This past Saturday was an incredibly busy day in Asian boxing, as a result we've unfortunately been slow to get the results all up and ready.
Cebu, Philippines The most notable, of 3 Filipino shows, came from Cebu where ALA Promotions put on the wonderful, and entertaining, “Pinoy Pride 31”. A card which really had everything. The main event was a competitive bout at the top level which saw Donnie Nietes (36-1-4, 21) retain his WBO Light Flyweight title with a clear, but competitive, win over Mexican Francisco Rodriguez Jr (17-3-1, 11). Rodriguez, a former unified champion at 105lbs, went over to Cebu with real confidence and, at times, looked to have Nietes in trouble but the Filipino icon managed to use his experience and skills to take advantage of Rodriguez's flaws. Following the win Nietes has been linked to a world title fight at 112lbs where we expect he'll be fighting by the end of the year. Another title bout on this show saw the highly touted Mark Magsayo (11-0, 9) pick up the IBF Youth Featherweight title with an excellent 5th round TKO against Rafael Reyes (16-5, 12). Reyes had come to fight and gave Magsayo a good test before being stopped from a wonderful Magsayo assault. Although the fight showed some flaws with the touted youngster it's clear he's going a long way and we can't wait to see him step up again. Another talented young fighter in action here was Kevin Jake Cataraja (1-0, 1) who made a successful debut as he stopped Indonesian fighter Ardi Tefa (6-5, 4) in the 6th round. The debuting Cataraja looked sensational, despite his novice status, and looks likely to be on the fast track through the ranks. Although he was debuting he was considered as the 3rd most significant bout on the card. Whilst we were impressed by the fighters in the main bouts there was a number of other bouts on the card. One of those saw former OPBF Super Bantamweight champion Roli Gasca (23-6-1, 7) score a sensational KO over Rasmanudin (19-10-3, 10). The typically light punching Gasca landed probably the best show of his career as creamed Rasmanudin in the early stages of round 2. Another KO saw Vic Saludar (10-1, 8) score a 4th round KO against Michael Kaibigan (3-3-2, 2). Saludar, another touted fighter, is tipped for success though does need to be matched harder than this now. One other Filipino to score a memorable KO was Elmo Traya (9-1, 7) who stopped Bryan Macamay (9-3-2, 5) with a nasty body shot in the 3rd round. Sadly one other KO on this show came in a farce as Mexican politician Jorge Kahwagi (12-0, 12) scored an opening round “KO” against Ramon Olivas (13-4, 9). This bout, put on the card as a favour to Zanfer, was a joke and really was hilariously bad with Olivas looking like he had taken one of the most blatant dives in boxing history. On the under-card a couple of bouts went the distance. One of those saw Carlo Demecillo (4-2, 1) score an upset against the previously unbeaten Virgel Vitor (4-1, 2). Another distance bout saw Raul Yu (6-1-1, 5) fight to a draw with Ricardo Sueno (2-0-1, 1). Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany In Germany we had another “world” title fight as WBA Heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (34-2-1, 20) made light work of the awful Francesco Pianeta (31-2-1, 17), who lasted less than a round. Pianeta was dropped early in the opening round before being stopped at the end of the round by Chagaev who made the first defense of the title that he won, controversially, last year against Fres Oquendo. Metro Manila, Philippines A second notable Filipino show came from Metro Manila where two former world title challengers were in action as well as some talented young Filipino fighters. One of those former world title challengers was Richard Claveras (13-1-2, 12) who scored his first decision win as he defeated Benezer Alolod (16-8-5, 5) in a relatively compelling bout for the WBC Asian Boxing Council Light Flyweight title. The other former challenger was Ardin Diale (29-9-3, 15) who scored a 6th round retirement victory against Heri Amol (35-24-4, 15). Interestingly Diale's victory was his 6th straight win following a loss, in an OPBF title fight, against Koki Eto last year. The Claveras Vs Alolod bout was one of 4 title bouts on this show. Another title fight saw the much under-rated Michael Dasmarinas (21-2, 13) take a decision win over Jhaleel Payao (11-1, 6) to claim the WBC Youth Super Flyweight title that Payao had won last year. This was, on paper, a brilliant match up between two talented Filipino youngsters and despite the loss for Payao we don't really see it as a major setback with both of these fighters likely to on to big things in the future. Another title bout saw Jonas Sultan (9-2, 5) take a competitive decision win over Rene Dacquel (14-5-1 5) to become the new GAB Super Flyweight champion. The remaining title bout saw the experienced, and often under-rated, Danilo Pena (27-21-4, 12) score a 7th round technical decision over Rey Juntilla (20-7-4, 13) to claim the LuzProBa Featherweight title, in what was an upset but not as much as the records of the fighters would suggest. On the undercard there was several bouts. One of those saw the unbeaten Fighting Heno (5-0-3) take a very close decision win over John Ray Logatiman (3-2-1), another unbeaten fighter picking up a decision on this undercard was Cris Ocana (2-0, 1), who out pointed Diego Gabayeron (0-1). One unbeaten fighter who did score a stoppage was Lorence Rosas (4-0-2, 2) who defeated Alberto Pentecostes (1-6-1). A stoppage on the under-card saw Eric Panza (8-4-1, 2) score a 3rd round KO as he took out the fragile Marco Niones (3-16, 1) with a body shot. There were two other bouts on this card. One of those Ernie Mino (3-5-2) score an upset decision win against Masazumi Furukawa (6-7-2, 1) whilst the other saw Joel Taduran (5-2) out point career loser Jhon Jhon Faminiano (1-12-3). Cotabato del Sur, Philippines There was yet more Filipino action with a card at the Robinson's Mall Atrium with this one also featuring some notable young fighters. Arguably the most notable of the fighters in action here was unbeaten prospect John Vincent Moralde (13-0, 7), who fought for the first time since his tragic bout with Brayd Smith in March. Moralde easily defeated William George (10-23, 3), who was stopped in the 3rd round, though there will continue to be questions over whether or not Moralde will ever become the fighter he was once expected to be. This win for the 21 year old was, however, a good step forward in terms of getting a read on his mentality in the ring. Another notable youngster was Jake Bornea (10-1, 5) who saw off Richard Rosales (9-3-2, 4) in 4 rounds to claim the WBO Asia Pacific Youth Flyweight crown. Jake's younger brother Jade Bornea (4-0, 2) was also on this show as he over-came the previously unbeaten Salatiel Amit (6-1-2, 4) with an 8 round decision. Yet another touted youngster in action here was Jelbirt Gomera (9-0, 6) who scored a 3rd round TKO win against the limited Prell Tupaz (9-28-5, 1) to claim the PBF Super Bantamweight title. Arguably the best match up the card was a non-title contest that saw the talented Jetro Pabustan (26-2-6, 7) out point former world title challenger Vergilio Silvano (20-5-1, 12) over 10 rounds. Whilst Pabustan shouldn't yet be looking at t a world title fight this was the type of step up win that his career desperately needed. Another 10 round bout that also looked interesting ended in a draw between Junuel Lacar (7-1-2, 5) and Jimboy Haya (7-2-2, 4), we'll be honest this looked tasty on paper and proved to be a well matched contest between two young domestic level fighters each looking ton make their mark on the sport. The under-card here had 5 bouts. From those bouts we saw a genuine upset as Jayar Diama (5-5-5, 2) leveled off his record with a decision win against Marjun Pantillgan (5-3, 4). Another decision win was scored by Joey Antonio (2-1-1), who claimed a majority decision over debutant Lony Cadayday (0-1). Another under-card bout that went to the judges saw Mark Bawaan (1-0-1) fight to a draw with the win-less Holly Quinones (0-4-1). Under-card bouts that didn't go the distance saw Renz Magarce (7-0, 5) score a 4th round KO against Romulo Ramayan Jr (6-5-3, 3) and the debuting Vinz Paras (1-0, 1) blow away Romeo Garde (0-1) Guerrero, Mexico In Mexico we saw disappointment for Filipino fighter Jhon Gemino (12-4-1, 5) who suffered a 10 round decision defeat to unbeaten Mexican Andres Gutierrez (32-0-1, 22), who is now looking likely to get a major fight. Gemino was dropped early in the fight but fought back well, despite the loss.
