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Fireworks Expected as Cebu's Arañas and Noynay Rumble for WBF Silver Belt By Carlos Costa PhilBoxing.com Sat, 09 May 2026  CEBU CITY — Two of Cebu’s most exciting young flyweights are set for war! Jemuel Arañas and Jeric Noynay both made weight without issue Friday at the Cebu Coliseum, GAB officially green-lighting their eight-round battle for the vacant WBF Silver Flyweight Title today, Saturday, May 9. Arañas (8-3-1, 4 KOs), the Carcar action star from the Chao Sy Stable, came-in ripped at 110 lbs.  Jeric Noynay flexes his muscles as he made weight during Friday's weighin in Cebu.  Jemuel Arañas looks at the numbers on the scale during Friday's weighin. Meanwhile, Noynay (5-2-1, 1 KO), the Medellin pride representing Martinez Boxing Team, scaled 110 lbs. Both fighters looked in AWESOME condition, promising a fan-friendly brawl with major career implications. The WBF (World Boxing Foundation) has appointed an experienced crew for this action title battle: legendary Cebuano referee Tony Pesons will be the third man in the ring, joined by judges Kristoffer Embodo, Rolando Mendoza, and Angelito Boaquin. WBF Vice President Alvin S. Go flies in from Cavite to supervise. • FULL CARD WEIGH-IN RESULTS Main – IBF Minimumweight World Title Eliminator. Dianxing Zhu (China) 105 lbs vs Ian Paul “The Assassin” Abne (Cebu) 104 lbs. This clash is ultra important because the winner becomes mandatory challenger to IBF world champion Pedro “El Heneral” Taduran. Co-Main Event – WBF Silver Flyweight Title, 8 Rounds Jemuel Aranas (Carcar) 110 lbs vs Jeric Noynay (Medellin) 110¾ lbs • UNDERCARDS: 👉 John Paul Gabunillas (Chao Sy) 113.4 vs Ramil Roda Jr. (Omega) 115 👉 Jubert Cahimat (Omega) 118.8 vs Mark Sabang (Masbate) 118.8 👉 Jony Mar Loreno (Omega) 116.5 vs Kei Mark Makut (Davao) 112 👉 Carl Penedo (ARQ) 111.8 vs Marlon Alejandro (Negros) 110.8 👉 Justin Trazo (Chao Sy) 113.5 vs Conrad Jason Agujar (Bohol) 114.9 👉 Aqoian Li (China) 133 vs Jerson Baclohan (Mandaue) 131.6 – Li’s pro debut. 👉 Venance Dances (Big Yellow) 117.1 vs Norman Russiana (Mandaue) 118.5  Officials of the Aranas vs Noyna rumble. • SHOW INFO: Where: Cebu Coliseum, Colon, Cebu City. When: Saturday, May 9 | First bell 4:00 PM. Admission: Doors open 3:00 PM, tickets at the gate. Nine bouts. Local heroes. International stakes. Be there when the next Cebuano star scores his Big KO win!!! Laban Pinoy!!! 🇵🇭👍🥊 This story was written by veteran boxing reporter Carlos Costa in Cebu 🇵🇭 Philippines, carlos@philboxing.com. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Carlos Costa.  |
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