Filipino Boxers Ready for Thrilling Action in Thailand (PHOTOS)
By Carlos Costa
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 30 Oct 2024
BANGKOK, Thailand — Strong Filipino boxers are in Thailand, ready for upcoming battles in “The Land of Smiles".
In the main photo can be seen from L to R: Minimumweight Renden Oppas, Light Flyweight Elmar “Samurai” Zamora, Head Coach Frank Jaro, French Super Flyweight woman boxer Laetezia Campaña, Super Lightweight Reymart Soledad, Coach Aljohn Alegria, and Welterweight Raymond Yanong. Sitting in lower row is lightweight MJ Odona.
Some of the them will see action on Halloween Day in a Highland Boxing Promotion at Bangkok’s SpacePlus Night Club.
The whole October 31 show can be watched from the YouTube Channel of Highland Boxing Promotions. First bout at 2 pm Thailand Time (3 pm in the Philippines).
• In one of the most exciting matches, experienced Cebuano Super Lightweight Jimmy Paypa (20-6-1, 8 KOs) [front, left] will rumble against Mahdi Sarbaz (4-1, 4 KOs) [front, right] of Iran over 10-rounds of good boxing for the vacant WBC Asia 140-LBS Belt.
That will happen on Thursday, October 31, at the SpacePlus Night Club, RCA Plaza, in Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand.
• Also, Filipino Featherweight Renato Cha Jr. (2-0-1) will battle much taller Russian Khisrav Kuranbaev (2-1) in a non-title four-rounder in the 126-pound weight class on October 31 in Bangkok.
• Minimumweight Renden Oppas (2-1) will fight 6-rounds against Thai fighter Naruebet (2-1) of Thailand’s popular Singmanasak Gym.
• The only Filipina fighting girl in the team, Jessebel Pagaduan (14-2-1), will collide over 10-rounds of fireworks against taller Thai fighting girl Peeyaluk (8-3) of the Manopchai Gym for the WBC Asia Light Flyweight Title.
• Strong Super Lightweight Reymond Yanong will battle a tough Middle Kingdom warrior Zhao Xingqian in a non-title eight-chapter clash on Saturday, November 9, in Pattaya Beach, Thailand.
• Meanwhile, Promising, undefeated 25-year-old Light Flyweight Elmar “Samurai” Zamora (7-0, 5 KO’s) keeps on training for a thrilling upcoming bout TBA.
• In addition, undefeated Super Lightweight Reymart Soledad (2-0) of Angono, Rizal, and unbeaten Super Featherweight Alfred “The Destroyer” Deaño (13-0-1, 10 KO’s) of Davao City prepare for coming wars.
• Moreover, KJ “The Ipugo” Natuplag (12-4-2, 11 KOs) of Cabarroguis, Quirino, will trade heavy artillery against fearless Enzo Petricig of France. Their non-title 6-stanza Super Featherweight war will unfold in Pattaya Beach on November 9.
Good luck, Warriors, May the Best Women and Men Win!
The October 31 show in Bangkok and the one on November 9 in Pattaya Beach are promoted by Highland Boxing in association with the FCC Boxing Gym, Supanat Chanram, and the Naris Singwancha Foundation.
Report and Photos by Carlos Costa for Philboxing, the Filipino Boxing Portal.
Veteran boxing reporter Carlos Costa, originally from Panama, now living in Cebu, can be reached at carlos@philboxing.com. 👍🥊
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