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Filipino Prospect Escalante Signs with Repo Ric PhilBoxing.com Wed, 02 Mar 2011 Filipino-born former National PAL Champion Bruno Escalante Jr. dominated Martin ?Tarzan? Sandoval en route to a second-round knockout on Friday night at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, California. In addition to notching the impressive victory, Escalante signed a managerial contract with boxing hype man Repo Ric. Escalante (2-0-1, 1 KO) of San Carlos, California by way of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines dropped Sandoval (0-1) of Oakdale, California with a left hand in the first and eventually ended the fight with the same punch at 1:05 of the second round. ?I felt good,? says Escalante. ?It was the first knockout of my career. It was a big win, especially since everyone could see it on TV in the Philippines and on the internet. All of my family saw the fight, so it was a really big win for me.? Escalante was one of the country?s top amateurs at 112-pounds before turning pro in February of last year. In Sandoval, Escalante was fighting a much larger opponent, but the disadvantage did not alter his game plan. ?He was a lot bigger, 128-pounds, and I usually fight 115,? explains Escalante. ?I knew he was going to come out strong and rough. I just had to stick to the game plan, just stay with the jab on the outside and box him. Then once the jabs start landing, you follow with combinations. I stuck to the plan and scored a knockout.? Escalante was born in the Philippines and moved to Hawaii when he was eight-years-old, but made the move to California to better his boxing career. Escalante trains under Brian Schwartz at the Undisputed Boxing Gym in San Carlos. ?Brian was a world champion in kickboxing and he?s taught me a lot,? says Escalante. ?He always wants me to keep my head moving and not get hit. That is our rule number one.? Emerging Filipino icon Nonito Donaire Jr. trains out of the Undisputed Boxing Gym as well, which has helped Escalante improve his game. ?Every time Nonito is in training camp, I train with him,? says Escalante. ?It is really great to have someone to look up to such as a three-time world champion and to be able to train with him.? While Escalante could still easily make the 112-pound flyweight limit, he has had to be flexible in taking fights at higher weights. ?It is hard to find opponents at that weight class,? explains Escalante. ?There are only like fifteen people in the United States at that weight class. So we train for and are ready to fight even bigger guys.? By signing a managerial contract with Repo Ric, Escalante can rest assured that he has someone moving him intelligently and matching him with the right opponents. ?He is going to help me out getting fights, and I trust him,? says Escalante, who hopes to be back in the ring April 1st in San Diego, California. ?He gets all of his fighters fights. I turned pro a year ago, and I have had only three fights. It is great to have him on the team.?  |
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