THREE "NEW" PRINCES OF PHILIPPINE BOXING WIN ANEW AS GORRES SOLIDIFIES MANDATORY CHALLENGER STATUS!
26 October, 2006 by Reylan Loberternos
“ALA BOYS” SCORE ANOTHER SWEEP!
Tagbilaran City, RP-The new generation "ALA Boys" of the Philippines added some repute to their already formidable stable as Z Gorres, Alex John Banal, Milan Melindo and Mark Jason Melliguen secured contrasting yet altogether impressive victories over their respective foes in the fight card dubbed as “War in the Ring” held at the Mandaue Sports Complex in Mandaue City, Philippines October 21, 2006.
GORRES BEATS MANAKANE TO A PULP!
WBO # 1 ranked super flyweight contender Z “The Dream” Gorres (26-1-1, 14 KOs) bombarded Indonesian Sony Manakane (9-3-1, 4 KOs) with a barrage of unanswered punches, prompting the visiting fighter’s corner to throw in the towel with one minute and eleven seconds left in the fourth round. Gorres’ exceptional boxing skills and uncanny ability to elude punches proved to be too much for the visiting Indonesian, as the reigning Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super flyweight champion baffled his foe with dazzling feints and accurate shots.
“THE DREAM” SETS SIGHT AT WBO BELT!
Further solidifying his WBO super flyweight mandatory challenger status, Z hopes to finally get a crack at the championship diadem presently held by the sturdy champion Fernando Montiel (32-2-1, 24 KOs) of Mexico. If plans don’t miscarry, fight fans might well be treated to what could be one of the best match-ups to date, before the year ends!
“BAZOOKA” OUTFOXES “FILIPINO ASSASSIN”!
Seventeen-year-old boxing phenom Alex John “Bazooka” Banal (10-0-1, 8 KOs) hurdled yet another tough test by defeating the very durable Angky “Time Bomb” Angkota (17-4-0, 11 KOs) of Indonesia in ten rounds with scores of 100-89, 99-90, and 98-91 for a hard-earned (but obviously wide)unanimous decision victory. Banal considers his triumph over Angkota as a sweet revenge for his stablemate Donnie “Ahas (Snake)” Nietes (14-1-2, 9 KOs), along with other Filipino pugs Sonny Boy Jaro (24-5-4, 15 KOs), Rocky Fuentes (16-5-2, 10 KOs), Isidro Lorona (10-9-1, 4 KOs), and former two-time world champion Joma Gamboa (33-10-2, 22 KOs), who all lost to the Indonesian “Time Bomb.” It may be remembered that Nietes sustained that solitary loss in his remarkable record via controversial fashion. In that particular fight, Angkota lost a tooth, even so he weighed six pounds over the limit, and still won what many considered as a hometown split decision victory.
17-YEAR-OLD TEACHES VET NEAT BOXING LESSON!
The fight started with Angkota going strong and engaging Banal with an exchange of solid punches in the first two rounds. It was however in the third round when “Bazooka” started to utilize his vast boxing artillery, catching the Indonesian with stinging jabs and solid shots to the breadbasket, fully taking control of the fight from then on. Angkota grew a lot more frustrated as the fight went on and was finally deducted a point in the fifth round due to successive low blows. The showboating and very game Indonesian nevertheless entertained the fans with his rugged and dancing spectacles in some instances during the fight, predominantly after being hit with a solid “Bazooka” punch. Angkota’s midsection proved to be his Achilles heel as he grimaced in pain every time Banal caught him with a body shot.
MELINDO STOPS FOE WITH JUST ONE PUNCH!
Milan “Finesse” Melindo (7-0-0, 2 KOs) added another dimension to his boxing arsenal by knocking out his veteran opponent with a wicked left hook to the jaw in the 3rd round. The twenty-one-year-old ring general made his foe look like a greenhorn, eluding every punch and counterpunching with three or four punch combinations prior to delivering that perfect punch to end the night for his counterpart.
