Cristian “The Bomb” Araneta
Place of Birth: Cebu City, Philippines
25 W
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3 L
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0 D
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20 KO
Career: 2013–present
Belts Won
WBC
WBC Asian Silver
Light Flyweight
Won: Aug 18, 2018 KO R12 Jerry TomogdanLost: Aug 18, 2019 Vacated
WBO
WBO Oriental
Light Flyweight
Won: Mar 18, 2017 KO R1 Demsi ManufoeLost: Mar 18, 2018 Vacated
Philippines
Philippines PBF
Light Flyweight
Won: Mar 08, 2015 RTD R8 Charlie CabillaLost: Mar 07, 2016 Vacated
World Title Challenges
19 Jun 2025
IBF World Light Flyweight
vs Thanongsak Simsri
[L-SD]
About Cristian Araneta
Christian Aniadas “The Bomb” Araneta (born March 16, 1995 in Cebu) is a Filipino southpaw competing at light flyweight. Turning pro in 2013, he captured the WBO Oriental light flyweight title in 2017 and the WBC ABCO Silver title in 2018, building a reputation for explosive knockouts. He fought in multiple IBF title eliminators, including bouts against Daniel Valladares (2019) and Sivenathi Nontshinga (2021), and later scored a first-round stoppage of Arvin Magramo in 2024 to earn another eliminator victory. In June 2025, he challenged Thanongsak Simsri for the vacant IBF light flyweight championship in Tokyo, losing by split decision. As of January 2026, his professional record stands at 28 fights, 25 wins (20 by KO), and 3 losses.
Fight Record 28 bouts
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44 Pinoy Fighters in World Ratings , by Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com
26 Sep 2019
International Ring Success Eludes Pinoy Fighters , by Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com
11 Sep 2019
Injury ends Araneta?s bid , by Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu ↗
09 Sep 2019
Araneta eyes KO win vs. Mexican in title eliminator , by Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu ↗
31 Aug 2019
The Past Week in Action 27 August 2019 , by Eric Armit, PhilBoxing.com
28 Aug 2019
Finding the next Pacquiao , by Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com
01 Aug 2019
Jolted by many head punches, Pacquiao won't fly home yet , by Roy Luarca, Rappler ↗
22 Jul 2019
Sampson Boxing Wins Araneta vs. Gauto IBF Light Flyweight Purse Bid , PhilBoxing.com
10 Jul 2019
Vicelles Decisions Espinas to capture WBA Asia Belt , by Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com
07 Jul 2019
Vicelles Decisions Espinas to capture WBA Asia Belt , by Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com
07 Jul 2019
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05 Jul 2019
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20 Jun 2019
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02 May 2019
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26 Apr 2019
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04 Apr 2019
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A different breed , by Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times ↗
22 Mar 2019
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