Me
and my eldest will be glued on ESPN TV5 this coming Sunday, February 4 in the
Philippines, to see Jerwin Ancajas (28-1-1, 19 KO) defend his 115-pound crown
against Israel Gonzalez (21-1, 8 KOs) at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
But this, I believe, is a lopsided fight and the Filipino boxer will retain
his crown for his 4th defense. It's a KO for sure in the latter part of the match.
I
was able to rubbed elbows with Ancajas when he visited Sablayan in July 22 last
year as guest in a professional boxing occasion here. He was invited by fellow
boxer, the home grown talent Drian Francisco, to grace the event. That was just 20
days after Ancajas’ bout against Teiru Kinoshita in Brisbane, Australia. He
posed with my son Yobhel Viktor as you could see in the photo above.
In
case you still do not know, Drian Francisco, the former WBA super flyweight
champion, lost via UD (96-94, 98-92, 98-92) in his January 27, 2018 outing against
Edivaldo Ortega at Auditorio Municipal in Tijuana, Mexico. Drian is now 35 years
old.
Let
us go back to Ancajas. The Panabo City-born pugilist handled by Joven Jimenez is boxing
as a professional since 2009 and became the first fighter promoted by
Pacquiao's MP Promotions to win a world title. Jimenez himself will be the main man in Ancajas' corner. Let us hear from Bob Arum
himself on Ancajas: "As he matures and settles down, he could be a fighter
of the style of Manny Pacquiao. Not to say he will be as great as Manny
Pacquiao. That's a lot to ask of anybody and it's not fair to ask. But he has
that same crowd-pleasing style. I think he can go a long way."
My
fingers are already aching trying to find over the net any clips or stories
about Israel Gonzalez, his opponent, but to no avail. I therefore believe that
this Mexican boxer is unremarkable or one of Mexico's secret nuclear warheads. Well, he is a ranked Super Flyweight boxer
and former WBC FECOMBOX Super Flyweight interim champion and current IBF #10
Super Flyweight. Other than such information, I cannot find any vital
information about him.
This is Ancajas' debut in the US allright. He is often being compared to Manny Pacquiao. Pacman's US debut happened in June 23, 2001 against the then IBF Super Bantamweight champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba. Pacquiao then was the challenger. In Ancajas case, he is the title holder while Gonzalez is the challenger. The Pacquiao-Ledbawa fight was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Pacquaio stepped into the brawl as a late replacement on 2 weeks notice but it was the first time the world witnessed the fist that is about later to shake the world. On the other hand, Ancajas went to Texas with a figure of Sheriff Woody printed on his shorts fully prepared to defend his crown.
This is Ancajas' debut in the US allright. He is often being compared to Manny Pacquiao. Pacman's US debut happened in June 23, 2001 against the then IBF Super Bantamweight champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba. Pacquiao then was the challenger. In Ancajas case, he is the title holder while Gonzalez is the challenger. The Pacquiao-Ledbawa fight was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Pacquaio stepped into the brawl as a late replacement on 2 weeks notice but it was the first time the world witnessed the fist that is about later to shake the world. On the other hand, Ancajas went to Texas with a figure of Sheriff Woody printed on his shorts fully prepared to defend his crown.
What
I am really eager to watch (ESPN TV5 is all I can afford) is the fight between
Jerwin Ancajas and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai (ศรีสะเกษ ศ.รุ่งวิสัย) (44-4-1; 40 KOs) of Thailand. That is if
Ancajas will win, (and he will surely do convincingly) in his battle against the
Mexican and Rungvisai would win in an about to be finalized match against Juan
Francisco Estrada (36-2-0). Rungvisai is HBO’s 2017 Fighter of the Year
awardee.
Ancajas-Rungvisai
is as exciting as GGG-Canelo 2. The best fights in my list for 2018...
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