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ROBERTO GONZALES WINS RP LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE WITH 7TH ROUND TKO OVER PREVIOUSLY UNBEATEN ARJAN C ANILLAS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 13 Mar 2016
Gonzales.
The prot?g? of ?Saved by the Bell? promoter Elmer Anuran, Roberto Gonzales, battered and stopped previously unbeaten Arjan Canillas of the ALA Gym to win the vacant Philippine lightweight title at the Ynares Center in Pasig City, Saturday night.
The 25 year old Gonzales used his jab effectively and combined them with big right hands that bloodied the mouth of Canillas and saw his left eye swell badly and when the winner of seven fights in a row nailed Canillas with a big uppercut it was clear the end was near.
Veteran international referee Ver Abainza stopped the contest at :57 of the 7th round as Canillas could hardly see and was absorbing too much punishment.
The goal of youthful promoter Elmer Anuran is to have Gonzales go after a regional belt in the months ahead.
With the win Gonzales improved to 26-2 with 17 knockouts while Canillas fell to 13-1-2 with 10 knockouts.
Gonzales, 25, of Romblon, Philippines established his jab early, breaking up Canillas? rhythm while setting up his own counter right hands. The right hands started to wear on Canillas, swelling his left eye and bloodying his mouth. It was clear that Canillas couldn?t see from the eye, but it wasn?t until round six when Gonzales introduced the uppercut that he could no longer defend himself.
Gonzales, who trains out of the Philippine province of Batangas, has now won seven straight since suffering a pair of knockout losses in 2012.
His promoter Elmer Anuran says the goal is to continue building his career in the Manila area while targeting a regional title in the near future.
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