SALATIEL Amit gave it all he had. He fought gallantly against a more technically-gifted and skillful fighter in world-ranked Froilan Saludar and got stopped in the ninth round a few months back.
?I did everything that I could against Froilan but he was superior and I got beat,? admitted Amit.
Amit learned a lot from that fight. He?ll use that knowledge, fix his mistakes, and try to turn it to his advantage in his World Boxing Council (WBC) Asian Boxing Council (ABC) silver flyweight title fight with Carlo Ceasar Pe?alosa tomorrow in one of the featured fights of the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Convention at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum in Palawan.
?I learned not to get carried away with my emotions. I must be focused on our game plan. In my fight with Saludar, I got carried away by my anger and I didn?t listen to my corner,? the 25-year-old native of Naval, Biliran, who?s now based in Cebu at the Omega Boxing Gym.
Amit lost two of his last three fights, winning against Renerio Arizala and losing to Saludar and another world-rated pug in Jonathan Taconing.
?This fight is very important for me because I feel that this my last chance,? he said.
The 24-year-old Pe?alosa has the bloodline of champions. He is the nephew of both two-division world champions Gerry Pe?alosa and Dodie Boy Pe?alosa. (EKA)
