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Veteran Filipino warrior Lito Dante from the Paradise Island of Bohol dominated, overpowered and knocked out in the 12th round, the heavy-handed Japanese champion WBC # 3 Tsubasa Koura to claim the OPBF minimumweight belt in Yokohama, Japan.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar de la Hoya landed Tuesday night in China ahead of his meetings with top Chinese promoter Liu Gang, and to attend regional WBA and OPBF title clashes between world-ranked Chinese, Thai and Japanese fighters this Saturday, March 30, at the plush Putou Indoor Stadium in the legendary eastern Chinese City known as "The Pearl of the Orient," Shanghai.
Knockout artist IBF light flyweight world champion Felix Alvarado -- the Nicaraguan striker who overpowered Filipino Randy Petalcorin last October at the Midas Hotel in Manila, Philippines -- has been penciled in to make the first defense of his red & golden belt against IBF's highest-ranked challenger Reiya Konishi (17-1, 7 KO's) on Sunday, May 19 in the challenger's hometown, the seaside city of Kobe in Hy?go Prefecture, Japan.
ANGONO, Philippines -- Former WBC Silver champion "The Excitement" Denver Cuello and former WBC world champion Sonny Boy Jaro are back in combat mode, scoring stoppage wins over Indonesian foes today Saturday, March 8 at Angono Stadium in Rizal Province, Philippines, 30 Km east of the Philippine's Capital, Manila.
The battle will be March 29 when undefeated WBC 105 lbs. world champion Wanheng Menayothin (52-0, 18 KO's) of Northeastern Thailand, makes the 11th defense of his green & golden belt against WBC # 6 challenger Tatsuya Fukuhara (21-6-6, 7 KO's) of Japan, on Friday March 29 in the land of combat and Muay Thai, the Kingdom of Thailand.
Highland Boxing Promotions aims at thrilling Filipino fans once again with Return of the Champions, an upcoming televised fight show featuring former WBC silver titlist "The Excitement" Denver Cuello and former WBC world champion Sonny Boy Jaro against tough Indonesian foes Saturday March 8 at Angono Stadium in Rizal Province, Philippines, 30 Km east of the Philippine's Capital, Manila.
MANILA, Philippines -- Unbeaten Dave Penalosa, former 2-division world champion Jhonriel Casimero, world-ranked Carl Jammes Martin, and flyweight Carlo Peñalosa all punished and stopped their respective foes in an exciting knockout-filled GerryPens Promotion Saturday (Feb 16) at SM North EDSA Metro Manila on ESPN5 Philippines.
In the televised main event, "The Hunter" Dave Penalosa (14-0, 10 KO's), son of former 2-division world champion Dodie Boy Penalosa, risks it all by taking on more-experienced, hard-hitting brawler "Geraldito" Marcos Cárdenas (19-6-1, 15 KO's) of Sonora, México, for the vacant WBO Oriental Featherweight Belt, and a place in the WBO 126-pound world-rankings.
MANILA, Philippines -- Knockout-artist WBA interim-bantamweight champion Reymart Gaballo (21-0, 18 KO's) proved to be too fast and destructive for bigger Japanese warrior Yuya Nakamura (9-3-1, 7 KO's), rocking him mercilessly from the get-go, stopping him in two chapters in their non-title clash Saturday (Feb 9) on ESPN5 Philippines.
BACOOR CAVITE, Philippines -- In exciting hard fought battles, Quibors fighters Alphoe Dagayloan and Ar Ar Andales satisfied their local fans by winning WBA Asia titles in their respective feature wars Saturday evening (Jan 26) here at the Strike Gym across Bacoor City Hall, Cavite.