Christopher Romulo

A portrait of Chris Romulo

Christopher Romulo is a martial arts champion and trainer.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Professional career

Romulo is a champion Muay Thai fighter,[5][8][9] having won the WKA Super Middleweight North American title in 2010.[3][4][10] Romulo began his career as an amateur in 1996 when he was 21 years of age.[3][4] Romulo's amateur career includes 5 titles, and as a professional he was 13-3 [10 KOs] and won the WKA super middleweight North American Title in 2010.[4][11] During his career, Romulo won several Muay Thai titles, including a US National Championship, a North American Championship, and a Bronze medal in Bangkok in the World Cup.[12] Proud of his Filipino heritage, Romulo always entered the ring with the Filipino flag wrapped around him like a cape.[7][13] Romulo retired from active competition at the age of 37 after 16 years in the sport.[3]

Coaching career

Romulo built a training center in Rockaway in 2009.[13] It was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy but has since been rebuilt.[4][8][14][15][16][17][18][19] Romulo owns and operates the training center with his wife Sarah.[3][5][6][10]

Personal life

Romulo was the first in his family to be born in the United States. His father was Carlito Romulo and his mother was Lucita Fernandez Romulo.[13] Romulo grew up in Queens Village.[2][7] Romulo is married to Sarah (a fitness trainer and boxer[9]) - they own and operate a gym and martial arts training centre together.[2] Romulo has two children.[2]

Community Involvement

In 2009, Chris was selected alongside mixed martial arts stars Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith as a spokesperson for the American based anti-bullying campaign Bullying...We’re Kickin’ It. Bullying...We’re Kickin’ It was founded in 2007. Its mission is to “help encourage positive behavior and bring attention to the long term affects of bullying behavior.” By working with the Bullying...We’re Kickin’ It anti-bullying campaign, it has given Chris a chance to work with children who are in the same situations that he was in while growing up.[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

See also

References

  1. ↑ MA Fighting, "Romulo Scores Big KO to Remain Undefeated", 28 April 2007, by Michael Afromowitz
  2. 1 2 3 4 New York Daily News "Rockaways Martial Arts Center is Back", by Lisa L. Colangelo, 31 July 2013
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Muay Thai Authority, "Chris ‘Mr Classic’ Romulo retires from Muay Thai", 8 December 2011
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 World Kickboxing Association, "Fighter of the Month"
  5. 1 2 3 Muay Thai Is Life, "All it takes is heart", by John Wolcott, 12 October 2011
  6. 1 2 The art of manliness, "Manliest Sport: Muay Thai?" by Raphael Lunskin, 13 May 2012
  7. 1 2 3 PhilStar, "Pinoy flag in the Muay Thai Ring", by Edmund Silvestre, 28 September 2008
  8. 1 2 New York Daily News, "BattleRock brings first sanctioned Muay Thai bout to Rockaway", by Lisa L. Colangelo, 2 May 2014
  9. 1 2 New York Daily News, "Battle on the Boards", by Lisa L. Colangelo, 12 September 2013
  10. 1 2 The Wave, "CROM’s Battle by the Beach", by Dan Guarino, 20 September 2013
  11. ↑ Fightland, "Muay Tahi in the Rockaways Fights Back", by Jimmy Jolliff, 22 September 2012
  12. ↑ Fight Magazine, "Chris Romulo explores the bare knuckle roots of Muay Thai", 25 February 2010, by Romey Louangvilay
  13. 1 2 3 Filipino Reporter, "Didn’t win but is honored", 30 December 2010
  14. ↑ Muay Thai Authority, "Chris Romulo - A Muay Thai Lifer", 10 May 2011
  15. ↑ The science of 8 limbs, "Muay Thai Comes Together to Help Chris Romulo", by Mike L Ng
  16. ↑ Friday Night Fights, "A benefit for those who have benefited so many", 16 November 2012
  17. ↑ The MMA Journalist, "Battle Rock 1", 5 May 2014
  18. ↑ The Rockaway Times, "Battle Rock Returns to Rockaway", 25 June 2014, by Bianca Fortis
  19. ↑ V Magazine, "Fight for Rockaway", by Elliott David
  20. ↑ The Press of Atlantic City, "Boxing stars, pageant queens team up to knock out bullying", by Derek Harper, 26 August 2010
  21. ↑ Muaythai Project, 9 May 2012
  22. ↑ Muaythai Project, 9 November 2012
  23. ↑ Muaythai Project, 3 March 2014

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