Rolando Navarrete (56-15-3, 33) was born in General Santos City, Philippines on February 14, 1957. At the age of 16 years on February 17, 1973, he made his professional boxing debut against Eddie Clementos, winning the fight via 4-round unanimous decision.
On his 46th career fight at 23 years old, Rolando Navarrete got a shot at the WBC super-featherweight titles against Alexis Argüello on April 27, 1980 but lost the fight via 4th-round retirement.
He became a super-featherweight world champion (WBC) on August 29, 1981 at the age of 24 years old, on his 53rd career fight, after defeating Cornelius Boza-Edwards via 5th-round KO.
Navarrete's last fight was a 6th-round TKO loss to William Magahin at age 34 on July 31, 1991. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
Rolando Navarrete's best fight was against Alexis Argüello.
Navarrete has 15 losses on his boxing record. For details about these losses refer to "Rolando Navarrete Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | Jul 31, 1991 34 years, 5 months 56-15-3 (33) | William Magahin | 6 | TKO | LOSS | |
73 | Jun 8, 1991 34 years, 3 months 56-14-3 (33) | Bernabe Aliping | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
72 | Jul 20, 1990 33 years, 5 months 56-13-3 (33) | Tae Jin Moon | 9 | TKO | LOSS | |
71 | May 18, 1990 33 years, 3 months 56-12-3 (33) | Ayuthaya Sithphakamron | 7 | KO | WIN | |
70 | Feb 17, 1990 33 years 55-12-3 (32) | Ramon Marchena Jr. | LT | 5 | TD | LOSS |
69 | Oct 13, 1989 32 years, 7 months 55-11-3 (32) | Tae Jin Moon | 6 | KO | LOSS | |
68 | Jul 11, 1989 32 years, 4 months 55-10-3 (32) | Thongberm Lukmatulee | 3 | KO | WIN | |
67 | Apr 22, 1989 32 years, 2 months 54-10-3 (31) | Ken Carter | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
66 | Feb 18, 1989 32 years 53-10-3 (30) | Dawthong Chuvatana | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
65 | Dec 23, 1988 31 years, 10 months 52-10-3 (29) | Rafael Limón | 10 | UD | WIN | |
64 | Nov 5, 1988 31 years, 8 months 51-10-3 (29) | Jin-Shik Choi | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
63 | Sep 16, 1988 31 years, 7 months 50-10-3 (28) | Bisenti Santoso | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
62 | Jul 22, 1988 31 years, 5 months 49-10-3 (27) | Muhammed Juhari | 10 | UD | WIN | |
61 | May 6, 1988 31 years, 2 months 48-10-3 (27) | Elmer Leonardo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
60  | Jun 23, 1984 27 years, 4 months 47-10-3 (26) | 18 years, 10 months 32-1-2 (19) | 5 | TKO | LOSS | |
59 | Aug 12, 1983 26 years, 5 months 47-9-3 (26) | Dennis Talbot | 2 | KO | WIN | |
58 | Jun 28, 1983 26 years, 4 months 46-9-3 (25) | Ignacio Jimenez | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
57 | Jan 28, 1983 25 years, 11 months 45-9-3 (24) | Saul Mayren | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
56 | Sep 10, 1982 25 years, 6 months 44-9-3 (23) | Young-Se Oh | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
55 | May 29, 1982 25 years, 3 months 43-9-3 (22) | Rafael Limón | SFT | 12 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
54 | Jan 16, 1982 24 years, 11 months 43-8-3 (22) | Choi Chung-il | SFT | 11 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
53 | Aug 29, 1981 24 years, 6 months 42-8-3 (21) | Cornelius Boza-Edwards | SFT | 5 | KO | WIN Won WBC |
52 | Jul 21, 1981 24 years, 5 months 41-8-3 (20) | Blaine Dickson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
51 | May 19, 1981 24 years, 3 months 40-8-3 (20) | Johnny Sato | SFT | 12 | UD | WIN |
50 | Apr 18, 1981 24 years, 2 months 39-8-3 (20) | Arturo Leon | 10 | UD | WIN | |
49 | Apr 7, 1981 24 years, 1 months 38-8-3 (20) | Refugio Rojas | 10 | UD | WIN | |
48 | Mar 10, 1981 24 years 37-8-3 (20) | Hector Cortez | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
47 | Jan 20, 1981 23 years, 11 months 37-7-3 (20) | Rocky Ramon | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
46  | Apr 27, 1980 23 years, 2 months 36-7-3 (19) | 28 years 62-5 (51) | SFT | 4 | RTD | LOSS For WBC |
45 | Apr 1, 1980 23 years, 1 months 36-6-3 (19) | Jerome Artis | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
44 | Jan 18, 1980 22 years, 11 months 35-6-3 (18) | Frank Ahumada | 10 | UD | WIN | |
