Merlito Sabillo was born on January 19,1984 and is a Filipino professional boxer.
13 Facts About Merlito Sabillo
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In 2008, at the age of 24, Sabillo started his career as professional boxer.
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On October 8,2011, Merlito Sabillo won the vacant OPBF Minimumweight Title against his landsman Rodel Tejares via twelve round unanimous decision.
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On March 9,2013, Merlito Sabillo defeated Colombia's Luis de la Rosa via 8-round technical knockout to win the interim WBO Minimumweight world title.
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Merlito Sabillo was later promoted to full champion after original champion Moises Fuentes vacated the title to move up to Light Flyweight.
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Merlito Sabillo successfully made his first title defence against Jorle Estrada on July 13,2013.
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Merlito Sabillo retained his title for a second time against Nicaraguan Carlos Buitrago in a bout ending in a disputed split decision.
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On November 15,2014 Merlito Sabillo lost to the hard-hitting Indonesian Journeyman Ellias Nggenggo.
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On June 12,2015, Merlito Sabillo defeated his fellow Filipino Countrymen Powell Balaba into a 6 round fighting contest that was held at the L' Fisher Hotel, La Proa Ballroom, Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
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Kano was trying to pickup the fight and began to land shots while Merlito Sabillo lost his footwork and could not connect any of his punches to his opponent.
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On November 11,2016, the Former World Champion Merlito Sabillo was back to Japan for the second time as he faced the hard-hitting Japanese Professional Boxer Ryuya Yamanaka for the vacant OPBF Minimumweight title.
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Merlito Sabillo started well in the earlier rounds as he landed clean shots establishing his ground on the earlier bout.
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On February 17,2018 Merlito Sabillo lost to the undefeated Filipino Prospect Edward Heno to a 12-round fight for the unification of Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation and Asian Boxing Federation Light Flyweight titles.