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GARCIA TWINS, ASENJO, GELES MAKE WEIGHT PhilBoxing.com Sat, 30 Apr 2011  Mexico City - The historic boxing card to be held in Foro Polanco, Mexico City Saturday, April 30, will be staged without a hitch as the four main characters in the double world championships easily made the weight during a public weigh attended by no less than World Boxing Organization (WBO) President Paco Varcarcel in Fprp Polanco, Mexico City at noon today. Mexican twins Raul "Rayito" and Ramon "Hirales" Garcia tipped the scale at 105 lbs. and 108 lbs., respectively. Rayito will defend his WBO Miniflyweight title for the first time against No. 1 contender Rommel "Little Assassin" Asenjo of North Cotabato, Philippines. Asenjo also tipped the scale at a perfect 105 lbs. WBO Junior Flyweight Champion Jesus Geles of Colombia, who will also defend his title for the first time against Ramon Hirales, came in at flat 108 lbs. The double world championship to be held in Foro Polanco, Mexico City is considered historic in boxing as this will be the first time that a set of twins will figure in world title fights in the same card on the same night. The championship fights will be shown on Fox Deportes, a sports channel in Spanish and may viewed in South America and the USA. Top photo: Asenjo (R) and Raul Garcia at today's weighin.  Geles (R) and Ramon Hirales Garcia. ASENJO VOWS BEST PERFORMANCE Mexico City, April 29 - The Philippines' Rommel "Little Assassin" Asenjo, rated No. 1 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) vowed today to give his best in his first attempt at the world miniflyweight title being held by Mexican champion Raul "Rayito" Garcia. Asenjo easily made the 105 lb. weight cap during a public weigh in in Foro Polanco, Mexico City today. Accompanied by ALA Boxing Promotions vice president Dennis Canete, Braveheart trainer Bruce Lerio and cutman Jeff de Guzman, Asenjo exuded confidence after sizing up his 28-year-old opponent. "I know he will run around the ring but I will catch him," the 21-year-old farmer's son from the town of Pigcawayan, North Cotabato said. Garcia holds a record of 29 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw with 17 knockouts while the younger Asenjo has posted 20 wins, 2 losses and 16 knockouts, indicating that the challenger is the power puncher of the two protagonists. After the weigh-in, Asenjo feasted on "nilagang baka" cooked by no less than his manager, former North Cotabato governor Manny Pinol who was allowed by the manage of the Casa Inn Hotel to cook Asenjo's food inside the hotel room. "The food outside is very oily and we decided to cook Asenjo's food here," said trainer Bruce Lerio who has been with Asenjo since they left North Cotabto a month ago to train in the ALA Gym in Cebu City. Lerio said that with a little rest, Asenjo will be in his top shape tomorrow. "We never had a problem with the weight. In fact, I allowed him to eat lightly even the day before the weigh in," Lerio said. Asenjo said he will dedicate his fight tomorrow to his family in Pigcawayan. He has promised his father that he will buy him a piece of land to farm from his prize money.  |
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