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The
manager of emerging boxing wonder AJ "Bazooka"
Banal is perplexed with the way the teenage fighter
is creating remarkable buzz this early.
Michael
Aldeguer admits they are still about to start to thrust
Banal into the limelight considering that their fighter
is only 18, but scouting reports appear to have beaten
them to it.
"We're
really surprised people are already talking about a
world title shot for Banal. Actually we still have to
plan a card where Banal will be the main eventer,"
said Aldeguer, son of famed Cebu boxing benefactor Tony
Aldeguer of ALA Boxing.
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"AJ
Banal is definitely a future headliner of a big boxing card
next year. His exceptional skills as a boxer, his style and
grace and superb IQ for the game will attract many promoters
to make AJ a main star," said fight promoter and Third
Force Promotions head Noli Eala.
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Banal
will go back into the ring against Mexican Jovanny Soto
on Dec. 2 at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Banal-Soto clash will serve as the supporting bout
of the "Payback" card headlined by another
young prospect Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista in
a defense of his WBO Intercontinental superbantamweight
belt against Mexican southpaw Antonio "Barrio"
Meza.
Banal
turned professional in 2005 against Sonny Saguing, a
less capable but cunning fighter who survived the skirmish
with a draw and a big cut in Banal's brow due to an
unintentional head butt.
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Banal,
now based in Cebu, has since won his next 15 fights, stopping
12 of them.
For
two years, Banal campaigned at home and kept his record unblemished
with outstanding wins over OPBF highly ranked Ali Rochmad
and Angky Angota of Indonesia and Kaurith 3K Battery of Thailand.
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