Sarcon, Pelesio to vie for UBS bantamweight title

DAVAO CITY — Lienard Sarcon of Gen. Santos City will fight Aljum “Nightmare” Pelesio of Misamis Oriental in a title-showdown for the bantamweight division in the Ultimate Boxing Series (UBS) set on Aug. 25 at Tv5 Studio in Novaliches, Quezon City.The 19-year old Sarcon (6W-0L, 2KO) beat Gary “The Hawk” Tamayo of Samar in semi-finals last July 8.He retired Rimon Rama of Cebu in the 4th round last May 23 in the quarter-finals.Pelesio, on the other hand, is an orthodox boxer with a record of 8 wins and 5 knockouts.The 21-year old Pelesio beat John Mark Tihuk of Antipolo City in the semi-finals last July 8.Gerry Penalosa of Gerrypens Promotions Inc. is the promoter. (Lito delos Reyes)