Boxing has exposed scores of people to the world of eminence and Filipino’s Jerwin Ancajas has fast become a professional in the sport. Not only does he work hard as a boxer, he has also been able to adorn himself with the titles of IBF junior bantamweight title (115 lbs) since 2016, IBF Pan Pacific junior bantamweight title (115 lbs), WBO Asia Pacific Youth junior bantamweight title (115 lbs), and Philippines Luzon Professional Boxing Association bantamweight title (118 lbs) among others.
The Biography Of Jerwin Ancajas
Jerwin Juntilla Ancajas was born on January 1, 1992 in Panabo Davao del Norte, Phillipines.
Jerwin picked interest in boxing since his second grade after he was introduced to the game by his brother Jesar.
Before he turned 17 and a professional boxer in 2009, Jerwin had competed at different levels and even won a number of championships that comprise of earning a gold medal at the Palarong Pambansa.
Who Is Jerwin Ancajas’s Wife?
Jerwin Ancajas has been married to Ruth Balaoing. Owing to the fact that Ruth keeps a low profile, many details about her have not been brought to light.
With his wife, Jerwin has welcomed children Jhinjie Kyrie and JJ Kyle who are both named after NBA players Kyle Korver and Kyrie Irving respectively. However, in 2018, it was reported that the couple was expecting their third child.
As much as their children are still young, neither Jerwin nor Ruth have a problem with their children choosing their careers, and would not mind if they would venture into boxing.
Net Worth Of Jerwin Ancajas
His career has fetched him a fortune that has resulted in a net worth of that is estimated at above $1 million.
His Height
Ancajas stands a height of 5 feet and 6 inches tall.
Career Highlight Of Jerwin Ancajas
As earlier mentioned, Jerwin was involved in boxing for a long time but turned professional in 2009. Becoming a professional boxer opened the way for him to grow to be one among boxers across the world to compete in many world championships.
Even though he made a remarkable coming as an amateur in the game, he had his fair share of losing a few games that includes a fifteenth pro bout loss in a “majority decision” to Mark Anthony Geraldo.
Soon enough as a professional, Jerwin Ancajas started to claim victories that do not exclude becoming the IBF Junior Bantamweight Champion after defeating McJoe Arroyo on September 3, 2016. He continued with his career as a champion, and in 2017, he started to defend his title in fights against José Alfredo Rodríguez, Teiru Kinoshita, Jamie Conlan in 2017. He continued to retain it through 2018 and 2019 in fights with Israel González, Jonas Sultan, Alejandro Santiago, Ryuichi Funai, and Miguel Gonzalez after being signed with Top Rank.
He is widely known for using technical knockout to win his fights as in the case of three of his fights in 2017 with the above mentioned boxers.
At present, he has been listed as the world’s fourth-best junior-bantamweight by The Ring magazine, and fifth by BoxRec and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
Other Interesting Facts About Jerwin
- Jerwin did not grow up having everything but had family who was willing to sacrifice for him. As a show of gratitude, he was able to get a home for his father who couldn’t work since a spinal injury he had since a motorcycle accident in 2014.
- His parents split when he was 3 years old.
- He received $3,750 when he won his fight against Arroyo. An offer that was 15% less than IBF’s minimum bid of 25,000.
- He made his U.S first appearance in February 2018, in a fight against Israel González in Corpus Christi, Texas to defend his IBF.
- Ancajas earned $40,000 against Rodriguez, 60,000 against Kinoshita, made 95,000 against Gonzalez and went on to make 120,000 in the fight against Sultan.
- His reach is 66.5 inches – an equivalent of 169 centimetres.
- He favours his right hand while fighting
- As at this writing, he has a professional boxing record of 35 fights, 32 wins, 22 wins by KO, 2 draws, and 1 loss.
- In 2017 while he was expecting his third child and first daughter with his wife Ruth, it became a motivation for the boxer against his fight with Jonas Sultan to retain his IBF championship title. Luckily, he was able to retain his title in the fight.
Complete profile of Jerwin Ancajas
| Jerwin Ancajas | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Jerwin Juntilla Ancajas |
| Date of Birth | 1 January 1992 |
| Age | 29 years |
| Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
| Nationality | Philippine |
| Birth place | Panabo, Philippines |
| Ethnicity | Filipino |
| Profession | Professional Boxer |
| Education | NA |
| Father | NA |
| Mother | NA |
| Siblings | Jesar Ancajas |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse/Partner | Ruth Balaoing |
| Girlfriend | Princess Jenniel Cabradilla Galarpe |
| Kids | Jacey Kiera Ancajas |
| Religion | NA |
| Estimated Net Worth: | $1 Million - $5 Million |
| Source of net worth | Boxing career |
| Height | Feet- 5 ft 6 in Meters- ( 1.68 m) |
| Weight | 114 lbs |
| Eye color | Light-brown |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Social media | Twitter |
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