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| Born | Rolando Navarrete (1957-02-14) February 14, 1957 (age 67) General Santos City, Philippines |
| Nationality |  Filipino |
| Other names | Bad Boy from Dadiangas |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (167 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 72 |
| Wins | 54 (75%) |
| Wins by KO | 31 (57%) |
| Losses | 15 |
| Draws | 3 |
| No contests | 0 |
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Rolando Navarrete is a Filipino ex-boxer who won the WBC Super featherweight title from Cornelius Boza Edwards in Italy in 1981. He later defended it against Choi Chung-Il of Korea, but eventually lost the title to Rafael Bazooka Limon.
On February 14, 2008, Rolando Navarette, "The Bad Boy from Dadiangas" was out of danger, after being stabbed in the neck by Racman Saliling, tenant at the boarding house he owns in Bula, General Santos City, using ice pick. Navarette was also involved in 2 previous attacks: in 2005, he was hit with a steel pipe by a female neighbor; in 2006, a security guard clubbed his leg with a shotgun at a fishport.
References
| Preceded byCornelius Boza-Edwards | WBC Super Featherweight boxing champion 29 Aug 1981– 29 May 1982 |
Succeeded byRafael Limon |
See also
External links
- Boxing record for Rolando Navarrete from BoxRec (registration required)
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