PREVIEW OF KING ARTUR VILLANUEVA - MCJOE ARROYO IBF TITLE FIGHT ON 'THE MAIN EVENT' THIS SATURDAY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
Fight fans will get a preview of the King Arthur Villanueva ? McJoe Arroyo IBF title fight on Viva Sports presentation of the top-rated weekly boxing show ?The Main Event? at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday over Pinoy Box Office (PBO) over Sky Cable nationwide with a replay at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.
In addition there will be brief highlights of a torrid sparring session between Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire and undefeated Prince Albert Pagara and a short interview with Donaire who faces former European champion Anthony Settoul in a ten-round non title fight late Saturday at the Cotai Arena in Macau.
Boxing fans will get a chance to size up southpaw McJoe Arroyo, the former Olympian from Puerto Rico in highlights of his fights against Jair Delgado, Israel Rojas and David Quijano.
They will also get a glimpse of the training regimen of King Arthur Villanueva under brothers Edmund and Edito ?Ala? Villamor and American strength and conditioning coach Nick Curson.
The show will also recall Villanueva?s fights against Marco ?Singwancha? Demecillo, Mexico?s Edgar Martinez in a battle for the vacant WBO International super flyweight title, King Arthur?s clash with Nicaragua?s Henry ?El Crespo? Maldonado in Dubai for the UBF International junior bantamweight title, his clash with Fernando Aguilar and Prince Albert?s February 2015 showdown with former world flyweight champion Julio Cesar ?Pingo? Miranda.
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