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Froilan Saludar

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Froilan Saludar
Born
Froilan Miranda Saludar

(1989-04-17) April 17, 1989 (age 35)
NationalityFilipino
Other namesThe Sniper
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight Super Flyweight Bantamweight Super Bantamweight
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Reach170.18 cm (67 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights44
Wins35
Wins by KO25
Losses8
Draws1

Froilan Miranda Saludar (born April 17, 1989, in Palomok, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines) was a former WBO Flyweight title challenger.

Professional career

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WBO Asia Pacific Youth flyweight championship

After 8 wins and 1 draw, Saludar was faced against Remuel Obidos for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific youth flyweight title against Fellow Filipino boxer, Remuel Obidos, Saludar finished Obidos in the very 1st round of their match, earning him the WBO Asia Pacific Youth flyweight title.[1]

WBO Youth flyweight championship

After a successful defence of his WBO Asia Pacific youth flyweight title, Saludar was then booked against Liempetch Sor Veerapol for the WBO Youth flyweight title, like the match against Obidos, Saludar's foe was finished in the vet first round, making Saludar the new WBO Youth flyweight champion.

WBO Asia Pacific flyweight championship

On August 6, 2011, Saludar and Gabriel Pumar was both booked to face each other for the WBO Asia Pacific flyweight title, the fight lasted until the 10th round whereas he knocked downed Pumar in the late goings of the 10th round, Pumar was later stopped.

Saludar vs. Arroyo

Saludar made his first appearance outside of the Philippines in Puerto Rico where he faced the Hard-hitting Puerto Rican boxer, McWilliams Arroyo, Saludar's undefeated record was tainted as Arroyo stopped him in the 2nd Round of their match.

WBO Inter-continental flyweight championship

Suffering from a loss against Arroyo, Saludar still gets to win 2 more times before getting challenged against Ellias Nggenggo for the WBO Inter-continental flyweight title in Haikou, China, in the 5th round of their bout, Saludar knocks Nggenggo down, Nggenggo was unable to get back on his feet, leading to Saludar's victory and Saludar earning the WBO Inter-continental flyweight belt.

Saludar vs. Inoue

One fight after Saludar won the WBO Asia Pacific flyweight title, Saludar was challenged against, Naoya Inoue's brother, Takuma Inoue in Sky Arena, Zama, Japan, during the fight, Saludar gets to knock Inoue once in the first round, Saludar was later more unfortunate as Inoue gets his revenge and knocks Saludar down in the 8th and 9th round, Inoue seemed to be getting better and better every round after the first, due to the comeback, Inoue won via Unanimous decision.

WBO flyweight championship

Saludar was finally given a chance to fight for a world championship against a Japanese, Sho Kimura in Qingdao, China, Unfortunately for Saludar, he was unsuccessful as he gets downed in the 5th round and knocked out in the 6th round.[citation needed]

WBO Asia Pacific super flyweight championship

Moving back down to Super Flyweight, Saludar was booked to face against undefeated boxer, Tsubasa Murachi for the WBO Asia Pacific super flyweight title, Saludar was successful as he defeats Murachi via 8th round TKO, making this Murachi's first ever loss.[2]

WBO Oriental super flyweight championship

After losing the WBO Asia Pacific title, Saludar later fights fellow Filipino boxer, Reymark Taday, where Saludar won the match, granting him a match against Andrew Moloney for the WBO Oriental Super flyweight title, trough best efforts, Saludar failed to earn the victory as he loses via lop-sided decision with the scores of 99-91 two times and 98-92.[3]

Saludar vs. Nery

After Winning his first match in super bantamweight, Saludar was to face Luis Nery, Saludar being a very heavy underdog, still takes the challenge and fought Nery on July 8, 2023, at Mexico.[4] Unfortunately for Saludar, he didn't have the right condition for an opponent like Nery and he lost in the 2nd round of their match.[5]

OPBF bantamweight championship

Saludar moved down back to Bantamweight and faced OPBF champion, Keita Kurihara for the very own title that Kurihara holds, the match was set in Japan[6] and Saludar was initially declared the underdog,[7] on the match, Saludar knocked Kurihara down twice in the first round before forcing the referee to halt the contest on the first minute mark of their match, surprising the crowd in Ariake Arena as the bet was Kurihara.[8]

Not long after however, Saludar was scheduled to defend his OPBF belt whilst the vacant IBF Pan Pacific belt was also put at stake on a rematch against Keita Kurihara on one of the first cards of Philippine boxing during the Year of the Wood Dragon, specifically on January 26, 2024, being the co-main event of the Kumbati 16 card taking place at the Nustar Resort and Casino, Philippines.[9] Saludar lost his OPBF belt to Kurihara via 8th round KO. [10]

