Featured UBO Champion: Reymond Yanong

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JANUARY 28, 2026 / BY BY UBO PRESS OFFICER

He lost his debut, but then went undefeated in his next eight outings. After that it was down hill again, as he was the loser of eight of his next twelve bouts between 2016 and 2023. It looked very much like a career as a journeyman for him.

During that 4-12 run he had boxed some very good opponents, and challenged for the Philippines national title and the WBC Asian Continental title, so it was not as if he was losing because he was bad, and he never gave up on resurrecting his career.

Now he has won six of his last seven fights, and made a major break-through in December of 2024 when he knocked out Campee Phayom to win the Asian Boxing Federation Lightweight title in Bangkok, Thailand.

Ten months later he accepted to move up two weight classes to fight Aphisit Nulae, also in Bangkok, for the vacant UBO title, and put on another impressive performance by winning in five rounds.

At 32 years old, his current record stands at a, some would say, mediocre 17-10-1 (12), but it is a real record, achieved by taking on all comers, any time and any place. He has earned his achievements the hard way!