John Leo Dato

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John Leo Dato
Born
John Leo Olpindo Dato

(1993-06-09) June 9, 1993 (age 31)
Nationality Flag of the Philippines.svg Filipino
Other namesThe Lion
Statistics
Weight(s) Featherweight
Super Featherweight
Lightweight
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins19
Wins by KO12
Losses1
Draws1

John Leo Olpindo Dato (born June 9, 1993) is a Filipino professional boxer.

Contents

Personal life

Dato was born in Bangar, La Union, Philippines. Dato is a son of Filipinos who worked as caregivers in the US, his family migrated to Bakersfield, California when he was seven years of age. [1]

Dato attended Pioneer Valley High School in Santa Maria, California. During his high school days Dato was a wrestler, track and field player and footballer. Dato pursued his career in boxing after graduating high school when he was 17-years old.

Dato runs the JLD Boxing Academy and also currently works as a personal trainer. [2] [3]

Boxing career

Featherweight division

On 15 December 2016, Dato made his professional debut in boxing. Dato defeated Mexican boxer Manuel Bernal via a Round 3 knockout (KO). [4] Following the bout, Dato defeated Mexican boxer Guadalupe Arroyo, winning a majority decision (MD) through four rounds. [5]

On 15 July 2017, Dato extended his winning streak in just 4 months after his win against Arroyo by defeating Mexican boxer Eduardo Ronquillo via a Round 3 knockout (KO). [6] 5 months later, Dato registered another victory by defeating Mexican boxer Victor Manuel Martinez Flores via a Round 1 knockout (KO). [7]

On 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. [8] 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). [9]

A month later following his technical draw (TD) against Rodriguez, Dato once again defeated American boxer Michael Gaxiola via a Round 4 knockout (KO). [10]

Super Featherweight division

Following 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. [11] 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. [12]

On 11 January 2019, one month after his second win against Arroyo, Dato defeated American boxer Aaron Jamel Hollis via a Round 4 knockout (KO). [13]

Lightweight division

Dato moved up one division, to lightweight, defeated Mexican boxer Miguel Villalobos via a Round 3 knockout (KO). [14]

Return to Super Featherweight

Following the bout, Dato moved down one division, back to Super featherweight, defeated Mexican boxer Germán Meraz, winning a unanimous decision (UD) through six rounds. [15]

Return to Featherweight

Pacquiao vs. Thurman

Dato returned to featherweight and defeated Mexican Boxer Juan Antonio Lopez via a Round 5 knockout (KO). [16] The match was one of the undercard bouts in Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman pay-per-view fight. [17] [18]

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. [19] [20]

In December 2019, Dato defeated Mexican boxer David Godinez via a Round 5 KO. [21]

Dato was scheduled to fight Dominican boxer Angel Luna in April 2020, but the fight was moved to June 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [22] [23]

In August 2020, after months of waiting, Dato finally returned to the ring and defeated Mexican boxer Angel Guevara via a Round 3 TKO. [24] [25] Following the bout, more than two months after his win against Guevara, Dato defeated Mexican boxer Jorge Romero via a Round 5 TKO extending his unbeaten streak to 17. [26] [27]

Pacquiao vs. Ugás

In August 2021, it was announced that Dato is scheduled to fight Mexican Boxer Angel Antonio Contreras. [28] [29] The match was one of the undercard bouts in Manny Pacquiao vs. Yordenis Ugás pay-per-view fight. [30]

Return to Super Featherweight

After more than seven months from his first professional loss, Dato moved up one division and returned to super featherweight. He was scheduled to fight Mexican veteran boxer Rodrigo Guerrero on 1 April 2022 at Chumash Casino, Sta. Ynez, California. [31] [32] He defeated Guerrero via a round 5 TKO. [33]

His next fight was then scheduled on 13 January 2023 against American boxer Jesus Rizo. [34] He defeated Rizo via a unanimous decision (UD) through eight rounds. [35]

Return to Featherweight

Dato once again returned to featherweight. He is then scheduled to fight Venezuelan boxer Ronal Ron on October 27, 2023. [36] He defeated Ron via a unanimous decision (UD) through eight rounds. [37]

Professional boxing record

21 fights19 wins1 loss
By knockout120
By decision71
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Win19–1–1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Ronal RonUD827 Oct 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
20Win18–1–1 Flag of the United States.svg Jesus RizoUD813 Jan 2023 Flag of the United States.svg Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
19Win17–1–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Guerrero TKO5 (8)1 Apr 2022 Flag of the United States.svg Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
18Loss16–1–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Angel Antonio ContrerasUD8 21 Aug 2021 Flag of the United States.svg T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
17Win16–0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge RomeroTKO5 (8)13 Nov 2020 Flag of Mexico.svg Papas & Beer, Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico
16Win15–0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Angel GuevaraTKO3 (8)28 Aug 2020 Flag of Mexico.svg Papas & Beer, Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico
15Win14–0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg David GodinezKO5 (6)13 Dec 2019 Flag of Mexico.svg Big Punch Arena, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
14Win13–0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Germán Meraz UD64 Oct 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
13Win12–0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Antonio LopezKO5 (6) 20 Jul 2019 Flag of the United States.svg MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
12Win11–0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Germán Meraz UD61 Jun 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Sobobo Casino Resort, San Jacinto, California, U.S.
11Win10–0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel VillalobosKO3 (4)3 May 2019 Flag of Mexico.svg Centro de Eventos, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
10Win9–0–1 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Jamel HollisKO4 (4)11 Jan 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
9Win8–0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalupe ArroyoUD48 Dec 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Industry Hills Expo Center, La Puente, California, U.S.Won GBO California State super featherweight title
8Win7–0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Jose IniguezKO1 (4)13 Oct 2018 Flag of Mexico.svg La Officina Bar & Eventos, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
7Win6–0–1 Flag of the United States.svg Michael GaxiolaKO4 (4)18 Aug 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
6Draw5–0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Antonio RodriguezTD46 July 2018 Flag of the United States.svg Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, U.S.
5Win5–0 Flag of the United States.svg Michael GaxiolaUD419 Jan 2018 Flag of the United States.svg California Education and Performing Arts Center, Ontario, California, U.S.
4Win4–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Victor Manuel Martinez FloresKO1 (4)9 Dec 2017 Flag of Mexico.svg Gimnasio Independencia, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
3Win3–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Eduardo RonquilloKO3 (4)15 Jul 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, U.S.
2Win2–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalupe ArroyoMD419 Mar 2017 Flag of the United States.svg Marconi Automotive Museum, Tustin, California, U.S.
1Win1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel BernalKO3 (4)15 Dec 2016 Flag of Mexico.svg AS Boxing Arena, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

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