CRUNCH MAN TO CHALLENGE UNDEFEATED OPBF CHAMP HIGA IN JAPAN NOV. 5

Felipe Cagubcob Jr. (left) and Daigo Higa

By LITO DELOS REYES

CURRENT Philippine flyweight champion Felipe “Crunch Man” Cagubcob Jr. will challenge the undefeated OPBF flyweight king Daigo Higa of Japan on November 5 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Cagubcob has scored five straight wins with a record of 6 wins, 2 losses, 5 draws with 2 knockouts while Higa is still unbeaten with 10 straight wins all by KO.

Cagubcob previously captured the PH title via a 4th round KO win against Donny Mabao last July 13 at the SM Mall of Asia.

Higa won the title against Filipino Ardin Diale also by a 4th round KO last July 2 also at Korakuen Hall. Higa has already beaten five Filipinos and the others were Romel Oliveros, Renren Tesorio, Cris Alfante and Virden Rivera.

Higa stopped Tesorio by a 10^th round TKO on November 17 to retain his WBC Youth World flyweight title.

Meanwhile, another Filipino pug Jun Blazo (5-1-3, 5KOs) from Leyte will also fight against former OPBF super flyweight champion Shingo Eto (18-4-1, 13KOs) in an 8-rounder super flyweight undercard.

Eto outpointed Michael Escobia also a Filipino by a unanimous decision in his last fight held May 12 in Tokyo, while Blazo previously stopped Rolando Niones by a 2^nd round KO last June 18 in Laguna.