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
editBorn 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
editRomulo 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
editRomulo 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
editIn 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
edit- Amateur Muay Thai: 18–3–1
- Professional Muay Thai: 13-3
- Shootfighting: 2-2
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "MAFighting.com". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d "They beat Mother Nature in a fight in the Rockaways". New York Daily News. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Muay Thai Authority, "Chris ‘Mr Classic’ Romulo retires from Muay Thai", 8 December 2011 Archived 8 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e ChampionsWay. "WKA USA". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c Administrator. "DIDN'T WIN BUT IS HONORED: Fil-Am nominee Chris Romulo for North American Muay Thai Fighter of the Year". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kickin' it righteous at Rockaway". New York Daily News. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Louangvilay, Romey. "Chris Romulo Explores the Bare Knuckle Roots of Muay Thai - FIGHT! Magazine". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "BattleRock brings Muay Thai to Rockaway". New York Daily News. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Muay Thai Authority, "Chris Romulo - A Muay Thai Lifer", 10 May 2011 Archived 7 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Muay Thai Comes Together to Help Chris Romulo". 6 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "A Benefit for Those who have Benefited so Many – the Romulos". 16 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Battle Rock 1: Top Notch Muay Thai in a Rock-Solid Part of the City". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ 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
- ^ "CROM's Battle By The Beach - September 20, 2013 - www.rockawave.com - Wave of Long Island". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Writer, DEREK HARPER Staff (26 August 2010). "Boxing stars, pageant queens team up to knock out bullying". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ 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