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?PINOY PRIDE? GOES TO DUBAI ON PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE DAY

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 17 Apr 2015



The highly successful ?Pinoy Pride? series returns to Dubai on Philippine Independence Day on June 12 with a fight card headed by the talented and popular Pagara brothers Jason and Prince Albert and exciting Mark ?Magnifico? Magsayo.

?Pinoy Pride 31? will be held at the World Trade Center in Dubai where the last staging on September 5, 2014 resulted in a turn-away crowd that had lined up for hours to buy tickets.

ABS-CBN consultant for sports Peter Musgni who is in Dubai with ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer told the New Standard/boxingmirror.com that the June 12 fight card will be held at a bigger hall at the World Trade Center.

Musgni said that he and Aldeguer had ?very extensive and productive meetings and received direct feedback from Dubai and British officials? who were impressed with the staging of the last ?Pinoy Pride? event and that the 31st edition will be ?an official event of Dubai Tourism which will provide a financial subsidy? although no amount was mentioned.

Musgni and Aldeguer also met with the MCI staging company.
?Pinoy Pride 31? is give Filipinos in the region a chance to celebrated Independence Day with an event that has become so much a part of the Philippines sports landscape.

26 year old Jason Pagara who has a record of 35-2 with 22 knockouts is comig off a 2nd round TKO of Cesar Chavez to retain his WBO International super lightweight title while younger brother Prince Albert Pagara is the undefeated IBF Intercontinental super bantamweight champion and boasts of an undefeated record of 23-0 with 16 knockouts.

Prince Albert is coming off a 4th round victory over Rodolfo Hernandez who was forced to retire after he injured his hand.

Photo: Pagara Brothers Albert (L) and Jason (R) will headline Pinoy Pride 31 in Dubai on June 12.


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