43 | Dec 18, 1979 22 years, 10 months 34-6-3 (18) | Abdul Bey | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
42 | Oct 9, 1979 22 years, 7 months 33-6-3 (17) | Blazer Okubo | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
41 | Aug 28, 1979 22 years, 6 months 32-6-3 (16) | Miguel Meza | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
40 | Jul 24, 1979 22 years, 5 months 31-6-3 (15) | Jose Torres | 10 | UD | WIN | |
39 | Jun 19, 1979 22 years, 4 months 30-6-3 (15) | Frankie Duarte | 10 | UD | WIN | |
38 | Mar 18, 1979 22 years, 1 months 29-6-3 (15) | Thanomchit Sukhothai | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
37 | Feb 16, 1979 22 years 29-6-2 (15) | Rey Tam | 4 | KO | WIN | |
36 | Jan 7, 1979 21 years, 10 months 28-6-2 (14) | Pete Alferez | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
35 | Sep 30, 1978 21 years, 7 months 27-6-2 (13) | Nene Jun | 12 | UD | WIN | |
34 | Aug 19, 1978 21 years, 6 months 26-6-2 (13) | Fernando Cabanela | 12 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Jul 15, 1978 21 years, 5 months 25-6-2 (13) | Nene Jun | 10 | MD | WIN | |
32 | May 27, 1978 21 years, 3 months 24-6-2 (13) | Tony Jumao-As | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
31 | Dec 31, 1977 20 years, 10 months 23-6-2 (12) | Johnny Sato | 8 | TKO | LOSS | |
30 | Sep 2, 1977 20 years, 6 months 23-5-2 (12) | Thanomchit Sukhothai | 9 | TKO | LOSS | |
29 | Aug 12, 1977 20 years, 5 months 23-4-2 (12) | Ric Quijano | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
28 | Jun 16, 1977 20 years, 4 months 22-4-2 (12) | Yung-Shik Kim | BT | 12 | SD | LOSS |
27 | Jan 29, 1977 19 years, 11 months 22-3-2 (12) | Mario Odias | 10 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Nov 13, 1976 19 years, 8 months 21-3-2 (12) | Yung-Shik Kim | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Sep 25, 1976 19 years, 7 months 20-3-2 (11) | Renato Paulino | 4 | KO | WIN | |
24 | Aug 21, 1976 19 years, 6 months 19-3-2 (10) | Pol Ladeza | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Jul 31, 1976 19 years, 5 months 18-3-2 (9) | San Sacristan | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Jun 26, 1976 19 years, 4 months 17-3-2 (8) | Paul Ferreri | 10 | PTS | LOSS | |
21 | May 15, 1976 19 years, 3 months 17-2-2 (8) | Dommy Marolena | 10 | UD | WIN | |
20 | Jan 31, 1976 18 years, 11 months 16-2-2 (8) | Bernabe Villacampo | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Oct 1, 1975 18 years, 7 months 15-2-2 (7) | Fernando Cabanela | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS |
18 | Aug 31, 1975 18 years, 6 months 15-1-2 (7) | Danny Reyes | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Aug 1, 1975 18 years, 5 months 14-1-2 (6) | Go Mifune | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Jun 14, 1975 18 years, 4 months 13-1-2 (5) | Rey Naduma Jr. | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Mar 14, 1975 18 years, 1 months 12-1-2 (4) | San Sacristan | 4 | KO | WIN | |
14 | Feb 15, 1975 18 years 11-1-2 (3) | Conrado Vasquez | BT | 12 | UD | WIN |
13 | Jan 24, 1975 17 years, 11 months 10-1-2 (3) | Rene Cruz Jr. | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Nov 29, 1974 17 years, 9 months 9-1-2 (2) | Dodo Quilario | 10 | MD | WIN | |
11 | Oct 18, 1974 17 years, 8 months 8-1-2 (2) | Willie Abenir | 10 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Jul 20, 1974 17 years, 5 months 7-1-2 (2) | Roberto Cinco | 10 | MD | LOSS | |
9 | Jun 12, 1974 17 years, 3 months 7-0-2 (2) | Julius Gonzaga | 10 | PTS | DRAW | |
8 | Dec 22, 1973 16 years, 10 months 7-0-1 (2) | Mar Belimac | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Nov 24, 1973 16 years, 9 months 6-0-1 (1) | Ernie Sun | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Nov 10, 1973 16 years, 8 months 5-0-1 (0) | Jimmie Verongue | 8 | PTS | DRAW | |
5 | Oct 13, 1973 16 years, 7 months 5-0 (0) | Cris Espinosa | 8 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Jun 23, 1973 16 years, 4 months 4-0 (0) | Abdul Maratan | 6 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Apr 14, 1973 16 years, 2 months 3-0 (0) | Cris Espinosa | 3 | DQ | WIN | |
2 | Mar 24, 1973 16 years, 1 months 2-0 (0) | Quirino Peligro | 6 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Feb 17, 1973 16 years 1-0 (0) | Eddie Clementos | 4 | UD | WIN |
