Ranee Ganoy Stops Roy Manihuruk In Three in Sydney
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
Ranee “KO Kid” Ganoy, the hard-hitting Filipino lightweight who fights out of Sydney, Australia has scored his second successive comeback win after a disappointing 4th round TKO at the hands of Fernando Angulo in an IBF lightweight title eliminator on December 5, 2008.
After scoring a 5th round TKO over Indonesia’s Heri Adriyanto lasy July 24, Ganoy stepped into the ring at the Blacktown RSL Club in Sydney and knocked out another Indonesian, Roy Manihuruk in the third round.
The win improved the 29 year old Ganoy’s record to 27-11-2 with 23 knockouts in a bout that was fought at light welterweight. Ganoy is ranked No. 1 lightweight in Australia.
Another Filipino on the same card, Ernie Gonzales Jr who is rated No. 5 in Australia lost a ten round unanimous decision in a clash for the vacant Australian featherweight title against undefeated Joel Brunker who was rated at No. 4.
All three judges had Brunker winning comfortably. Garry Deam scored it for the Australian fighter 99-93, Pat O’Connor and A lex Frazer scored it a shutout for Brunker by lopsided scores of 100-92 and 100-90.
Brunke moves up to 10-0 with 5 knockouts while Gonzales drops to 5-4-1 with 3 knockouts. It was Brunker’s seventh fight this year. In h is last fight on July 17, Brunker had a tough time against Filipino Roel Mangan and eked out a majority decision which appeared questionable as one judge, Trevor Christian had it even and one of the two other Aussie judges, Ray Reed had Brunker winning ever round .