Kenneth Llover | |
|---|---|
 Llover in 2025 | |
| Born | 15 January 2003 General Trias, Cavite, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Other names | The Lover Boy |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Reach | 166 cm (65 in) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 15 |
| Wins | 15 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
Kenneth Llover (born 15 January 2003) is a Filipino professional boxer. He is currently the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Bantamweight champion since March 2025.
After composing a record of 5–0 with four wins ending via knockout, Llover fought fellow undefeated prospect Ridick Tablanza for the vacant Luzon Professional Boxing Association (LuzProBA) bantamweight title where Llover prevailed via unanimous decision with the scores of 79–73 and 78–74. After a dominating victory from Llover, he fought for the vacant Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) bantamweight strap on 9 October 2022 against 10–17–1 Jerry Francisco in Parañaque, Llover prevailed via second-round TKO. [1]
On 21 January 2023, Llover defended his PBF bantamweight belt against fellow prospect knockout-artist Benny Cañete in Mandaluyong to headline a Blow by Blow event, Llover stopped Cañete's unbeaten streak with a unanimous decision statement. [1]
On 29 July 2023 at a Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow By Blow event, Llover battled against fellow compatriot prospect James Pagaling for the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) "Youth" bantamweight title in the public San Juan Gym, [2] Llover scored a memorable sensational left hand to the jaw in the fourth round that immediately knocked Pagaling out. [3]
On 5 November 2023, back in Llover's hometown of General Trias, Cavite in a twelve-rounder World Boxing Council-affiliated Asian Boxing Council (ABCO) Continental bantamweight championship against former veteran world-title challenger Edward "El Heneral" Heno, [4] Llover prevailed via unanimous decision. [5] [6]
On 15 December 2024 in Osaka, Japan, Llover's debut outside of the Philippines, he was set to face against Japanese regional contender Tulio Dekanarudo for the vacant "Interim" Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight strap, Llover scored a sensational victory as he stopped the latter in 58 seconds. [7] [8] [9]
Due to being the mandatory challenger for the OPBF bantamweight title, Llover was set to face the absolute OPBF champion veteran Keita Kurihara for the OPBF championship in the famed Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, [10] Llover scored a stunning first-round stoppage victory after the referee prompted the bout to halt due to a barrage of punches that hit the already-stunned Kurihara. [11] [12]
On 30 April 2025, Llover signed with Kōki Kameda's Kameda Promotions through Gerrypens Promotion (Gerry Peñalosa) for three fights. [13] Thereafter, on July 2025, Llover was scheduled to a 10 rounds bout against former two-division world champion Luis Concepción on 17 August 2025 in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. [14] [15] [16] During the bout Llover scored a TKO victory against Concepción to remain undefeated, the referee halted the bout with 30 seconds left in the eighth-round. Llover improved his record to 15 wins with 10 knockouts. [17]
| 15 fights | 15 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 10 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Luis Concepción | TKO | 8 (10), 2:27 | 17 Aug 2025 | Winford Resort and Casino, Manila, Philippines | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Keita Kurihara | TKO | 1 (12), 2:33 | 24 Mar 2025 | Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan | Won OPBF bantamweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Tulio Dekanarudo | TKO | 1 (12), 0:58 | 15 Dec 2024 | Sumiyoshi Sports Center, Osaka, Japan | Won vacant OPBF interim bantamweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Chencheng Yang | UD | 10 | 24 Aug 2024 | BF Homes Gym, Parañaque, Philippines | Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific Youth bantamweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Edward Heno | UD | 12 | 5 Nov 2023 | General Trias Convention and Cultural Center, General Trias, Philippines | Won vacant WBC-ABCO Continental bantamweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | James Pagaling | KO | 4 (10), 2:57 | 29 Jul 2023 | Filoil EcoOil Centre, San Juan, Philippines | Won vacant Philippines GAB Youth bantamweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ramel Antaran | TKO | 5 (10), 1:50 | 16 Apr 2023 | Masbate, Philippines | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Benny Cañete | UD | 10 | 21 Jan 2023 | Mandaluyong City College, Mandaluyong, Philippines | Retained PBF bantamweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jonathan Francisco | TKO | 2 (8), 1:30 | 9 Oct 2022 | BF Homes Gym, Parañaque, Philippines | Won vacant PBF bantamweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ridick Tablanza | UD | 8 | 31 Jul 2022 | Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines | Won vacant LuzProBA bantamweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Miller Alapormina | UD | 6 | 14 May 2022 | General Trias Sports Park, General Trias, Philippines | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Rolly Dorong | KO | 4 (6), 0:14 | 5 Feb 2022 | Bogo, Cebu, Philippines | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jover Amistoso | TKO | 4 (4), 2:49 | 4 Sep 2021 | Urdaneta Cultural Sports Complex, Urdaneta, Philippines | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jemark Gandao | KO | 1 (4) | 20 Mar 2021 | Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan, Philippines | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Richard Quebec | TKO | 1 (4), 1:08 | 5 Mar 2020 | Quibors Boxing Gym, Bacoor, Philippines |