PROXY MEXICAN OPPONENT OF BOOM-BOOM DOUSED COLD WATER ON AN EXCITING NIGHT OF BOXING (PHOTOS)
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 04 Mar 2012
Tagbilaran City ? The outcome of the main event was expected and a lot of people were relieved that it was finally over. Fans did not get to see the Genaro Garcia that was advertised and billed as a tough test for Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista.
What they saw was a Mexican who was obviously scared and couldn?t punch. He had no business fighting inside the ring opposite the popular hometown boy.
But the fans who gathered at the Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex - estimated to be more than the 30,000, bigger than the crowd that saw AJ Banal vs Big Yoo two years ago - managed to give a polite applause and still enjoyed the entire fight card.
The lack of action in the opening round made the crowd restless. In the second, two hooks sent Garcia down. He managed to get up but a short right sent him down for good. Referee Bruce McTavish counted him out at the 1:24 mark.
Bautista downs Garcia.
Bautista adds another W to his record.
Servania (L) and Otieno.
Pagara sends Yaranga to the canvas.
Doming (L) heads to a neutral corner after knocking down Tampus.
Acub KOs Martinez.
SERVANIA SHOWS CLASS VS. OTIENO
Genesis ?Azukal? Servania landed hard shots with clinical precision to the body and head in the opening round.But Kenya?s Nick Otieno came to fight and found his range in the second.
In the third, life turned briefly sour for Servania when Otieno staggered him in close quarter exchanges. Servania managed to weather the barrage but Otieno took the round.
Servania began to jab and use the ring. He began to pile up the points and had chances to finish Otieno near the end of the 7th and 9th rounds. The Kenyan hung tough but it was Servania who gave a boxing clinic until the final bell. The scores 99-91, 98-92 and 98-92.
PAGARA PUMMELS YARANGGA
Jason ?El Ni?o? Pagara returned to the win column with a second round TKO win over Indonesian Frans ?Hands of Stone? Yarangga. Pagara sent Yarangga down with a sharp one-two combo in the first round. In the second, Pagara knocked the Indonesian down thrice prompting the stoppage at the 2:41 mark.
DOMINGO BLITZES TAMPUS
Michael ?Bruce Lee? Domingo landed a left hook to the ribs and sent Marvin Tampus writhing in pain on the canvas. Tampus was counted at 1:28 of the opening round.
PRELIMINARY CONTESTS:
Mark Acub knocked out Freddie Martinez in the sixth round of a scheduled eight rounder. Martinez received assistance from medical personnel at ringside as he hit his neck hard on the ropes when he fell down and was counted out. He was able to stand and walk after a few minutes. OfficIal time of the KO ? 1:40.
Juren Labordo survived a first round knockdown but managed to outpoint Hector Rojoca the rest of the way. Labordo won by scores of 38-37, 38-37 and 39-37.
Jimmy Paypa used a series of hard body punches to knock out Royroy Sumugat at 2:31 of the fifth round.
Rey Morales won by majority decision over Jordan Catubay. The scorecards read 38-38, 39-37 and 39-37.
Pedro Balaba won by TKO against Jerome Casas. Casas was stunned by head shots in the third round and did not answer the bell for the fourth and final round.
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