Professional boxing record

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44 fights 35 wins 8 losses
By knockout 25 5
By decision 10 3
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, Time Date Age Location Notes
44 Win 35–8–1 Philippines Reymark Taday KO 2 (6), 0:20 30 Aug 2024 35 years, 133 days Philippines Polomolok Gym, Polomolok, Philippines
43 Loss 34–8–1 Japan Keita Kurihara KO 8 (12), 1:13 26 Jan 2024 34 years, 282 days Philippines Nustar Resort and Casino, Cebu City, Philippines Lost OPBF bantamweight title;
For vacant IBF Pan Pacific bantamweight title
42 Win 34–7–1 Japan Keita Kurihara TKO 1 (12) 1:00 12 Oct 2023 34 years, 176 days Japan Ariake Arena, Tokyo, Japan Won OPBF bantamweight title
41 Loss 33–7–1 Mexico Luis Nery TKO 2 (12) 0:41 8 Jul 2023 34 years, 82 days Mexico Recinto Ferial Metpec, Metpec, Mexico
40 Win 33–6–1 Philippines Crison Omayao TKO 1 (6) 1:27 29 Oct 2022 33 years, 195 days Philippines Lagao Gym, General Santos City, Philippines
39 Loss 32–6–1 Japan Daigo Higa SD 8 13 Jul 2022 33 years, 86 days Japan Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan
38 Loss 32–5–1 Australia Andrew Moloney UD 10 21 Dec 2021 32 years, 239 days Australia The Star Event Centre, Sydney, Australia For vacant WBO Oriental super flyweight title
37 Win 32–4–1 Philippines Reymark Taday UD 8 17 Mar 2021 31 years, 334 days Philippines General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines
36 Loss 31–4–1 Japan Ryoji Fukunaga TKO 7 (12) 1:40 14 Feb 2020 30 years, 303 days Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Lost WBO Asia Pacific super flyweight title
35 Win 31–3–1 Japan Tsubasa Murachi TKO 8 (12) 0:54 21 Sep 2019 30 years, 157 days Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific super flyweight title
34 Win 30–3–1 Philippines Jonathan Francisco TKO 2 (8) 2:59 10 Feb 2019 29 years, 299 days Philippines Roseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines
33 Win 29–3–1 Philippines Donny Mabao TKO (8) 1:56 1 Dec 2018 29 years, 228 days Philippines Central Market Gym, Barangay Poblacion, Iligan City, Philippines
32 Loss 28–3–1 Japan Sho Kimura KO 6 (12) 0:54 27 Jul 2018 29 years, 101 days China Qingdao Guosen Gymnasium, Qingdao, China For WBO flyweight title
31 Win 28–2–1 Philippines Jonathan Francisco TKO 5 (10) 1:29 3 Apr 2018 28 years, 351 days Philippines Manolo Fortich Municipal Gymnasium, Manolo Fortich, Philippines
30 Win 27–2–1 Philippines Rogen Flores TKO 1 (10) 1:45 23 Dec 2017 28 years, 250 days Philippines Enan Chiong Activity Center, Naga City, Philippines
29 Win 26–2–1 Philippines John Rey Lauza KO 4 (10) 2:12 30 Aug 2017 28 years, 135 days Philippines Barangay Bulua Covered Court, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
28 Win 25–2–1 Philippines Salatiel Amit TKO 9 (10) 1:28 10 Jun 2017 28 years, 54 days Philippines Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Barangay Centro, Mandaue City, Philippines Stoppage win for Saludar after Amit was declared unfit to continue from a swollen left eye caused by punches
27 Win 24–2–1 Philippines Roque Lauro TKO 1 (10) 2:25 1 Mar 2017 27 years, 318 days Philippines Barangay Bulua Covered Court, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
26 Loss 23–2–1 Japan Takuma Inoue UD 10 4 Sep 2016 27 years, 140 days Japan Sky Arena, Zama, Japan
25 Win 23–1–1 Philippines Michael Escobia TD 6 (10) 2:35 9 Sep 2015 26 years, 145 days Philippines Polomolok Gym, Polomolok, Philippines Escobia suffered a severe cut as a result of a punch, Escobia expressed to the referee and ring physician that he can not see and he doesn't want to continue to fight, thus the fight ends in a TKO win
24 Win 22–1–1 Indonesia Ellias Nggenggo TKO 5 (12) 25 Apr 2015 26 years, 8 days China Haikou, China Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental flyweight title
23 Win 21–1–1 Philippines Michael Escobia UD 10 14 Feb 2015 25 years, 303 days Philippines Barangay Bulua Covered Court, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
22 Win 20–1–1 Philippines Juan Purisima TKO 2 (10) 1:02 4 Oct 2014 25 years, 170 days Philippines Macasandig Covered Court, Barangay Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
21 Loss 19–1–1 Puerto Rico McWilliams Arroyo TKO 2 (12) 2:25 19 Jun 2014 25 years, 63 days Puerto RicoColiseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico
20 Win 19–0–1 Philippines Rogen Flores RTD 2 (10) 12 Apr 2014 24 years, 360 days Philippines Macasandig Gym, Barangay Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
19 Win 18–0–1 Thailand Eaktwan BTU Ruaviking UD 10 26 Oct 2013 24 years, 192 days Philippines Makati Coliseum, Makati City, Philippines
