Sonny Boy Jaro Destroys Opponent That Coming From 0-7-2 Win-loss-draw Mark
By REY DANSECO
Former world champion Sonny Boy Jaro easily knocked out a weak opponent in the undercard of double WBC Asian Title bouts Sunday at the Angono Sports Complex in Barangay Mahabang , Angono, Rizal, Philippines.
Jaro (39-13-5, 28 KOs) punished Albert Alcoy (14-22-7, 4 KOs) to put him down twice en route to a TKO win at 1:51 mark of the second round.
It was Alcoy’s 10th ring appearance without a single win while it was the sixth straight win of the 32-year old former WBC and Ring Magazine flyweight champion.
The WBC #5 Filipino contender is building up for a possible title shot this year against the winner between WBC super flyweight champion Carlos Cuadras (31-0, 25 KOs) of Mexico and third ranked Luis Concepcion (32-3, 23 KOs) on March 28.
EARLIER RESULTS:
Flyweight Kyota Otsuka Split Draw Jeven Villacite, R8 (77-75, 76-76, 75-77)
Super Featherweight: Ardie Boyose Singwangcha KO Cris Leon, 2:51 R2 (2:51)
Super Bantamweight: Kenichi Yamagichi UDecision Hendrik Borongsay (60-53, 60-53, 60-53)
Super Featherweight: Moon-Sun Jung Split Draw Danny Manosa (58-56, 58-56, 57-57)
Super Bantamweight: Danny Tampipi Split Dec. Ji-hwan Lee (56-55 55-56, 56-55)
(Tampipi deducted a point after punching a downed opponent)
Flyweight: Vincent Bautista Maj. Dec. Da-Won Suh (57-57, 58-56, 58-56,)
Super Bantamweight: Danilo Pena Tech Draw Pablito Canada, 1:30 R2
(Pena cut in right eye from accidental headbutt)
Featherweight: Roman Canto TKO Marco Niones, 3:00 R2
Super Featherweight: Benjie Suganob TKO Ryan Soliveres, 3:00 R1
Featherweight: Crisanto Contemprato KO Remus Orcada, 2:47 R1
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PACQUIAO SAYS WBC-WBA WELTERWEIGHT FIGHT WITH MAYWEATHER ON
By REY DANSECO
Manny Pacquiao informed the Philippine public that his title fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is on.
When asked in a live telecast program “Balita Pilipinas Ngayon” of Philippine television network GMA 7 on Friday if the WBC-WBA welterweight title fight would took place as expected on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, Pacquiao replied “Yes, it’s positive”.
Mayweather’s signature is the only thing they are waiting before making a formal announcement.
“Pirma na lang (ni Mayweather),” said the hard-hitting Filipino prize fighter.
Pacquiao once became more universally recognized champion when he was a title holder of WBC and IBF belts.
Pacquiao became only the pound-for-pound king beginning 2008 when the WBC champion Mayweather hanged up his gloves after his demolition of Ricky Hatton in December of 2012.
From 2006 to 2007 during Mayweather’s P4P reign, Pacquiao was behind him being the WBC International super featherweight champion.
In 2008 when Mayweather was resting, Pacquiao took the American’s position following his split decision win over archrival Juan Manuel Marquez to become the new WBC super featherweight champion.
The Filipino star defended the gold and green belt against David Diaz with 9th round stoppage in June 2008.
Pacquiao capped the year with impressive annihilation of Oscar De La Hoya. He won the first and special WBC Diamond Championship belt.
After Mayweather returned in the business when he tough Marquez a neat boxing lesson in September 2009, he was put behind Pacquiao for three years until the unbeaten Californian Timothy Bradley upset the Filipino congressman with controversial decision and Marquez knocked him out with lucky right hand punch both in 2012.
Pacquiao was already the P4P king when he captured the less regarded IBO super lightweight title from Ricky Hatton and WBO welterweight belt from Miguel Cotto in 2009.
Pacquiao took his 8th world title in different division, the vacant WBC World super welterweight title, when he mauled the bigger Antonio Margarito at Cowboys Stadium in Texas in 2010.
