Ponteras, Boca Ready for WBA ASIA Action in Thailand
By Carlos Costa
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 06 Aug 2022
Filipino boxer Ryan Rey Ponteras (R) appeared slightly taller than his Thai opponent Yuttapong during the weigh-in ceremony ahead of their tough televised rumble for the WBA ASIA Bantamweight Title set for Saturday Aug 6 at the plus SPACEPLUS Night Club here in Bangkok, Thailand.
In the co-feature, Filipino challenger Jeny Boy Boca shook hands with Thai WBA Asia Flyweight Champion Tanes Ongjunta. The two men are colliding hard in Bangkok’s hottest ticket.
Ponteras and Yuttapong pose with official during Friday's weighin
The Pinoy boxers flyweight Jeny Boy Boca (L) and Bantamweight Ryan Rey Ponteras proudly posed with their Filipino National Flag, wanting to claim thrilling wins, same as kababayans John Michael Zulueta and Herlan Gomez did here in Bangkok on Wednesday.
The complete Pinoy boxing team in Thailand for the WBA Asia fights on Saturday are from L to R: Promoter Brico Santig of Highland Boxing Gym, assistant coach Alex Marvin Alegría, Bantamweight fighter Ryan Rey Ponteras, Flyweight challenger Jeny Boy Boca and veteran head coach Joemarie Gamboa.
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