Nietes, Melligen Make Weight!
By Salven L. Lagumbay
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 20 Apr 2007
In Bacolod City, WBO Asia Pacific minimumweight kingpin Donnie Nietes had an easy time making weight, coming in at 104.5 lbs during official weigh-in held at the city's Business Inn Hotel just moments ago supervised by WBO Vice President for Asia Pacific Leon Panoncillo.
However, Bangkok's Thongthailek Por Vorasing is still trying to make weight, coming in on first try at 106 lbs, then went down to 105.75 in his second try. On his third try, Vorasing finally breached the 105-lb mark so there's going to be a fight!
In the co-feature, RP no. 1 junior welter Mark Jason Melligen came in at 140 lbs, while his opponent Christopher Saluday came in at 137.5 lbs.
Defending WBO Asia-Pacific minimumweight title-holder Donnie Nietes (R) and challenger Thongthailek Por Vorasing of Thailand (L) pose with WBO Vice-President Leon Panoncillo (2L) and promoter Sammy Gello-ani (2R) after the weighin at the Business Inn Hotel in Bacolod City. Photo by Dong Secuya.
ALA's Mark Jason Melliguen steps into the scale in today's weighin.
Melliguen's opponent Christopher Saluday weighs in.
Gretchen Abaniel and Jessica Oyang pose after the weighin. The two will battle in tomorrow's show as the lone featured women-boxing fight. Photo by Dong Secuya.
The duo duke it out for the vacant RP junior welter crown as the chief support to the Nietes-Vorasing rumble.
Top-rated boxing show 'Main Event' will cover the fight, with no less than the vivacious Viva Hot Babes member Carla Samonte serving as round card girl.
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