Florante Condes

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Florante Condes

Real name	Florante Condes Jr.
Nickname(s)	The Little Pacquiao
Rated at	Minimumweight
Height	5 ft. 2 in. (157 cm.)
Nationality	Filipino
Birth date	May 20, 1980 (1980-05-20) (age 28)
Birth place	Sampaguita, Looc, Romblon^[1] (Resides in Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	22 (84%)
Wins by KO	20 (90%)
Losses	3
Draws	1
No contests	0

Florante Condes Jr. (born May 20, 1980 in Looc, Romblon, Philippines), is a Filipino professional boxer. He is the IBF minimumweight world champion.

1 Rise to success
2 Troubled career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Rise to success

Condes turned professional in 2002. On July 7, 2007, Condes won the IBF minimumweight title by a split decision victory over Muhammad Rachman. There, he knocked Rachman down twice (once in the 3rd round and again in the 10th). The bout was held in the studio of the private RCTI television station in Jakarta, Indonesia. Salven Lagumbay of the Philippines and Montol Suriyachand of Thailand, scored it 114-112 for Condes, while the home judge Muhammad Rois gave it 114-112 for Rachman.

Condes and Nonito Donaire have made it to the prestigious Ring Magazine rankings (July 9). The bible of boxing put Donaire at no. 1 spot in the flyweight division (112 pounds). Condes, on the other hand, is at third in the straw weight division (105 lbs).

[edit] Troubled career

Condes' rising career became a nightmare when it was revealed that his registered manager wasn't actually Aljoe Jaro but Jaro's wife. Also, he hasn't yet claimed a $10,000 bonus from American promoters, through his supposed manager promised him. Because of these issues, Condes said in an interview that his career may come to end.^[2]