By Ronnie Nathanielsz
Hard-hitting southpaw Cesar Amonsot, the Philippines No. 1 junior lightweight contender who is also ranked No.1 by the WBO Asia Pacific battles tough WBO Asia Pacific champion Victor Mausol of Indonesia in Jakarta on September 29.
Amonsot’s manager Tony Aldeguer said he was informed by WBO Asia Pacific vice president Leon Panoncillo that the title fight against the undefeated Mausol had been approved. The Indonesian has a record of 8-0-1 with 4 knockouts while Amonsot who has been fighting in Jakarta has a record of 12-1-1 with 10 knockouts.
Mausol who won the Indonesian title on September 16 last year beating Ibrahim Aroby is an orthodox fighter while Amonsot is a southpaw. Aroby is the same fighter who lost by an eighth round TKO to WBC No.4 Randy Suico in an OPBF title fight on October 23, 2004. Mausol won the WBO Asia Pacific crown with a lopsided unanimous decision over Thailand’s Pratet Sor Thanikul in what was described as “a great match” in which Mausol used a strong uppercut to frustrate the Thai.
Although Thanikul began to connect with combinations in the ninth and tenth rounds and regained his confidence, Indonesian boxing writers said it was too little too late. Promoter Pino Bahari who handles Mausol was ecstatic to see his fighter win the WBO belt and was impressed by the response and excitement of the crowd. Fight fans in Jakarta’s Indosiar Studio followed the newly-crowned champion into his dressing room taking pictures and wanting to hold the belt.
In his last two fights in Jakarta, Amonsot scored a fourth round TKO over Syamsul Hidayat on April 12 and a ten round unanimous decision over Leed Shabu last May 14.
