{{short description|Filipino boxing judge, journalist (b. 1973)}} {{multiple issues| {{COI|date=April 2018}} {{autobiography|date=April 2018}} {{original research|date=April 2018}} }} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Rey Danseco | image = REY DANSECO 2012.jpg | image_size = | caption = Rey Danseco in December 2012 | birth_name = Reynante N. Danseco | office1 = World Boxing Council (WBC) Judge of the Year<ref name="auto">{{cite web| title=Danseco bags WBC's judge of the year | website=ABS-CBN News | date=2 January 2013 | url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/02/13/danseco-bags-wbcs-judge-year | access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref><br />Multiple Philippine Boxing Judge of the Year | office2 = Former Contributor/Boxing reporter Philippine Daily Inquirer<br />Manila Times<br />Balita<br />Inquirer Bandera | office3 = Former Sports Editor <br /> Bagong Tiktik<br />Init sa Balita News<br />Arangkada News | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1973|01|20}} | birth_place = Calauag, Quezon, Philippines | occupation = Journalist and Sports Editor<br />TV/Radio host<br />Boxing judge<br />Businessman | alma_mater = Polytechnic University of the Philippines {{small|(Mass Communication, Bachelor in Journalism)}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pup.edu.ph/alumni/remarkable | title=Polytechnic University of the Philippines }}</ref> <br /> STI College {{small|(Associate in Computer Technology)}} | website = {{URL|http://www.ilovecalauag.com}} }}

'''Rey Danseco''' is a Filipino sports editor, journalist, television boxing commentator/host and international boxing judge. He received the Judge of the Year award in 2012 from the World Boxing Council.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spin.ph/boxing/filipino-judge-danseco-named-wbcs-best-of-year | title=Filipino judge Danseco is WBC's best of the year }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://philboxing.com/news/story-77844.html | title=Rey Danseco Named ?Judge of the Year? At WBC 50Th Convention }}</ref> He was awarded the Harry Gibbs golden plate during the gala night of the 50th WBC Annual Convention at the Grand Oasis Hotel in Cancun, Mexico.<ref name="auto"/>

Danseco won the Boxing Judge of the Year award in 2010,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://balita.ph/2011/03/23/sports-wbc-wba-official-best-judge-referee-in-elorde-on-elorde-awards-night/ |title=H |access-date=2020-02-25 |archive-date=2020-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225111512/http://balita.ph/2011/03/23/sports-wbc-wba-official-best-judge-referee-in-elorde-on-elorde-awards-night/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> 2011 and 2012<ref>{{cite web| title=Jaro boxer of the year in Elorde Awards | website=ABS-CBN News | date=10 March 2013 | url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/10/13/jaro-boxer-year-elorde-awards | access-date=18 December 2023}}</ref> in his native Philippines. Those awards were conferred at the Annual Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Memorial Awards and Banquet of Champions in Manila.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2011/03/24/668944/wbc-judge-wba-ref-receive-elorde-awards | title=WBC judge, WBA ref receive Elorde awards | website=The Philippine STAR }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xyfp8e| title = Rey Danseco: Philippine JUDGE OF THE YEAR 13th Elorde Awards 2013 - video Dailymotion| date = 24 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxingscene.com/danseco-get-honored-elorde-memorial-awards--37292 | title=Danseco to Get Honored at Elorde Memorial Awards | date=22 March 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mp8.ph/news/manny-guest-speaker-in-elorde-awards/14200/ | title=Manny guest speaker in Elorde Awards &#124; | access-date=2020-02-25 | archive-date=2020-02-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225111513/http://www.mp8.ph/news/manny-guest-speaker-in-elorde-awards/14200/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Career ==

===Beginnings=== While studying journalism at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, tycoon John Gokongwei's newspaper editors recognized Danseco's journalistic skills while he was interning at the Bandera Tonight in 1996. After the completion of 150 hours of job training, Editor-in-chief Ariel Borlongan and Sports Editor Danny Ambrocio hired him as a sports writer/reporter. Bandera Tonight closed in 1997 when the Manila Times and Bandera were sold to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Danseco then joined seasoned writer Eddie Alinea in Balita, one of the oldest Filipino language newspaper under Manila Bulletin, in its old offices along Chino Roces Street (Pasong Tamo Street), Makati City. Danseco was assigned the acting sports editor of both Bandera Tonight and Balita whenever their sports editors were out of town or covering big events.

He was 25 years old when he was hired by Issue Publishing Company in its new newspaper called Init sa Balita, with editorial offices along EDSA near New York Street in Quezon City. The young editor then received the same position at Arangkada newspaper of retired Police General Romeo Maganto where he worked until early 2000. Arangkada had its offices and printing press in Mayon Street, La Loma, Quezon City. In between the two jobs, Danseco was employed as a telemarketer at Ramada Hotel in Manila.

