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WBC International super flyweight champion Sylvester Lopez scored an impressive 3rd round TKO victory over veteran Luzon Professional Boxing Association No. 5 ranked bantamweight Noel Sungahid in the main event of an interesting fight card at the Elorde Sports Center in Paranaque, Saturday.
Big hearted and tough Ricky Sismundo has won the vacant WBO Asia Pacific featherweight youth title with a smashing 3rd round TKO over Indonesia ’s Yhannes Yordan at the Pangsuma Sports Hall in Pontianak City, Indonesia on Saturday.
Former IBF minimumweight champion Florante Condes has lost a lopsided decision to undefeated South African Nkosinathi Joyi in an IBF title eliminator at the Orient Theater in East London, on Saturday morning [Manila time] but was commended by South African boxing writers for his brave performance against a much taller opponent.
The handlers of Panama’s world –rated super flyweight Rafael “El Torito” Concepcion say that they have no contract to fight IBF flyweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire as yet.
Two Filipinos battle for glory in the international boxing hotbeds of the Boardwalk in Atlantic City and the Orient Theater in East London , South Africa on Saturday [Sunday, Manila Time], hoping to reinforce the country’s growing stature as a world power in the sport exemplified by the exploits of the hero of Asia , Manny Pacquiao.
Former IBF minimum weight champion Florante Condes, the hard-hitting Filipino southpaw doesn’t scare South Africa’s Nkosinathi Joyi, the undefeated South African who battles Condes in an IBF title eliminator at the Orient Theater in East London on Saturday (Manila Time.)
Longtime Cebu resident Tony Martin who looks after Filipino light welterweight Mark Jason Melligen (15-1, 11KO’s) in Las Vegas and handles his training at the Top Rank Gym cautioned that even with the sudden attention being given Melligen “we still have a long way to go.”
Promising young Filipino southpaw Mercito Gesta headlines an exciting fight card presented by Rogue Boxing Promotions titled “Havoc at the Hard Rock II – No Mercy” on July 10.
Unscrupulous elements in Thailand who have a history of using fake names and identities of some boxers have once again been found out. As a result the Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation has nullified the results of a title fight in Jeju, Korea on May 18.
Thailand’s Rachamongkol Sor Pleonchit has won the vacant WBC International featherweight title with a 6th round knockout over South Korea ’s In-Suk Song in Osan City on the outskirts of Seoul.