UP-AND-COMING fighter Mark Jason Melligen will be expecting a warm welcome as he again showcases his wares live in front of his countrymen after a two-year absence due to his campaign in the US.
Melligen is one of the hottest prospects in the current welterweight ranks, worldwide.
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However, before resuming his successful campaign in the US, he will have a brief stop in Cebu City to face Mexican knockout artist Bladimir Hernandez at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino on Oct. 30 in the debut of the new boxing series of ALA Promotions and ABS-CBN Sports??Pinoy Pride.?
Far cry
ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer believes that much has changed in the 24-year-old former amateur standout since his last outing in Cebu City over two years ago. The young Cebuano promoter said Melligen has evolved into a well-rounded fighter because of his sparring with some of the elite fighters in the US.
?He was already skillful and talented, but he really went up a notch,? he said.
Melligen?s last fight in Cebu City was in 2008, wherein he scored a unanimous decision over Indonesian Tia Koswara.
Although Melligen has sparred with some of the elite boxers in the US, the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and world champions Devon Alexander and Marcos Maidana, he isn?t taking his lesser-known oppone
