Melvin Jerusalem Record
| Total Fights | 25 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 22 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 2 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 0 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 1 |
| KO Wins | 12 |
| KO Losses | 1 |
Featured Opponents
What is Melvin Jerusalem's boxing record?
Nine years and eight months into his professional boxing career, Melvin Jerusalem has fought 25 times with 22 wins and 3 losses.
Jerusalem's boxing record is currently 22-3, which includes two strawweight world-title wins. He has a 48% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 12 of his total 25 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. The only knockout loss in Jerusalem's career is a 7th round RTD loss to Oscar Collazo in a strawweight title fight.
His latest fight was a 12-round split decision victory over Yudai Shigeoka on March 31, 2024. Jerusalem won the strawweight WBC title with this win.
Some of Jerusalem's best fights and notable victories include wins over Masataka Taniguchi, Yudai Shigeoka, Toto Landero, Crison Omayao, Florante Condes, Francis Jay Diaz, and Reymark Taday.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Mar 31, 2024 | 30 | Yudai Shigeoka | Win * | SD |
| 24 | Oct 29, 2023 | 29 | Francis Jay Diaz | Win | UD |
| 23 | May 27, 2023 | 29 | Oscar Collazo | Loss * | RTD7 |
| 22 | Jan 6, 2023 | 28 | Masataka Taniguchi | Win * | TKO2 |
| 21 | Aug 24, 2022 | 28 | Michael Camelion | Win | KO2 |
| 20 | Feb 26, 2022 | 28 | Ramel Antaran | Win | UD |
| 19 | Jul 16, 2021 | 27 | Toto Landero | Win | UD |
| 18 | Dec 17, 2020 | 26 | Jayson Francisco | Win | KO2 |
| 17 | Aug 17, 2019 | 25 | Reymark Taday | Win | RTD7 |
| 16 | Nov 10, 2018 | 24 | Toto Landero | Win | UD |
| 15 | Jun 9, 2018 | 24 | Philip Luis Cuerdo | Win | TKO8 |
| 14 | Nov 25, 2017 | 23 | Jestoni Racoma | Win | UD |
| 13 | Jul 8, 2017 | 23 | Joey Canoy | Loss | UD |
| 12 | Jan 25, 2017 | 22 | Wanheng Menayothin | Loss * | UD |
| 11 | Nov 26, 2016 | 22 | Fabio Marfa | Win | UD |
| 10 | Jul 16, 2016 | 22 | Jonathan Refugio | Win | UD |
| 9 | Feb 27, 2016 | 22 | Florante Condes | Win | MD |
| 8 | Nov 28, 2015 | 21 | Crison Omayao | Win | TKO2 |
| 7 | Jun 28, 2015 | 21 | Mark Anthony Florida | Win | RTD7 |
| 6 | May 30, 2015 | 21 | Ryan Ralozo | Win | TKO1 |
| 5 | Mar 7, 2015 | 21 | Rodante Suacasa | Win | TKO1 |
| 4 | Jan 18, 2015 | 20 | Rez Padrogane | Win | KO2 |
| 3 | Dec 18, 2014 | 20 | Jomar Cenita | Win | KO2 |
| 2 | Sep 17, 2014 | 20 | Christian Solatorio | Win | TKO1 |
| 1 | Jul 13, 2014 | 20 | Michael Camelion | Win | UD |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Melvin Jerusalem (Gringo) is a 30-year old Filipino professional boxer. He was born in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, Philippines on February 22, 1994. He is the current WBC strawweight champion.
Jerusalem made his professional boxing debut against Michael Camelion at the age of 20 on July 13, 2014, defeating Camelion via 4 round unanimous decision. He went on to win 10 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 7 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 22 on January 25, 2017 after 11 professional fights, against Wanheng Menayothin for the WBC title. He lost to Menayothin via 12 round unanimous decision.
Jerusalem has won two world titles at strawweight. For all the details about Jerusalem's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Jerusalem has had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was on March 31, 2024 against Japanese boxer Yudai Shigeoka for Shigeoka's strawweight title. Jerusalem won the fight via 12 round split decision and won the WBC title. It's been 25 days since this fight.
Championships
Jerusalem has had a total of four world-title fights till today, which includes winning two world titles and zero successful title defenses. He won two of these fights and lost two.
Title Wins
Melvin Jerusalem has fought for strawweight world titles in three fights and won two of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. Till today, he has won two strawweight belts.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2024 | Yudai Shigeoka | Strawweight | WBC | SD |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Masataka Taniguchi | Strawweight | WBO | TKO |
Title Losses
Melvin Jerusalem has lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2023 | Oscar Collazo | Strawweight | WBO | RTD |
Highlights
Jerusalem has fought a total of 25 times till today, which includes 4 world-title fights at the strawweight division. These three fights are the highlight of his career.
January 25, 2017: In his first world-title fight, Melvin Jerusalem loses to Wanheng Menayothin via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the WBC strawweight title.
January 6, 2023: Jerusalem wins the WBO strawweight title from Masataka Taniguchi, by beating Taniguchi via 2nd round TKO.
March 31, 2024: Jerusalem wins the WBC strawweight title from Yudai Shigeoka, by beating Shigeoka via 12 round split decision.
FAQs
How many KOs does Melvin Jerusalem have on his record?
Jerusalem has knocked out 12 of his 25 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 48%. Of his total 22 wins, 12 of them have been via KO (54.5%).
What was Melvin Jerusalem's first world title win?
Jerusalem's first world-title win was the WBO belt at strawweight. He defeated Masataka Taniguchi via 2 round TKO to win the title.
How many world titles did Melvin Jerusalem win?
As of April 2024, Jerusalem has won two world titles at strawweight.
How many title defenses did Melvin Jerusalem make?
Jerusalem has had one title defense fight, which he lost.