KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Young boxers from Cagayan de Oro (CDO) and Digos City won all their respective bouts in Day 1 of the Mindanao Quarter Finals of the PSC-Pacquiao Amateur Boxing Cup at the Kidapawan City Gym on Saturday.
Five boxers of CDO prevailed over their separate rivals at the start of the two-day event sponsored by the Philippine Sports Commission in cooperation with the office of Senator Manny Pacquiao.
PSC Commissioner Charles Raymond Maxey was the guest speaker while Mayor Joseph Evangelista gave the welcome address and declared the commencement of the fights.
Fifteen-year-old Peter John Payla, nephew of 2006 Asian Games flyweight champion Violito, scored the first win for CDO via a unanimous decision (UD) against Davao City’s Emmanuel Canubas in the Jr. Boys pinweight division.
It was followed by another UD victory by Mark Lester Durens, who outclassed Ben John Rey Yagahon of Barangay Aglayan in the Jr. Boys light flyweight category.
John Erl Palivino, Kim Bryan Cabrillos and Dave Bryan Caspe then gave the City of Golden Friendship the next three victories in contrasting ways.
Palivino won by a UD over Malungon’s Jebnel Loayan in the Jr. Boys flyweight while Cabrillos easily advanced into the semi-finals by a walk-over against Axel Trajano of Labangal who was a no-show in the Jr. Boys light bantamweight category.
Caspe escaped with a split decision (3-2) win over Labangal’s Nelson Mark Ciudad in the Jr. Boys bantamweight division.
“Masayang masaya po kami at lahat ay nanalo. Sana tuloy tuloy na ito bukas (We are very happy that we all won. I hope this continues tomorrow),” said head coach Elmer Pamisa , who was assisted by ex-pro Daryl Basadre and Dandy Payla.
Digos, on the other hand, earned four wins from Elmer Catesio, Rey John Paul Apale, Jester Dapidran and Almar Rigor to also make their presence felt.
Catesio beat Labangal’s James Errol Gahaton by a split decision (4-1) in the Jr. Boy’s pinweight, while Apale scored a walk-over win against Sultan Kudarat’s Jayson Brillo in the Jr. Boys light flyweight.
Dapidran, 15-year-old old younger brother of pro Jonel and nephew of 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, scored a UD win over Davao’s Cyril Ivan Revilla in the Jr. Boys flyweight category.
Rigor also won a UD against Aglayan’s Rodrigo Bocillo in the jr. boys light bantamweight division.
Gensan’s Rhohan dela Pena scored the lone referee-stopped-contest of the day over Aglayan’s Ryan Garcia in 1:18 of Round 2 in the Jr. Boys flyweight category.
The other results:
Jr. Boyrs Pinweight (44-46 KG.)
Joven Paala (Sultan Kudarat) def. Allen Iver Munar (Koronadal) by UD Gabriel dela Pena (Gensan) def. Renard Mancao (Kidapawan) by UD
Jr. Boys Light Flyweight (48 KG.)
Reymond Albupera (Davao) def. Rex Ayuban (Gensan by Split Decision (3-2) Generick Cabucos (Polomolok) def. Calixto Abapo Jr. (Malungon) by UD
Jr. Boys Flyweight (50 KG.)
Jeesly Batiancila (Polomolok) def. Roger Ocum (Kidapawan) by Split Decision (4-1). (PNA)
