Although there wasn't a lot of action this past Saturday there was plenty for Filipino fans to be interested by with a full card in Davao del Sur and a Filipino fighting on the road in Mexico. Davao del Sur, Philippines Unfortunately on the domestic scene many of the Filipino in Davao del Sur were less than competitive, although fans did get the chance to see plenty of notable names in action they were really facing very poor foes in what were show case bouts more than really competitive contests. One of those mismatches saw the very talented Jerwin Ancajas (21-1-1, 13) stopping Ali Rochmad (20-3, 14) inside a round. On paper this was competitive though in the ring it was a pure mismatch and there was a huge gulf in ability between the two men as Ancajas just ripped Rochmad a new one. Sadly Ancajas wasn't the only man to be fighting an over-matched foe and it took the hard hitting Aston Palicte (14-1, 12) less than a round to dispose of Frans Damur Palue (7-4-2, 3) with Palue being stopped on the 3 knockdown rule. Likewise it took Filipino Light Welterweight champion Adones Cabalquinto (17-0, 10) a round to see off Elmer Legaria (13-8, 4) in what was a completely pointless match up. In all frankness Ancajas should be looking at world ranked foes right now, Palicte should be facing top domestic competition and Cabalquinto should be doing all he can to get himself a shot at an OPBF ranked opponent. Sadly we know the money behind these guys doesn't match their ability though there is nothing to be gained from this level of mismatches. Sadly it didn't take the highly talented Jack Tepora (11-0, 7) much longer to defeat Michael Escobia (10-8-1, 2). We had expected Escobia to provide some resistance here but he couldn't cope with "Golden Boy" Tepora who should turn his attention to top domestic foes now. On paper the most competitive bout was a domestic contest between Jetly Purisima (19-13-4, 5) and Jayson Rotoni (13-14-1, 7). This 8 rounder went the distance with Purisima taking home the win in a battle of "lesser fighters". The remaining 7 fights all featured unbeaten hopefuls in action the most experienced of whom was Jelbirt Gomera (6-0, 4) who went the 8 round distance with the tough but limited Jhun Ryan Quimbo (4-5-1). The bout will have done Gomera a lot for his development considering that he had never previously gone beyond 6 rounds. Likewise we feel that Jay-ar Inson (5-0, 3) will have learned plenty in his 6 round decision victory over Avelino Ramos (3-4), though this was the second time in as many fights that Inson had gone the distance. The same could be said for Marvillo Aballe (4-0, 2) who also got taken the distance for the second time in as many fights as Michael Padayag (3-2) offered a stern test. Another fight that went 6 rounds saw Genesis Libranza (4-0, 2) take a win over Edward Joaquino (2-2), this was he first time Libranza had gone the distance since his debut. The most notable bout was one that featured the recognisable name of "Pacquiao" as Joneil Dapidran Pacquiao (5-0, 3) stopped the usually durable Gabby Siempo (5-5-1, 1) inside a round, this was Pacquiao's third straight stoppage win suggesting he's finding his groove whilst Siempo suffered his 4th straight loss, though it was just his second stoppage loss. Another stoppage on the under-card saw Christian Araneta (5-0, 4) extend his winning run with a 3rd round stoppage over the previously unbeaten Melmark Dignos (2-1) In a 4 rounder we saw Renemark Cuarto (2-0) take a win over the debuting Gilbert Flores (0-1). México, Mexico Sadly the weekend wasn't a good one for the travelling Daniel Ferreras (13-9-2, 4) who went to Mexico in pursuit of the WBC Youth Silver Super Bantamweight title and came back with just another loss as the very promising Rey Vargas (21-0, 18) took him out in the second round. Ferreras finds his name added to a growing list of Filipino victims who have been stopped by Vargas who has previously stopped the likes of Juanito Rubillar and Silvester Lopez amongst others. (Image, of Jerwin Ancajas, courtesy of boxrec.com)
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This past Saturday may have been all about "The Moment" in terms of boxing but there was other, lower profile action in Asia. Cebu, Philippines The card we were looking forward to the most was in the Philippines. The show had promised a world title fight, a handful of top Filipino prospects and was expected to be a show to look forward to. Instead what we got was a disappointment. We still got the prospects but the world title fight was effectively taken from us after the the champion was stripped of their title. The man who was stripped was the now former IBF Light Flyweight champion John Riel Casimero (20-2, 12), who was stripped of his title for weighing more than 5lbs over the Light Flyweight limit. That weight advantage wasn't needed by Casimero and the class difference was quickly shown as he swiftly dispatched the hapless Mauricio Fuentes (16-3, 10) who was dropped 3 times inside a round. Although Fuentes was "able" to win the title in theory he really shouldn't have been given this opportunity and the fight