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After
his successful tune-up fight for the first defense of his
WBO Asia Pacific light flyweight crown, ALA boy Along Denoy
was declared winner by technical decision over General Santos
City's Michael Rodriguez in their bloody non-title bout Monday
night at the Island City Mall carpark, this city.
Two
cuts caused by accidental head clashes prompted the referee
to stop the fight upon the doctor's recommendation in the
sixth round of their scheduled fight.
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CDN
correspondent and ring judge Salven Lagumbay filed this
report: The event was held as part of the birthday celebration
for Tagbilaran City Mayor Dan Neri Lim, who is hugely
credited for boxing resurgence in Bohol.
Sportsman
Antonio Lopez Aldeguer, Tagbilaran City Deputy Mayor
Mario Uy, First Lady Dr. Charmaine Lim, wife of the
celebrant and ABAP-7 prexy Nemesio Monton also graced
the successful boxfest billed "Best of Boxing."
Aldeguer
took time to present his two top guns - Rey "Boom
Boom" Bautista and AJ "Bazooka" Banal
who are seeing action against Mexican and Uruguay foes
at the Araneta Coliseum this coming April.
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A
bloodied Denoy, way ahead on the scorecards, was declared
the winner by technical decision after the stoppage.
WBO
Asia Pacific chairman Leon Panoncillo sad Denoy was allowed
to take a non-title bout, and should defend his title in his
next fight.
In
the chief support, war ensued between Ricky Sismundo and Reman
Salim when they engaged in a torrid exchange of leathers over
ten rounds.
Sismundo,
however, proved busier and pressed the action more en route
to a 96-94, 96-94 and 99-91 win. The bout was a rematch of
their earlier clash won by Sismundo by majority decision.
Glenn
Masicampo upset ex-RP lightweight king Arnel Porras with a
close eighth-round technical decision win. Porras was badly
cut over his left eyebrow, prompting the ringside physician
to stop the fight.
Fighting
doctor JV Tuazon stopped Powell Balaba in the second round
of their scheduled four-rounder. Balaba, who went down following
a barrage of body shots in the second round, also went down
in the opening round.
Edcel
Tunacao eked out a unanimous decision verdict over Saddam
Barambangan while Joseph Von Minoza stopped Albert Villacampa
at 2:34 of the opening round. (With reports from Manny B,
CDN)
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