=== Journalist === Danseco worked as the sports editor of the Philippines daily newspaper ''Bagong Tiktik'' (The New Spy) from 2002 until June 2013. He handled the sports section of Filipino newspapers ''Init Sa Balita'' in 1998 and ''Arangkada'' until early 2000.

He reported boxing news for ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inquirer.net/globalnation/sec_spo/2003/sep/29-01.htm |title=Global Nation &#124; INQ7.net |website=www.inquirer.net |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209204931/http://www.inquirer.net/globalnation/sec_spo/2003/sep/29-01.htm |archive-date=9 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> from 2003 to 2004 and ''Manila Times''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.manilatimes.net/author/rey-danseco | title=Rey Danseco &#124; Author | website=The Manila Times | date=13 May 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=57056 |title=ABS-CBN Interactive |website=www.abs-cbnnews.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070330031609/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=57056 |archive-date=30 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> from 2004 to 2006. He contributed as reporter and columnist to ''Bulgar'' (Expose), ''Saksi'' (Witness), ''Balita'' (News) and ''Bandera''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bandera.inquirer.net/258983/more-than-just-a-game | title=More than just a game | website=Bandera | date=5 July 2020 }}</ref>

From 1999 to 2015, Danseco was one of few Filipino boxing reporters who published articles in US-based outlets. He reported for Boxingtalk.com <ref name="auto1">{{cite web | url=http://boxingtalk.com/Boxingtalk-writer-to-judge-title-fight | title=Boxingtalk writer to judge title fight - BoxingTalk }}</ref> and Boxingscene.com <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxingscene.com/author/Rey%20Danseco | title=Rey Danseco article archive - Boxing News }}</ref> despite the two websites did not pay him a penny. He also published boxing news for Mexico's Suljosblog.com <ref>{{cite web | url=http://suljosblog.com/suljos/reydanseco/ | title=Rey Danseco Blog }}</ref> and a former editor of www.boxrec.com.

=== TV and radio === Danseco was co-host/commentator/analyst of Elorde television boxing program called ''Bakbakan sa Elorde''. The program aired over RPN 9, IBC 13, and PTV Channel 4 from 1999. He solo-hosted ''Elorde TV Boxing'' that was aired by ABC 5 (ESPN5) until late 2006.

When he returned to television, he hosted ''Elorde Boxing Tour'' over PTV Channel 4 every 3-4 pm every Saturday from 2008 to 2010.

From 2003 to 2004, Danseco anchored at Sports Radio (918&nbsp;kHz). He had a weekly one-hour program called ''Sports Columnist on Air'', which included boxing news, commentary and updates.

===Boxing judge=== He worked as a judge in international boxing championships in the Philippines, United States, Canada, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. He judged more than 40 world title fights.

Two months after his judging debut, Danseco got his first world title fight assignment on November 27, 2004, when Gerry Penalosa fought and won the vacant WBF<ref name="auto1"/> (a minor sanctioning body without much recognition) super flyweight championship by way of a KO against unbeaten Bangsaen Sithpraprom of Thailand at Airport Casino Filipino in Paranaque City, Manila. His next judging assignment was his first trip outside his country on June 24, 2007. He judged the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation light flyweight title bout that Filipino boxer Juanito Rubillar won over Ken Nakajima in Osaka, Japan. Danseco's first big show to judge was in Mexico City, Mexico under the supervision of then WBC President Jose Sulaiman in June 2008. He judged the all-Mexican North American Boxing Federation super flyweight title fight between unbeaten Adrian Hernandez and Eric Ortiz and the WBC eliminator between Juanito Rubillar and the future world champion Omar Nino Romero.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2008/07/04/70867/rubillar-set-fight-nbspwbc-title | title=Rubillar set to fight for WBC title | website=The Philippine STAR }}</ref>

