Pedro Taduran (Kid Pedro Heneral) boxer

Pedro General Taduran Jr. (born 29 October 1996) is a Filipino professional boxer who held the IBF mini-flyweight from 2019 to 2021.In September 2021, he was ranked as the seventh best strawweight by The Ring and tenth best by the TBRB.Taduran is the eighth of nine siblings. Two of his brothers also took up boxing.Taduran made his professional debut against Nathaniel Marasigan on May 16, 2015. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. He amassed a 12-1 record over the course of the next three years, with eight stoppage victories, winning the vacant PBF and PG&AB mini-flyweight title along the way.Taduran was scheduled to challenge the reigning WBC strawweight champion Wanheng Menayothin on August 29, 2018. The fight was contested in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, which was Taduran's first professional fight outside of Philippines. Wanheng won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118-108, 115-111 and 117-110. The wide decision was further accentuated by the two points that Taduran was deducted for low blows.Taduran was scheduled to defend his PG&AB mini-flyweight title against Jeffrey Galero on December 8, 2018. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.