Juan Miguel Elorde | |
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Elorde (L) on March 2016
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Real name | Juan Miguel Elorde |
Nickname(s) | "The Boss" "Mig" |
Rated at | Super Bantamweight |
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
Nationality | Filipino |
Born |
Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
October 25, 1986
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 22 |
Wins | 21 |
Wins by KO | 11 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 0 |
Juan Miguel Elorde (born 25 October 1986) is a Filipino boxer. He is the reigning WBO Asia Pacific super bantamweight champion and goes undefeated since he won the championship title in 2015. He is currently ranked no. 4 WBO Super Bantamweight division. He is managed and promoted by his father Johnny Elorde.
Mig is the son of Johnny Elorde and grandson of Gabriel Elorde. He finished a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management major in Culinary Arts at the De La Salle–College of Saint_Benilde in 2008.
His brother Juan Martin Elorde is also a boxer and his other brother Nico Elorde is a professional Basketball player in the Philippines playing in the PBA.
Mig and his brothers were introduced to boxing by his father as a way to induce discipline. He started fighting in amateur boxing at age 14. He turned professional boxer after he finished his college studies.