Mayol is the eldest of five children. At the fifth grade, he once stopped a delinquent, who was 3 years older than he was, with just one punch.[1] He lived with his grandparents for over a decade in Calapayan, Tubod before moving to Mandaue City.[2] He began fighting as an amateur when he was 15 and later won two gold medals at the Palarong Pambansa (National Games). Mayol finally became professional in 2000.[1] When he wasn't boxing, Mayol used to wash cars as well as serving as a ball boy in tennis games.[3]
Professional career
Mayol accumulated a record of 22-0 before losing his first world title bout to WBC minimumweight champion Eagle Den Junlaphan by unanimous decision on May 6, 2006.
On August 4, 2007, Mayol challenged Ulises Solís for the IBF light flyweight title but lost by 8th-round technical knockout. Following the loss to Solis, he fought Adrián Hernández on February 9, 2008 and lost again by 4th-round knockout. On June 13, 2009, he received another shot at a world title against WBO light flyweight champion Iván Calderón. The fight ended in a technical draw after Calderon suffered an accidental headbutt by Mayol. He faced Calderon in a rematch later that year, this time Mayol lost by technical decision after Calderon suffered another unintentional headbutt by Mayol.
On November 21, 2009, he won the WBC light flyweight title by stopping reigning champion Edgar Sosa in two rounds in Mexico. Mayol was docked a point for unintentionally headbutting Sosa in the second round, sending him to the canvas and causing a cut above his cheek. When the action resumed, Mayol dropped Sosa and relentlessly attacked, forcing the referee to stop the fight.[4] Sosa, who required a metal plate to be implanted on his cheekbone due to multiple fractures suffered from the headbutt, filed a protest with the WBC to have the decision changed to a "no contest".[5][6][7] However, instead of changing the verdict of the bout in Sosa's favor, the WBC decided to grant the former champion the status of "Champion Emeritus", a position where Sosa will be guaranteed a rematch with Mayol upon recovery or move to the next weight class.[8]
He fought Omar Nino Romero on February 27, 2010, for his first defense of the WBC light flyweight title at the Coliseo Olimpico de la UG in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The bout ended with a controversial technical draw after three rounds. Despite receiving a knockdown, Mayol was able to retain his WBCjunior flyweight title. Mayol was hit by his opponent with some "low blows.” According to writer Dong Secuya, the referee was going to stop the bout in the 3rd round when Romero fired a hard left that hit the jaw of the momentarily defenseless Mayol who went down almost without consciousness.[9]
On June 19, 2010, Mayol lost his title in a rematch with Romero in San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, Mexico. Mayol had a point deducted in the second round and another point deducted in the fifth round after Romero suffered cuts due to head clashes. Under the WBC's head-clash rule, if a fighter is cut in a clash of heads, the boxer who is not cut automatically has a point taken from his score.
After the loss to Romero, He won 4 straight fights in a row. After the 4th win, He was given a World Title Eliminator. Fighting Julio César Miranda on May 13, 2012 in Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig, Philippines. Mayol sent Miranda to the canvas three times. After 10 rounds, He won the fight by a unanimous decision.
