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WBA crown ni Inoue kukunin ni Ancajas

Russell Cadayona - Pilipino Star Ngayon
WBA crown ni Inoue kukunin ni Ancajas
Takuma Inoue.
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MANILA, Philippines — Isa lang ang layunin ni Jerwin Ancajas.

Ito ay ang muling maging isang world boxing champion sa mas mabigat na weight division.

“I want to bring home the crown. I want to be world champion again,” sabi ni Ancajas sa kanyang paghaha­mon kay Japanese World Boxing Association (WBA) bantamweight titlist Takuma Inoue ngayong gabi sa Ko­kugigan Arena sa Tokyo, Japan.

Siyam na beses naidepensa ni Ancajas (34-3-2, 23 knockouts) ang dating bitbit na suot na International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight crown bago umakyat sa bantamweight class.

Ito naman ang unang pagdedepensa ni Inoue (18-1-0, 4 KOs) sa kanyang hawak na WBA belt.

Sa kanilang muling pagkikita sa official weigh-in ka­hapon ay nagtala ang 32-anyos na si Ancajas at ang 28-anyos na si Inoue na magkatulad na 117 3/4 pounds.

Swak ito sa weight limit na 118 pounds.

Bukod kay Ancajas, lalaban din si Pinoy fighter Jonas Sultan (19-6-0, 11 KOs) katapat si Japanese prospect Riku Masuda (3-1-0, 3 KOs) sa undercard.

May magkapareho ring sukat na 117 3/4 pounds sina Sultan at Masuda para sa kanilang eight-round, non-title bantamewight bout.

JERWIN ANCAJAS

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