John dato record9/7/2023 ![]() ![]() 5 months later, Dato registered another victory by defeating Mexican boxer Victor Manuel Martinez Flores via a Round 1 knockout (KO). In 19 January 2018, just 1 month from his previous fight, Dato defeated American boxer Michael Gaxiola, winning a unanimous decision (UD) through four rounds, all judges scored 40-35 in favor of Dato. 6 months later, Dato received his first draw of his boxing career against Mexican boxer Pedro Antonio Rodriguez, the match ended in a technical draw (TD).Ī month later following his technical draw (TD) against Rodriguez, Dato once again defeated American boxer Michael Gaxiola via a Round 4 knockout (KO).įollowing the bout, Dato moved up one division, to super featherweight, defeated Mexican boxer Jose Iniguez two months after his second fight with Gaxiola, winning a knockout (KO) in the first round. Dato once again defeated Mexican boxer Guadalupe Arroyo, winning a unanimous decision (UD) through four rounds, all judges scored 40-35 in favor of Dato. In 11 January 2019, one month after his second win against Arroyo, Dato defeated American boxer Aaron Jamel Hollis via a Round 4 knockout (KO).ĭato moved up one division, to lightweight, defeated Mexican boxer Miguel Villalobos via a Round 3 knockout (KO).įollowing the bout, Dato moved down one division, back to Super featherweight, defeated Mexican boxer Germán Meraz, winning a unanimous decision (UD) through six rounds. Thurmanĭato returned to featherweight and defeated Mexican Boxer Juan Antonio Lopez via a Round 5 knockout (KO). The match was one of the undercard bouts in Manny Pacquiao vs. In October 2019, Dato once again defeated Mexican boxer Germán Meraz, winning a unanimous decision (UD) through six rounds, all judges scored 60-53 in favor of Dato.Pacquiao, who is a senator in the Philippines and reportedly mulling a run for president, scored a split decision victory over Keith Thurman then. Dato knocked out Juan Antonio Lopez on that night, fighting on the undercard. ![]() That seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Dato, a native of the Philippines who came to Santa Maria from the city of Bangar in the province of La Union.īut the opportunity has come once again for Dato. The Santa Maria fighter is unbeaten in his career, sporting a record of 16-0-1. He has fought a handful of times since Pacquiao last entered the ring in 2019. "I didn't think I would fight again on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao.ĭato fought at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez in October of 2019 and fought in Mexico multiple times after that.ĭato has spent the last few weeks training in Santa Maria and making two trips to Southern California to visit with Pacquiao and do some conditioning with the Filipino fighter who doubles as a politician in the Philippines. We'll be fighting on a bigger stage at the T-Mobile Arena. It's just a blessing to be fighting on the undercard of my idol." I've been training, going to Manny's house in the morning and running with him. Pacquiao is the Philippines' biggest star. He's 62-7 in his career and is the sport's only eight-division world champion. He was elected as Senator of the Philippines in 2016.ĭato said Leo Santa Cruz, a multiple-division world champ, helped facilitate both Pacquiao undercard fights. "Leo is basically my manager," Dato said. I'm his only Filipino fighter and trying to be the next Filipino superstar."ĭato has developed his game outside the ring in the last two years also. ![]() He's moved his gym from a garage near Santa Maria High School to the Town Center Mall. He has a large group of kids who train at the gym daily. Dato also finds time to train there in between his sessions as a coach. His team has remained the same with Tony Ojeda and Raul Anguiano training him in the ring and Ty Lee training him outside of it. "The kids who come here to train, they push me," Dato said. I haven't taken a break during this pandemic. ![]() It's like a relationship, there are ups and downs. They've been with me since the beginning and they push me. ![]()
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