Who is Rene Catalan JR?
Rene Catalan Jr is a Filipino boxer, 18 years old. He belongs to the Catalan Fighting Club of the Philippines.
According to Tapology, Rene Catalan Jr has a MMA achievement of 3 wins. All 3 matches take place in the PEC (Philippines Encuentro Championship), a selected tournament in the Philippines. However, all 3 matches are only counted as amateur MMA.
According to the notice from the Organizing Committee, Rene Catalan Jr has a record of 9 wins 1 loss. He is quite dwarf, only 153cm height but weighs up to 56kg. The strength of Rene Catalan Jr is to lie down.
Rene Catalan Jr is the son of former Philippine boxer Rene Catalan. The boxer born in 1978 was nicknamed D'A Challenger and had a MMA record of 6 wins 5 losses.
Most of the matches of Rene Catalan (father) takes place in ONE Championship. Therefore, he is highly appreciated in the Asian level. Both father and son competed in 56kg weight.
This match is expected to balance. Robson Oliveira is also a forte, Jiu Jitsu. He had an impressive match at Lion Championship. At the AFC 23 event, the Brazilian boxer won against the Korean opponent for Joon Gun with a triangle lock in the second half.
As noted, Robson Oliveira has only one professional MMA match, which is the match for Joon Gun. Meanwhile, the defeat at Lion Championship was not recorded. Therefore, the fact that this boxer is beating AFC belt is quite unexpected.