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JARO IS NEW OPBF CHAMP! PhilBoxing.com Mon, 23 Jun 2008 Sonny Boy Jaro, protege of young promoter/manager Aljoe Jaro, took the vacant OPBF light-flyweight title with a hard-earned split decision verdict over Along Denoy in their 12-round encounter in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on Friday which was telecast last night by NBN-4 for the 8th anniversary of In This Corner. Denoy boxed beautifully all throughout the fight, but was bothered by a cut over his right eye with blood streaking through his face without let-up. Scoring referee Bruce McTavish declared a cut in the third as caused by a legit Jaro punch. The focused Jaro, who previously owned the RP 108-lb title, had his moments during the fight and so did Denoy, but both bled profusely most of the fight. In the chief support, Danilo Pena dethroned RP superfly champion Richard Olisa of the Aljoe Jaro Stable, roughhousing the latter and not allowing the champion enough room to box him from the outside. Olisa went down in the opening round, and had a badly swollen eye starting in the second round. He recovered from rounds three to five, but was downed again in the sixth. Pena sent Olisa again with a barrage in the eighth round, prompting referee Ver Abainza to call a halt to the fight. Pena's boxing style may not be the most scientific, but it definitely delivered the win against an Olisa who could not solve the puzzle. Tiger City's Sonny Gonzales took a come-from-behind ninth-round TKO over Ronald Pontillas, while Dan Nazareno decisioned a no-hoper Jury Noda. Roel "The Banker" Lagunero and Michael Landero figured in a second-round technical draw. Ex-WBC International champ Gabriel Pumar of the Aljoe Jaro Stable returned with a unanimous verdict over Daniel Ferreras; Tiger City Gym's Eljune Leonardo prevailed on a split decision over Quilver "The Exciting" Cailing; while Ariel Cardoza and Remy Quambot figured in a split draw.  |
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