Phillip Delarmino

Phillip Deploma Delarmino (born November 9, 1990 ) is a Filipino Muay Thai fighter who is a gold medalist in the 2021 IFMA World Muaythai Championships.

Early life A native of Dumangas, Iloilo, Phillip Delarmino's family lived in poverty. His father worked as pedicab driver until the patriarch became blind due to diabetes. Phillip would resorted to scavenging as a means to earn money to support his education. He also experienced being a street urchin.

He became part of the Philippine national team in 2012. His first stint in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games was in the 2013 edition where he finished as a silver medalist.

Muay Thai would return to the SEA Games in the 2017 edition. Delarmino joined but was only able to reach the quarterfinals of his event.

Delarmino would earn a bronze medal at the 2018 IFMA World Muaythai Championships Mexico in a Competitive B event. However, he just ended fifth place in the succeeding 2019 edition held in Thailand.

He would return again for the SEA Games in the 2019 edition, his third time. He would win his first-ever SEA Games gold medal in the tournament hosted at home. This is his first-ever world title.

In the 2021 SEA Games, which was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Delarmino settled for silver after his opponent Nguyễn Doãn Long was judged to be the winner in the highly disputed match. He would file a successful protest and he was ruled to be the winner after a review.

He would compete in the 2021 World Games in Birmingham after qualifying through his feat in the Muaythai Championships. He would be the first-ever Filipino to be nominated for the 2021 World Games Athletic of the Year, an honor that would be bestowed to India's P. R. Sreejesh.

Delarmino would compete again in the Southeast Asian Games' 2023 edition in Cambodia, this time in kun bokator. He settled for bronze in the men's combat 60 kg category.

Personal life Delarmino is an enlisted personnel for the Philippine Navy and have the rank of Seaman 2nd Class as of June 2022. He is also a taekwondo practitioner, competing for the navy under the said discipline.