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OLIVA AND OCON MAKE WEIGHT FOR WBO ORIENTAL TITLE BOUT

San Francisco, Southern Leyte ? Undefeated prospects Jether Oliva (16W-0L, 11 KO?s) of the ABA Boxing gym and Fernando Ocon (7W-0L, 1 KO)of RWS Stable both weighed in at 104 lbs during the official weigh-in held at the San Francisco multi-purpose gym Thursday noon. They will fight for the vacant WBO Oriental Miniflyweight title Friday night. This will also be the first professional fight card held in this municipality.

What makes this card more interesting is the return of world title challenger Ciso ?Kid Terrible? Morales (122.5 lbs), who is all set to redeem himself after suffering his first career loss to Fernando Montiel last 2010 in Las Vegas. He will face Eman Labanza (122.5 lbs) in a ten rounder.

Former WBO Intercontinental superbantamweight champ Ramie Laput (121 lbs) of the ABA Boxing Gym will fight Rene Bestudio (122 lbs) in another ten round scrap. Laput (41W-4L, 19 KO?s) has won three straight fights since losing to Zsolt Bedak by seventh round KO in Austria last December 2009. Laput scored a big win at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City last October when he outpointed Larry Canillas of the ALA Gym.

For the other supporting bouts:

VIRGILIO SILVANO (109.5 lbs) vs. LOWELL SAGUISA (109.5 lbs) - 6 rounds

ARUEL ROMASASA (113 lbs) vs. JEROME BUNTOG (113 lbs) - 6 rounds

JERMIE SALUGAOL (110 lbs) vs JOVAN MUNOZ (110.5 lbs) - 4 rounds

JV Banares (118 lbs) vs Jessie Comedia (121 lbs) ? 4 rounds

JEROME CASAS (110.5 lbs) vs. Roldan Beriso (112 lbs) ? 4 rounds

There will be four pairs of amateur bouts.

This boxing event billed as ?BAKBAKAN SA SAN FRANCISCO? is presented by SGG SPORTS PROMOTIONS and SAMPSON BOXING LLC in cooperation with the Municipality of San Francisco led by Mayor Samson Gamutan Jr. as part of their fiesta celebration. Fight time on May 13 is at 7:00 p.m. at the San Francisco Multi-Purpose Gym.

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