By Carlos Costa
Fighters successfully made weight for Brawl in the Mall 12, the
In the main event, sensational Filipino knockout artist “The Hurricane” Jade Bornea (13-0, 9 KO’s) scaled-in at the limit of the bantamweight division, 118 pounds, while tough Zamboangueño Jonathan Francisco (10-10-1, 4 KO’s)
In the co-feature,
Also, heavy-handed former world-title challenger Vince Paras (13-2, 11 KO’s) of Gensan weighed-in at 112 pounds, against 110 lbs recorded by 24-year-old “Machine Gun” Reymark Taday (9-8-1, 4 KO’s) of Binan, Laguna. Their collision is a non-title 10-stanza combat.
The clash is an important one for the talented 20-year-old Paras, a young fighter wanting to climb back into the world-rankings.
In the international bout of the card, 25-year-old lightweight Guillaume Lorenzo (2-3, 0 KO’s) who hails from the city of Perpignan in the Pyrénées Orientales in southern France (near the border with Spain) made 134 lbs. for his clash of civilizations
In addition, Sanman’s promising featherweight Presco Carcosia (4-0, 4 KO’s) and the more experienced Celso “Rocky” Sardido (8-23-5, 3 KO’s of Malita, Davao del Sur, both made weight for their six-chapter duel.
Moreover, 22-year-old Garen “Hellboy” Diagan (5-1, 2 KO’s) of Gensan and his foe Ryan Makiputin (13-16-2, 4 KO’s) of Valencia City, Bukidnon, both scaled-in at exactly 105 pounds for their eight-rounder in the minimumweight division.
Plus, Cebuano former GAB champion James Bacon (21-3, 14 KO’s) tipped the scale at 146 pounds while Jiovany Rota (9-15, 6 KO’s) of Butuan came-in one pound lighter at 145 lbs ahead of their six-stanza battle.
But even more, unbeaten, promising bantamweight Johnriel Castino (4-0, 2 KO’s) from the Paradise Island of Bohol and the more experienced Paulo Perono (3-16-1, KO’s) of Cotabato del Sur made
However, there was a boxer without fighting partner, light flyweight Tonton Saludar. His opponent did not make it. So promoter JC Manangquil is in an almost mission impossible in trying to find Tonton a late-sub. Manangquil has just a few hours to
Brawl at the Mall 12 is organized and staged by award-winning promoter JC Manangquil of Sanman Boxing in association with Dexter Tan and Robinsons Place Gensan.
Fights are sanctioned by the Games and Amusement Board (GAB ), supervised by GAB Davao OIC Datu Fahd Yasser A. Sinsuat and GAB Davao official John Kenneth Improso.
GAB Ring doctor is Dr. Carlos Clemente III.
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The author Carlos Costa is a veteran man of boxing living in the
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