really was a farce from the second it was announced to the second it was stopped. Whilst the "world title fight" was a farce we did get some interesting prospect action. Amongst the prospects in action was the very highly touted Harmonito Dela Torre (13-0, 8) who managed to score a 3rd round stoppage over the limited Gadwin Tubigon (10-9-2, 5). Dela Torre's win saw him claim the lightly regarded vacant World Boxing Federation International Super Featherweight title. Another of the prospects in action was former amateur stand out Jack Tepora (10-0, 6) who scored a 10th round stoppage over Jo-as Apericio (11-12, 8) to claim the World Boxing Federation International Super Bantamweight title. Tepora, dubbed "The Golden Boy", claimed his first title with this victory and seems set to move up a level or two in the next year. The same Filipino show had yet more title action as Rey Labao (26-5, 17) defended his Lightweight title with a 5th round TKO over Rodel Wenceslao (7-8-1, 2) in what was a mismatch, whilst Jessie Cris Rosales (14-0-1, 5) claimed the WBO Asia Pacific Youth Featherweight title with a hard fought 10 round victory over Anthony Sabalde (8-4, 4). Lower down the card, in 8 round bouts, Jessie Espina (7-1, 3) out pointed the debuting Philip Jun Pronco (0-1) whilst Joey Canoy (5-0-1, 3) out pointed Mark Anthony Florida (8-5, 7). In the only 6 rounder Jaybie Haya (3-1-1, 2) out pointed the previously unbeaten Carlo Demecillo (2-1, 1). Whilst over the 4 round distance Junuel Lacar (4-1-1, 2) wiped out Honorato Boc (0-1) inside a minute and the previously win-less Eduardo Joaquino (1-1) upset the previously unbeaten Ronnie Tanallon (3-1, 1). Davao Del Sur, Philippines On a second Filipino show we saw the return to the ring of the very talented highly promising Jerwin Ancajas (20-1-1, 12) who made very light work of Thai opponent Petchwanchai Sor Visetkit (14-7, 6), scoring an opening round stoppage. This was Ancajas's second stoppage this year over Thai opponents and it seems time that he was stepped up a level. There is little point in such a talented fighter running up a series of these type of wins when he could well be fighting his way to a world title fight. Tokyo, Japan Whilst the action in the Philippines stole the day in regards to the Asian fight scene there was two shows in Japan. One of those was in Tokyo as we got "Dangan 100". This show began with a female bout that saw Chie Higano (2-0) over-come the debuting Sayaka Aoki (0-1) in a clear decision over 4 rounds. The female bout was one of three 4 rounders with the others both seeing swift stoppages. The swiftest of those stoppages came inside a round as the debuting Ryu Ueda (1-0, 1) scored an 83 second victory over Taisho Sugano (0-2), the other stoppage came part way through the second round as Hisao Narita (5-1, 3) stopped Naoya Kaneko (3-2, 3). The only 6 rounder on "Dangan 100" saw the debut of the very highly touted former amateur stand out Kenya Noguchi (1-0) who out pointed Hideharu Takahashi (6-10, 2), Noguchi is a teenager we've been told is "an outstanding talent" and we'd advise fight fans to follow him intently. Following the under-card we than had a foursome of feature bouts. None of them featured world class fighters but all 4 were interesting contests on paper. The first of those bouts saw Johnreil Maligro (11-0, 8) out point the unbeaten Tatsuya Yanagi (10-1, 4) in a genuinely excellent match up. Maligro, known as Jun Sakura, got easily the most impressive victory of his career and the 19 year old really does have the potential to go on and win titles if he continues to develop like he seems to be. Following Maligro's fantastic victory we then saw former Japanese title challenger Ryuta Otsuka (14-6-2, 4) score a stoppage over Yosuke Fujihara (14-3, 4). For Otsuka this was his first stoppage in well over 2 years whilst it was Fujihara's second successive stoppage loss. In the chief support bout fans got to see former Japanese Super Bantamweight champion Masaaki Serie (25-6, 10) out point Filipino visitor Michael Escobia (10-7-1, 2) in what turned out to be an very hard fought and competitive match up. Although not an old fighter in terms of years, the 31 year old does look like an older fighter and perhaps needs a break from the ring. A former opponent of Serie was also in action on the card, that was Rikiya Fukuhara (29-7-1, 21). Fukuhara, a hard hitter, made light work of Filipino fighter Jaderes Padua (9-4-1, 6) scoring an opening round KO. After the fight Fukuhara called out Japanese Featherweight champion Satoshi Hosono. We can't help but think that Hosono would stop Fukuhara, as he did in a previous meeting between the two men, but it'll certainly be fun. Osaka, Japan A second show in Japan was headlined by Hiroshige Osawa (25-3-4, 14) stopping the game Kosuke Saka (8-3, 5). Saka fought well but was stopped due to a nasty injury. Osawa, a former OPBF champion, is really rebuilding his career after a year long suspension by the JBC for taking part in an unsanctioned contest in South Korea. (Picture, courtesy of Celes Boxing Gym, is of Noguchi) |
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