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Three new World Boxing
Federation (WBF) International
Champions were crowned on Sunday
night, February 26, at the Lagao
Gym in General Santos City,
Philippines. Officially part of
the city´s annual Kalilangan
Festival celebration, the show
was free for the public to
attend, and close to 5000 fans
had turned up.
Eden “Sanman” Sonsona made quick
work of Jovany Rota, to take
home the vacant WBF
International Super
Featherweight title. Sonsona
came out fast and determined,
and stopped his foe already in
the first round. Time of
stoppage was 1:41.
Born in General Santos City but
now living in Paranaque, Sonsona
(28) has fought professionally
since the age of fifteen, and
improved his record to 36-6-2
(13). Jovony Rota (29), from
Butan City, falls to a
misleading 9-10 (6), with four
of his defeats coming in
championship fights.
Southpaw prospect Ben Mananquil
(24) scored the biggest win of
his career with a unanimous
decision over the much more
experienced Glenn “The Rock”
Porras (31), winning the vacant
WBF International Bantamweight
title in the process.
Judges Mario De Ramos, Romy
Fordaliza and Alberto Brembot
Dulalas all saw it as 97-93 for
the up-and-comer from Las Pinas
City, who is now 13-1-2 (3) in
the paid ranks. Porras, who has
mixed at a much higher level
than his conqueror, drops to
29-6 (17).
In the third and final WBF
International title fight on the
card, Super Flyweight Lolito
Sonsona, younger brother of
Eden, captured his careers first
professional title when he beat
former Philippines national
champion Renren Tesorio by
unanimous decision.
Two judges, Sabas Ponpon Jr. and
Alberto Brembot Dulalas voted in
his favour by 96-94, while the
third judge, Ramuel Ovalo,
scored it a bit wider at 97-93.
Nicknamed “Thunder Shot”,
Sonsona goes to 21-1-4 (9), and
Tesorio is now 15-10-3 (4).
The big World Boxing Federation
(WBF) International championship
triple-header in General Santos
City was promoted by Sanman
Promotions. Labelled Laban
Pinoy 3: Rise Of Champions,
the massive card featured ten
bouts in total.
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