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This journeyman is Philippine boxing’s latest toast after stopping Thai legend Pongsaklek Wonjongkam in Chonburi, Thailand last March 1 for the WBC flyweight championship.

The 29-year-old Jaro went against the odds and humiliated Wonjongkam in front of his home crowd – knocking the champion down four times en route to a sixth round TKO win.

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Heavy underdog Sonny Boy Jaro surprised the boxing world by knocking out legendary Thai boxer Pongsaklek Wonjongkam in the sixth round to wrest the WBC flyweight championship in Chonburi, Thailand today.

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The men behind Gabi’s rise as challenger, however, believe their ward is not somebody who will pass out at the mere sight of a fearsome foe like Wonjongkam, the baby-faced puncher who captured the WBC title by putting away the highly-skilled Cebu lefty Malcolm Tunacao in less than a round in Pichit province.
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Wonjongkam’s win was so fast and decisive as he struck Tuñacao, installed as the 2-1 favorite, with a barrage of punches that sent the Filipino fighter crashing down thrice right in that fateful round. Under the WBC rules, a fight has to be stopped if a boxer is knocked down thrice in a single round.
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This journeyman is Philippine boxing’s latest toast after stopping Thai legend Pongsaklek Wonjongkam in Chonburi, Thailand last March 1 for the WBC flyweight championship.

The 29-year-old Jaro went against the odds and humiliated Wonjongkam in front of his home crowd – knocking the champion down four times en route to a sixth round TKO win.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-15 14:34:20 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://a.imageshack.us/img51/5106/jarothumb.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 782811 [Title] => Jaro stops Thai legend Wonjongkam to wrest WBC flyweight title [Summary] =>

Heavy underdog Sonny Boy Jaro surprised the boxing world by knocking out legendary Thai boxer Pongsaklek Wonjongkam in the sixth round to wrest the WBC flyweight championship in Chonburi, Thailand today.

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The men behind Gabi’s rise as challenger, however, believe their ward is not somebody who will pass out at the mere sight of a fearsome foe like Wonjongkam, the baby-faced puncher who captured the WBC title by putting away the highly-skilled Cebu lefty Malcolm Tunacao in less than a round in Pichit province.
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Wonjongkam’s win was so fast and decisive as he struck Tuñacao, installed as the 2-1 favorite, with a barrage of punches that sent the Filipino fighter crashing down thrice right in that fateful round. Under the WBC rules, a fight has to be stopped if a boxer is knocked down thrice in a single round.
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