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“PRINCE” ALBERT PAGARA BECOMES THE NEW IBF ASIA 135-LBS CHAMPION
By Carlos Costa
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 16 Jun 2024
In a tough, close fight, popular “Prince” Albert Pagara (35-1, 24 KO’s) from Maasin, Southern Leyte, edged strong 25-year-old Chinese fighter Aketelieti Yelejian (8-4-1, 2 KO’s) via 10-round majority decision to claim the vacant IBF ASIA Lightweight Belt Saturday, June 15, at Passi City in Iloilo, Philippines.
Official Scores were 96-94 (twice), and 95-95 to seal Pagara’s title victory.
The third man in the ring was Filipino star referee Tony Pesons of Cebu.
The 30-year old “Prince” Albert Pagara – a former ALA headliner now handled my young boxing manger Darwin Miller Angelo Dep-ay – looks forward to more challenging missions in the hot lightweight division.
This is the same thrilling weight-class of exciting champions Gervonta Davis, Shakur Stevenson and Vasiliy Lomachenko. Could Albert Pagara one day challenge one of them?
In the same event, unbeaten John Kevin Jimenez 8-0, 3 KO’s) of Cebu decisioned Jeven Vellacite of Butuan; and undefeated Digos City power-puncher prospect Roderick Bautista (6-0, 5 KO’s) stopped in six Cebuano Jemuel Arañas.
The entertaining show at the City of Passi Arena in Iloilo Province was promoted by veteran man of boxing Lorenzo “Chao” Sy.
Photo by Philboxing.com.
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