With Mayweather’s WBA title would be on the line, Pacquiao gets the chance to become undisputed world champion.
Mayweather wanted to keep his unbeaten run intact and he believed beating Pacquiao will solidify his status as one of the greatest boxer of all time.
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NABF Featherweight Boss Marvin Sonsona, Johnriel Casimero Continue Building Up In Las Vegas
By REY DANSECO
Reigning NABF featherweight champion “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona and former IBF light flyweight champion John Riel “Quadro Alas” Casimero andsafely arrived the United States Friday.
The Filipino fighters will continue building up for their respective scheduled fights.
Marvin Sonsona, left, and Johnriel Casimero with Willyfrog on Friday at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. –AsianFightScene.com
Casimero and Sonsona are travelling with their Filipino trainer Jun Agrabio and one thing that they had to do was visited the Roy Jones Jr’s Fight Academy, where the trio also gladly took a chance to get photo op with Floyd Mayweather Sr.
“Thanks God we are here in Las Vegas for training. Hope everybody keeps on supporting me and Jhonriel Casimero. Thank you,” said Sonson, rated number two by World Boxing Council (WBC), No. 5 in the World Boxing Association (WBA), and No. 4 in the International Boxing Federation (IBF).
Sonsona, who acquire the services of strength and conditioning coach Angel Heredia, is building up for eliminator fight against third ranked Jayson Velez of Puerto Rico reportedly on April 4 at Madison Square Garden.
Casimero is waiting for his crack at the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight title belt against the winner between reigning belt holder Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand and Chinese star Zou Shiming in March.
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Elorde Thailand-bound: Negotiates For WBC #6 Trongco’s Int’l Flyweight Title Defense
By REY DANSECO
Promoter Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde Jr. will negotiate for the proposed unification fight between his reigning WBC International flyweight champion Renan “Little Pacquiao” Trongco (16-4, 9 KOs) and Thailand’s veteran Silver champion Noknoi Sitthiprasert (52-4, 30 KOs).
Elorde is Thailand-bound tomorrow for a five-day business trip and to celebrate his birthday in Bangkok on Feb. 10.
“We want Noknoi (Sitthiprasert), the silver champion in WBC International,” Elorde told AsianFightScene.com few minutes ago in Manila, Philippines. “This fight will determine who really the best International champion in 112 pounds division.”
TRONGCO
Elorde is no problem to send his lefty champion to Thailand. He expects the fight in the next couple of months.
“It doesn’t matter (where ever the fight takes place). We can fight Noknoi even in his own backyard,” said Elorde.
The eldest son of the late Gabriel “Flash” Elorde, one of the greatest junior lightweight champions in history, will meet WBC International secretary Edward Thangarajah to talk about the looming “dream fight”.
Currently, the 28-year-old Sitthiprasert is ranked No. 5 in the division, higher by a notch to Trongco.
WBC International championship chairman Mauro Betti of Italy gives a green light to the title fight.
Sitthiprasert won the vacant title via a unanimous decision win over Japan’s Kenichi Horikawa in February 2013 in Thailand and defended the title once, against previously unbeaten Renoel Pael with controversial split decision a year later.
Trongco, a one-time WBC Youth Intercontinental light flyweight champion, captured the International flyweight title with unanimous decision win over Chinese Wang Xin Hua in September 2013 and defended it over Japan’s Hayato Yamaguchi with majority decision year later.
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Mayweather Opens As Betting Favorite But More Fans Believe Pacquiao Would Win
By REY DANSECO
Unbeaten WBC-WBA champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. enjoys as early betting favorite over archrival Manny Pacquiao though their super fight has not yet confirmed.
Online Sportbook Bovada.lv has pegged Mayweather as -300 favorite while Pacquiao takes +230.
The numbers translates like this: A $300 bet for Mayweather gets $100 only while every $100 wager for Pacquiao will win $230.
Mayweather wants and Pacquiao has agreed their fight be set on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In other development, boxing fans believed Pacquiao will come out victorious over Mayweather.
In a survey of Sherdog website, the Filipino champ garnered 62 % believers out of 2,207 votes (as of 1:50 pm, Tuesday) while the remaining 38% respondents were for Mayweather.
