Weljon Mindoro (born January 26, 2000) is a Filipino professional boxer in the middleweight division.
Amateur career Prior to going professional, Mindoro has competed in the Batang Pinoy and Palarong Pambansa.
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines has considered recruiting Mindoro for the 2025 SEA Games.
Professional career Early years On April 13, 2019, Mindoro won his debut bout against journeyman compatriot Jerry Kalaw via 3rd round stoppage in Bacoor, Cavite. Mindoro would spend most of his early years fighting in the welterweight and light middleweight divisions before evolving into a middleweight on 2022, Mindoro would compose a praise-worthy record of 10 wins, 10 KOs and 0 losses before moving down to the light middleweight division to fight his career's biggest test against former WBO light middleweight title-challenger Takeshi Inoue in Inoue's first defense of his WBO Asia Pacific light middleweight title in the Okada Manila Grand Ballroom, Parañaque, their fight ended in a split draw.
Move up the ranks After defeating journeyman Mao Tameda in the first round in his return to the middleweight division, Mindoro was scheduled to make his U.S. debut against Mexican veteran Mahonri Montes, however, the bout against Montes was scrapped and was replaced by former bare-knuckle fighter and experienced boxer Tyler Goodjohn on July 10, 2024, at ProBox TV Events Center in Plant City, Florida, Mindoro won via 2nd Round KO. Mindoro was announced to fight Puerto Rican former WBC FECARBOX titlist Marcos Osorio-Betancourt on November 9, 2024, at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. However, Osorio-Betancourt withdrew and Brazilian gatekeeper Lucas de Abreu stepped up as a replacement, Mindoro knocked Lucas de Abreu out with a petrifying right hand punch in the third round.
On November 10, 2024, Mindoro was already scheduled to fight the reigning IBF Pan Pacific middleweight champion and veteran Australian boxer Joel Camilleri in an exhibition bout on December 6, 2024, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Mindoro won the IBA Asian 65 kilograms belt via fourth-round TKO against Camilleri.
On August 29, 2026, Mindoro suffered the first defeat of his professional career against Carlos Ocampo at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, losing by ninth-round technical knockout.
Personal life While Weljon Mindoro was born in Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur, he fights out of Bacoor, Cavite professionally. He trains at MP Promotions's president Sean Gibbons's gym and promotion, the Knuckleheads Boxing Gym and Viva Promotions.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes19Loss Carlos OcampoTKO9 (10), 29 Aug 202618WinElias EspadasUD105 Jun 202617Win16–0–1Wellem ReykKO2 (8)21 Feb 202616Win15–0–1Dormedes PotesRTD3 (8), 15 Aug 202515Win14–0–1Omar MunguíaKO1 (8), 7 Jun 202514Win13–0–1Lucas de AbreuKO3 (8), 9 Nov 202413Win12–0–1Tyler GoodjohnKO2 (8), 10 Jul 202412Win11–0–1Mao TamedaKO1 (6), 28 Jul 202311Draw10–0–1Takeshi InoueSD1213 May 202310Win10–0Wellem ReykKO3 (10), 12 Jan 20239Win9–0Junjesie IbgosTKO1 (8), 23 Oct 20228Win8–0Jason EgeraTKO6 (10), 5 Aug 20227Win7–0Jerwin MejesKO1 (8), 9 Apr 20226Win6–0Michael EscobiaRTD2 (8), 5 Mar 20205Win5–0Lyndon CastilloKO1 (4), 21 Dec 20194Win4–0Jonel BorbonKO2 (6), 15 Nov 20193Win3–0Menard AbilaTKO2 (6), 20 Sep 20192Win2–0Janie CanoyTKO2 (4), 20 Jul 20191Win1–0Jerry KalawTKO3 (4), 13 Apr 2019
IBA professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes1Win1–0Joel CamilleriTKO4 (8), 6 Dec 2024
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