STOCKTON, USA ? Jerwin Ancajas displayed his old fiery form and battered Ryuichi Funai to win by stoppage and extend his reign in the International Boxing Federation super flyweight division at the Stockton Arena on Saturday, May 4 (Sunday, May 5, Philippine time).
Living up to his promise, Ancajas peppered Funai with sharp punches for 6 rounds, wobbling the Japanese several times and bloodying his face in the 4th round.
This prompted ring physician Gary Furness to examine Funai’s cuts before letting the Tokyo native to continue.
Rather than go for the kill, Ancajas played it patient in the 5th round, content with snappy left straights, before catching Funai with another left shortly before the bell sounded.
Rested, Ancajas resumed the pounding in the 6th round, rocking Funai with 1-2 combinations that caused blood from his cuts to ooze again.
Finding Funai unfit to continue, Furness asked referee Ed Collantes to stop the one-sided bout after the 7th round bell rang, sending Filipinos among the 10,000 crowd into celebration.
Already the world’s longest reigning super flyweight champion, Ancajas made his 7th title defense and improved his record to 31-1-2 with 21 knockouts.
