Rustico Torrecampo

Stephen Lumanta III (born 1 August 1972 in Davao City, Philippines) is a retired Filipino professional boxer notable for being the first fighter to defeat Manny Pacquiao.[2][3]

Stephen Lumanta III
Statistics
Real name	Stephen "THE BOMBER" Lumanta Jr III.[1]
Weight(s)	Flyweight[1] Light flyweight[2]
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Nationality	Filipino
Born	August 1, 1972 Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	29
Wins	15
Wins by KO	8
Losses	8
Draws	6

Personal life

Lumanta is the fifth of eight siblings and is a high school drop-out, completing just his freshman year. His father, Escolastico Torrecampo, Sr., was killed by New People's Army guerrillas in Davao City in 1985. Torrecampo is married to Cecille Camposano; they have three children, Ruscel Carl, Carisa Rose and Rich Cymoun. He lived with his extended family in Tondo, Manila.[4]

After retiring from boxing, Lumanta worked at a factory in Quezon City. In 2006, he quit the job and became an ambulant vendor, selling food out of a bicycle cart in Tondo. In 2007, he was wanted for murder in the stabbing death of a garbage truck driver who allegedly hit his food cart, spilling his wares into the street.[4] In 2011, Torrecampo was out on bail pending court hearings to resolve his case.[5]

Professional boxing career

Torrecampo fought in the light flyweight division from 1993-1997 and retired with 14 wins, 8 losses and 5 draws. On 9 February 1996, he fought Manny Pacquiao, who at that time held an 11-win, 0-loss record, in Mandaluyong City, Manila. Pacquiao failed to make weight and was penalized by being made to wear eight-ounce gloves; Torrecampo wore six-ounce gloves. Torrecampo controlled the first two rounds and knocked out Pacquiao in the third round with a overhand left to the jaw as Pacquiao was coming in.[2]

"When he went down, I knew he wouldn't get up. The referee could've counted to 100 and he wouldn't have been able to recover. I prepared for him. I knew after throwing a jab, he would follow up with a straight or an uppercut. I waited for him to jab, then I countered."

— Rustico Torrecampo, quoted from an interview[2]

A month after his victory over Pacquiao, Torrecampo broke his left wrist during another boxing match; he never went to a doctor for treatment. He retired in 1997; the improperly-healed fracture leaving a small bone sticking out of his left wrist. Torrecampo's biggest paycheck was a Php 30,000.00 purse for a fight in either Thailand or South Korea. His purse from the Pacquiao fight earned him Php 6,500.00 and his largest local paycheck was Php 17,000.00 for a bout he lost in General Santos City.[4]

Return to professional boxing

In 2011, Lumanta came out of retirement after 14 years. He won his first comeback fight against a younger opponent via a third-round knockout.[6]

Professional boxing record

References

1. BoxRec. "Stephen Lumanta Professional Boxing Record". Retrieved 28 July 2013.
2. Bad Left Hook. "The Tale of Rustico Torrecampo". Retrieved 28 July 2013.
3. Satterfield, Lem. "Pacquiao Knocked Down, Not Out". Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
4. Henson, Joaquin M. (26 September 2007). "Pacquiao Tormentor Wanted For Murder". Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
5. Henson, Joaquin M. (27 February 2011). "Lumanta back with a bang". Philippine Star. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
6. Reyes, Leo (27 February 2011). "Manny Pacquiao's Tormentor Rustico Torrecampo Surfaces After 14 Years". Retrieved 28 July 2013.