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World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman says he was “stunned” by the victory of hard-hitting Filipino Sonny Boy Jaro who dropped longtime champion and Thai hero Pongsaklek Wonjongkam three times to win the WBC flyweight by a 6th round knockout to win the title in Chonburi, Thailand last March 2 .
Undefeated southpaw Al "Captain A"Sabaupan has earned an IBF lightweight title eliminator against Mexico's Marvin "Cachorro" Quintero in a battle of southpaws to be held in Manila on April 15.
Southpaw Rey Labao has won the Philippine lightweight title with a stunning 1st round TKO over fancied Jay Solmiano in a fight card of well-known promoter Sammy Gello-ani at the Cebu Coliseum.
ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer wants to get the “real” Genaro “Poblanito” Garcia who fought eight world champions and scored a 2nd round knockout over fancied Rafael Marquez to fight Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista on May 26.
ALA Promotions has announced it is “taking legal action against the person behind this act of deceit” in reference to a Mexican agent identified as Victor Hugo Correa who was contracted to send Genaro “Poblanito” Garcia who had a record of 38-8 with 22 knockouts and had fought eight world champions but instead switched fighters and sent a bum identified as Genaro "Panterita" Garcia .
Reigning Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Malcom Tunacao, the former World Boxing Council flyweight champion, has scored a 4th round TKO over Japan’s Yuki Takemoto in a scheduled eight round bout in Kobe, Japan.
World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman has responded to a request by BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard to investigate the sending of a "fake" Genaro Garcia to the Philippines for what was supposed to be a career defining fight for Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista in Tagbilaran City, Bohol, this evening.
Tagbilaran City, Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex – Rey ‘Boom Boom’ Bautista (34-2, 26KOs) stopped the "false" Genero Garcia in a two round mismatch. Thousands of fans packed the venue to watch the contest. Garcia was decked twice in the second round. A right fron Bautista, which scored the second knockdown, put Garcia down for good as referee Bruce McTavish reached the count of ten at 1:24.
The Genaro Garcia who showed up to fight Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista in a ten round bout at the Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex in Tagbilaran City, Bohol is not the featherweight Genaro "Poblanito" Garcia who was contracted by ALA Promotions to face Bautista.
Former boxer and now manager/promoter Aljoe Jaro knew that the only way his boxer Sonny Boy Jaro could win the World Boxing Council flyweight title against local hero and veteran WBC champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam was by a knockout.