Rene Barrientos
Born
Ireneo Barrientos

(1943-07-25) July 25, 1943
Balete, Aklan, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Statistics
Weight(s)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights48
Wins39
Wins by KO14
Losses7
Draws2

Ireneo "Rene" Barrientos (born February 28, 1943) is a Filipino former professional boxer. He competed from 1962 to 1978 and held the WBC Lightweight and Jr. Lightweight title in 1969.[1]

Early life

Ireneo "Rene" Barrientos was born on July 25, 1943, in Balete, Aklan, the fourth of 10 children whose father was a policeman. Their father died when Barrientos was 12 years old. At a tender age of 15, he joined his brothers working in the farm in Cotabato after their migration.

Like most boxers, Barrientos dropped out of school at age 17 due to poverty and worked as a mechanic's helper in a logging firm. He was promoted to the position of foreman when the company transferred its concession to Samar.

Professional career

Upon his return to Cotabato, Barrientos saw upon Gabriel "Flash" Elorde's world title fight against Harold Gomes at a movie house and was fascinated by the sport of prizefighting especially that Elorde became world champion that time. He turned pro on October 2, 1962, knocking out Charlie (Carlito) Kid in the second round. He transferred to Cagayan de Oro and on February 27, 1965, he faced his idol Flash Elorde in a 12-round match for the Orient Pacific Boxing Federation lightweight title at the Cebu Coliseum. Elorde was already the world super featherweight champion at that time but his world title belt was not at stake. Barrientos fought Elorde with a tough fight for 12 rounds, but he lost a unanimous decision. After the match, Elorde commented that Barrientos will become a future champion. Barrientos went on to win over Carl Peñalosa, the father of world champions Gerry and Dodie Boy Peñalosa, twice. In the first encounter, Barrientos won by 4th-round via Technical Knockout (TKO). During the rematch, he won by unanimous decision. Both fights were held at the Cebu Coliseum.[2] After 11 straight victories following the match with Elorde, he lost a decision then draw the rematch in succession with future junior welterweight champion Pedro Adigue Jr. on January 21 then on February 17, 1967.

On April 29, 1967, he won the Philippine super featherweight title via points decision over Raymond Rivera in a fight held in Davao City.

He battled WBC/WBA super featherweight/junior lightweight champion Hiroshi Kobayashi on March 30, 1968, in Tokyo, Japan. The fight ended in a controversial majority draw with the judge and referee from Japan scoring it a draw, while the Filipino judge saw it in favor of Barrientos. The WBC ordered an immediate rematch, which Kobayashi refused, prompting the WBC to strip the Japanese of his title and ordered the number one contender Barrientos to face the number two contender Ruben Navarro of Los Angeles, California.

Barrientos defeated Navarro by unanimous decision at the Araneta Coliseum on February 15, 1969. It was reported that Barrientos vomited an hour before the fight time, but pummeled his opponent badly to win convincingly. Barrientos’ reign as world champion lasted only more than a year as he lost a controversial split-decision to Japan's Yoshiaki Numata in Tokyo, Japan on January 3, 1971.

He retired after his majority decision win over Javier Ayala in Hawaii on July 25, 1972, after injuring his left hand. But he returned to the ring in 1978 for two more victories in fights against Filipino Joe Faune by 2nd-round KO and Thai Jong Satherigym by decision.

During Mayor Oscar Moreno's term, Barrientos offers training, advice, and guidance to Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) boxers in Cagayan de Oro City under the patronage of the said mayor. At present, Rene Barrientos manage his 3 apartments beside his family compound.[3]