Post-boxing life
After retiring, Mayol started serving as a trainer in Los Angeles where he is currently based.[10]
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Rodel Bryan Generalao Mayol born August 9 1981 in Mandaue City Cebu Philippines more commonly known as just Rodel Mayol is a Filipino former professional boxer and the former WBC Light Flyweight World Champion Rodel MayolStatisticsReal nameRodel Bryan Generalao MayolNickname s Batang MandaueKid RapidoWeight s Light FlyweightHeight5 ft 4 in 1 63 m NationalityFilipinoBorn 1981 08 09 August 9 1981 age 41 Mandaue City Cebu PhilippinesStanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights38Wins31Wins by KO22Losses5Draws2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional career 3 Post boxing life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditMayol is the eldest of five children At the fifth grade he once stopped a delinquent who was 3 years older than he was with just one punch 1 He lived with his grandparents for over a decade in Calapayan Tubod before moving to Mandaue City 2 He began fighting as an amateur when he was 15 and later won two gold medals at the Palarong Pambansa National Games Mayol finally became professional in 2000 1 When he wasn t boxing Mayol used to wash cars as well as serving as a ball boy in tennis games 3 Professional career EditMayol accumulated a record of 22 0 before losing his first world title bout to WBC minimumweight champion Eagle Den Junlaphan by unanimous decision on May 6 2006 On August 4 2007 Mayol challenged Ulises Solis for the IBF light flyweight title but lost by 8th round technical knockout Following the loss to Solis he fought Adrian Hernandez on February 9 2008 and lost again by 4th round knockout On June 13 2009 he received another shot at a world title against WBO light flyweight champion Ivan Calderon The fight ended in a technical draw after Calderon suffered an accidental headbutt by Mayol He faced Calderon in a rematch later that year this time Mayol lost by technical decision after Calderon suffered another unintentional headbutt by Mayol On November 21 2009 he won the WBC light flyweight title by stopping reigning champion Edgar Sosa in two rounds in Mexico Mayol was docked a point for unintentionally headbutting Sosa in the second round sending him to the canvas and causing a cut above his cheek When the action resumed Mayol dropped Sosa and relentlessly attacked forcing the referee to stop the fight 4 Sosa who required a metal plate to be implanted on his cheekbone due to multiple fractures suffered from the headbutt filed a protest with the WBC to have the decision changed to a no contest 5 6 7 However instead of changing the verdict of the bout in Sosa s favor the WBC decided to grant the former champion the status of Champion Emeritus a position where Sosa will be guaranteed a rematch with Mayol upon recovery or move to the next weight class 8 He fought Omar Nino Romero on February 27 2010 for his first defense of the WBC light flyweight title at the Coliseo Olimpico de la UG in Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico The bout ended with a controversial technical draw after three rounds Despite receiving a knockdown Mayol was able to retain his WBC junior flyweight title Mayol was hit by his opponent with some low blows According to writer Dong Secuya the referee was going to stop the bout in the 3rd round when Romero fired a hard left that hit the jaw of the momentarily defenseless Mayol who went down almost without consciousness 9 On June 19 2010 Mayol lost his title in a rematch with Romero in San Juan del Rio Queretaro Mexico Mayol had a point deducted in the second round and another point deducted in the fifth round after Romero suffered cuts due to head clashes Under the WBC s head clash rule if a fighter is cut in a clash of heads the boxer who is not cut automatically has a point taken from his score After the loss to Romero He won 4 straight fights in a row After the 4th win He was given a World Title Eliminator Fighting Julio Cesar Miranda on May 13 2012 in Ynares Sports Arena Pasig Philippines Mayol sent Miranda to the canvas three times After 10 rounds He won the fight by a unanimous decision Post boxing life EditAfter retiring Mayol started serving as a trainer in Los Angeles where he is currently based 10 See also EditList of WBC world champions List of light flyweight boxing championsReferences Edit a b Joaquin Henson November 24 2009 Mayol eager to face Sosa in rematch The Philippine Star p 18 Edri K Aznar December 17 2009 Hometown honors WBC champ Mayol Sun Star Cebu Retrieved 2009 12 18 Rene Ronsubre Jr December 14 2009 AN EVENING WITH MANDAUE S CHAMPION PhilBoxing com Archived from the original on July 15 2011 Retrieved 2009 12 14 Pacquiao fighter Mayol stops Sosa wins title Sports GMANews TV Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs Latest Philippine News GMANews TV Retrieved 2010 12 14 Boxing Controversy over Mayol win Fightnews com 2009 11 22 Retrieved 2010 12 14 Edgar Sosa Will Protest TKO Loss To Rodel Mayol Boxing News Boxingscene com Retrieved 2010 12 14 Google Translate Retrieved 2010 12 14 James Blears November 25 2009 Sorry Edgar Sosa The WBC Rules For Rodel Mayol BoxingScene com Retrieved 2009 11 26 Mayol keeps title Sonsona falls abs cbnNEWS com February 28 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 28 Tapales on way back to throne External links EditBoxing record for Rodel Mayol from BoxRec registration required Preceded byEdgar Sosa WBC Light Flyweight ChampionNovember 21 2009 June 19 2010 Succeeded byOmar Nino Romero Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rodel Mayol amp oldid 1110218200, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
