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SILVANO STOPS PRONCO IN DALAGUETE By Rene Bonsubre, Jr. PhilBoxing.com Sun, 07 Oct 2012 DALAGUETE,CEBU - Vergilio “Maton” Silvano of the Omega Boxing Gym of Mabolo overpowered Lester Jun Pronco of the Dr. Sajulga Boxing Stable and retained his Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) light flyweight title by TKO in the eighth round. The southpaw Silvano was boosted by the cheering of his hometown fans and repeatedly pummelled the game Pronco from the opening bell. Pronco tried to fight back past the halfway mark but Silvano knocked him down in the seventh round. Silvano continued his onslaught in the 8th prompting Pronco’s corner to throw in the towel. Referee Tony Pesons signalled the end at the 1:04 mark. This was the first defense of the title that Silvano won last July with a fourth round TKO win over Charlie Cabilla at the J Centre Mall in Mandaue City. The fight between Jason Canoy of the Omega Gym and Jetli Purisima of Gen. Santos City ended in a technical draw after two rounds. An accidental clash of heads opened a wide and deep cut on Purisima’s left eyebrow. Jhaleel Payao of the Omega Gym knocked out Mating Kilakil of Gensan in the second round with a hard body shot. Time – 1:44. Jack "Golden Boy" Tepora of the Omega Gym scored a shutout over Rommel Banquirigo of the RWS gym in 6 rounds. All three judges had it for the unbeaten Tepora at 60-54. Ryan Quimbo (RWS Gym) beat Charly Pucdol (Omega Gym) by majority decision. Quimbo had the edge in power especially in the closing rounds. Scores – 60-54, 59-55 and 57-57. Jordan Catubay (Omega Gym) won by unanimous decision over Juvil Gayhun (Davao) by scores of 58-56, 59-55 and 59-55. Abel Gayhun (Davao) won by TKO in the first round against Jay Molijon (Omega Gym), time 2:58 and Kenan Villaflor stopped Mark Jhun Tubo in the opening round with a right uppercut to the liver. Time 2:52. FIGHT FURY: BAKBAKAN SA DALAGUETE was held Saturday at the Dalaguete Sports Complex through the efforts of the local government of Dalaguete, matchmaker James Osorio , Promoter Angel dela Merced and supervised by GAB Cebu. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Rene Bonsubre, Jr.. Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles: |
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