DRIAN FRANCISCO FACES TOUGH TASK VS NUNEZ
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 07 Apr 2010
If undefeated super flyweight Drian Francisco, who is rated No. 3 by the WBA, thinks his fight against No. 2 ranked Panamanian Ricardo ?El Matematico? Nunez will be as easy as his 10th round TKO over former champion Roberto Vasquez who was clearly out of shape and terribly overweight, he better forget it.
That?s because the 22 year old Nunez who has a record of 17-1 with 15 knockouts is in shape and wants a title shot just as badly as Francisco. Besides, Nunez has the skill and the punching power to earn that crack at the 115 pound title.
Nunez proved his worth when he administered a severe beating on veteran Juan Francisco Centeno to win the FEDELATIN title with a 3rd round TKO on November 27, 2009, dropping Centeno five times in a brutally one-sided bout before the referee mercifully stepped in and called a halt.
In taking the fight against the 27 year old Francisco who is nicknamed ?Gintong Kamao? or the ?Golden Fist? who has a record of 18-0-1 with 14 knockouts, the Panamanian is seeking to avenge the loss of his countryman Vasquez last October 3 in a fight where Francisco won the vacant WBA International title.
Prior to that Francisco who has sometimes been compared to two-division world champion Luisito Espinosa because of his fighting style scored a 2nd round knockout Sharil Fabanyo on April 19, 2009.
Francisco won the WBO Asia Pacific flyweight title with a 7th round TKO over Thailand?s Pitchitchai Twins Gym on December 30, 2006 and in his first title defense scored a 1st round knockout over another Thai Wanmeechok Singwancha on August 4, 2007.
Nunez on the other hand has won his last five fights by knockouts and the Solar Sports presentation of the Battle of the Young Guns at the Ynares Sports Center on April 17 in Pasig City promises to be an exciting showdown.
Solar Sports will host a luncheon media conference at the Ballroom B of the plush Crowne Plaza Hotel on Ortigas Avenue on April 14 with both Nunez and Francisco in attendance.
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