Jason Pagara

Jason Pagara is a Filipino professional boxer.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Herogalem and the surname or paternal family name is Pagara.
Jason Pagara
Statistics
Real nameJason Herogalem Pagara
Nickname(s)"El Niño"
Weight(s)Welterweight
Light Welterweight
Lightweight
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
NationalityFilipino
Born (1992-07-17) July 17, 1992
Maasin, Southern Leyte, Philippines
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights45
Wins41
Wins by KO26
Losses3
Draws1

He was a Junior Welterweight WBO international champion in 2011.[1]

Early life

Pagara was born in Maasin, Southern Leyte, where he started boxing at the age of 8, as he played with neighborhood friends. He watched his father Reynaldo, who was also a boxer. The wins of Filipino fighters Manny Pacquiao, Rey Bautista and AJ Banal also inspired him.[2]

His younger brother Albert Pagara is also a boxer.[3]

Professional career

Pagara made his professional debut on September 29, 2006, at the age of 14, defeating Tata Tadena at Jagna, Bohol, Philippines. On July 25, 2009, Pagara defeated Simson Butar-Butar by unanimous decision in a 10-round bout at the Dao Public Terminal in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. The judges' scorecards were 100-89, 99-89 and 96-92 all for Pagara.[4]

On June 12, 2011, he beat Juan Carlos Gallego via TKO on round 4.[5]

On September 10, 2011, he was defeated by Rosbel Montoya via 10 round unanimous decision. He later beat Montoya in the sixth round of the Pinoy Pride XV held at the Waterfront-Cebu City Hotel and Casino.[6]

On October 20, 2012, he knocked out Barbados Miguel Antoine via TKO on the 1st round.[7]

Pagara defended his WBO International light welterweight title against Aaron Herrera on May 25, 2013 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, posting a winning score from all three judges after 12 rounds.[8]

He successfully defended his WBO International light welterweight belt against Mario Meraz, knocking down the latter in the fourth round at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Cebu City on June 21, 2014.[9]

In his first international bout held at Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, Pagara won against Mexico's Ramiro Alcaraz via technical unanimous decision on August 7, 2015. The 23-year-old boxer suffered wounded left eye from an accidental head bout in the opening salvo but managed to continue the fight until the 8th round. Doctor advised to stop the fight considering too much blood flowing from Pagara's wound. He won on all judges' scorecards over Alcaraz.[10]

October 17, 2015 First time in United States WBO No. 2 lightweight contender Jason 'El Nino' Pagara made short work of his opponent Santos Benavides of Nicaragua putting him three times to the canvas in the 2nd round for a TKO victory as Referee Raul Caiz Sr waived the contest after the 3rd knockdown in the 2nd bout of Pinoy Pride 33 in Carson, California.

Pagara now improves to 37-2-0 with 23 knockouts while Benavides dropped to 25-8-2 with 19 stoppages.[11]

See also

References
  1. Jerome S. Galunan Jr. (April 11, 2011). "Nietes's title fight in Bacolod: Aldeguer". Sun.Star. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  2. "Jason Pagara: 16-yr Old Boxing Phenom". eastsideboxing.com. 2008-05-18.
  3. Lemuel P. Maglinte (January 20, 2013). "Pagara stakes clean slate in Sinulog boxing tonight". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. Dong Secuya (2009-07-26). "PAGARA DOMINATES BUTAR-BUTAR TO WIN BY UD". PhilBoxing.com.
  5. Rene Bonsubre Jr. (2009-07-26). "Bloody Bautista wins by Technical decision, Pagara KO's Gallegos". PhilBoxing.com.
  6. Ed Umbao (2012-08-20). "Jason Pagara Defeated Rosbel Montoya in Pinoy Pride XV". Philnews.ph.
  7. Maloney L. Samaco (2012-10-21). "PAGARA KO'S OVERCONFIDENT ANTOINE". PhilBoxing.com.
  8. Lemuel P. Maglinte (2013-05-27). "Gutsy Pagara keeps WBO title Servania easily destroys Indon foe; Jaca survives last-second knockdown". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  9. Dennis Gasgonia (June 21, 2014). "Pagara Brothers Post Contrasting Wins in Pinoy Pride XXVI". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  10. "Pagara siblings score contrasting wins in Dubai". ABS-CBN News. August 8, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  11. "JASON PAGARA KNOCKS DOWN SANTOS BENAVIDES 3 TIMES EN ROUTE TO 2ND ROUND STOPPAGE VICTORY". philboxing.com.
  12. Jason Pagara's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-21.
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