CDO BOXERS SWEEP MINDANAO SEMIS, 9-0

GIRL POWER. (R to L) Elaide Pamisa (Youth Girls light flyweight 45-48 kg.), Jessa Lycca Caranagan (Jr. Girls flyweight 48 kg.) and Mary Ann Laug Laug (Jr. Girls pinweight 44-46 kg) of Cagayan de Oro are all going to the finals slated in Davao City in April.

TEXT & PHOTOS BY LITO DELOS REYES

Darlene Literal (right) of Malungon, Sarangani Province wins a unanimous decision against Shirllyn Gil Napoles of General Santos City in the Jr. Girls bantanmweight (54 kg.) division.

UPSET. Gensan’s Ariel Almamento reacts after he was announced as the winner by a split decision (3-2) over Davao’s John Ednoel Prevendido in the Youth Boys light flyweight category.

Deputy technical supervisor Mark Abalos awards one of the bronze medalist.

CDO City Sports Coordinator Jaymar Rivera with one of the 21 pairs during the awarding.

Supervising technical director Rogelio Fortaleza (right) being interviewed by the ABS-CBN Northern Mindanao before the start of the Mindanao Semifinals.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MARCH 4) — Host Cagayan de Oro City continued its winning ways by sweeping all its nine bouts in the Mindanao Semifinals of the nationwide PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup last Saturday at Macasandig covered court here.
Sixteen-year old Jessa Lycca Caranagan started the winning streak for the team of CDO Mayor Oscar Moreno via a unanimous decision against Ralph Chein Sevilleno of Malungon, Sarangani Province in the Junior Girls light flyweight (48 kg.) division.
“Nalipay dyud ko kaayo kay wala ko nagkamali na mag boxing na lang (I’m so very much happy because I wasn’t wrong to join boxing instead),” said Caranagan.
Caranagan, a Grade 9 student had only joined boxing after she was disappointed not to represent CDO in this year’s Palarong Pambansa in Vigan in the track and field team.
“Maski ako ang naka daug sa dagan pero lahi ang napili na mag represent (Even though I won in the run but I was not pick to represent),” disclosed Caranagan, who decided to learn boxing only last year from his uncle Billy Payla, a former boxer and now one of the CDO coaches.
It was only Caranagan’s first bout. Her teammate Elaide Pamisa, 18, also won for CDO in the Jr. Girls light flyweight (45-48 kg.) by a unanimous decision against General Santos City’s Jeane Raciel Boloy.
The 18-year old Pamisa, a 2016 Batang Pinoy silver medalist landed more telling blows on Boloy.
The other winners for the City of Golden Friendship were Peter John Payla (44-46 kg.), Mark Lester Durens (48 kg.), John Erl Palivino (50 kg.) and Dave Bryan Caspe (54 kg.) in the Junior Boys event and John Ignatius Macas (52 kg.) and John Paul Panuayan (60 kg.) in the Youth Boys Division.
“I’m also very thankful for our Mayor Oscar Moreno who has been always helping and supporting us,” said CDO head coach Elmer Pamisa.
Digos City and Malungon of Sarangani Province both garnered three wins while Sultan Kudarat and General Santos City each had two qualifiers going to the Mindanao Finals slated in Davao City.
Malungon’s Darlene Literal, a former volleyball player landed left-right combinations to beat Gensan’s Shirllyn Gil Napoles by a unanimous decision in the Jr. Girls bantamweight (54 kg.) category.
“Naubusan ako ng hangin (I lost wind),” said the Napoles, who settled for the bronze medal.
The losing fighters settled for the bronze medals while the winners will all advance into the Mindanao Finals.
“Originally, the Mindanao Finals in Davao was set on April 7. But due to the coming Palarong Pambansa in Vigan, we might moved it later on April 28,” said Supervising Technical Director Rogelio Fortaleza of the Philippine Sports Institute.
The complete results:
JR. GIRLS LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (48 KG.)
Jessa Lycca Caranagan (CDO) def. Ralph Chein Sevilleno (Malungon) by unanimous decision
JR. GIRLS BANTAMWEIGHT (54 KG.)
Darlene Literal (Malungon) def. Shirllyn Gil Napoles (Gensan) by UD
JR. BOYS PINWEIGHT (44-46 KG.)
Joven Paala (Sultan Kudarat) def. Elmer Catesio (Digos) by split decision (3-2)
Peter John Payla (CDO) def. Gabriel Dela Pena (Gensan) by split decision (4-1)
JR. BOYS LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (48 KG.)
Mark Lester Durens (CDO) def. Reymond Alburera (Davao) by referee-stopped-contest (body punch) in 57 seconds of Round 2
Rey John Paul Apale (Digos) def. Generick Cabucos (Polomolok) by UD
JR. BOYS FLYWEIGHT (50 KG.)
Rhohan dela Pena (Gensan) def. Jeesly Batiancila (Polomolok) by RSC-knockout in Round 1
John Erl Palivino (CDO) def. Jester Dapidran (Digos) by RSC in 1:33 of Round 2
JR. BOYS LIGHT BANTAMWEIGHT (52 KG.)
Kim Bryan Cabrillos (CDO) def. April Boy Lampitao (Polomolok) by UD
Christian Lanutan (Malungon) def. Armar Rigor (Digos) by walk over
JR. BOYS BANTAMWEIGHT (54 KG.)
Dave Bryan Caspe (CDO) def. Kurt Leam Gulle (Gensan) by UD
Kim Delmar Macaangga (Digos) def. William Jone Dacoycoy (Aglayan) by UD
YOUTH BOYS LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (46-49 KG.)
Ariel Almamento (Gensan) def. John Ednoel Prevendido (Davao) by split decision (3-2)
Jake Sone Saludar (Polomolok) def. Richard Sequino (Labangal) by UD
YOUTH BOYS FLYWEIGHT (52 kg.)
Jobert Paala (Sultan Kudarat) def. Arceboy Baranggan (Aglayan) by UD
John Ignatius Macas (CDO) def. Kenneth Egano (Sarangani) by UD
YOUTH BOYS BANTAMWEIGHT (56 KG.)
Elmar James Panerio (Digos) def. Remark Brillo (Sultan Kudarat) by split decision (3-2)
RV Denega (Gensan) def. Darrel Literal (Malungon) by split decision (4-1)
YOUTH BOYS LIGHTWEIGHT (60 KG.)
John Paul Panuayan (CD0) def. John Benedict Cadavido (Gensan) by walkover
Jan Reyan Dapidran (Kidapawan) def. John Alvin Gonzales (Davao) by split decision (4-1)