Frank vs Raquinel on ABEMA LIVE PPV

By Carlos Costa

🇵🇭 Jay-r Raquinel, 🇲🇽 Yahir Frank Face Will Battle for the WBC Silver Super Flyweight Title October 12 in Mexico on ABEMA LIVE PPV. 🔥

🥊 For that, the Jay-r Raquinel (R) and unbeaten Mexican Yahir Frank have already Faced Off during Press Conferences in Ciudad de México and in Hermosillo, Sonora.

Both young world-ranked fighters have proudly carried their National Flags during the serious yet friendly encounters.

Present during the entertaining conferences was WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman, who looked excited about the event billed as “Guerra: México vs Filipinas!”

Raquinel and Frank promised to thrill fans in an exciting clash.

The skilled Pinoy southpaw “The Dreamer” Jay-r Raquinel (16-2-1, 13 KO’s) of Cauayan, Negros Occidental, will lock horns against undefeated 21-year-old Yahir Frank (17-0, 12 KO’s) for the vacant WBC Silver Super Flyweight Belt, and the winner not only goes up to # 1, but could also become a challenger to world champion “BAM” Rodriguez.

The 12-round war will take place on Saturday, October 12, in Frank’s hometown of Hermosillo in Sonora, Northern Mexico, about 700 Km from the U.S – Mexican border.

Jay-r is accompanied in Mexico by his experienced head coach Alan Alegria. His promoter Brico Santig, head of Highland Boxing, will join before the weigh in on October 11.

The fight is a crucial one for the Filipino Raquinel and the Mexican Frank as both men are putting their world rankings on the line.

As of now, “The Dreamer” is rated as WBC # 10 and IBF # 12 in the world rankings.

Meanwhile, the Mexican Frank is # 9 in the WBC rankings.

Frank wants to bad to get higher in the world rankings by beating the Filipino.

Will he be able to do that?

Or will it be Raquinel the one to control the war, soundly defeating Frank in his own hometown of Hermosillo?

The rumble is indeed important because the winner not only becomes WBC Silver Champion, but also because he’d inch closer to a dream world title fight in the super flyweight division.

Who will the winner be?

This exciting October 12 show in Mexico (October 13 in the morning in the Asia), will air live in Mexico on TV Azteca, and worldwide on ABEMA LIVE PPV (www,abema-global.com/en).

Promoters for the evening of boxing are ZANFER Boxing in association with Highland Boxing, Akira Sakata’s Next Innovation and Yuji Katano of ABEMA LIVE.

May the Best Man Win!! 🇵🇭 🇲🇽 👍🥊

The author Carlos Costa can be reached at carlos512@hotmail.com and whatsapp +639184538152.