Professional boxing record

48 fights 39 wins 7 losses
By knockout 14 1
By decision 25 6
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
48 Win 39–7–2 Thailand Jong Satherigym PTS 10 (10) May 27, 1978 Philippines Cebu City, Philippines
47 Win 38–7–2 Philippines Joe Faune KO 2 (?) February 11, 1978 Philippines Gold City Coliseum, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
46 Win 37–7–2 Mexico Javier Ayala MD 10 (10) July 25, 1972 United States Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
45 Win 36–7–2 Mexico Armando Zerpa TKO 9 (10) May 27, 1972 United States Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
44 Win 35–7–2 Japan Tatsunao Mitsuyama TKO 4 (10) June 4, 1971 Philippines Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines
43 Loss 34–7–2 Japan Yoshiaki Numata SD 15 (15) January 3, 1971 Japan Sunpu Arena, Shizuoka, Japan For WBC super-featherweight title
42 Win 34–6–2 Japan Guts Ishimatsu MD 10 (10) October 29, 1970 United States Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
41 Win 33–6–2 France Roger Zami TKO 7 (10) September 29, 1970 United States Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
40 Win 32–6–2 Thailand Suleman Itti Aanuchit TKO 8 (12) August 14, 1970 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines Won OPBF super featherweight Title
39 Win 31–6–2 Japan Shinichi Kadota PTS 10 (10) June 6, 1970 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
38 Loss 30–6–2 Japan Yoshiaki Numata SD 15 (15) April 5, 1970 Japan Metropolitan Gym, Japan Lost WBC super-featherweight title
37 Win 30–5–2 Japan Yukinori Hiraki PTS 10 (10) February 28, 1970 Philippines Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
36 Win 29–5–2 Ecuador Eugenio Espinoza UD 10 (10) December 20, 1969 Philippines Manila, Philippines
35 Loss 28–5–2 United States Adolph Pruitt TKO 7 (10) July 29, 1969 United States Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
34 Win 28–4–2 United States Len Kesey TKO 9 (10) April 15, 1969 United States Honolulu International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, US
33 Win 27–4–2 United States Ruben Navarro UD 15 (15) February 15, 1969 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines Won vacant WBC super-featherweight title
32 Win 26–4–2 Japan Sumio Nobata PTS 10 (10) December 21, 1968 Philippines Davao City, Philippines
31 Win 25–4–2 Panama Antonio Amaya PTS 10 (10) June 22, 1968 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
30 Draw 24–4–2 Japan Hiroshi Kobayashi MD 15 (15) March 30, 1968 Japan Nippon Budokan, Japan for the WBC & WBA super-featherweight title.
29 Win 24–4–1 South Korea Hubert Kang PTS 10 (10) January 14, 1968 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
28 Win 23–4–1 Japan Sumio Nobata KO 6 (10) November 13, 1967 Japan Japan
27 Win 22–4–1 Japan Koji Okano UD 10 (10) October 23, 1967 Japan Chiba City, Japan
26 Loss 21–4–1 Panama Antonio Amaya PTS 10 (10) July 22, 1967 Panama Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Panama City, Panama
25 Win 21–3–1 Venezuela Francisco Bolivar PTS 10 (10) June 19, 1967 Venezuela Nuevo Circo, Caracas, Venezuela
24 Win 20–3–1 Philippines Raymond Rivera PTS 12 (12) April 29, 1967 Philippines Davao City, Philippines Philippines Games & Amusement Board Super Feather Title
23 Draw 19–3–1 Philippines Pedro Adigue PTS 12 (12) February 17, 1967 Philippines Philippines for the OPBF Light Title
22 Loss 19–3 Philippines Pedro Adigue PTS 12 (12) January 21, 1967 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines for the OPBF Light Title
21 Win 19–2 South Korea Kang Il Suh PTS 10 (10) October 1, 1966 Philippines Manila, Philippines
20 Win 18–2 Philippines Raymond Rivera PTS 12 (12) August 26, 1966 Philippines Gold City Coliseum, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
19 Win 17–2 Philippines Young Terror TKO 9 (?) February 19, 1966 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
18 Win 16–2 Philippines Ric Penalosa PTS 3 (3) January 15, 1966 Philippines Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
17 Win 15–2 Philippines Baby Paramount PTS 3 (3) January 15, 1966 Philippines Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
16 Win 14–2 Philippines Ely Yares PTS 3 (3) January 15, 1966 Philippines Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
15 Win 13–2 Ghana Love Allotey PTS 10 (10) November 20, 1965 Philippines Rizal Memorial Coliseum, Manila, Philippines
14 Win 12–2 Japan Noriyoshi Toyoshima PTS 10 (10) October 2, 1965 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
13 Win 11–2 Philippines Larry Flaviano TKO 7 (?) August 2, 1965 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines
12 Win 10–2 Philippines Carl Penalosa PTS 10 (10) June 19, 1965 Philippines Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
11 Win 9–2 Philippines Carl Penalosa TKO 4 (12) May 15, 1965 Philippines Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
10 Loss 8–2 Philippines Gabriel Elorde UD 12 (12) February 27, 1965 Philippines Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City, Philippines
9 Win 8–1 Philippines Francisco Balug PTS 10 (10) January 16, 1965 Philippines Cebu City, Philippines
8 Win 7–1 Philippines Jose Flash Juezon PTS 10 (10) October 31, 1964 Philippines Philippines
7 Win 6–1 Philippines Young Terror PTS 12 (12) September 19, 1964 Philippines Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
6 Win 5–1 Philippines Arthur Fuego KO 3 (?) August 25, 1964 Philippines Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
5 Win 4–1 Japan Koshiro Shimoji PTS 10 (10) June 27, 1964 Philippines Aquino Coliseum, Davao City, Philippines
4 Win 3–1 Philippines Rudy Perocho KO 8 (?) May 3, 1964 Philippines Davao City, Philippines
3 Loss 2–1 Thailand Sampandh Laemfapha PTS 10 (10) March 28, 1964 Philippines Gold City Coliseum, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
2 Win 2–0 Philippines Arthur Fuego KO 3 (?) January 25, 1964 Philippines Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines
1 Win 1–0 Philippines Charlie Kid KO 2 (?) October 2, 1962 Philippines Cotabato City, Philippines

See also

References

  1. "Rene Barrientos did it his way". Rappler. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  2. "Rene Barrientos (Boxing) Sports Hero – the Philippines Today". January 8, 2019.
  3. "Story of Philippine Boxing Part XIV: Rene Barrientos, Another Filipino World Junior Lightweight Champion".
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