Danseco judged the world championship fights of some big names in boxing of his generation, such as Canelo Alvarez,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/boxing/article/Alvarez-makes-statement-in-Trout-rout-4450935.php | title=Alvarez makes statement in Trout rout | date=21 April 2013 }}</ref> Errol Spence Jr.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spin.ph/boxing/us-based-rey-danseco-among-three-judges-in-spence-porter-unification-bout-a793-20190929 | title=US-based Filipino among three judges in Spence-Porter unification bout }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2019/09/29/1955876/pinoy-judge-welter-duel | title=Pinoy judge in welter duel | website=The Philippine STAR }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.stlamerican.com/sports/sports_columnists/in_the_clutch/spence-jr-outlasts-porter-in-a-fantastic-fight/article_79470de8-e582-11e9-bbad-476a9ee1ef53.html | title=Spence Jr. Outlasts Porter in a fantastic fight | date=3 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/errol-spence-jr-wins-split-decision-after-allout-brawl-with-shawn-porter-in-los-angeles-052648775.html | title=Errol Spence Jr. Wins split decision after all-out brawl with Shawn Porter | date=29 September 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2019/10/01/1956455/danseco-called-it-right | title=Danseco called it right | website=The Philippine STAR }}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite web| url = https://sports.mb.com.ph/2019/09/27/filipino-boxing-judge-gets-high-profile-assignment/| title = Sports – Manila Bulletin| access-date = 2020-02-25| archive-date = 2019-11-13| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191113193850/https://sports.mb.com.ph/2019/09/27/filipino-boxing-judge-gets-high-profile-assignment/| url-status = dead}}</ref> Danny Garcia,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2016/01/26/philly-danny-garcia/ | title=Philly's Danny Garcia Keeps Winning | date=26 January 2016 }}</ref> Robert Guerrero, Julio César Chávez Jr., Bernard Hopkins,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.phillyboxinghistory.com/fight_stories/stories/2011/20110521_hopkins_again_01.htm | title=PHILLY BOXING HISTORY - May 21, 2011 - Hopkins Does it Again - Sets Record }}</ref> Austin Trout, Gerry Penalosa, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.boxing247.com/weblog/archives/123790 | title=News: WBC Appoints Filipino Judge; NYPD to Take the Ring to Benefit Military Veterans • East Side Boxing • News Archives | date=19 April 2009 }}</ref> Oleydong Sithsamerchai, Badou Jack,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/709463/1956178 | title=BoxRec: Login }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/news/badou-jack-hands-anthony-dirrell-his-first-loss-upset | title=Badou Jack hands Anthony Dirrell his first loss in upset | date=25 April 2015 }}</ref> Jorge Arce, Jhonny González, Adonis Stevenson, Tony Bellew,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/737586/2095266 | title=BoxRec: Login }}</ref> Josh Taylor, Toshiaki Nishioka, Shawn Porter,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2019/9/29/20889416/spence-vs-porter-scorecards-see-how-judges-got-split-decision-scores-results-pbc-boxing-fox | title=Spence vs Porter scorecards: See how the judges got to the split decision | date=29 September 2019 }}</ref><ref name="auto2"/> Edgar Sosa, Miguel Berchelt,<ref>[https://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/blog/francisco-vargas-vs-miguel-berchelt.html Francisco Vargas vs. Miguel Berchelt (January 28, 2017)] ''BoxingSchedule.BoxingSociety.com''. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225101740/https://boxingschedule.boxingsociety.com/blog/francisco-vargas-vs-miguel-berchelt.html |date=2020-02-25 }}</ref> Leo Santa Cruz,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/sports/boxing/la-sp-santa-cruz-mares-20180609-story.html| title = Leo Santa Cruz defends belt by unanimous decision in rematch against Abner Mares - Los Angeles Times| website = Los Angeles Times| date = 10 June 2018}}</ref> Abner Mares,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/news/leo-santa-cruz-bests-abner-mares-again-12-round-war | title=Leo Santa Cruz bests Abner Mares again in 12-round war | date=10 June 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/santa-cruz-vs-mares-ii | title=Santa Cruz vs Mares 2 Results & Highlights &#124; June 9, 2018 }}</ref> Amir Khan,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/boxing-news/20190718/281530817604406|via=PressReader|accessdate=18 December 2023}}</ref> Daniel Dubois,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Daniel_Dubois_vs._Kyotaro_Fujimoto | title=Daniel Dubois vs. Kyotaro Fujimoto - BoxRec }}</ref> Jamel Herring, Jessie Vargas, José Ramírez,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/25969262/jose-ramirez-defends-title-majority-decision-vs-jose-zepeda| title = Jose Ramirez defends title with majority decision vs. Jose Zepeda| date = 11 February 2019}}</ref> Jessica McCaskill, Regis Prograis, Jamel Herring,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ringnews24.com/2019/11/10/jamel-herring-outpoints-lamont-roach-to-retain-wbo-super-featherweight-title/ | title=Jamel Herring outpoints Lamont Roach to retain WBO super featherweight title | date=10 November 2019 }}</ref> Khalid Yafai.,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/the-philippine-star/20180531/281990378201703|via=PressReader|accessdate=18 December 2023|title=}}</ref> Ryan Garcia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/hardest-shot-ever-hit-luke-142107439.html|title='That was the hardest shot I was ever hit with': Luke Campbell left 'heartbroken' after defeat to Ryan García|date=3 January 2021 }}</ref> and Luke Campbell<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/garcia-campbell-judges-referee-named-interim-lightweight-title-fight--154436|title = Garcia-Campbell: Judges, Referee Named for Interim Lightweight Title Fight| date=31 December 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/12/30/pinoy-judge-gets-prime-assignment/|title=Pinoy judge gets prime assignment|website=Daily Tribune|access-date=2021-06-15|archive-date=2021-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615011426/https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/12/30/pinoy-judge-gets-prime-assignment/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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