TANALLON VS. GARDE FOR WBF ASIA PACIFIC LIGHT FLYWEIGHT TITLE MARCH 12

TBOLI THUNDER 2. Ronnie “Ultimate Warrior” Tanallon (left) of General Santos City and Arnold Garde of Davao City will fight for the vacant WBF Asia Pacific light flyweight crown.

GENERAL Santos City — Ronnie “Ultimate Warrior” Tanallon of Sanman Stable will face current Mindanao Professional Boxing Association (Minproba) light flyweight champion Arnold Garde of Davao City for the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Asia Pacific light flyweight title on March 12 at the T’boli covered court in T’boli, South Cotabato.

The 10-rounder bout is the main event of the “T’boli Thunder 2” boxing show to be presented by the Sanman Promotions and supported by the T’boli municipal government headed by Mayor Dibu Tuan. It will be supervised by WBF Supervisor Lito delos Reyes.

Tanallon, who currently has a ring record of 10 wins with 3 losses and 1 draw with 2 knockouts is a former Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) minimumweight champion from General Santos City. The 23-year old Tanallon scored a unanimous decision victory in his previous outing against Rez Padrogane last December 17 at the Robinson’s Place in Gensan.

Last year, Tanallon also fought but lost by a UD to Robert Paradero in their battle for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Youth minimumweight title last October 28 in Cagayan de Oro City.

Garde (7-4-2, 3 KOs) captured the Minproba light flyweight crown via a unanimous decision win against Ian Ligutan last Sept. 17 at the Pres. Roxas Gym in North Cotabato. Garde, however, bowed by a UD to former world champion Randy Petalcorin last December 4 at the Robinson’s Mall Atrilum in Gensan in their battle for the vacant IBF Pan Pacific light flyweight crown.

“I will win again. I know that I can do it against Tanallon,” said the 26-year old Garde, who has been sparring at the MP Davao Gym in Toril.

Garde also does his regular workout at the Empire Davao Gym in Ecoland.

Five other exciting pairs are also added in the annual boxing event supported by the T’boli municipal government and sanctioned by the Games and Amusements Board (GAB).