SONSONA TO TAKE THREE TO SIX MONTH BREAK
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 02 Mar 2010
“Marvelous“ Marvin Sonsona, his monicker under serious question after a 4th round knockout at the hands of undefeated Wilfredo Vazquez Jr in a WBO super bantamweight title fight last Sunday in Puerto Rico will take a break of three top six months following his disappointing loss.
Sonsona’s manager Dr. Rajan Yraola said the bad beating at the hands of Vazquez Jr followed his lackluster showing against Alejandro Hernandez at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada last November when Sonsona lost his WBO super flyweight title after he failed to make the 115 pound weight limit.
Dr. Yraola said Sonsona is expected to arrive on March 4 and he plans to have a one-on-one conversation with the 19 year old southpaw to find out what really happened.
The manager said “I will let him take a rest probably for three to six months” before he returns to the ring. At the same time he said he wanted Sonsona to train at his gym in Quezon City under longtime trainer Jun Agrabio where he could keep an eye on his training rather than have him train in the US like he did for the Vazquez Jr title fight under Nonito Donaire Sr.
Dr. Yraola said neither he nor Agrabio were in San Francisco for Sonsona’s training or in Puerto Rico for the title bout and said he didn’t know what happened. He said “I asked coach “Jun” (Nonito Donaire Sr) what was happening in the training and he told me he was already in condition and his sparring was good. I needed to rely on their reports, that’s the problem.”
He said he spoke to Sonsona on how he was and whether he suffered any injuries and that he had said no.
Dr. Yraola said he is concerned that because of the KO loss, Sonsona “might lose his confidence” because of two bad performances in a row.
Meantime, newly crowned super bantamweight champion Vazquez Jr who improved his unbeaten streak to 18 wins with 1 draw and 15 knockouts has been presented with his title by Governor Luis Fortuna in Bayamon. Also in attendance were Bayamon Mayor Ramon Luis Rivera Jr and WBO president Francisco “Paco” V alcarcel.
An emotional Vazquez Jr who joined his illustrious father Wilfredo Vazaquez in becoming the first father-and-son tandem from Puerto Rico to win world titles said “I still cant believe that I am a world champion. It feels like a dream to me.”
Vazquez ripped a perfect left hook to the liver to stop Sonsona in the fourth round to mark the previously undefeated Filipino southpaw’s first setback to drop to 14-1-1 with 12 knockouts.
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