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PHOTOS: ARUM TOURS ANCAJAS AT WILDCARD GYM PhilBoxing.com Sat, 27 Jan 2018  Filipino fireball JERWIN "Pretty Boy" ANCAJAS will make his U.S. debut, Saturday, February 3, at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, TX. A prot?g? of Filipino icon Senator Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, and promoted by Top Rank?, MP Promotions and Joven Sports, Ancajas (26-1-1, 18 KOs), of Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines, will be making the fourth defense of his International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight world title against Top-10 contender ISRAEL GONZALEZ (20-1, 8 KOs), of Cabo San Lucas, M?xico. Photos by Mikey Williams. The Ancajas - Gonzalez world championship fight will be the co-main event to the GILBERTO "Zurdo" RAM?REZ -HABIB "Wild Hurricane" AHMED World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight world title rumble. Both fights will be televised live and exclusively at 10:15 p.m. EST on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and stream live on the ESPN App. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zapari Boxing Promotions, remaining tickets to the Ram?rez - Ahmed / Ancajas - Gonzalez world championship doubleheader event are priced at $152, $102, $62, $42, and $27, including facility fees -- the perfect fistivus holiday gift for your favorite boxing fan! They may be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, at the American Bank Center Box Office, Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT, or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Ancajas captured the IBF junior bantamweight world title last year, dethroning defending undefeated champion McJoe Arroyo via a dominate 12-round unanimous decision. It was the only fight Ancajas has gone the distance in his last 14 bouts dating back to 2012. He has successfully defended the title three times -- all in 2017 and all by stoppage -- against Jose Rodriguez (32-4) in Macau; Teiru Kinoshita (25-1-1) in Brisbane, Australia, under the Manny Pacquiao - Jeff Horn world title fight; and on November 18, Jamie Conlan (19-0), in Conlan's native Belfast. Gonzalez returns to the ring riding an eight-bout winning streak with five of those victories coming by way of knockout. The former WBC FECOMBOX super flyweight champion is currently world rated No. 9 by the IBF.  Jerwin Ancajas poses at the grounds of the legendary Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles.  L-R: Joven Jimenez, Freddie Roach and Jerwin Ancajas.  Ancajas points at the Pacquiao and Roach painting.  The Wildcard boy.  L-R: Joven Jimenez, Mark Anthony Barriga, Freddie Roach, Ancajas and Sean Gibbons.  Bob Arum (L) talks to reporters as Ancajas is being interviewed.  |
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