PAEL RETAINS PBF TITLE IN SIQUIJOR
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 16 Sep 2012
SIQUIJOR - Rajah Renoel Pael of the Princesa Bulakna Resort of Maria, Siquijor defended his Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) bantamweight title in front of his hometown fans with an impressive ten round unanimous decision win over Arlon ?Turbo? Batinggal the main event of the fight card billed as ?BAKBAKAN SA ARAW NG SIQUIJOR?.
Pael worked behind a disciplined game plan, using a sharp left jab to keep the bull strong Batinggal at bay. In the second round, an accidental clash of heads inflicted a cut on Pael's left eyelid and Batinggal was deducted a point. Pael?s trainer Brix Flores managed to stop the bleeding in between rounds.
Pael staggered Batinggal on several occasions with crisp one-two combinations but the challenger managed to survive and kept the pressure to land hard hooks of his own. Pael's lateral movement and superior boxing skills made him pile up a huge lead. Another accidental head butt inflicted a cut on Pael's right eyebrow in the tenth and final round and another point was deducted from Batinggal.
The scorecards read 99-89, 97-92 and 99-89. Pael remained unbeaten at 10W-0L-1D, 4 KO's. Batinggal, who hails from Butuan City, drops to his fifth career loss with six wins, three by knockout.
For the undercard bouts - Richard Rosales of Bohol beat Junior Salvador of the Phil-Aust Gym by unanimous decision. The scores 79-73, 77-75 and 79-74.
Alvin Aresgado of Siquijor and Michael Beron of Bohol fought to a two round technical draw after an accidental clash of heads inflicted cuts on both boxers. The cut on Aresgado's left eyelid was deeper and bleeding profusely prompting the early end to the bout.
Bryan Samson of Siquijor beat Jerome Baja of the Phil-Aust gym by unanimous decision in the four round opening bout. The scorecards read 40-36, 39-37 and 40-36.
The fights were held at the Siquijor Capitol grounds last Saturday and supervised by Rolando Mendoza and Celso Miranda of GAB-Cebu. The boxing event also featured amateur contests between local standouts and was promoted by RWS Promotions and sponsored by the Siquijor Provincial Government.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Rene Bonsubre, Jr..
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
Herlan Gomez, Jason Moloney Make Weight for WBC Australasia Bantamweight Battle in Australia
By Carlos Costa, Fri, 05 Dec 2025OLYMPIC BOXING 5: 1928 OLYMPICS AT AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
By Maloney L. Samaco, Fri, 05 Dec 2025MONTE-CARLO SHOWDOWN VI PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
Fri, 05 Dec 2025Class of 2026 Announced in Canastota
Fri, 05 Dec 2025Thailand’s Niyomtrong “Knockout CPF” Decisions Junior Zárate, Becomes World Champion Again
By Carlos Costa, Fri, 05 Dec 2025WORLD RANKED FILIPINO BOXERS AS OF DECEMBER 2025 BY THE RING, WBC, WBA, IBF, AND WBO
By Maloney L. Samaco, Fri, 05 Dec 2025Shinard Bunch Takes on John Paul Magalong on Tuesday, January 13th at The UFC Gym North Brunswick in North Brunswick, NJ
Fri, 05 Dec 2025Severino and Mendoza win Blitz Asian Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities
By Marlon Bernardino, Fri, 05 Dec 2025Herlan Gomez Departs for Australia for Moloney Fight Saturday on DAZN
By Carlos Costa, Thu, 04 Dec 2025KENNETH LLOVER DEFENDS OPBF TITLE IN FOURTH FIGHT OF 2025
Thu, 04 Dec 2025Canoy, Mama, Into Contend in IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Dubai
By Lito delos Reyes, Thu, 04 Dec 2025CHAMPIONING MENTAL HEALTH 2: REMATCH SEASON FULL FIGHT CARD SET
Thu, 04 Dec 2025MERRY FISTMAS! World-Ranked KO Artist Ramon Cardenas Faces Erik Robles in ProBoxTV Main Event at War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, Thursday, December 18
Thu, 04 Dec 2025THE PAST WEEK IN ACTION 2 DECEMBER 2025: Kavaliauskas Wins by Split Decision Over Molina; Whittaker Stops Gavazi in 1; Malajika Wins by UD Over Paras
By Eric Armit, Wed, 03 Dec 2025WBC Strips Terence Crawford of Super Middle Title
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Wed, 03 Dec 2025