontinental belt, the fight was Astrolabio's debut in the United States. After flooring Potapov in round 1 and 5, Astrolabio knocked him out in the sixth round, winning the title.
Astrolabio vs. Moloney After Naoya Inoue vacated all of his bantamweight major titles to move up to super bantamweight, Astrolabio fought Jason Moloney for the vacant WBO bantamweight title, but lost via majority decision.
Astrolabio vs. Kaikanha On July 20, 2023, the World Boxing Council (WBC) issued an order for a bantamweight title eliminator bout between Astrolabio and the #1 ranked Nawaphon Kaikanha. The winner of this contest was slated to face the mandatory titleholder, Alexandro Santiago. The match occurred as the main event of "NKL Boxing" on August 26, 2023, at Suan Lum Night Bazaar Ratchadaphisek in Bangkok, Thailand, with live coverage provided by Thairath TV.
During the course of the match, both fighters exhibited notable progress. In the 11th round, Astrolabio delivered a powerful counter right punch that knocked Kaikanha down. Although Kaikanha managed to rise to his feet, the referee intervened moments later and halted the contest, earning Astrolabio a victory via technical knockout.
Astrolabio vs. Nakatani Astrolabio is scheduled to challenge Junto Nakatani for his WBC bantamweight title at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on July 20, 2024.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, DateLocationNotes26Loss20–6Katsuma AkitsugiTKO7 (10), 7 Nov 202525Win20–5Kwanpichit OnesongchaiGymKO1 (10), 10 Apr 202524Loss19–5Junto NakataniKO1 (12), 20 Jul 202423Win19–4Nawaphon KaikanhaTKO11 (12)26 Aug 202322Loss18–4 Jason MoloneyMD1213 May 202321Win18–3 Nikolai PotapovKO6 (12), 17 Dec 202220Win17–3 Guillermo RigondeauxUD1026 Feb 202219Win16–3Jerry PabilaTKO1 (8), 27 Feb 202118Win15–3Wilbert BerondoKO8 (10), 15 Dec 201917Win14–3Kevin AsenieroTKO5 (10)24 Aug 201916Win13–3 Patrick LiukhotoTKO9 (12)6 Apr 201915Loss12–3ZongLi He1015 Dec 201814Win12–2Yochanchai YokaeoKO1 (8), 14 Oct 201813Loss11–2Yuki Strong KobayashiTKO4 (8), 15 Jul 201812Win11–1 Jun ErahamUD825 Mar 201811Loss10–1John Mark ApolinarioUD817 Dec 201710Win10–0 Ayati SailikeUD829 Sep 20179Win9–0Joe TejonesUD1024 Jul 20178Win8–0Nicardo CalambaTKO2 (10), 12 May 20177Win7–0Renante SuacasaTKO8 (10), 17 Dec 20166Win6–0Marlou SandovalKO2 (10), 23 Aug 20165Win5–0 Renante Suacasa84 Jun 20164Win4–0Jun ErahamTKO5 (8), 1 Apr 20163Win3–0Lowell Saguisa 1 (6)23 Jan 20162Win2–0Bener SantigTKO3 (6), 13 Nov 20151Win1–0 Argie Emendo1 (4), 14 Aug 2015
Titles in boxing
Regional and minor titles MinProBa Bantamweight title (July 24, 2017) WBO Oriental Bantamweight title (April 6, 2019) WBC International Bantamweight title (February 26, 2022) WBO Inter-continental Bantamweight title (December 17, 2022)
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