Real name Rommel L. Asenjo Reach 62 in (157 cm) Losses 5 Total fights 33 Other name Little Assasin | Nickname(s) Little Assasin Nationality Filipino Height 1.57 m Stance Handedness Wins by ko 20 | |
Division Light flyweight, Flyweight, Minimumweight | ||
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Rommel Asenjo (born 19 August 1988 in Pigcawayan) is a Filipino professional boxer currently competing in the flyweight division. He is a former WBO Oriental minimumweight champion, as well as a two-time world title challenger. He is also known for his "exciting style which had seen him score a lot of early wins."
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Professional boxing career
Asenjo rose to prominence with an initial 17-2 record, primarily fighting in his home province of Cotabato. He won his first title on 23 May 2009, defeating Tanzanian fighter Sadiki Abdulazizi by way of first-round TKO for the WBO Oriental minimumweight belt. He won his next six fights (including one title defense) before receiving his first world title shot. On 30 April 2011, Asenjo travelled to Mexico City and challenged Raúl García for his WBO minimumweight title. García dropped him in the third round.
After six more consecutive wins back home, Asenjo returned to Mexico four years later to challenge WBA (Super) and WBO flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada, this time in Mérida. He was quickly dispatched by the Mexican after his corner threw in the towel in the third round when his right eye swelled up.