Jay-R Raquinel Stops World-Ranked Landi Ngxebe in South Africa; Claims WBO-115 Inter-Continental Strap
By Carlos Costa
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 24 Oct 2022
After a year away from action, brave, heavy-handed Filipino 115-pound warrior "The Dreamer" Jay-R Raquinel (13-2-1, 9 KO's) of Negros Occidental climbed the hot square ring to pummel and stop in two rounds of action South Africa's unbeaten National Super Fly champ and WBC world-ranked #8 "Man-Down" Landi Ngxeke (9-1-1, 4 KO's), to conquer the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Flyweight Strap Saturday October 23, at the plush International Convention Centre in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
From the get go the determined Pinoy fighter stood his ground over his taller opponent, landing on him with damaging hands, skillfully penetrating his defence, reducing his fighting capacity astonishingly fast.
The world-rated Landi Ngxebe had virtually no counter-measures against the power, skill and speed of the superior Filipino boxer, getting rocked down two times to the floor.
The strong African warrior bravely came back up from the canvas, just to get overwhelmed with more solid artillery util his complete demise live on ESPN Africa.
Sporting a buzz hair-cut, riveting Raquinel has brilliantly earned a well-deserved place in the world-ranking, elevating his standing in the awesome super flyweight division — which is the same weight-class of shining fighting stars Chocolatito González, Juan Francisco Estrada, Kazuto Ioka and Jesse Rodriguez.
The 25-year-old Filipino warrior has indeed seized the day, claiming victory over the tough undefeated world-ranked South African in South Africa, a fantastic feat celebrated by teammates and kababayans alike.
For his preparation, Raquinel trained at the MP-Highland Boxing Gym in Manila, where he gained conditioning, mental focus, battling skills and strength.
The title clash in South Africa was a production of Ayanda Matiti (of Xaba Promotions, promoter of Ngxebe), chairman of the Boxing Promoters Association of South Africa.
The author, veteran boxing reporter Carlos Costa can be reached at carlos@philboxing.com and WhatsApp +639184538152.
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