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
[edit | edit source]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 where he was bullied in school for a period of time.[2][7][9] He is married to Sarah Romulo, a fitness trainer and boxer.[10][2] The couple has two children.[2]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]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.[11]
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
[edit | edit source]Romulo built a training center in Rockaway, Queens in 2009.[8] It was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy but has since been rebuilt.[4][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]Romulo owns and operates the training center with his wife Sarah.[3][5][6][19]
Community involvement
[edit | edit source]In 2009, Romulo was selected as a spokesperson for the anti-bullying campaign Bullying...We're Kickin’ It.[3][4][20]
Romulo is also actively involved in the Muaythai Preservation Project which provides support for local children through scholarships to train and learn the sport.[21][22][23]
Professional record
[edit | edit source]- Amateur Muay Thai: 18–3–1
- Professional Muay Thai: 13-3
- Shootfighting: 2-2
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b Muay Thai Is Life, "All it takes is heart", by John Wolcott, 12 October 2011
- ^ a b The art of manliness, "Manliest Sport: Muay Thai?" by Raphael Lunskin, 13 May 2012
- ^ a b c PhilStar, "Pinoy flag in the Muay Thai Ring", by Edmund Silvestre, 28 September 2008
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- ^ Muay Thai Authority, "Chris Romulo - A Muay Thai Lifer", 10 May 2011 Archived 7 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ The Rockaway Times, "Battle Rock Returns to Rockaway", 25 June 2014, by Bianca Fortis Archived 15 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ V Magazine, "Fight for Rockaway", by Elliott David Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ Muaythai Project, 9 May 2012 Archived 7 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Muaythai Project, 9 November 2012 Archived 7 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Muaythai Project, 3 March 2014 Archived 7 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine