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March 8th 2019-Angono Sports Complex (Angono Municipal Gym), Barangay Mahabang , Angono, Rizal, Philippines Sonny Boy Jaro (44-14-5, 31) vs Boido Simanjuntak (24-53-2, 10) Last month former world champion Sonny Boy Jaro took on Indonesian veteran Boido Simanjuntak.
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September 27th 2008-Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico Sonny Boy Jaro (28-6-5, 16) Vs Edgar Sosa (32-5, 17) In 2008 OPBF Light Flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro travelled to Mexico to challenge WBC champion Edgar Sosa. Some bouts have results that don't fully reflect the fight it's self. One such bout was the action packed though very short lived contest between Filipino slugger Sonny Boy Jaro and Mexican wild man Giovani Segura. Going in Segura was the WBA Light Flyweight champion and one of the most feared little men in the sport though Jaro went into the bout with the intention of winning a shoot out. What we ended up getting was just over a minute of chaos as both men swung for the fences, sadly though Jaro was unable to avoid a devastating body shot that left him in pure agony. Many fans only remember Jaro losing though prior to the stoppage the contest was thrilling. (Video courtesy of Jerome Naldoza) The Flyweight division has been one of the best to follow over the last few years. It's not only given us high profile dream fights, such as the recent bout between Akira Yaegashi and Roman Gonzalez but it's also given us some unexpectedly great bouts such as the bout between the then Japanese champion Takuya Kogawa and Suguru Muranaka. Another of the unexpectedly good fights saw Sonny Boy Jaro, the then defending WBC Flyweight champion, travel to Japan to fight against Toshiyuki Igarashi. The bout came just 4 months after Jaro's huge upset win over Pongsaklek Wonjongkam and it was clear that Jaro hadn't gone to Japan to just hand his belt over to the touted Igarashi. Whilst we won't ruin the fight we will say it was extremely enjoyable with the styles gelling well at times with Igarashi being the fast man and the better pure boxer whilst Jaro was tough, game through out and throw punches to try and behead Igarashi making things very interesting throughout. (For those wanting to skip the build up the fight starts around the 10:00 mark) Some bouts go down as massive upsets and one of the biggest of recent years came when Filipino journeyman Sonny Boy Jaro traveled to Thailand and took on the then WBC and linear Flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam. On paper it was a mismatch and it looked like an easy hand picked defense for Wonjongkam who was seeking the 5th defense of his second reign as the champion. In the ring however things turned out very differently as a determined Jaro turned up to win, not just be a patsy. Inside the opening seconds Wonjongkam was down and Jaro, although not the most skilled, seemed to sense it was his day as he threw bombs at the Thai looking to end the fight every time he landed. We won't ruin too much more of the fight but for Jaro this was the career defining victory that many thought he would never score. For Wonjongkam this was the beginning of the end and despite scoring 7 wins from 8 subsequent fights he would never come close to recapturing the form he had shown in wins over the likes of Edgar Sosa and Koki Kameda. Unfortunately for Jaro his reign was short lived and he lost the belt in his first defense, losing a decision in Japan to Toshiyuki Igarashi in what was a thrilling war that really deserved to have a rematch. Some fighters are cursed in a way that they will never win a big one. One of those men appears to be Japan's Hiroyuki Hisataka who has fallen short in numerous world title bouts in his career though proven that he belongs around the world level with numerous solid showings. One of the numerous other world level fighters that Histaka has shared the ring with is former WBC Flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro. We won't ruin much of this bout though we will say that it showed why both men have been hovering in and around the world scene for as long as they have done. Jaro is tough as old boots and if you give him enough notice he is hard work for anyone with his toughness and power, as well as shots from some unorthodox and peculiar angles. As for Hisataka he too is tough and he seems to have a great engine and is willing to throw a lot of shots, even if it means taking some big ones in return. This isn't an amazing fight but is a very solid one for the most part and a very competitive one despite the two men being very different types of fighters. |
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