GREAT FIGHT CARD AT SOLAIRE ON NOVEMBER 14
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 06 Oct 2015
Palicte.
MP Promotions USA LLC will stage a great fight card at the Solaire Hotel and Casino on November 14 featuring a battle for the WBO Oriental super flyweight championship and a WBO Pacific junior welterweight title fight in a card titled ?Brawl in Solaire.?
In the main event, promising Aston Palicte who has an impressive record of 17 knockouts in 19 wins with only 1 loss will face Thailand?s rugged Wisanlek Sithsaithong who has a record of 9 knockouts in 13 wins with 8 losses.
In the supporting main event it will be a battle royale between undefeated Adones Cabalquinto and the young and talented Al Rivera, both former amateur standouts.
The 24 year old Palicte is coming off a 4th round TKO over Fernando Ocon last August 14 after registering a 3rd round knockout of Michael Escobia in a scheduled ten round bout last May 30.
Prior to that Palicte hammered Ismael Gamica into submission in seven rounds on March 7 following a 1st round knockout of Tomyuthlek Sor Narongchai to win the vacant IBF youth title on January 31.
Wisanlek Sithsaithong is 23 years old and is coming off a 6th round TKO loss rto Yuki Yonaha of Japan last July 12 after scoring back-to-back knockouts against unheralded Thai fighters.
27 year old southpaw Cabalquinto has an unblemished record of 21-0 with 14 knockouts and is the reigning Philippines super lightweight champion having won the title with a 1st round knockout of Jonel Gadapan last May 30 after which he scored a 4th round TKO of RS Anoos on August 14.
22 year old Al Rivera has 11 knockouts in 13 wins with 2 losses and is coming off a 1st round knockout of veteran Mark Sales who had 62 fights in his career.
Rivera, nicknamed the ?Machine Gun? earlier won the Philippine Boxing Federation lightweight title with a rousing 2nd round knockout of Junord Pastrano.
The fights will be covered by Viva Sports and telecast on the top-rated weekly boxing show ?The Main Event? on Pinoy Box Office (PBO) over Sky Cable, nationwide.
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