PREVIEW OF GRETCHEN ABANIEL ? KATYA GUTIERREZ IBF TITLE FIGHT ON AKTV
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 19 Nov 2011
Gretchen Abaniel.
One of the finest female boxers in the Philippines for some years now has been Gretchen ?Chen Chen? Abaniel who faces Mexico?s 22 year old Katia ?Katty? Gutierrez for the IBF minimum weight title on December 10 in Mexico.
The 26 year old Abaniel who is trained and manager by former Australian fighter Terry Mogg has a record of 10-2 with 2 knockouts.
She won the vacant World International Boxing Association minimum weight title with a unanimous ten round decision over Thailand?s game Nongbua Lookprai-Aree at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel on March 25, 2009 in the Annual Banquet of Champions at the Flash Elorde Annual Awards.
Gretchen Abaniel?s opponent Katia ?Katty? Gutierrez has a record of 11-2 with 3 knockouts.
So Filipino fight fans can have an idea of the fighting style of the Mexican girl the top rated weekly boxing show ?THE MAIN EVENT? will bring you highlights of the January 22 clash for the vacant title between Katia Gutierrez and Irma ?Guerita? Sanchez at the Arena Neza in Mexico last January 22 at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday over AKTV IBC Channel 13
The 23 year old Sanchez from Guadalajara, Mexico has a record of 18-4, 5 KO?s.
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