SONSONA STOPS FULGENCIO, SALUDAR PUMMELS MORALES
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 18 Mar 2012
Lapu-lapu City ? ?Marvelous? Marvin Sonsona had enough natural talent to stay out of trouble and ample boxing instincts to set up and deck Carlos ?El Flaco? Fulgencio of the Dominican Republic with a quick uppercut.
The southpaw from Gen. Santos City was the busier fighter in the opening round. In the subsequent rounds, both boxers did enough taunting to entertain the crowd. Sonsona?s lateral movement made him stay away from any hard body shots. He had the edge in terms of punches landed but Fulgencio was still hanging around.
In the 5th, they engaged in the neutral corner and a sneaky left uppercut dropped Fulgencio. He sat on the canvas and took his time to get up as the referee reached the ten count at 1:22.
Sonsona connects with a left on Fulgencio.
Referee Pesons administers the count on Fulgencio.
Sonsona wins.
Saludar (L) connects to the head of Morales.
Geraldo (R) takes the offensive against Ancajas.
Cabalquinto (R) reaches out on Nazareno.
Froilan ?The Sniper? Saludar gave Alejandro ?Terrible? Morales of Mexico a one-sided beating for a successful defence of his WBO Youth and Asia-Pacific flyweight belts.
Saludar stalked Morales who started the fight on the defensive. Saludar eventually caught the elusive Morales and staggered him in the fourth. Saludar?s straight punches were on target; Morales tried to make a fight out of it in the eighth but Saludar continued his onslaught for a strong finish. The scorecards read 98-92 for all three judges.
In the most action-packed bout of the evening, Adones ?The Undertaker? Cabalquinto edged Dan ?Iron Man? Nazareno for the vacant Philippine junior welterweight title.
As expected, the adversaries unloaded power punches after the opening bell. Nazareno?s right hand lead peppered the southpaw Cabalquinto and gave him an early lead. Nazareno taunted Calbalquinto who tried to fight at a distance.
In the sixth, Nazareno slipped and looked shaken. Cabalquinto jumped at the opportunity and battered Nazareno on the ropes. The tide shifted and Calbalquinto continued to land the harder punches. His one-two combos were on target as Nazareno began to fade.
From the 9th to 12th rounds, both boxers traded power shots and took turns staggering each other. A point was deducted from Cabalquinto when a clash of heads inflicted a cut on Nazareno?s left eyebrow. Cabalquinto however, was the fresher fighter and threw more punches in the endgame.
Cabalquinto won by scores of 115-112, 114-113 and 115-112. In a tense technical battle, Mark Anthony ?El Heneral? Geraldo dethroned Jerwin ?Pretty Boy? Ancajas and won the WBO Asia-Pacific Youth superflyweight title by majority decision. Geraldo had the slight edge in punch accuracy in the early rounds. Ancajas gained momentum in the middle rounds but Geraldo?s exquisite boxing skills and controlled aggression in the homestretch pulled him through. The scores ? 97-94, 98-92 and 95-95.
Edward Penerio took only 29 seconds to win by TKO in the opening round against Albert Alcoy. Penerio punished Alcoy with hard body shots making him turn his back. Alcoy also suffered a cut on his left eyelid which affected his vision.
Virgilio ?Maton? Silvano won by TKO in the second round against Jay-R Calunsad, whose cornerman threw in the towel after Calunsad received a hail of unanswered blows. Time 2:35.
Ernie Sanchez sent Eman Labanza down twice with a series of hard punches prompting the stoppage at 2:07 of the second round. Jordan Catubay won by TKO against Jerome Baja in the second round. Official time ? 1:45.
Jack ?Golden Boy? Tepora won by TKO in 1:27 of the first round against Michael Dopol. Tepora was more surprised than hurt when he was sent to the canvas by the wild swinging Dopol. But Tepora collected himself and knocked down Dopol with a hail of accurate shots.
POSTSCRIPT:
Sonsona looked heavy and his midsection could use a few more sit-ups. He was 128 lbs during the weigh-in. But, there is no doubt, he is one of the best instinctive boxers that we have. It is this natural ability that has made him beat the Carlos Jacobos and Fulgencios of this planet.
But pundits at ringside are still waiting for the best of Marvin Sonsona. If dedication, sacrifice and focus can be blended with the talent, he can be at par with the reigning champions that we have. We hope to see that Sonsona sooner rather than later.
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