“FINESSE” OR “PISTON PUNCH” OR BOTH!
A proud son of Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, Milan looks up to former world champion Gerry Peñalosa (51-5-2, 34 KOs), who just earned a TKO victory over Mauricio Martinez (31-7-1, 21 KOs), as his hero. He as well admires Mexican great Marco Antonio Barrera (63-4-0, 43 KOs) for his boxing skills and excellent defense. This writer has dubbed Melindo as “Finesse” primarily due to the graceful way he moves atop the squared circle and the elegant manner he delivers his punches. An acquaintance, who also follows this boxing dynamo’s budding career, however suggested the monicker “Piston Punch,” owing to the way Melindo swiftly and rapidly delivers those accurate jabs and punch combinations.
“MJM GRAND” BOXES HIS WAY TO VICTORY!
In what most people who saw the fight considered as a sub-par performance, Mark Jason “MJM Grand” Melliguen (5-0-0, 4 KOs) eked out a shutout victory in his first eight-round assignment, with identically scores of 80-72 in all of the judges’ scorecards. The very-hard-to-please crowd expected another knock out victory for the twenty-year-old southpaw, who seemed not to be himself in the first six rounds. It was not until the seventh round that he started to move the way he did in his previous assignments, jabbing with a lot of movement and creating angles to go for a good shot. When asked how he felt about his performance after the fight, he said that during the first six rounds, he felt uncomfortable because that was what they had practiced for the fight, but was however hugely different to his fighting style and it seemed like he had difficulty adjusting to it. “Dili man gud to akong duwa. Mao man to among gipractice ni coach. (It wasn’t really my game. That was what coach and I practiced in the gym.),” Melliguen said. Nevertheless, winning every round in a fight he felt uncomfortable with definitely tells a lot about this kid’s tremendous potential and talent, don’t you think?
HOT NOVICE IMPRESSIVE THUS FAR
Lanky sixteen-year-old bantamweight neophyte Joseph Omanz (2-0-0, 2 KOs), the latest addition to ALA group, also wowed fans by rendering his opponent unconscious with one vicious punch en route to his second KO victory for this month alone.
“ALA BOYS” SCORE ANOTHER SWEEP!
Tagbilaran City, RP-The new generation "ALA Boys" of the Philippines added some repute to their already formidable stable as Z Gorres, Alex John Banal, Milan Melindo and Mark Jason Melliguen secured contrasting yet altogether impressive victories over their respective foes in the fight card dubbed as “War in the Ring” held at the Mandaue Sports Complex in Mandaue City, Philippines October 21, 2006.
GORRES BEATS MANAKANE TO A PULP!
WBO # 1 ranked super flyweight contender Z “The Dream” Gorres (26-1-1, 14 KOs) bombarded Indonesian Sony Manakane (9-3-1, 4 KOs) with a barrage of unanswered punches, prompting the visiting fighter’s corner to throw in the towel with one minute and eleven seconds left in the fourth round. Gorres’ exceptional boxing skills and uncanny ability to elude punches proved to be too much for the visiting Indonesian, as the reigning Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super flyweight champion baffled his foe with dazzling feints and accurate shots.
“THE DREAM” SETS SIGHT AT WBO BELT!
Further solidifying his WBO super flyweight mandatory challenger status, Z hopes to finally get a crack at the championship diadem presently held by the sturdy champion Fernando Montiel (32-2-1, 24 KOs) of Mexico. If plans don’t miscarry, fight fans might well be treated to what could be one of the best match-ups to date, before the year ends!
“BAZOOKA” OUTFOXES “FILIPINO ASSASSIN”!
