Milan Melindo
Career, Record, Stats
Milan Melindo (El Metodico) is a 36-year-old Filipino professional boxer. He is a former light-flyweight world champion. 19 years, 1 month, and 30 days into his career, Melindo's record stands at 40-6, which includes 14 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Milan Melindo's Boxing Career
Milan Melindo was born in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines on February 29, 1988. He made his professional debut at the age of 17 years on September 17, 2005 against Meljun Grumo. Melindo defeated Grumo via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Melindo got his first world-title fight at the age of 25 after 29 professional fights. On July 27, 2013 Melindo challenged Juan Francisco Estrada's WBA (Unified) and WBO flyweight titles but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on May 21, 2017 at the age of 29 years, after by defeating Akira Yaegashi, the then-reining IBF light-flyweight champion, via 1st round TKO. This was his 38th fight as a professional.
Melindo's latest fight was a unanimous decision victory over Mchanja Yohana at age 35, on December 29, 2023.
Some of Milan Melindo's best fights so far have been against Hekkie Budler, Akira Yaegashi, and Crison Omayao. For a complete list of Melindo's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Milan Melindo".
Melindo has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Milan Melindo Losses".
Milan Melindo's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Dec 29, 2023 | 35 |  Mchanja Yohana | win | UD 10 |
45 | Jul 01, 2023 | 35 | Jong Seon Kang | loss | UD 10 |
44 | Jan 11, 2023 | 34 | Chaiwat Buatkrathok | win | UD 10 |
43 | Apr 02, 2022 | 34 | 
Crison Omayao 29 24-23-5 | win | RTD 6 |
42 | Oct 05, 2019 | 31 | 
Junto Nakatani 21 19-0 | loss | TKO 6 |
41 | Oct 07, 2018 | 30 | 
Ken Shiro 26 13-0 | loss | TKO 7 |
40 | Dec 31, 2017 | 29 | 
Ryoichi Taguchi 31 26-2-2 | loss | UD 12 |
39 | Sep 16, 2017 | 29 | 
Hekkie Budler 29 31-2 | win | SD 12 |
38 | May 21, 2017 | 29 | 
Akira Yaegashi 34 25-5 | win | TKO 1 |
37 | Nov 26, 2016 | 28 | Teeraphong Utaida | win | UD 12 |
36 | May 28, 2016 | 28 | Maximino Flores | win | TD 7 |
35 | Nov 28, 2015 | 27 | Victor Emanuel Olivo | win | SD 10 |
34 | May 31, 2015 | 27 | Javier Mendoza | loss | TD 6 |
33 | Nov 15, 2014 | 26 | Saúl Juárez | win | UD 12 |
32 | May 10, 2014 | 26 | Martin Tecuapetla | win | MD 12 |
31 | Nov 30, 2013 | 25 | José Alfredo Rodríguez | win | UD 12 |
30 | Jul 27, 2013 | 25 | 
Juan Francisco Estrada 23 27-2 | loss | UD 12 |
29 | Apr 06, 2013 | 25 | Tommy Seran | win | TKO 4 |
28 | Sep 22, 2012 | 24 | Jean Piero Pérez | win | MD 12 |
27 | Jun 02, 2012 | 24 | Jesús Géles | win | KO 1 |
26 | Jan 28, 2012 | 23 | Juan Esquer | win | KO 7 |
25 | Sep 10, 2011 | 23 | Francisco Rosas | win | KO 1 |
24 | Mar 19, 2011 | 23 | Rosendo Vega | win | KO 1 |
23 | Nov 27, 2010 | 22 | Carlos Tamara | win | UD 10 |
22 | Aug 28, 2010 | 22 | Jin-Man Jeon | win | KO 2 |
21 | Apr 23, 2010 | 22 | Komrit Lukkuongmuekol | win | TKO 4 |
20 | Jan 14, 2010 | 21 | Anthony Villarreal | win | UD 10 |
19 | Oct 03, 2009 | 21 | Jose Guadalupe Martinez | win | UD 10 |
18 | Mar 14, 2009 | 21 | Muhammad Rachman | win | UD 10 |
17 | Oct 30, 2008 | 20 | Juma Fundi | win | TKO 3 |
16 | Jul 26, 2008 | 20 | Carlos Melo | win | UD 12 |
15 | Mar 07, 2008 | 20 | Sofyan Effendi | win | UD 10 |
14 | Dec 02, 2007 | 19 | Jack Amisa | win | UD 12 |
13 | Oct 06, 2007 | 19 | Nuapayak Sakkririn | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Jun 26, 2007 | 19 | Arnel Tadena | win | TKO 4 |
11 | May 10, 2007 | 19 | Wendil Cajoles | win | UD 10 |
10 | Feb 24, 2007 | 18 | Alex Aroy | win | TD 6 |
9 | Jan 20, 2007 | 18 | Fabio Marfa | win | UD 10 |
8 | Nov 24, 2006 | 18 | Rommel Bongon | win | UD 8 |
7 | Oct 21, 2006 | 18 | Ricardo Albia | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Jul 03, 2006 | 18 | Michael Rodriguez | win | UD 10 |
5 | Apr 30, 2006 | 18 | Amero Ricablanca | win | UD 4 |
4 | Feb 03, 2006 | 17 | Ruther del Castillo | win | TD 5 |
3 | Dec 30, 2005 | 17 | Rodel Emboy | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Oct 29, 2005 | 17 | Juaren Libres | win | UD 4 |
1 | Sep 17, 2005 | 17 | Meljun Grumo | win | UD 4 |