| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Born | 18 June 1968 Iloilo, Philippines |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Michael Hormillosa (born 18 June 1968) is a Filipino boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1]
In 1988, Hormillosa competed in a fight-off organized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) for a slot at the 1988 Summer Olympics, as there was a leadership dispute in the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) between Roilo Golez (who had endorsed him) and Mel Lopez. [2] [3] Despite putting more damage on his opponent, he lost his fight 2–3 and his coach filed a protest to the POC. [4] The protest was a success, and POC president Jose Sering overturned the judges' decision, as they were biased towards Lopez's boxers. [5] A few days later, the Manila regional trial court issued a restraining order to Sering, preventing him from sending Hormillosa to the Olympics. [3] Sering had to endorse his and five other boxers' participation in front of the Court of Appeals, which was successful. [6] [7] Hormillosa's opponent also stepped aside, clearing the way for him to participate. [8] He was the last Filipino athlete to officially qualify for that year's Olympics. [9]
Hormillosa competed in the men's bantamweight event during the Olympics, where he got to face off against Jorge Julio Rocha of Colombia in what would be his first international fight. [9] He lost, as the fight was ruled an RSC (referee stopped contest) in the third round. [10] Almost all of the Filipino boxers who competed that year did not make it past the first round except for Leopoldo Serantes, who went on to win a bronze medal. [11]