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Jerwin Juntilla Ancajas (born 1 January 1992) is a Filipino professional boxer. He has held the IBF junior-bantamweight title since 2016. As of April 2020, he is ranked as the world’s fourth-best junior-bantamweight by The Ring magazine, and fifth by BoxRec and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
Personal life
Jerwin was born and raised in Panabo, a suburb of Davao City, Philippines. He was introduced to boxing in the second grade bhis brother, Jesar. Jerwin would go on to win several national championships, including a gold medal at the Palarong Pambansa, before turning pro in 2009, at the age of 17. Jerwin Ancajas has a 90-5 record in the Amateur Boxing.
Professional career
Ancajas made his professional debut on July 2009. Ancajas suffered a loss in his fifteenth pro bout, losing a majority decision to Mark Anthony Geraldo.
He became the IBF junior bantamweight champion when he defeated McJoe Arroyo on September 3, 2016.Ancajas earned just $3,750 for the fight. He entered the fight on an 11-fight win streak. Ancajas comfortably outboxed Arroyo, and dropped him in round 8 to win a unanimous decision.
Ancajas made his first defense on January 29, 2017, beating José Alfredo Rodríguez by technical knockout, after Rodríguez was unable to continue due to injury. Ancajas made a further defense on July 2017, on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn against Teiru Kinoshita. Ancajas battered Kinoshita, opening a cut over his right eye and pummeling him to the body, before dropping him in round 7 with a right hook to the body. Kinoshita beat the count but the referee stopped the fight, giving Ancajas a TKO win. On November 18, 2017, Ancajas defeated Jamie Conlan with a round 6 TKO. Conlan was battered from the first round, going down after a body shot. He was dropped three more times until the referee stopped the fight. Ancajas was deducted a point in round 5 by referee Steve Gray, following a legitimate shot to Conlan's abdomen. With the win, Ancajas made his third successful title defense in 2017, all by technical knockout and in different countries.
In December, it was announced that Ancajas had signed with Top Rank and would make his U.S. debut in February 2018, defending his title against Israel Gonzalez in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Professional boxing record
| 35 fights | 32 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 22 | 0 |
| By decision | 10 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Win | 32–1–2 | Miguel Gonzalez | TKO | 6 (12), 1:53 | 7 Dec 2019 | Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico | Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title |
| 34 | Win | 31–1–2 | Ryuichi Funai | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 4 May 2019 | Stockton Arena, Stockton, California, US | Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title |
| 33 | Draw | 30–1–2 | Alejandro Santiago | SD | 12 | 29 Sep 2018 | Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, US | Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title |
| 32 | Win | 30–1–1 | Jonas Sultan | UD | 12 | 26 May 2018 | Save Mart Center, Fresno, California, US | Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title |
| 31 | Win | 29–1–1 | Israel Gonzalez | TKO | 10 (12), 1:50 | 3 Feb 2018 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, US | Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title |
| 30 | Win | 28–1–1 | Jamie Conlan | TKO | 6 (12), 0:52 | 18 Nov 2017 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title |
| 29 | Win | 27–1–1 | Teiru Kinoshita | TKO | 7 (12), 1:53 | 2 Jul 2017 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title |
| 28 | Win | 26–1–1 | José Alfredo Rodríguez | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | 29 Jan 2017 | Cotai Arena, Macau, SAR | Retained IBF junior-bantamweight title |
| 27 | Win | 25–1–1 | McJoe Arroyo | UD | 12 | 3 Sep 2016 | Jurado Hall, Taguig, Philippines | Won IBF junior-bantamweight title |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Paul Apolinario | KO | 1 (10), 0:35 | 13 Nov 2015 | Bonifacio Naval Station, Taguig, Philippines | |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Juan Purisima | KO | 9 (10), 1:57 | 30 May 2015 | Lagao Gym, General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Fadhili Majiha | KO | 3 (8), 1:48 | 23 Nov 2014 | Cotai Arena, Macau, SAR | |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Rachmat Santoso | TKO | 1 (10), 2:55 | 23 Aug 2014 | Almendras Gym, Davao City, Davao del Sur | |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Petchwanchai Sor Visetkit | KO | 1 (12), 2:16 | 3 May 2014 | University of SouthEastern Philippines, Davao City, Philippines | Won IBF Pan Pacific junior-bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Inthanon Sithchamuang | KO | 2 (8), 1:30 | 22 Feb 2014 | Cotai Arena, Macau, SAR | |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Ryan Bongcawil | KO | 2 (10), 1:58 | 14 Dec 2013 | Lagao Gym, General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Armando Casa | TKO | 4 (8), 0;59 | 30 Aug 2013 | Lucena City Recreational Gym, Lucena, Philippines | Won Philippines Luzon Professional Boxing Association bantamweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Runlong Xu | TKO | 4 (6) | 21 Dec 2012 | Haikou, China | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Miguel Tamayo | TKO | 10 (10), 2:46 | 21 Sep 2012 | Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay, Philippines | |
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | John Paul Bautista | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 12 Aug 2012 | Yñares Sports Arena, Pasig, Philippines | |
| 15 | Loss | 13–1–1 | Mark Anthony Geraldo | MD | 10 | 17 Mar 2012 | Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu, Philippines | Lost WBO Asia Pacific Youth junior-bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Rodel Quilaton | UD | 12 | 23 Nov 2011 | Imus Plaza, Imus, Philippines | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Jing Xiang | UD | 10 | 27 Aug 2011 | People's Stadium, Tianjin, China | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Jason Egera | TKO | 8 (10), 2:38 | 6 Aug 2011 | Island Cove, Kawit, Philippines | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Rex Tito | UD | 10 | 16 Apr 2011 | SM City Lipa, Lipa, Philippines | Won WBO Asia Pacific Youth junior-bantamweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Pit Anacaya | UD | 10 | 19 Feb 2011 | Imus Plaza, Imus, Philippines | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Menard Zaragosa | UD | 10 | 22 Dec 2010 | Imus Sports Gymnasium, Imus, Philippines | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Julius Agcopra | TKO | 3 (8), 1:08 | 20 Nov 2010 | Mahinog Gym, Mahinog, Philippines | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Leo de Guia | UD | 8 | 26 Sep 2010 | Imus Plaza, Imus, Philippines | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Redney Quezon | TKO | 6 (6), 0:27 | 7 Aug 2010 | Maasim, Philippines | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Leo de Guia | UD | 6 | 26 Jun 2010 | Barangay Maranding, Lala, Philippines | |
| 4 | Draw | 3–0–1 | Ervin Yamo | TD | 6 | 15 May 2010 | Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jimmy Paypa | MD | 4 | 25 Sep 2009 | Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Sherwin McDo Lungay | TKO | 1 (4), 1:02 | 3 Sep 2009 | Polomolok Gym, Polomolok, Philippines | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Reynaldo Buluan | TKO | 1 (4), 0:48 | 27 Jul 2009 | Polanco, Philippines |
Titles in boxing
Major World Titles:
- IBF junior bantamweight title (115 lbs)
Minor Titles:
- IBF Pan Pacific junior bantamweight title (115 lbs)
- WBO Asia Pacific Youth junior bantamweight title (115 lbs)
- Philippines Luzon Professional Boxing Association bantamweight title (118 lbs)