18 Win 17–0–1 Philippines Julius Alcos UD 10 7 Sep 2013 24 years, 143 days Philippines Poblacion Balamban Sports Complex, Balamban, Philippines
17 Win 16–0–1 Mexico Jose Alfredo Tirado UD 12 21 Sep 2012 23 years, 157 days Philippines Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City, Philippines
16 Win 15–0–1 Mexico Alejandro Morales UD 10 17 Mar 2012 22 years, 335 days Philippines Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines Retained WBO Youth and WBO Asia Pacific flyweight titles
15 Win 14–0–1 Philippines Nelson Llanos KO 1 (10) 2:57 23 Dec 2011 22 years, 250 days Philippines Imus Plaza Covered Court, Imus, Philippines
14 Win 13–0–1 Philippines Gabriel Pumar TKO 10 (12) 2:54 6 Aug 2011 22 years, 111 days Philippines Island Cove Hotel and Leisure Park, Kawit, Philippines Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific flyweight title
13 Win 12–0–1 Indonesia Jack Amisa TKO 1 (10) 1:46 28 May 2011 22 years, 41 days Philippines Imus Plaza Covered Court, Imus, Philippines
12 Win 11-0-1 Thailand Liempetch Sor Veerapol TKO 1 (12) 1:24 19 Feb 2011 21 years, 308 days Philippines Imus Plaza Covered Court, Imus, Philippines Won vacant WBO Youth flyweight title
11 Win 10–0–1 Philippines Jecker Buhawe KO 2 (10) 2:59 22 Dec 2010 21 years, 249 days Philippines Imus Sports Gymnasium, Imus, Philippines Retained WBO Asia Pacific Youth flyweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Philippines Remuel Obidos KO 1 (10) 2:26 20 Nov 2010 21 years, 217 days Philippines Imus Plaza Covered Court, Imus, Philippines Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific Youth flyweight title
9 Win 8–0–1 Philippines Michael Romulo TKO 3 (8) 1:57 26 Sep 2010 21 years, 162 days Philippines Arayata Sports Complex, Tanza, Philippines
8 Win 7–0–1 Philippines Salvador Layson KO 4 (6) 2:12 7 Aug 2010 21 years, 112 days Philippines Arayata Sports Complex, Tanza, Philippines
7 Draw 6–0–1 Philippines Brian Diano TD 1 (6) 26 Jun 2010 21 years, 70 days Philippines Bagumbayan Sports Complex, Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig City, Philippines Fight stopped due to a cut on Diano's eyelid caused by an accidental headbutt in Round 1
6 Win 6–0 Philippines Ryan Illustrisimo UD 6 15 May 2010 21 years, 28 days Philippines Wilfredo Cabalse Sports Complex, Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City, Philippines
5 Win 5–0 Philippines Ryan Rey Ponteras UD 4 14 Feb 2010 20 years, 303 days Philippines M'lang Municipal Plaza, M'lang, Philippines
4 Win 4–0 Philippines Elbert Guardario UD 4 31 Oct 2009 20 years, 197 days Philippines Polomolok Gym, Polomolok, Philippines
3 Win 3–0 Philippines Jhon Gemino KO 1 (4) 1:36 9 Oct 2009 20 years, 175 days Philippines Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
2 Win 2–0 Philippines Ramie Gaabon RTD 1 (4) 3 Sep 2009 20 years, 139 days Philippines Polomolok Gym, Polomolok, Philippines
1 Win 1–0 Philippines Roland Gamolo TKO 3 (4) 2:03 27 Jul 2009 20 years, 101 days Philippines Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines

Personal life

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Saludar has two brothers consisting of Vic Saludar who was the former WBO light-flyweight champion and also former WBA (Regular) light-flyweight champion and the other one being Rey Saludar who is a Gold medalist in the Asian games.

References

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  1. ^ "BoxRec: Froilan Saludar". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. ^ "Boxing News: Saludar annihilates Murachi, wins vacant WBO AP 115lb belt » June 18, 2023". fightnews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  3. ^ "Froilan Saludar falls short on a title match against Andrew Moloney". rappler.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  4. ^ "Sanman Boxing - Froilan Saludar gears up for an..." Facebook. Retrieved 2023-06-18.[self-published]
  5. ^ "Luis Nery takes an easy win". DAZN.com. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  6. ^ "Keita Kurihara takes on former challanger Froilan Saludar in Tokyo on Thursday". ringtv.com. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  7. ^ "Froilan Saludar vs. Keita Kurihara Tapology community predictions". tapology.com. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  8. ^ "Saludar destroys Japanese foe in One Round". philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  9. ^ "Keita Kurihara heads to the Lion's Den in his rematch with Froilan Saludar on Friday". ringtv.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  10. ^ "Kurihara KOs Saludar to win back OPBF bantam title". philboxing.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
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