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Philippines national Strawweight
Champion Ronie Ultimate
Warrior Tanallon will step up a
division on Sunday March 12 to
fight for the vacant World
Boxing Federation (WBF) Asia
Pacific Light Flyweight title
against fellow countryman Arnold
Garde.
The pair will clash at the
Tīboli Covered Court in the
municipality of Tīboli in the
Philippines South Cotabato
province, headlining a show
billed as Tīboli Thunder 2.
Promoted by Sanman Promotions,
the event is supported by the
Tīboli municipal government.
Now twenty-three years old,
Southpaw Tanallon became
Philippines national champion in
October of 2015, and has since
made one defence of the title.
Coming off a non-title fight
victory last December, his
current professional record
stands at 10-3-1 (2).
Arnold Garde (26) turned pro in
August of 2011, and won his
first three bouts. He then hit a
rough patch with two draws and
three losses in a row, before
finding his way and winning four
straight, including a fight for
the Philippines Mindanao
Professional Boxing Federation
title.
In his most recent outing, Garde
came up short against former WBA
World Champion Randy Petalcorin
for the IBF Pan Pacific title,
losing on points after ten hard
rounds. Despite a mediocre
record of 7-4-2 (3), he proved
in that encounter that he can
compete at a very high level.
With a stacked undercard warming
the fans up for the
evenly-matched main event, the
promoters are expecting an
explosive night of boxing in
Tīboli. Tanallon and Garde are
both known to have exiting
styles, so an action-packed
fight is almost guaranteed.
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