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BANAL STARTS MALL TOUR
By Dong Secuya
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 13 Jul 2008
CEBU CITY -- World title challenger AJ 'Bazooka' Banal has started touring Cebu's Malls yesterday to promote his upcoming title fight against Rafael Concepcion of Panama scheduled on July 26 at the Cebu Coliseum. Banal, together with ALA Boys Milan Melindo and Michael Domingo who will be fighting on the same card, wowed the large audience at the Gaisano Fiesta Mall in Talisay City with their public workout where they do the streching, skipping rope and punch mitt routines.
Trainers Edmund Villamor, Rey Caitom and Nick Banal, AJ's older brother, were also there to assist the trio with their exercises. ALA President Michael Aldeguer, Vice-President Dennis Canete and Marketing Manager Chad Canares were also on hand to supervise the proceedings.
Tickets have been given to the lucky mall-goers who were able to answer simple questions related to the event. The audience were also able to view a few of Banal's previous fights as well as Concepcion's fight which were shown for free.
Top photo: AJ Banal (R) does the mitts with trainer Edmund Villamor during a public workout at the Gaisano Fiesta Mall in Talisay City yesterday.
From left, Michael Domingo, Milan Melindo and AJ Banal do some shadow-boxing as their trainers watch on the sidelines during yesterday's public workout at the Gaisano Fiesta Mall in Talisay City.
Chad Canares (L) gives a free ticket for the fight to the lucky mall-goer during yesterday's public workout at the Gaisano Fiesta Mall in Talsiay City.
Next Sunday, July 20, the trio will again do another public workout at SM City Cebu with the expected presence of some members of Concepcion's Team who are expected to have arrived in Cebu at that time.
Banal (17-0-1 14KOs) and Concepcion (10-2-1 6KOs) will duke it out for the vacant WBA regular superfly crown left vacant by Cristian Mijares of Mexico after Mijares, who had already the WBC belt tucked under him, became a WBA super champion when he defeated the then WBA regular champion Alexander Munoz of Venezuela of their unified championship fight last May 17 in Durango, Mexico.
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