PINOY PRIDE XXIX: PAGARA AND CHAVEZ MAKE WEIGHT (PHOTOS)
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 06 Feb 2015
DAVAO CITY ? The main cast of PINOY PRIDE 29: FISTS OF FURY easily
made the stipulated weight during the official weigh-in held Friday noon at SM City Davao.
WBO International junior welterweight titlist Jason ?El Ni?o? Pagara (34W-2L,21KO's) of the ALA Gym stepped on the scales at 138 lbs while Mexico?s Cesar ?El Dolar? Chavez (23W-7L,11KO's) was at 139 lbs. They are scheduled to fight for twelve rounds in the main event this Saturday at the USEP Gym.
For the main supporting bout, WBO Intercontinental junior featherweight titlist Genesis ?Azukal? Servania (25-0,11KO's) of the ALA gym weighed in at 121 lbs and his opponent, Juan Luis ?Perla Negra? Hernandez (17-3-1,9KO's) of Mexico also checked in at the same weight. They are also set for twelve rounds.
In a match-up that promises to steal thunder from the main event, another ALA boxer, ?King? Arthur Villanueva (26W-0L,14KO?s) ? 115 lbs will face former WBO world flyweight champion Julio Cesar ?Pingo? Miranda (38-11-2,29KO?s)- 114.5lbs. in a ten round non-title contest.
Blue chip prospect Mark ?Magnifico? Magsayo (9-0,7KO?s) ? 126 lbs vs. Thai Sukkasem Kietyongyuth (13-3,8KO?s) ? 124.5lbs. ? 10 rounds Arjan ?Spartan? Canillas (9W-0L-2D,7KO?s) ? 134lbs vs. Indonesian Stevi Ongen Ferdinandus (15-7-1,8KO?s)-132.5lbs. ? 8 rounds.
For the preliminary bouts ? ?Vicious? Vic Saludar -105lbs vs Lester John Prongco ? 103lbs (8rounds), Rafael Sueno ? 105lbs vs Arnold Garde - 106lbs (6 rounds) and Brian ?Buhawi? Lobitania -117lbs vs Armando Yee ? 115lbs (6 rounds).
PHOTOS BY DONG SECUYA / PHILBOXING.COM.
Jason 'El Nino' Pagara (center, left) and Cesar 'El Dolar' Chavez (center, right) pose with WBO Vice President Leon Panoncillo Jr (L) and ALA President Michael Aldeguer (R) during Friday's official weighin at the SM Activity Center in Davao City. Pagara and Chavez will clash at the main event for Saturday's Pinoy Pride 29 to be held at the USEP Gym, also in Davao City.
Genesis Servania (L) and Juan Luis Hernandez.
Arthur Villanueva (L) and Pingo Miranda.
Mark Magsayo (R) and Sukkasem Kietyongyuth.
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