Christopher Romulo

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'''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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mafighting.typepad.com/mafighting/event_results/|title=MAFighting.com|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="nydn">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/beat-mother-nature-fight-rockaways-article-1.1414103|title=They beat Mother Nature in a fight in the Rockaways|author=|website=New York Daily News |date=31 July 2013|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="mcr">[http://www.muaythaiauthority.com/2011/12/chris-mr-classic-romulo-retires-from.html Muay Thai Authority, "Chris ‘Mr Classic’ Romulo retires from Muay Thai", 8 December 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708002839/http://www.muaythaiauthority.com/2011/12/chris-mr-classic-romulo-retires-from.html |date=8 July 2014 }}</ref><ref name="fom">{{cite web|url=http://www.wkausa.com/fotm-moreinfo12.html|title=WKA USA|last=ChampionsWay|accessdate=7 November 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042815/http://www.wkausa.com/fotm-moreinfo12.html|archivedate=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="heart">[http://www.muaythaiislife.com/2011/all-it-takes-is-heart-nys-christopher-romulo-retires-from-active-competition-story-by-john-wolcott/ Muay Thai Is Life, "All it takes is heart", by John Wolcott, 12 October 2011]</ref><ref name="manly">[http://community.artofmanliness.com/profiles/blogs/manliest-sport-muay-thai?xg_source=activity The art of manliness, "Manliest Sport: Muay Thai?" by Raphael Lunskin, 13 May 2012]</ref><ref name="pinoy">[http://www.philstar.com/starweek-magazine/403201/pinoy-flag-muay-thai-ring PhilStar, "Pinoy flag in the Muay Thai Ring", by Edmund Silvestre, 28 September 2008]</ref>

== Personal life == Born 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.<ref name="dwh" />

Christopher Romulo grew up in Queens Village in Queens where he was bullied in school for a period of time.<ref name="nydn" /><ref name="pinoy" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hagner |first=Larry |date=2017-06-12 |title=Reversing Generations of Bad Parenting with 6-Time Muay Thai Champion Chris Romulo |url=https://thedadedge.com/bad-parenting/ |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=The Dad Edge |language=en-US}}</ref> He is married to Sarah Romulo, a fitness trainer and boxer.<ref name="BoB">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/kickin-righteous-rockaway-article-1.1454313|title=Kickin' it righteous at Rockaway|author=|website=New York Daily News |date=12 September 2013|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="nydn" /> The couple has two children.<ref name="nydn" />

== Professional career == Romulo began his amateur career 1996 at age 21 .<ref name=mcr/><ref name=fom/> 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.<ref name="fom" /> Romulo won a US National Championship, a North American Championship, and a Bronze medal in Bangkok in the World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fightmagazine.com/mma/muay-boran-3682/|title=Chris Romulo Explores the Bare Knuckle Roots of Muay Thai - FIGHT! Magazine|first=Romey|last=Louangvilay|date=|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035424/http://www.fightmagazine.com/mma/muay-boran-3682/|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Romulo always entered the ring with the Filipino flag wrapped around him like a cape.<ref name="pinoy" /><ref name="dwh">{{cite web|url=http://www.filipinoreporter.us/sports/boxing/506-didnt-win-but-is-honored-fil-am-nominee-chris-romulo-for-north-american-muay-thai-fighter-of-the-year.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903123952/http://www.filipinoreporter.us/sports/boxing/506-didnt-win-but-is-honored-fil-am-nominee-chris-romulo-for-north-american-muay-thai-fighter-of-the-year.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 September 2014|title=DIDN'T WIN BUT IS HONORED: Fil-Am nominee Chris Romulo for North American Muay Thai Fighter of the Year|last=Administrator|date=|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref>

Romulo retired from active competition at age 37 after 16 years in the sport.<ref name="mcr" />