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This past Tuesday may not have been a major day in world boxing but it was still an important one with a trio of title fights that took place over Asia. Tokyo, Japan The most notable of those title bouts was in Tokyo as OPBF Bantamweight champion Ryosuke Iwasa (17-1, 10) was given one of the toughest bouts of his career. Iwasa, who is unbeaten since being stopped by current WBC Bantamweight champion Shinsuke Yamanaka, was given hell by the over-looked Filipino Richard Pumicpic (14-6-2, 4) who came to get the title from Iwasa though just fell short in a majority decision loss. Whilst some will view that as a wake up call for Iwasa, the WBC #1 ranked challenger, it was more a testament of just how good Pumicpic is and we'd be shocked by Pumicpic not winning an OPBF title one day. For Iwasa this was a perfect test before getting a world title fight hopefully later this year. Although the main event was the most attractive bout on the show, by a long way, it wasn't the only fight of note. Another bout of note saw former world title challenger Ryo Akaho (22-1-2, 15) stopping Richard Garcia (25-18-1, 7) in 2 rounds. From what we've read we do believe that Akaho was down prior to the stoppage though more angered by himself than actually hurt from the knock down and he swiftly punished Garcia afterwards. Whilst the Iwasa bout was very close there were two other bouts which were closer. One of those was an 8 rounder that saw Daisuke Yokoyama (15-5-1, 6) fighting to an unexpected majority draw with Kenta Takahashi (10-7-3 3) whilst Fumiya Akao (1-0-1) had a disappointing split decision draw with Shogo Yanagisawa (1-4-1, 1). One of the most notable bouts on the card saw the debuting Koki Koshikawa (1-0) out pointing Quaye Peter (5-4-1, 3) over 6 rounds. Koshikawa was a stand out amateur and like many former standouts he is tipped to rise fast through ranks. What makes him particularly interesting however is that he's campaigning at Light Welterweight or Welterweight suggesting that he will need to fight international opponents at an earlier stage than perhaps some of the smaller Japanese fighter who are equally as highly viewed due to their amateur experience. The remaining bouts on this card saw Manato Honma (6-3, 3) stopping Koki Yoshida (4-4, 2) in 2 rounds, after Yoshida retired, whilst Shinya Nemoto (4-3-1, 1) took a 4 round decision Yudai Hata (2-2, 1). Metro Manila, Philippines Although Pumicpic fell short in his OPBF title fight we did see a Filipino fighter crowned as a new OPBF champion. That man is the hard hitting Jonathan Taconing (18-2-1, 15) who managed to stop compatriot Vergilio Silvano (18-4-1, 10) in an absolutely brilliant fight. Both landed their share of bombs in a contest that eventually saw Silvano being saved in round 11. The victory for Taconing saw him claim the OPBF Light Flyweight title that had previously been vacated by Naoya Inoue and we're now hoping to see Taconing challenge for a world title. He's fun to watch, power, aggressive and although most fans won't recognise him he is a genuine top 10 fighter at 108lbs. Iwasa wasn't the only man to successfully defend a title as Filipino Monico Laurente (24-10, 5) successfully defended his Filipino (GAB) Bantamweight title with a defence over Jetro Pabustan (22-2-5, 6) by 5th round technical decision. Incidentally this was Pabustan's second technical decision loss following a 7th round technical loss to Lowie Bantigue back in 2010. The chief support bout to the two title contests saw Juan Miguel Elorde (15-1, 7), the grandson of the great Flash Elorde, scoring an opening round KO over Indonesian visitor Budi Risky (8-4, 5). The rest of this card saw Jeffrey Francisco (9-0-1) taking a very narrow decision over the limited Fidel Cuyno (1-3-2), Raymond Yanong (1-1, 1) scored his first victory with a stoppage over the debuting Christian Rayta (0-1) whilst Wilbert Berondo (2-0, 1) stopped Raul Luba (0-2). Both of those stoppages came in the third round. (Photo courtesy of boxingnews.jp) |
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