SILVANO OUTLASTS ARLOS IN A RING WAR
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 09 Feb 2013
DALAGUETE, CEBU ? In a close and compelling contest, Virgilio ?Maton? Silvano turned back the challenge of Louie Arlos and retained the Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) light flyweight title at the Dalaguete Sports Complex.
Arlos started the fight on the backfoot and pumped his jab, trying to keep Silvano at bay. Silvano caught him with a hard right hook but Arlos shook it off. In the next two rounds, Arlos tagged Silvano with sharp one-two combos. Silvano pressed the action and landed solid hooks but Arlos established an early lead.
In the 4th, the two southpaws traded power shots and in the 5th Arlos stung Silvano with a straight left. In the sixth round, Arlos hit the canvas but it was ruled a slip. He got up visibly hurt and was at the receiving end of brutal head and body shots in the seventh round.
Arlos stayed on his feet but continued to fade in the eighth canto as Silvano mounted a blistering rally. In the 9th round, Arlos regained the strength in his legs but Silvano continued his assault. In the tenth and final round, with the outcome hanging in the balance, they took turns landing punishing hooks but Silvano had the higher punch output in the endgame.
The three judges had it for Silvano ? 96-94, 97-93 and 96-94.
Silvano (14W-2L-1D,8 KO?s), who fights out of the Omega Gym of Cebu, is the number one light flyweight contender in the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) rankings and mandatory challenger to OPBF lt.flyweight champion Shin Ono of Japan. Arlos drops to his second career loss - 7W-2L, 2 KO's.
Randy ?Komong Bato? Suico had his first win in more than two years when he stopped a hapless William Jorge with a right cross at 1:54 of the first round. Jorge?s legs twitched before he crashed to the canvas prompting Referee Teddy Alivio to immediately signal the end of bout.
For the other supporting bouts:
Charlie Pucdol knocked Junie Salogaol down in round three and prevailed by unanimous decision. The scores ? 58-55, 59-54 and 59-54.
Rowel Garcia won the disqualification in the fifth round against Richard Rosales, who punched Garcia when he was down. Garcia was visibly shaken and unable to continue which lead to the DQ ruling of Referee Ben Necesario. Time 2:59.
Garcia was also ahead at the time of the stoppage ? 40-36,39-37 and 39-37.
Jimboy Haya and Kenan Villaflor fought to a six round majority draw. Villaflor was knocked down in round two but continued to take the fight to Haya. The scorecards read 57-57 on two judges and one had it for Haya 57-56.
Jhack ?Golden Boy? Tepora knocked down Mark Tubo three times in the opening round prompting Referee Teddy Alivio to signal the end at 1:14.
Brandon Tabares won by TKO against Ritchell Rosales in the fourth and final round. Time 1:31.
Rez Padrogane beat Mico Reyes by TKO in the second round. Accumulation of unanswered punches to the body and head prompted Reyes? corner to throw in the towel. Time 2:06.
This Friday fight card billed as ?FISTS OF FURY? was presented by the Omega Boxing Gym, International Pharmaceuticals Inc. (IPI) and the local government of Dalaguete on the eve of the municipality?s fiesta celebration. The fights were supervised by GAB-Cebu.
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