Banal
KOs Matumla in
2nd round; Czar wins AJ
Banal scored a stunning second round knockout win over Mbwana Matumla in the main
event of the "Tuloy ang Pagsubok" fight card last night at the Cebu
Coliseum.
Banal
probed his Tanzanian opponent in the first round and landed enough body blows
to get Matumla's attention. In the second round the Tanzanian walked into a powerful
left and fell on his back.
He
tried to get up but could not beat the count. Official time 2:59 of the 2nd.
Banal
is expected to be fighting in the undercard of the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Floyd
Mayweather blockbuster match.
Czar
Amonsot struggled against Morris "Virus" Chule of Kenya but won by a
close unanimous decision.
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Kenyan landed with effective jabs and right hand leads in the early rounds as
Amonsot looked sluggish and was unable to put punches in bunches. Chule was able
to absorb Amonsot's head shots and landed clean counter punches.
The
restless crowd tried to push Amonsot to stage a rally and expressed their displeasure
on a few occasions. The Kenyan started to slow going into the 8th round as Amonsot
was able to land punishing body punches.
Chule
looked ripe for the taking in the last two rounds but Amoncot could not finish
him off. | The
scorecards read: 96-94, 97-93 and 97-93.
Jason
Pagara continued the ALA Gym's winning streak over Indonesian boxers with a third
round TKO win over Hero Katili.
The
Indonesian could not exploit his height and reach advantage and Pagara easily
managed to close the distance and land crisp combinations. In the second round
Katili was pinned on the ropes and received a barrage of punches.
The
Indonesian hung on for life amidst Pagara's onslaught. In the third round Pagara
caught Katili with a powerful right as he was retreating and knocked him down.
He struggled to get up but was very wobbly thus prompting the referee to stop
the contest.
Reman
Salim came from behind to score a dramatic TKO win over Larry "Bon Jovi"
Canillas in the 8th and final round.
Leonard
Guardiano won by majority decision over Jun Intor in their superbantamweight tussle.
The scores: 58-56, 58-56, 57-57. Jr.flyweight Marjohn Macahilig scored a 47 second
KO win over Francis Lee Cutanda, Lightweight Rocky Amonsot beat Evelino Valleser
by technical decision. The fight was stopped in the third due to a cut on Valleser's
right forehead due to an accidental head butt. In the first bout of the evening,
Samuel Galinato pummeled Reynante Boctot on the ropes in the second round scoring
a TKO win in their superfeatherweight contest when the fight was stopped at 1:26
of the said round.
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