MICHAEL Domingo proved that he now belongs to the big names in the sport as he made his fifth successful title defense with a lopsided fifth-round knockout over challenger Roger Galicia to keep his RP bantamweight title last Saturday night at the Calape Cultural and Sports Center in Calape, Bohol.
Like their first meeting last year, Galicia did not last long to give Domingo a hard fight.
?I am better than him in many ways. He just tried to stay long but I finally caught him in the fifth when he tried to engage me,? Domingo told Sun.Star Cebu after the fight.
Wicked hook
Domingo caught Galicia with a wicked hook in the first round but Galicia, who was inactive for more than a year, survived using his reach advantage.
However, Galicia could no longer escape from the punches of Domingo forcing him to decide to stand toe-to-toe with the member of the Philippine Team that won the World Cup Boxing over Mexico last August.
A combination of powerful punches to the face sent Galicia on the seat of his pants and referee Teddy Alivio counted him out of the contest at the 2:02 mark of the fifth.
