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DELADA FACES SALUDAY FOR RP TITLE TONIGHT
By Salven L. Lagumbay PhilBoxing.com Tue, 25 Jul 2006
DAPITAN CITY--An exciting 12-round showdown takes place tonight as RP no. 2 lightweight Christopher Saluday faces no. 3 Dexter Delada in a 12-round tiff for the vacant RP lightweight title at this city's Gloria De Dapitan.
The Saluday-Delada face-off healines the 'Double Trouble' card put up by Mr. Bullet Jalosjos, in coordination with Rex 'Wakee' Salud International, with the support of Gloria de Dapitan (c/o Cho Locop) , San Miguel Beer, Mayor Jun Jalosjos and Gov. Rolando Yebes.
Both Saluday and Delada easily made weight during official weigh-in held at Dapitan City's Powerhouse Gym yesterday supervised by GAB's Carlos Almirante. Saluday came in at 133 lbs, while Delada checked in at 132 lbs.
In the co-feature, Cebu's Wyndel Janiola takes on Davao's Philip Parcon for the PBF light flyweight crown.
Janiola tipped the scales at 108 lbs, while Davao's Philip Parcon was at 106 lbs for their 10-round championship duel.
The rest of the card pits Pingping Tepura versus Jonathan Ba-at (10 rds); Apol Suico versus Isidro Balabat (10 rds); Gideon Amba versus Jing Supremo (8 rds); and Jonathan Candari versus Joe Galamiton (4 rds).
An exciting Dapitan-Cebu battle takes place between their amateur fighters as Pepe Tome (Dapitan) goes up against Rodulfo Sumabong (Cebu) in the 48 kg tiff; Godwin Tubigon (Dapitan) takes on Regie Campos (Cebu) in the 57-kilogram face-off; while Gell Velasco of Dapitan trades leathers with Cebu's Arnel Baricuatro in the 60-kilogram encounter.
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