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DOMINGO, VORAPIN EASILY MAKE WEIGHT!

By Salven L. Lagumbay
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 13 Sep 2008



CEBU CITY--Unlike Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic who failed to make weight today in Mississippi, both WBO Oriental bantam king Michael Domingo and WBO no. 3 Ratanachai Sor Vorapin easily made the 118-lb bantamweight limit during official weigh-in held today at the Cebu Grand Hotel here.

GAB Commissioner Angel Bautista, assisted by Rolando Mendoza and Tony Comia, supervised today's weigh-in as well as the ensuing rules briefing for the officials who will work tomorrow's highly-anticipated 12-round rumble at the New Cebu Coliseum.

After tipping at exactly 118 lbs, both Domingo and Vorapin then posed for the media, showing their abdominal six-packs that had the crowd predicting a stretched out war tomorrow.

The rest of the weights:
Ex-WBA champ Somsak Sitchatchawal--132.75 lbs
Joel de la Cruz--132 lbs

Geremie Tabas-tabas--111.5 lbs
Usanakorn Kokietgym--111.5 lbs

Amor Tino--127.5 lbs
Roland Teofilo--127.5 lbs

Marvin Sonsona--112.75 lbs
John Naimes--111 lbs

Julius Alcos--107.75 lbs
Nelson Llanos--107.75 lbs

Top photo: WBO Bantamweight Oriental Champion Michael Domingo (L) of the Philippines and Thailand's Ratanachai Sor Vorapin tipped the scales to the bantamweight limit today at the Cebu Grand Hotel paving the way for their highly anticipated fight tomorrow at the Cebu Coliseum in Cebu City.


Popular broadcaster Ronnie Nathanielsz (L) interviews ALA President Michael Aldeguer who manages Michael Domingo.


The rules meeting for the officials of tomorrow's fight presided over by GAB commissioner Angel Bautista (2nd from right).




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