BAUTISTA AND MENDOZA MAKE WEIGHT FOR HOOPS DOME BATTLE
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 09 Dec 2011
Mandaue City ? Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista (31W-2L, 23 KO's) of the ALA Gym and Miguel Angel Mendoza (17W-0L-1D, 17 KO's) of Mexico both made the featherweight limit of 126 lbs during the official weigh-in held Friday noon in front of an appreciative crowd at the Pacific Mall. Their fight for the IBF International featherweight title will headline PINOY PRIDE X this Saturday at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-lapu City.
Somebody's ?O? must go in the supporting ten round main event. Marcos ?Geraldito? Cardenas (12W-0L-1D, 9 KO's) of Mexico tipped the scales at 122 lbs while Genesis ?Asukal? Servania (15W-0L, 5 KO's) of the ALA gym weighed 122 ? lbs.
Rocky Fuentes (113 lbs), the OPBF Flyweight champion, will fight former WBC Silver lt.flyweight champion Lookdiaw Tor Buamas (111 lbs) of Thailand in a non-title bout set at a catchweight of 114 lbs. Romeo Jakosalem of Tagbilaran City, Bohol will vie for the vacant OPBF junior welterweight crown against South Korean Pan Soo Kim. Jakosalem weighed 138 ? lbs while Kim stepped in at 139 ? lbs.
L-R: IBF supervisor Ray Wheatley, Bautista, Mendoza and ALA President Michael Aldeguer pose during Friday's weighin at the Pacific Mall in Mandaue City, Cebu.
Servania (L) and Cardenas.
Fuentes (L) and Lookdiaw Tor Buamas.
Jakosalem (L) and Korea's Pan Soo Kim.
Fans who flocked to the Pacific Mall got an added treat as free tickets were given during the Q nad A portion after the weigh-in. Tickets for this fight are almost sold out.
There will be five pairs of preliminary bouts. Roma Rate (107 lbs) vs Randy Gomez (109 lbs) - 6 rounds, Mark Acub (130 ? lbs) vs Ryan Maano (130 lbs) - 6 rounds, Mark Vincent Bernaldez (122 lbs) vs Ruben Baldoz (119 lbs) - 4 rounds, Ralph Lulu (125 ? lbs) vs Rodel Wenceslao (126 lbs) - 6 rounds and Arjan Canillas (126 lbs) vs Johnjier Torbiso (125 lbs) - 4 rounds. The weigh-in was supervised by Rolando Mendoza and Glenn Agena of the Games and Amusements Board (GAB). Fight time is at 6 PM.
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