Carlos Dolorico

Background

The son of actor Carlos Padilla, Senior, Padilla first came to international prominence when he refereed the third fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, known as the "Thrilla in Manila".

Career

Padilla was a recognizable movie star but when his career began to decline, he rejoined the world of sports and became a boxing referee. Before the fight Frazier"s trainer Eddie Futch had objected to all three American referees, so the little-known local official Padilla was selected as a late replacement. Afterwards Padilla relocated to the United States and refereed many high profile boxing matches over the next two decades, including Sugar Ray Leonard versus

Wilfredo Benitez, Mike Tyson versus

Pinklon Thomas, Sugar Ray Leonard versus Roberto Duran 1, Thomas Hearns versus

Roberto Duran, Julio Cesar Chavez versus Ruben Castillo, Dwight Muhammad Qawi versus

Matthew Saad Muhammad and Salvador Sanchez versus

Wilfredo Gomez. He refereed his final fight in October 2000. Padilla was also known for his commercial advertisement of "Family Rubbing Alcohol" with the famous slogan, Hindi lang pampamilya, pang-isports pennsylvania

Achievements

• He was given a lifetime achievement award by the Philippine Sportswriters Association in 2011. His granddaughter, Karylle, has also achieved notoriety in boxing, singing the Philippine National Anthem during the Pacquiao-de la Hoya fight, The Dream Match.