2014 THE YEAR IN PHILIPPINE BOXING PART II
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 31 Dec 2014
We may have lost more than we have won but Filipinos learned the value of resilience a long time ago. Manny Pacquiao remained a relevant force both in and outside the ring while Donnie Nietes punched his way into the Philippine sports history books.
July 5 ? R.I.P.- 15 year old amateur boxer Gerry Estubo dies after competing in a fight held in Compostela Valley province .It was later reported on the website of EDGE Davao that the bout was not sanctioned by the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP)
July 18 - Pacquiao officially submits his application for the PBA Rookie Draft
July 18 ?Edrin Dapudong L SD12 Lwandile Sithyatha, loses IBO super flyweight title, East London, South Africa
August 9 ? Roli Gasca L UD12 Thabo Sonjica, IBO super bantamweight title, Gauteng,South Africa
August 26 ?Randy Petalcorin W TKO7 Walter Tello of Panama, wins WBA interim world lt.flyweight title, Mercedes Benz Arena, Shanghai,China.
September 5 ? ALA Promotions makes international debut with PINOY PRIDE 27: DUEL IN DUBAI at the Dubai World Trade Center,UAE
September 20 ? Gretchen Abaniel L SD 10 Kumiko Seeser Ikehara of Japan, for vacant WBO world female minimumweight title in Osaka, Japan
October 3 ? Philippine amateur boxing team in the Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea winds up with one silver and three bronze medals in a tournament marred by dubious scoring by the judges.
October 4 ? Manny Pacquiao scores one point in PBA pre-season debut with KIA Sorentos vs Blackwater Sports. Pacquiao?s team lose 88-77.
October 18 ?Nicholas Walters of Jamaica TKO6 Nonito Donaire, takes WBA featherweight ?super? world title in Carson , California
October 19 ? Manny Pacquiao scores a win in his debut as PBA playing coach, his team KIA beats Blackwater 80-66.
November 13 ? Marvin Mabait L TKO 6 Carlos Cuadras of Mexico, WBC world superflyweight title, Washington D.C., USA
November 15 ?Donnie Nietes W TKO7 Carlos Velarde of Mexico, retains WBO world light flyweight and Ring magazine lineal world title, Cebu City, Philippines. The win enables Nietes to break Flash Elorde?s seven year three month record at the start of 2015.
November 22- Rocky Fuentes L TKO6 Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua, WBC flyweight world title, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
November 23 ? Manny Pacquiao WUD12 Chris Algieri of the U.S, retains WBO welterweight world title, Cotai Arena, Macau, China
November 25 ? Nesthy Petecio settles for silver medal in AIBA World Women?s Boxing Championship held in South Korea, lost a close match to Zinaida Dobrynina of Russia.
December 15 ? Roli Gasca LSD12 Lusanda Komanisi, IBO featherweight title, Eastern Cape, South Africa
December 22 - Northern Samar Representative Emil Ong files House Bill 5234 - ?Filipino Boxers? Benefits and Protection Act? - which aims to make boxers' purses tax exempt.
LOOKING FORWARD:
The year ended with a lot of chatter concerning Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather. But don?t be surprised if it winds up being idle gossip again.
Fans should expect title shots for Johnriel Casimero and Milan Melindo after they won their respective IBF eliminators. Denver Cuello and Brian Viloria are also on the hunt for another title shot.
ALA Promotions, with their star studded boxing stable, plan to stage more fight cards overseas. Their flagship and world champ, Donnie Nietes will ponder a move to 112 or stay at 108 and further extend his reign .
After his KO of the Year performance in Macau and avenging his lone career loss in New York, Marvin Sonsona made another disappearing act in the last quarter of the year. Will he continue his inexplicable hiatus in 2015?
Rey Loreto is headed for a rematch against Nkosinathi Joyi next year. We expect to see more of Randy Petalcorin. We also look forward to the return of Nonito Donaire.
There were Pinoy prospects this year who captured belts on the road like Daryl Basadre winning the WBC Youth bantam title in Japan, Raymond Tabugon acquiring the IBO Intercontinental jr.flyweight belt in South Africa and Dennis Laurente getting the OPBF light middleweight title in Japan. We look ahead to more Filipino contenders proving their worth on foreign soil.
Top photos ? Manny Pacquiao playing basketball in the PBA , Donnie Nietes with his pet python around his neck
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