By Rey Danseco
The little-known, but top ranked challenger Along Denoy wants reigning Philippine light flyweight champion Sonny Boy Jaro to put to him the title on line as early as on July 22 in Tagbilaran City in Bohol.
Denoy’s Mandaue City-based manager Sammy Gello-Ani tendered to his counterpart from Binangonan in Rizal province, Ailjoe Jaro, a P80,000 purse for Jaro to stake the belt.
Gello-Ani, who is the promoter in that card in Tagbilaran, also assured Jaro a right for a rematch with P45,000 purse should Denoy capture the belt.
But Jaro’s manager is thinking twice. He stated that should he accept the offer, he wants two of the three judges will come from Manila.
Jaro also wanted Gello-Ani to rise the purse to P100,000 straight, which means it includes the champion team’s Manila-Tagbilaran-Manila airfares.
Gello-Ani seems inclined to deny Jaro’s demand and look for another negotiation or else he might look other opponent for Denoy and wait the mandated mandatory fight between the two boxers in October.
The 22-year old Denoy (19-6-1, 17 KOs) is coming off a United States debut where he figured in a technical draw in 4th round against Mexican Esau Gaona (12-2-1, 8 KOs) on May 22 in a televised Guilty Fight Night program from Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gaona suffered a nasty cut from accidental clash of heads, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
Jaro, 24, is taking care of respectable record of 22-5-3 with 14 KOs. He scored back-to-back 2nd round knockout wins in his last fights over Isidro Balabat on May 15 and Jojo Rodrigo on June 26.
Jaro made his last defense on Oct. 28, 2005 in Trece Martirez, Cavite where he stopped Alfred Nagal in the fifth round. The Games and Amusement Board (GAB) mandated its champions to defend the belt at least once a year against the top available contender.
The two boxers are rated by the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation. Jaro is No. 5 while Denoy is two notches lower at No. 7.
