?POBLANITO? GARCIA LEARNED HIS LESSON THE PAINFUL WAY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 03 Jun 2012
Genaro ?Poblanito? Garcia, the Mexican super bantamweight who vowed to take the inexperienced Genesis ?Azukal/Sugar? Servania to school, instead learned a painful lesson when he was dropped twice in the twelfth round and lost by a TKO to the undefeated 20 year old Filipino in a blockbuster fight card presented by ALA Promotions and ABS-CBN at the plush Resorts World Hotel in Manila on Saturday.
With the impressive win Servania captured the vacant WBC International Silver title and improved his unbeaten record to 18-0 with 6 knockouts.
The real ?Poblanito? Garcia who wondered aloud why such a young fighter was matched against an experienced three time world title challenger who had beaten five world champions had vowed to ?take him (Servania) to school? only to discover that the promising youngster from the famed ALA Gym was much better than he thought.
ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer told the Manila Standard before the fight that he wanted to see whether Servania had what it takes to go on to bigger things in the international arena and wished to test him against a vastly more experienced fighter and a typical Mexican warrior. Aldeguer?s faith in Servania paid off handsomely.
He nailed Garcia with some perfectly timed hooks to the body behind a stinging jab and vicious uppercuts and from the opening bell showed he was not awed by the reputation or the bravado of Garcia who had predicted he would win by a knockout.
Servania shook Garcia with a solid right hook in round two before Garcia resorted to a take down in round three before catching Servania with a low blow in round four when referee Bruce McTavish told him ?I don?t want to take a point away? which he didn?t do.
Under the rules of the WBC the scorecards are announced at the end of the 4th and 8th rounds and at the end of the 4th two judges had Servania ahead 39-37 while the third judge had it even at 38-38.
Garcia tried to bully Servania in the fifth as he kept up the pressure before an accidental clash of heads opened up a small cut on Servania?s left eye.
A terrific counter right hook by Servania as Garcia came charging forward hurt the Mexican who was also rocked by a left jab flush on the face in round seven.
Garcia was guilty of another low blow in round eight before Servania finished the round with an uppercut and an effective one-two combination just before the bell.
At the end of the round two judges had Servania ahead 78-73 and 77-74 while one judge had Garcia ahead 76-75.
Another accidental head-butt in round nine saw Servania bleeding but the ringside physician ruled he was fit to continue. Peeved by the head-butts Servania engaged Garcia in a furious toe-to-toe exchange that had the fans on their feet at the end of the round.
Servania was cut on the left eyebrow in round ten as Garcia who appeared to be fighting desperately got clipped by a right hook as he charged forward.
Servania kept tagging the onrushing Garcia with effective counter-punches in round eleven before the Filipino cracked Garcia with a right uppercut and a right hook that sent him down for the first time in the fight in round twelve. Sensing that he had the Mexican in trouble, Servania launched a blistering two-fisted attack and hammered Garcia to the canvas as referee McTavish stepped in to save the Mexican from further punishment.
The official time was 2:02 of the twelfth round.
In a post fight interview Servania said Garcia was ?strong and a real fighter and that?s why I trained very hard.? He said ?I can take his punches.?
With the impressive win over a veteran like Garcia, Servania is bound to break into the WBC 112 pound rankings with a whole new world of opportunity open to him.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
WILDER AND CHISORA FACE OFF IN ICONIC TIMES SQUARE TO ANNOUNCE APRIL 4 HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN AT THE O2 LONDON
Tue, 03 Feb 2026World Boxing appoints Tom Dielen as new Secretary General
Tue, 03 Feb 2026Sullivan Management signs 19-1 power-punching Albanian heavyweight Kristian Prenga
Tue, 03 Feb 2026Another Grandeza in MMA is coming
By Lito delos Reyes, Tue, 03 Feb 2026Gracie meets Zubiri in PH
By Lito delos Reyes, Mon, 02 Feb 2026International Master Eric Labog Jr. rules FIDE rapid chess tourney
By Marlon Bernardino, Mon, 02 Feb 202676ers star Paul George has been suspended for 25 NBA games by doping
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Sun, 01 Feb 2026Fit To Be Unified: Xander Zayas Defeats Abass Baraou To Unify Junior Middleweight World Titles
Sun, 01 Feb 2026Fit To Be Unified: Xander Zayas Defeats Abass Baraou To Unify Junior Middleweight World Titles
Sun, 01 Feb 2026Trazo beats Jabagat in Talisay
By Lito delos Reyes, Sun, 01 Feb 2026Into fights Sanchez on Feb. 9 at Villa Kristen
By Lito delos Reyes, Sun, 01 Feb 2026Teofimo Lopez vs Shakur Stevenson: Styles Make Fights Fitting Cliche
By Chris Carlson, Sat, 31 Jan 2026Bryan Flores Wins Majority Decision Over Starling Castillo in Main Event of ProBoxTV’s ‘The Contender Series’ at Live! Casino Hotel Maryland
Sat, 31 Jan 2026KinetixSports Legacy Run on March 1
By Lito delos Reyes, Sat, 31 Jan 2026THE RING 6: OFFICIAL WEIGHTS AND RUNNING ORDER FOR TEOFIMO LOPEZ VS. SHAKUR STEVENSON
Sat, 31 Jan 2026