Английская Википедия:Christopher Romulo
Christopher Romulo is an American former professional Muay Thai fighter and a trainer of Filipino descent.
Romulo won several amateur and professional championships in the United States and Thailand, and operates a training facility in New York City[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Personal life
Born in New York City, Romulo was the first member of his family to be born in the United States. His father was Carlito Romulo and his mother was Lucita Fernandez Romulo.[8]
Christopher Romulo grew up in Queens Village in Queens.[2][7] He is married to Sarah Romulo, a fitness trainer and boxer[9][2] The couple has two children.[2]
Professional career
Romulo began his amateur career 1996 at age 21 .[3][4] In 2003, Romulo began training under Jason Strout. That same year, they worked together to develop Church Street Boxing Gym's first Muay Thai program. Romulo's amateur career included five titles.
As a professional fighter, Romulo's record was 13–3 [10 KOs]. He won the WKA super middleweight North American title in 2010.[4] Romulo won a US National Championship, a North American Championship, and a Bronze medal in Bangkok in the World Cup.[10]
Romulo always entered the ring with the Filipino flag wrapped around him like a cape.[7][8]
Romulo retired from active competition at age 37 after 16 years in the sport.[3]
Coaching career
Romulo built a training center in Rockaway, Queens in 2009.[8] It was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy but has since been rebuilt.[4][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Romulo owns and operates the training center with his wife Sarah.[3][5][6][18]
Community involvement
In 2009, Romulo was selected as a spokesperson for the anti-bullying campaign Bullying...We're Kickin’ It.[3][4][19]
Romulo is also actively involved in the Muaythai Preservation Project which provides support for local children through scholarships to train and learn the sport.[20][21][22]
Professional record
- Amateur Muay Thai: 18–3–1
- Professional Muay Thai: 13-3
- Shootfighting: 2-2
See also
References
External links
- Eight Limbs Documentary
- BattleRock brings first sanctioned Muay Thai bout to Rockaway
- Battle on the Boards brings mixed martial arts to the beachfront in Rockaway
- Rockaways martial arts center is back, proving Mother Nature doesn't pack a punch like a kickboxer
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 Muay Thai Authority, "Chris ‘Mr Classic’ Romulo retires from Muay Thai", 8 December 2011 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Muay Thai Is Life, "All it takes is heart", by John Wolcott, 12 October 2011
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 The art of manliness, "Manliest Sport: Muay Thai?" by Raphael Lunskin, 13 May 2012
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 PhilStar, "Pinoy flag in the Muay Thai Ring", by Edmund Silvestre, 28 September 2008
- ↑ 8,0 8,1 8,2 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Muay Thai Authority, "Chris Romulo - A Muay Thai Lifer", 10 May 2011 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ The Rockaway Times, "Battle Rock Returns to Rockaway", 25 June 2014, by Bianca Fortis Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ V Magazine, "Fight for Rockaway", by Elliott David Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Muaythai Project, 9 May 2012 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Muaythai Project, 9 November 2012 Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Muaythai Project, 3 March 2014 Шаблон:Webarchive
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