WEIGHTS FROM CAGAYAN DE ORO!
By Salven L. Lagumbay
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 25 Apr 2008
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Eusebio Baluarte of Valencia, Bukidnon came in at 138 lbs while Thailand's Yai Sithsaithong stepped in at 139 lbs as both fighters made weight during official weigh-in moments ago here in advance of their WBO Asia Pacific Youth junior welterweight championship at the MPSC Gym here.
The 11-bout card, aptly dubbed "Rumble in Mis-Or: First Step to Glory", starts at 7PM, according to Lazarito.
WBO Asia Pacific chairman Leon Panoncillo supervised the weigh-in graced by Misamis Oriental governor Oscar Moreno and promoter Leonil Lazarito who was accompanied by lovely daughter Khristine Kaye.
Both Baluarte and Sithsaithong vowed to give fans their money's worth, telling a horde of mediamen that they will give all their best in tomorrow night's slambang event.
The chief support pits Eric Barcelona against Phil Angcamor for the PBF bantamweight championship.
Aside from the main bout, Mark Anthony Geraldo, a fighter from Kibawe, Bukidnon, is the fighter to watch according to Lazarito.
Top photo: Thailand's Yai Sithsaithong (L, front row) and Bukidnon's Eusebio Baluarte (R, front row) face off after their weighin today at the Philtown Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City. Looking on are, from left, promoter Leonil Lazarito, Gov. Oscar Moreno and WBO Vice-President Leon Panoncillo.
Mis-Or Gov. Oscar Moreno (C) speaks to the media during today's presscon at the Philtown Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City in advance of tomorrow's WBO Youth Title fight between Thailand's Yai Sithsaithong and Bukidnon's Eusebio Baluarte. With the governor is WBO Vice-President Leon Panoncillo and promoter Leonil Lazarito of Leolet Sports Promotion.
The local media came in full force during the today's presscon for the WBO Youth title fight between Bukidnon's Eusebio Baluarte and Thailand's Yai Sithsaithong at the Philtown Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City.
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