Ibgos to challenge Kiram for WBA Asia super welterweight title

DAVAO CITY — Junjesie “Tornado” Ibgos of Zamboanga del Sur will challenge

Tewa Kiram of Thailand of his World Boxing Association Asia super

welterweight title last Sept. 7 at the Suamlum Night Bazaar in

Ratchadaphisek, Bangkok.The 25-year old Ibgos (13W-4L-0D, 11KO) TKO’d

Butuan’s Roldan Malinao in the 3rd round in Iligan City last 2018.Ibgos,

however lost to China’s Cheng Su for the vacant World Boxing Organization

Oriental super welterweight title last May 10 in ShangRao Sport Center,

Shangrao.The 27-year old Kiram (41W-1L-0D, 30KO) TKO’d Ramadhani

Shauri in the 12th round last May 9.He, however, lost by a knockout to

Lucas Martin Matthysse  of Argentina in the 8th round via a vacant WBA

world welterweight title in 2018.The promoter is Niwat Laosuwannawat of

Galaxy Boxing Promotion. (Lito delos Reyes)

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