WEIGHTS FROM ZAMBOANGA
By Dong Secuya
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 22 Feb 2008
Zamboanga City -- Local boy and bemedalled amateur standout Eric Canoy and Tanzania's Rajabu Maoja both came in at 124 lbs during today's official weighin at the Marcian Garden Hotel here. Canoy (6-0-0 4KOs) and Maoja (12-4-0 4KOs) will vie for the vacant WBO Oriental Featherweight Title at the Zamboanga City Coliseum tomorrow night. The weighin was supervised by WBO Vice-President for Asia-Pacific Leon Panoncillo.
The official weighin immediately preceded a press conference for the event presided over by event organizer Congressman Erbie Fabian, SGG Sports Promotions' Sammy Gello-ani and Panoncillo. A sizeable throng of local mediamen made for a lively presscon which touched the future of local hopeful Eric Canoy and the future of boxing in Zamboanga.
Boxing in Zamboanga, which was practically non-existent in the last few years, is in for a strong revival after its comeback event headlined by Eric Canoy held at the Zamboanga City Coliseum last Dec. 2 drew more than 15,000 spectators. Tomorrow's explosive event is expected to surpass last December's attendance.
Top photo: Zamboanga's Eric Canoy (R) and Tanzania's Rajabu Maoja face each other after today's weighin at Marcian Garden Hotel in Zamboanga City. Looking are from left, Samson Gello-ani, Congressman Erbie Fabian (partly hidden) and WBO's Leon Panoncillo.
From left, Samson Gello-ani, Congressman Fabian and Panoncillo preside today's press conference for the Canoy vs Maoja fight to be held at the Zamboanga City Coliseum tomorrow night.
The Zamboanga media came in full force for the Canoy-Maoja presscon held at the Marcian Garden Hotel in Zamboanga City.
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