Charly Suarez


Charly Coronel Suarez is a Filipino professional boxer who challenged for the World Boxing Organization junior lightweight title in 2025. He is also the WBO International Super Featherweight Champion in 2024. As an amateur, Suarez represented the Philippines at the 2016 Summer Olympics.As of May 2025, Suarez is ranked #8 best active Junior lightweight by The Ringand #9 by ESPN.

Amateur career

Asian Games

2014

Southeast Asian Games

2009
  • Defeated Manuel Batisia KO
  • Defeated Wuttichai Masuk PTS
  • Defeated Phal Sophat KO
2011
  • Defeated Sailom Adi
  • Defeated Matius Mandiangan PTS
2017
  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Khir Akyazlan Bin Azmi PTS
  • Lost to Wuttichai Masuk PTS
2019
  • Defeated Paing Min Arkar RSC
  • Defeated Vu Thanh Dat PTS
  • Defeated Khunatip Pidnuch PTS

Professional career

Suarez, a 2016 Olympian, turned professional in 2019 and has made up for his late start in the pros, fighting five times in 2022 against solid competition. He stopped Indonesian Defry Palulu in two rounds on December in Vietnam. The Paul Fleming fight was his second straight fight abroad, winning a 12 round TKO claiming four titles.
Suarez together with Chavit Singson signed a contract with Top Rank Inc. on July 1, 2023, in preparation for the fight against Yohan "La Fiera" Vasquez of the Dominican Republic on August 26, 2023, at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma USA. Charly Suarez bests Yohan Vasquez by unanimous decision and still remain undefeated the scores were 98-92, 98-92 and 97-93.
Suarez was scheduled to face Andres Cortes for the vacant WBO International super featherweight titlein Glendale, Arizona, on September 20, 2024. On September 12, 2024 it was reported that Cortes withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Jorge Castaneda. Suarez won by stoppage in the third round.

WBO super featherweight championship

Suarez vs. Navarrete

On March 19, 2025, it was reported that Emanuel Navarrete would make a fourth defense of his WBO title against Suarez, who was ranked first by the WBO. The fight was scheduled to take place on May 10, 2025 airing live on ESPN at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego. The bout ended in controversy by the eighth round, as Navarrete was unable to continue after suffering a cut over his left eyebrow, which referee Edward Collantes determined to be the result of an accidental clash of heads; as a result, the fight went to the scorecards, which read 78-75, 77-76, and 77-76 in favor of Navarrete. However, new footage released sometime after the fight suggested that the cut may have been caused by a punch from Suarez in the sixth round, and if the referee had ruled it as such, then Suarez would have won by TKO. Subsequently, team Suarez appealed to the California State Athletic Commission. On June 2, 2025, the CSAC overturned Navarrete's unanimous technical decision win to a no contest, prompting the WBO to order a rematch.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
19Emanuel Navarrete8, 0:0110 May 2025Pechanga Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.For WBO super featherweight title;
Originally a unanimous TD win for Navarrete, later changed to NC due to an incorrect referee call
18Win18–0Jorge CastanedaTKO3, 2:2220 Sep 2024Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S.Won vacant WBO International super featherweight title
17Win17–0Luis CoriaUD813 Apr 2024American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
16Win16–0Yohan VasquezUD1026 Aug 2023Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
15Win15–0Paul FlemingTKO12 1:5815 Mar 2023Kevin Betts Stadium, Mount Druitt, Sydney, AustraliaWon WBA Oceania, WBC-ABCO, IBO and vacant IBF Inter-Continental super featherweight titles
14Win14–0Defry PaluluTKO2 3:0010 Dec 2022The Grand Ho Tram Strip, Vung Tau, VietnamWon vacant IBF Asia super featherweight title
13Win13–0Carlo MagaliUD1223 Oct 2022The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex, Paranaque City, PhilippinesRetained WBA Asia;
Philippines GAB super featherweight titles
12Win12–0Mark John YapKO3 2:2514 Jan 2022The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex, Paranaque City, Philippines
11Win11–0Junny SalogaolUD1230 Apr 2021Barangay Manga Elementary School Covered Court, Tagbilaran City, Philippines
10Win10–0Tomjune MangubatTKO12 0:4512 Mar 2022The Flash Grand Ballroom of the Elorde Sports Complex, Paranaque City, PhilippinesWon vacant WBA Asia super featherweight title
9Win9–0Delmar PellioTKO2, 2:094 Dec 2021Robinson's Mall Atrium, General Santos, Philippines
8Win8–0Lorence RosasKO4 4 Sep 2020Urdaneta Cultural Sports Complex, Urdaneta City, Philippines
7Win7–0Eduardo MancitoUD103 Jul 2020Urdaneta Cultural Sports Complex, Urdaneta City, Philippines
6Win6–0Pablito CanadaTKO4 1 May 2020Urdaneta Cultural Sports Complex, Urdaneta City, Philippines
5Win5–0Jon Jon Estrada1013 Feb 20202nd Floor, Mega Mart Burgos Poblacion Norte, Paniqui, Philippines
4Win4–0Dave BarlasTKO3, 0:537 Feb 2020Santo Domingo, Philippines
3Win3–0Virgil PutonTKO1, 1:4124 Aug 2019San Andres Civic & Sports Center, District of Malate, Manila, Philippines
2Win2–0Justin Cabarles2, 2:535 Mar 2019Dujali Gymnasium, Braulio E. Dujali, Philippines
1Win1–0Ernesto Cagampang2, 0:241 Jan 2019Barangay Tablon Gymnasium, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Titles in boxing

  • WBO International Super Featherweight title
  • IBF Inter-Continental Super Featherweight title
  • IBO Inter-Continental Super Featherweight title
  • WBA Oceania Super Featherweight title
  • WBC Asian Boxing Council Super Featherweight title
  • WBA Asia Super Featherweight title
  • GAB Super Featherweight title