Cobra Tunay na Lakas slugfest hits Sunday
By Jerome S. Galunan Jr.
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 20 Jul 2013
All systems go as the ?Cobra Tunay na Lakas Boxing? takes pride when it hits the City of Smiles tomorrow, July 21 at 6 p.m. at the Bacolod Arts, Youth and Sports (BAYS) Center.
The boxing event is presented by ALA Promotions, in association with Cobra Energy Drink ? featuring the future world champions from Bacolod City and Negros Occidental against the top fighters across the country.
Seven Negrense fighters are looking at following the footsteps of reigning WBO lightflyweight champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes, defending minimum weight champion Merlito ?Tiger? Sabillo, newly crowned WBO Asia Pacific Superflyweight champion ?King? Arthur Villanueva and WBO-OPBF superflywieght champion Genesis ?Azukal? Servania, to name a few.
Among these Bacolod-based fighters is Juren Labordo (9 wins, 5 KOs) of Brgy. Pahanocoy will be facing Ricky Sabia of Elorde Stable in the 8-round at the 114-pound limit.
Roland Servania, Genesis younger brother, of Brgy. Pta. Taytay will be challenged by Jonas Sultan of Zamboanga del Norte in a 6-round battle in the 155-pound division while Junjesie ?Tornado? Igbos of Himamaylan City will try to keep his unblemished record against Lyndon Castillo of Butuan City in a 4-round fight at 126 lbs.
Romel Redondon, on the other hand, of Bacolod City takes on Raul Yu of Butuan City in another 4-round match at 115 lbs. Brgy. Pahanocoy native Alvin Sibugan and John Rey Melligen will fight separate rivals in the 4-round tussles. Sibugan takes on Steve Recaborda of Dumaguete City in the 110 lbs. limit while Millegen battles Jemart Amlani of Zamboanga del Norte at 126 pounds.
Another Bacole?o Roniel Parcon faces Vonjeryl Gino of Butuan City in a 4-round fight at 130 lbs.
The main event will feature Cebu City?s Jimmy Paypa going up against Christian Abila of Metro Manila in a 10-round clash in the 125-lb. division.
This event is supervised and sanctioned by the Games and Amusement Board chaired by Juan Ramon ?Monju? Guanzon. (Watchmen Daily Journal)
Photo: Bacolod City Mayor Monico Puentevella with ALA Promotions President/CEO Michael Aldeguer at Solaire Resorts and Casino. (James Toga/SCOOP-Bacolod Photo).
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