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ROAD WARRIOR FUENTES STAYS HOME TO DEFEND OPBF CROWN

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OPBF Flyweight Champion Rocky ?Road Warrior? Fuentes of the Philippines will be staying on home soil to defend his OPBF. Fuentes will be facing mandatory challenger from Japan Myung-Ho Lee in the undercard of Pinoy Pride XVI Venezuelan Invasion scheduled September 22, 2012 at the newly refurbished Waterfront Cebu Hotel and Casino in the Philippines boxing capital Cebu, Philippines.

Fuentes, W 23 (KO 20) L 6 D 2 who will be defending his OPBF Championship for the 5th straight time against the Japanese Lee cannot take his challenger for granted as Lee is riding on a similar streak as Fuentes is in with 13 straight victories under their belts.

Lee is known to be a smart fighter that darts in and out, a style that Fuentes has some trouble dealing with. Fuentes though has matured and is more focused with his career now as he can at anytime challenge for a world title as he is ranked in the top 10 of all major alphabet bodies of boxing.

?The Road Warrior? Fuentes is ranked WBA # 2, WBC #3, WBO #4 and IBF # 9 defended his OPBF title 3 times in Japan against Japans rated flyweights in Shigetaka Ikehara in Tokyo, Yasuto Aritomi in Nagoya and Hirofumi Mukai in Osaka with only Mukai lasting the distance.

The OPBF champ started his career with 8 impressive and successive wins before losing focus because of an unfortunate ring incident where in one of his opponents lost his life.

The Pinoy Pride XVI Venezuelan Invasion SM Tickets are available at SM City Cebu, SM City Consolacion Customer Service Counters and SM City Cinemas as well.

Other outlets are at the Waterfront Cebu Hotel and Casino Lobby Counter, USA Sports Ayala Branch, Bisaya Ispisyal in Ayala Center Cebu, Mooon Caf? I. T. Park branch, the ALA Promotions Office at Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu and at the ALA Boxing and Fitness Gym at the 2nd level of the Banilad Town Center in Cebu.

For ticket inquiries, call the ALA Promotions head office with numbers 03322364611, 0325059513, 0323213660, 09158690905, 09275612059, 09339256448, 09088724930, ALA Boxing and Fitness Gym at the BTC, Cebu Grand Hotel and Baseline Restaurant in Juana Osmena Cebu City, Philippines.

Pinoy Pride XVI Venezuelan Invasion will be telecast the following day over ABS-CBN Channel 2 1015 AM and 615 PM on Studio 23.




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