Two former World Boxing Council champs will see action in one card in Cebu as part of their campaign to retrace the path that they once took during their glory days. Ex-WBC superfly champ Gerry Pe?alosa (46-5-2, 31 KO’s) and former WBC flyweight boss Malcolm Tu?acao (15-1-2, 11 KO’s) will face separate foes in their return appearance on September 19 at the Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, marking the first time in a long period that the two will be fighting in front of their hometown crowd. Pe?alosa will be facing Thai Samingkao Chutitol, while Tu?acao squares off with Mindanao’s Bernard Oclus in the co-feature. The last time Pe?alosa saw action in Cebu was on June 14, 1997 when he defended his WBC crown for the first time with a 9th-round knockout win over Korean Seung-Koo Lee. If victorious, Pe?alosa is reportedly gunning for the International Boxing Federation superfly crown against Luis Alberto Perez of Nicaragua. The WBC no. 3-ranked Tu?acao, who currently holds the WBC International superfly crown, had his last Cebu appearance on February 8, 2002 when he demolished Thai Pornchai Sithpraprom in seven rounds at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel. Backstopping the two southpaws’ return appearance are two young guns from the Stonewall Boxing Club—Eric Rapada and Richard Garcia—who will face Ronnie Ca?ete and Aljun Salugaol, respectively. The card also pits Michael Farinas against Octavio Aleonar (6rds) Roy Fuentes versus Alex Aroy (6 rds); and Robert Lerio against Danilo Cabardo (4 rds).