In Espn website’s survey with question “Will Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao ever fight?”, 53% answered “no” while 47% are optimistic.
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Spiritual Leader Pacquiao Joins Obama, Dalai Lama In National Prayer Breakfast
By REY DANSECO
The proud former WBC title belt holder Manny Pacquiao is staying out of the Philippines until next week.
Pacquiao wants to stay longer in Los Angeles, California, primarily to play more basketball and spend more time with his wife, Jinkee.
On Tuesday, the couple will attend the 62nd National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. They will meet President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and Tibetian leader Dalai Lama.
Obama will address the attendees while Pacquiao and Dalai Lama don’t have speaking role.
The annual program is an annual, historically Christian event at the Washington Hilton.
Hundreds of mostly evangelical and other faith leaders attend.
Pacquiao is a self-proclaimed spiritual leader in his native Philippines while Dalai Lama, a Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, is arguably the most visible symbol of Tibet’s struggle for independence in China.
Last month, the Filipino Congressman, Actor-Singer and basketball player met Prince Harry in a private dinner in London before judging the Miss Universe Pageant in Florida.
Pacquiao also met his promoter Bob Arum about his anticipated superfight against undefeated champion Floyd Mayweather Jr..
The two popular welterweights briefly talk at the Miami-Milwaukee game in Miami. They exchanged phone numbers and talked about their possible clash for WBC-WBA titles on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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WBC #7 CHITPATTANA STOPS INEXPERIENCE CHINESE CHALLENGER TO REMAIN WBC YOUTH CHAMP
By REY DANSECO
Thai prospect Petch Sor Chitpattana defended his WBC Youth Silver bantamweight title over Chinese challenger Hou Tin Long on Friday at Chom Thong District Office in Bangkok, Thailand.
Chitpattana floored inexperienced opponent and the Thai referee found no reason to continue the carnage. The referee stopped the fight at 1:40 mark of the fourth round, making it as Chitpattana’s fifth defense of the belt.
The 21-year-old native of Roi-Et captured the vacant title belt in October 2013 at the Ayuthaya Night Bazzar in the town of Ayutthaya after beating debutante opponent Mokhtar Tarighatranah from Iran with fourth round TKO.
Chitpattana, a southpaw, improved his unblemished record to 29-0, 19 KOs. He will also expecting to move up from his current No. 7 position in WBC rankings.
Long took the title shot despite having one professional fight. His ledger now read 1-1 win-loss slate.
PALANGPOL DEFEATS MABAO
In the undercard, Palangpol CP Freshmart (7-1, 4 KOs) earned a unanimous decision win in 8-round flyweight clash against weak journeyman Donny Mabao (21-24-1, 4 KOs).
It was Mabao’s fourth loses in a row since 2014.
Unbeaten Light flyweight Kongfah CP Freshmart (10-0, 4 KOs) has kept his record unscathed following his third round stoppage win against Fahpikard Twins Gym (2-8, 5 KOs)
Welterweight Mohamadreza Hamze (4-5-1, 1 KO) knocked out Kwanpichit Twinsgym (0-2) in the fourth of their scheduled 6-round bout.
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WBA-RATED FILIPINOS CZAR AMONSOT, ASIS RETURN IN MARCH
By REY DANSECO
Newly crowned WBA Oceania super featherweight champion Jack “The Assassin” Asis and PABA super lightweight titlist Czar Amonsot next fight will be in March in Australia.
Amonsot (27-3-3, 17 KOs) will see action on March 13 at The Melbourne Pavilion in Flemington, Victoria in the boxing show of Brian Amatruda of Big Time Boxing.
Asis (32-18-5, 17 KOs) makes a ring appearance at Rumours International in Toowoomba, Queensland on March 14 in the stellar show of Brendon Smith of Ringstar Pty Ltd.
Asis captured his current title in his last fight in October when he defeated Isaias Santos Sampaio with second round knockout.
The WBA put Asis their newest entrant in the world ratings as No. 15 contender of world super featherweight champ Takashi Uchiyama of Japan.
Amonsot defended his PABA title in June against Thong Por Chokchai of Thailand with fourth round knockout win to keep his lofty status.