Seventeen-year-old boxing phenom Alex John “Bazooka” Banal (10-0-1, 8 KOs) hurdled yet another tough test by defeating the very durable Angky “Time Bomb” Angkota (17-4-0, 11 KOs) of Indonesia in ten rounds with scores of 100-89, 99-90, and 98-91 for a hard-earned (but obviously wide)unanimous decision victory. Banal considers his triumph over Angkota as a sweet revenge for his stablemate Donnie “Ahas (Snake)” Nietes (14-1-2, 9 KOs), along with other Filipino pugs Sonny Boy Jaro (24-5-4, 15 KOs), Rocky Fuentes (16-5-2, 10 KOs), Isidro Lorona (10-9-1, 4 KOs), and former two-time world champion Joma Gamboa (33-10-2, 22 KOs), who all lost to the Indonesian “Time Bomb.” It may be remembered that Nietes sustained that solitary loss in his remarkable record via controversial fashion. In that particular fight, Angkota lost a tooth, even so he weighed six pounds over the limit, and still won what many considered as a hometown split decision victory.
17-YEAR-OLD TEACHES VET NEAT BOXING LESSON!
The fight started with Angkota going strong and engaging Banal with an exchange of solid punches in the first two rounds. It was however in the third round when “Bazooka” started to utilize his vast boxing artillery, catching the Indonesian with stinging jabs and solid shots to the breadbasket, fully taking control of the fight from then on. Angkota grew a lot more frustrated as the fight went on and was finally deducted a point in the fifth round due to successive low blows. The showboating and very game Indonesian nevertheless entertained the fans with his rugged and dancing spectacles in some instances during the fight, predominantly after being hit with a solid “Bazooka” punch. Angkota’s midsection proved to be his Achilles heel as he grimaced in pain every time Banal caught him with a body shot.
MELINDO STOPS FOE WITH JUST ONE PUNCH!
Milan “Finesse” Melindo (7-0-0, 2 KOs) added another dimension to his boxing arsenal by knocking out his veteran opponent with a wicked left hook to the jaw in the 3rd round. The twenty-one-year-old ring general made his foe look like a greenhorn, eluding every punch and counterpunching with three or four punch combinations prior to delivering that perfect punch to end the night for his counterpart.
“FINESSE” OR “PISTON PUNCH” OR BOTH!
A proud son of Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines, Milan looks up to former world champion Gerry Peñalosa (51-5-2, 34 KOs), who just earned a TKO victory over Mauricio Martinez (31-7-1, 21 KOs), as his hero. He as well admires Mexican great Marco Antonio Barrera (63-4-0, 43 KOs) for his boxing skills and excellent defense. This writer has dubbed Melindo as “Finesse” primarily due to the graceful way he moves atop the squared circle and the elegant manner he delivers his punches. An acquaintance, who also follows this boxing dynamo’s budding career, however suggested the monicker “Piston Punch,” owing to the way Melindo swiftly and rapidly delivers those accurate jabs and punch combinations.
“MJM GRAND” BOXES HIS WAY TO VICTORY!
In what most people who saw the fight considered as a sub-par performance, Mark Jason “MJM Grand” Melliguen (5-0-0, 4 KOs) eked out a shutout victory in his first eight-round assignment, with identically scores of 80-72 in all of the judges’ scorecards. The very-hard-to-please crowd expected another knock out victory for the twenty-year-old southpaw, who seemed not to be himself in the first six rounds. It was not until the seventh round that he started to move the way he did in his previous assignments, jabbing with a lot of movement and creating angles to go for a good shot. When asked how he felt about his performance after the fight, he said that during the first six rounds, he felt uncomfortable because that was what they had practiced for the fight, but was however hugely different to his fighting style and it seemed like he had difficulty adjusting to it. “Dili man gud to akong duwa. Mao man to among gipractice ni coach. (It wasn’t really my game. That was what coach and I practiced in the gym.),” Melliguen said. Nevertheless, winning every round in a fight he felt uncomfortable with definitely tells a lot about this kid’s tremendous potential and talent, don’t you think?
HOT NOVICE IMPRESSIVE THUS FAR
Lanky sixteen-year-old bantamweight neophyte Joseph Omanz (2-0-0, 2 KOs), the latest addition to ALA group, also wowed fans by rendering his opponent unconscious with one vicious punch en route to his second KO victory for this month alone.
posted by Reylan | 3:21 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home