ALA BOXERS WARNED NOT TO TAKE CHANCES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 10 Jul 2013
The word has gone out from ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer to the ALA Gym fighters seeing action in an exciting ?Pinoy Pride XXI? fight card at the Solaire Resort Hotel and Casino on Saturday ?don?t take chances? against their opponents.
Unbeaten WBO minimum weight champion Merlito ?Tiger? Sabillo (21-0, 11 KO?s) makes the first defense of his title against cocky Colombian Jorlie Estrada (16-6, 5 KO?s) who has vowed to win by a knockout and even went to the extent of naming the round like heavyweight Muhammad Ali used to do, predicting he will KO the Filipino in the 7th round.
Aldeguer told the Manila Standard that not only was Estrada ?mayabang, he?s hard to deal with? and acted as though he is the champion when he was ranked No. 6 in the May WBO rankings.
The ALA Promotions president believes that undefeated super flyweight ?King? Arthur Villanueva (21-0, 11 KO?s) faces ?the toughest test? when he faces hard-hitting Mexican Arturo Badillo (21-4, 19 KO?s) in a battle for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific title even though the Mexican lost his last fight by a 2nd round TKO against Daniel Gonzalz last February 13.
Coming off an impressive defense of his OPBF title against Marco Demecillo last April 20, many boxing fans believe he has a promising future but Aldeguer refused to be carried away and told us ?we?ll see what he?s got? on Saturday.
AJ ?Bazooka? Banal, the 24 year old southpaw with a record of 28?2-1 with 20 knockouts moves up in weight to face Abraham ?Cholo? Gomez of Mexico who has a record of 18-7-1 with 9 knockouts in a comeback fight designed to find out whether Banal who squandered two chances to win a world title is ready to get back into the world rankings with an impressive performance.
The fighters will be presented at a press conference at the Solaire Resort Hotel Grand Ballroom on Thursday and the fight card itself will be the first venture at the plush venue in a presentation of ALA Promotions with partners ABS-CBN and will be telecast on the pre-eminent Channel 2 at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday morning with a replay on Studio 23 and coverage over The Filipino Channel which has a huge following particularly in the Middle East.
Photo (L-R): AJ Banal, Merlito Sabillo and Arthur Villaneva take center stage against foreign opponents Saturday night at Solaire Resort Hotel & Casino in Manila. Photo by Dong Secuya.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
SUNDAY: Naoya Inoue vs. Murodjon Akhmadaliev Undisputed Super Bantamweight Showdown to Stream Exclusively on Top Rank’s Facebook Channel in the U.S. & UK
Fri, 12 Sep 2025National Shelter Month Run on October 25 in DGT
By Lito delos Reyes, Fri, 12 Sep 2025Canelo-Crawford: Betting Odds Reveal a Battle of Money vs. Public Opinion
By Dong Secuya, Fri, 12 Sep 2025BELFAST PRESS CONFERENCE: EVERYTHING LEWIS CROCKER AND PADDY DONOVAN SAID AHEAD OF HISTORIC WORLD TITLE SHOWDOWN
Fri, 12 Sep 2025GABRIELA “SWEET POISON” FUNDORA TO DEFEND UNDISPUTED CROWN AGAINST HIGHLY RANKED NEW FOE ALEXAS “IRON LADY” KUBICKI
Fri, 12 Sep 2025Chino Sy Tancontian is Sports Hero of the Year 2025
By Lito delos Reyes, Fri, 12 Sep 2025Two (or Three) Lefts Make a Right: Francisco Guilledo to Luisito Espinosa
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, Thu, 11 Sep 2025Yoseline Perez Advances to 2025 World Boxing Championships Semifinals
Thu, 11 Sep 2025UNIFIED WORLD CHAMPION OSCAR COLLAZO HOSTS MEDIA WORKOUT
Thu, 11 Sep 2025Jerwin Ancajas Set for IBF Mandatory Eliminator Against Former World Champ Ryosuke Nishida; Winner Fights Naoya Inoue
By Carlos Costa, Thu, 11 Sep 2025“Night of Champions” Returns to Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando on September 19
Thu, 11 Sep 2025Local Favorite Bryce Mills Tops First Boxing Card At del Lago Resort & Casino
Thu, 11 Sep 2025Round 12 with Mauricio Sulaiman: It´s Fightweek Fight: Canelo vs. Crawford
By Mauricio Sulaimán, Wed, 10 Sep 2025Casimero comeback next month in Kyrgyzstan?
By Nick Giongco, Wed, 10 Sep 2025Team USA Concludes Day Six of 2025 World Boxing Championships
Wed, 10 Sep 2025