SERVANIA FACES TOUGH CHALLENGE IN WBO ASIA PACIFIC TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 25 Sep 2013
Undefeated 22 year old Genesis Servania, regarded as one of the more promising prospects from the famed ALA Gym faces a tough challenge from either of two opponents lined up to face him in a WBO Asia Pacific super bantamweight title fight at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino on October 26.
The first choice for the exciting card in the high-rating ?Pinoy Pride? series of the giant broadcast network ABS-CBN in cooperation with ALA Promotions is former WBA super flyweight interim champion Rafael ?El Torito? Concepcion whose most notable victory was a 10th round knockout of AJ ?Bazooka? Banal in an interim title fight at the Cebu Coliseum on July 26, 2008.
Concepcion also faced Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire and dropped a twelve round unanimous decision on August 15, 2009.
While Concepcion had agreed to fight Servania, ALA Promotions hasn?t still received a signed contract and are considering featherweight Ruben ?Canelito? Tamayo as a replacement just in case Concepcion changes his mind.
Tamayo is coming of a majority draw against undefeated Filipino Jun Doliguez last July 20 in Mexico and is an accomplished fighter with a record of 22-4-4- with 16 knockouts and gave the fancied Doliguez a hard fight.
The 22 year old Servania is coming off an exciting war with Japan?s Konosuke Tomiyama on the undercard of the WBO flyweight title fight which Milan Melindo lost after a gallant stand against Mexico?s Juan Francisco Estrada who had earlier won the title from WBO/WBA champion Brian Viloria.
In an action-packed battle Servania was dropped twice in the opening round but came back to drop Tomiyana late in the opening round and once again in the third before winning a 9th round technical decision after being cut on the eyelid because of an accidental head-butt and was ruled unfit to continue.
Photo: Servania (L) in action against Indonesia's Angky Angkota.
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