NIGHT OF KNOCKOUTS ON THE MAIN EVENT ON PINOY BOX OFFICE (PBO) OVER SKY CABLE TONIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 20 Dec 2014
A night of spectacular knockouts will headline Viva Sports top-rated weekly boxing show ?The Main Event? on Pinoy Box Office (PBO) over Sky Cable at 8:30 tonight with a replay at 10:30 tomorrow morning.
In the featured fight flashy WBO Oriental super flyweight champion Warlito Parrenas needed just one minute and 59 seconds to retain his title with a spectacular knockout over Indonesian challenger Hengky Baransano
All it took was 1:59 seconds for the talented Parrenas, a product of the United Boxing Gym to send Baransano crashing to the canvas with a crushing left uppercut before a good crowd at the Barangay San Dionisio Gym in Paranaque.
Parrenas looked sharp from the opening bell and caught his Indonesian opponent with a couple of stinging left jabs and solid body shots before Baransano crouched and gave the lanky Filipino an opening.
Parrenas unleashed a well-timed, picture perfect left uppercut that dropped the Indonesian on all fours and immediately spat out his mouthpiece and was counted out by referee Samson Libres at 1:59 of the opening round.
Parrenas who was coming off a twelve round unanimous decision over another Indonesian, Espinos Sabu last October 4 in Taal, Batangas had been sparring with former IBF light flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero who won his flyweight title eliminator with a sensational 2nd round TKO of tough Armando ?Cobra? Santos in Hidalgo, Mexico last December 13.
Also known as Wars Katsumata after an extensive Japan-based stint, Parrenas showed genuine potential and Japanese promoter Ryuta Kato of the United Boxing International Promotions, his Philippine partner Edgar De Castro and British trainer Warren Evison told the Manila Standard/Viva Sports they are planning to negotiate a title fight against super champion Omar Narvaez of Argentina or a title eliminator against one of the top contenders.
With the win the 31 year old Parrenas improved to 21-6 with 18 knockouts proving that besides being a technically skilled fighter he does pack power in his fists.
Also on ?The Main Event? Philippine flyweight champion Ardin Diale in a catch-weight bout where he came in at 114 pounds to the 119 pounds of Indonesian veteran Ricky Manufoe who was forced to wear ten ounce gloves because of his 5 pound weight advantage, had no trouble in disposing of his Indonesian foe, scoring a 2nd round knockout with a flurry of vicious shots to the body and head at 1:28 of the round to improve to 26-9-3 with 13 knockouts.
The United Boxing Gym handlers of Diale who is ranked No. 3 by the OPBF indicated he doesn?t wish to continue defense of his Philippine title and they are looking at a possible rematch with Japan?s Koki Ito who won the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation title with an 8th round knockout of Diale last June 17.
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