By Carlos Costa
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Arduous-hitting world-ranked gentle flyweight Christian Araneta (17-0, 14 KO’s) of the Philippines – one of many candidates to Cebu’s Finest Knock Out of the 12 months – made good use of his velocity and boxing abilities to attain a unanimous determination win over “The Lizard” Vincent Bautista, 25, at present Saturday (Dec 22) at Robinsons Galleria right here within the Philippine’s Queen Metropolis of the South, Cebu.
In his prior battle final August, Christian Araneta scored a devastating, explosive twelfth spherical knock out over sport former world-title challenger Jerry Tomogdan, sending Jerry flying backwards, touchdown unconscious flat on his again, surprising and scaring everybody in attendance that night time on the Mandaue Sports activities Complicated.
Christian hammered dwelling that chilling knockout two seconds earlier than the top of the battle on the 2:58 mark in spherical 12. Followers have been anticipating the “Lizard” to be squashed in related trend. Tonight, nevertheless, Araneta needed to go the gap.
“Nonetheless, I’m happy,” stated Araneta’s coach Julius Erving Uy Junco, 33, after GAB referee Romar Kristoffer Embodo raised his fighter’s hand. “Its good that Christian went all the way in which. You possibly can win at all times by knock out. “
Christian Araneta, 23, is at the moment rated within the gentle flyweight world-rankings as WBA # 9, WBC # 10 and WBO # 11.
MORE RESULTS FROM CEBU, PHILIPPINES
Within the co-feature, tremendous flyweight leftie Ponciano “Ponce” Remandiman (9-4-1, 4 KO’s) of the gorgeous sun-bathed island of Leyte overpowered tough-as-nails Vicente “Enting” Casido (6-2-1, 2 KO’s) of the Wild Boxing Gymnasium.
The tip got here when Casido give the again to Ponce after being viciously punished towards the ropes close to his blue nook. The third man Nic Banal had no different possibility however to wave the struggle off.
The well-trained Ponce Remandiman of the Omega Gymnasium has scored wins in his final seven rumbles, and ended the 12 months with a stoppage victory, as predicted.
HARMONITO DELA TORRE BACK TO THE WINNING COLUMN
Moreover , light-weight”Hammer” Harmonito Dela Torre (20-2, 12 KO’s) of the Metropolis of Golden Friendship, Cagayan de Oro, bounced again from robust defeats in Las Vegas and Malaysia by outclassing and outpointing skilled 43-fight-veteran Richard “Tibay” Betos (20-22-2, 7 KO’s) from The Residence of the Balangays, Butuan.
Dela Torre – a fighter of Jthe standard C Manangquil Sanman Boxing Gymnasium – desperately wanted the win, and he obtained it over the previous interim WBC Asia beltholder who took the most effective photographs from Dela Torre, however stored on preventing until the top of the battle.
“A fighter fights. Dela Torre was not going to knock me out,” shared Betos, 31, whose greatest preventing years is likely to be seen within the again mirror, however whose warrior coronary heart is undamaged.
“Dela Torre was not that spectacular, however a win is a win,” commented a boxing fan from Bohol after the unanimous determination was introduced.
Certainly, regardless that the most effective preventing days of Tibay Betos is likely to be over, the 31 12 months previous former interim WBC Asian champ nonetheless is aware of a trick or two.
Will Harmonito rack-up a formidable win? Or will previous warrior Betos rock Harmonito to attain Cebu’s most surprising results of the 12 months? It’s important to be there to search out out.
MORE FIGHTS AT ROBINSONS GALLERIA CEBU
Moreover, 17 year-old “Wild Fury” Bryan James Wild (1-0, 1 KO) of the Wild Boxing Secure fights stepped-in into professional boxer with a quick first spherical knock out win over more-experienced Wilbert Rota in a four-rounder conflict within the robust 126-pound division. Bryan James is skilled by his father coach John Wild of England.
Additionally within the 126-pound weight-class, undefeated 19 year-old tremendous featherweight Carlo Bacaro (3-0, 3 KO’s) of Cebu’s Omega Gymnasium vaporized in a single spherical Mark Anthony Rotilles (2-4, 1 KO) of Bohol. .
In keeping with the cardboard’s matchmaker Jerome Calatrava, Bryan James Wild will likely be supplied a struggle towards Carlo Bacaro. Will he settle for it?
The cardboard at present Saturday (Dec 22) at Robinsons Galleria was supervised by the Video games and Amusement Board (GAB) Cebu officers Rolando “Lando” Mendoza and GAB Inspector Glenn Sonido Agena. Current through the present was GAB commissioner Eduard B. Trinidad.
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The writer Carlos Costa is a Panama-born struggle reporter dwelling in Cebu, Philippines. He attended this boxing present in Cebu. Carlos may be reached by e-mail: Carlos512@hotmail.com and Whatsapp: +639184538152.