Amonsot is much higher in his position than Asis. He is No. 9 ranked under WBA Super Lightweight bosses Danny Garcia and Jessie Vargas.
Both Filipino boxers are based in Australia. Amonsot, 29 and resident of Campbelltown in New South Wales, is a native of Philippines’ Tagbilaran City, Bohol while the Toowoomba, Queensland-based Asis hails from Davao City.
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Casimero Philippine Boxer of the Month
By REY DANSECO
Former IBF light flyweight champion Johnriel “Quadro Alas” Casimero took the honor as “Boxer of the Month” in the current national ranking of the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) in the Philippines.
A panel of GAB ratings committee unanimously picked Casimero’s second round stoppage win over ambitious Mexican Armando “Cobra” Santos as the most impressive.
The native of Ormoc City floored Santos with a counter-left at the end of the opening round and quickly finished him off at the beginning of the second round.
The fight, classified as IBF Flyweight Title Eliminator, took place on Dec. 13 at the Salos Las Palmas in Pesqueria, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Casimero succeeded Donnie “Ahas” Nietes for the honor after the latter defended his world light flyweight title under the less-regarded WBO.
Here the other recipients of Boxer of the Month awards in the Philippines last year.
January – Jomar Fajardo (ABF Jr. Flyweight Champion)
February – Rey Loreto (IBO Light Flyweight Champion)
March –
April –
May – Donnie Nietes (light flyweight title)
June – Albert Pagara (IBF Inter-Con featherweight title)
July – Benezer Alolod (Philippine light flyweight title)
August – Randy Petalcorin (Interim WBA World Light Flyweight Champion)
September – Renan Trongco (WBC International Flyweight Champion)
October – Ardin Diale (Philippine flyweight title)
November – Donnie Nietes (light flyweight title)
December – Johnriel Casimero (IBF Flyweight Title Eliminator)
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SONNY BOY JARO MAKES FIRST 2015 FIGHT NEXT MONTH
By REY DANSECO
Former WBC flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro (38-13-5, 27 KOs) will return to action next month.
The 32-year-old wants to take on fellow veteran Albert Alcoy (14-21-7, 4 KOs) in scheduled 8-round clash at the Angono Sports Complex in Angono, Rizal, Philippines.
The show is initially set on February 15 but promoter Aljoe Jaro is thinking to move it on Valentine’s Day.
JARO
Sonny Boy reeled on disappointment after his two scheduled fight against WBC super flyweight champion Carlos “Principe” Cuadras in the United States did not materialize.
Promoter replaced him by less dangerous Mexican challenger Jose “Sugar” Salgado in September in Sinaloa, Mexico and by the less prepared Filipino contender Marvin Mabait in November in Washington, D.C.
With activity in November against hardnosed Danilo Pena, Jaro keeps his good position to challenge Cuadras this year.
Aljoe did his part in the advancement of Jaro’s position to No. 5 in WBC rankings. His request to move up the stataus of the native of SilayCity to where he is right now was granted by WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman with full support of WBC Board of Governors at the WBC Convention in December at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada
Jaro displaced the Japan-based Filipino and also a former WBC flyweight champion Malcolm Tunacao.
Sulaiman put Tunacao to No. 11 as he reasoned the boxer from Mandaue City had given a chance for a world title fight not too long ago.
Nobody represented Tunacao to defend his ranking. Even WBC Vice President and Chairman Juan Ramon Guanzon of the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) favored Jaro’s climbed and no objection of Tunacao’s fall.
Alcoy never even in Philippine rankings due to his failure to win in his last nine fights. He got only two victories in 21 appearances since July 2010.
2 WBC Asia Championships
Two Japanese against Indo and Filipino opponents headline the card.
Rio Hidaka (10-2, 8 KOs) takes on Indonesian David Koswara (11-12-2, 4 KOs) for the vacant heavyweight title while Takamori Akita (9-4-1, 7 KOs) battles Pinoy boxer Desson Cag-ong (14-12, 8 KOs) for the light welterweight title.
Cag-ong substitutes Dondon Lapuz (19-46-7, 7 KOs).
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