== Coaching career == Romulo built a training center in Rockaway, Queens in 2009.<ref name=dwh/> It was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy but has since been rebuilt.<ref name=fom/><ref name="battlerock">{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/battlerock-brings-muay-thai-rockaway-article-1.1777745|title=BattleRock brings Muay Thai to Rockaway|author=|website=New York Daily News |date=2 May 2014|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.muaythaiauthority.com/2011/05/chris-romulo-muay-thai-lifer.html Muay Thai Authority, "Chris Romulo - A Muay Thai Lifer", 10 May 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707224453/http://www.muaythaiauthority.com/2011/05/chris-romulo-muay-thai-lifer.html |date=7 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thescienceof8limbs.com/2012/11/05/muay-thai-comes-together-to-help-chris-romulo/|title=Muay Thai Comes Together to Help Chris Romulo|author=|date=6 November 2012|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fridaynightfights.com/content/a-benefit-for-those-who-have-benefited-so-many-the-romulos/|title=A Benefit for Those who have Benefited so Many – the Romulos|author=|date=16 November 2012|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themmajournalist.com/2014/05/battle-rock-1-top-notch-muay-thai-in.html|title=Battle Rock 1: Top Notch Muay Thai in a Rock-Solid Part of the City|author=|date=|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://rockawaytimes.com/2014/06/25/battle-rock-returns-rockaway/ The Rockaway Times, "Battle Rock Returns to Rockaway", 25 June 2014, by Bianca Fortis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815143354/http://rockawaytimes.com/2014/06/25/battle-rock-returns-rockaway/ |date=15 August 2014 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.vmagazine.com/site/content/281/fight-for-rockaway V Magazine, "Fight for Rockaway", by Elliott David] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903192036/http://www.vmagazine.com/site/content/281/fight-for-rockaway |date=3 September 2014 }}</ref> Romulo owns and operates the training center with his wife Sarah.<ref name=mcr/><ref name=heart/><ref name=manly/><ref name="CROM">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockawave.com/news/2013-09-20/Sports/CROMs_Battle_By_The_Beach.html|title=CROM's Battle By The Beach - September 20, 2013 - www.rockawave.com - Wave of Long Island|author=|date=|publisher=|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083733/http://www.rockawave.com/news/2013-09-20/Sports/CROMs_Battle_By_The_Beach.html|archive-date=4 March 2016|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref>

== Community involvement == In 2009, Romulo was selected as a spokesperson for the anti-bullying campaign Bullying...We're Kickin’ It.<ref name=mcr/><ref name=fom/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/boxing-stars-pageant-queens-team-up-to-knock-out-bullying/article_141e90a8-b189-11df-afdd-001cc4c03286.html?mode=jqm|title=Boxing stars, pageant queens team up to knock out bullying|first=DEREK HARPER Staff|last=Writer|date=26 August 2010|publisher=|accessdate=7 November 2016}}</ref>

Romulo is also actively involved in the Muaythai Preservation Project which provides support for local children through scholarships to train and learn the sport.<ref>[http://www.muaythaipreservationproject.org/2012/05/09/kashawn-zeno-winner-of-the-mpp-muaythai-essay-contest/ Muaythai Project, 9 May 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107200729/http://www.muaythaipreservationproject.org/2012/05/09/kashawn-zeno-winner-of-the-mpp-muaythai-essay-contest/ |date=7 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.muaythaipreservationproject.org/2012/11/09/our-new-muay-thai-scholarship-winner/ Muaythai Project, 9 November 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107200733/http://www.muaythaipreservationproject.org/2012/11/09/our-new-muay-thai-scholarship-winner/ |date=7 November 2014 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.muaythaipreservationproject.org/2014/03/03/new-muaythai-scholarship-awarded/ Muaythai Project, 3 March 2014] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107202409/http://www.muaythaipreservationproject.org/2014/03/03/new-muaythai-scholarship-awarded/ |date=7 November 2014 }}</ref>

== Professional record == * Amateur Muay Thai: 18–3–1 * Professional Muay Thai: 13-3 * Shootfighting: 2-2

== References ==  {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [http://vimeo.com/43431819 Eight Limbs Documentary] * [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/battlerock-brings-muay-thai-rockaway-article-1.1777745 BattleRock brings first sanctioned Muay Thai bout to Rockaway] * [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/kickin-righteous-rockaway-article-1.1454313 Battle on the Boards brings mixed martial arts to the beachfront in Rockaway] * [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/beat-mother-nature-fight-rockaways-article-1.1414103 Rockaways martial arts center is back, proving Mother Nature doesn't pack a punch like a kickboxer]

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