PAGARA BROTHERS AND THE WORLD PART V
By Maloney L. Samaco
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 15 Sep 2015
Jason fights in the junior welterweight division where great boxers abound like Lucas Matthysse of Argentina, Lamont Peterson of USA, Ruslan Provodnikov of Russia, Terence Crawford of USA, Adrien Broner of USA, Jessie Vargas of USA, and Viktor Postol of Ukraine.
?Jason?s not ready for the big names in the light welterweight division, at least not yet,? said Antonio L. Aldeguer of the famed ALA Gym as quoted by Joaquin Henson of Philippine Star. ?I have no illusions. The lightwelterweight division is tough. Some of the world?s best pound-for-pound fighters are in this division."
The elder Pagara is not rated in the top 40 by the World Boxing Council. But he is the No. 2 contender of the World Boxing Organization. BoxRec ranked him as the No.25 in the world in the light welterweight division and No.1 in the Philippines.
Even with two stains in his professional record incurred during the fight with Rey Anton Olarte in 2007 and the first encounter with Rosbel Montoya in 2011, Jason surged to the WBO international superlightweight title after stopping Montoya in a rematch.
"Both Jason and Albert are on the rise and look to be the future stars of Philippine boxing if and when the moment Nietes, Donaire, and Pacquiao finally calls it quits," Manila Standard wrote. "The older Pagara is more of the sound worker between the two while the younger has that Muhammad Ali showmanship vibe to him."
The Pagara Brothers fought together five times on top of the ring.
On April 9, 2011 at Bacolod City, Albert won over Robert Awitin by unanimous decision in six rounds. While Jason knocked out Deo Njiku in the second round.
On August 18, 2012 at Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City, Albert won by UD over Alvin Makiling in eight rounds. Jason won over Montoya in their rematch by TKO in round six for the vacant WBO international title.
On April 11, 2014 at Maasin City, Albert stopped Skak Max in the third round. Jason was victorious by KO in the seventh round over Rusmin Kie Raha in the first Pagara Brothers double header.
On June 21, 2014 at Waterfront Cebu, Albert castigated Hugo Partida by first round KO. On the other hand Jason prevailed over Mario Meraz by fourth round TKO.
And on August 8, 2015 Albert demolished Jesus Rios in the first round in Duel in Dubai II. While Jason triumphed over Ramiro Alcaraz by TD in the eighth round.
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