Showing posts with label AJ Banal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AJ Banal. Show all posts
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Pinoy Pride VIII pits ALA boxers vs Mexicans
Thursday, August 11, 2011 | 
Posted by
zilljanmark
Posted by
zilljanmark
Pinoy Pride VIII, dubbed "Philippines vs Mexico," will be held on September 10 in Cebu.
Undefeated boxer Milan "Metodico" Melindo (24 wins, with 8 knockouts) will aim to win the vacant WBO Intercontinental flyweight title versus Francisco "Chiquota" Rosas (22-8-2) of Mexico.
According to PhilBoxing.com, ALA Promotions President Michael Aldeguer wants to give Melindo more experience before setting him up for a world title shot.
"The only way to assess the true potential of a fighter is to give him tough opponents," Aldeguer said.
Melindo will be going against an experienced fighter in Rosas. Rosas is a former WBC Fecarbox champion and has faced fighters like Edgar Sosa and Roman Gonzales.
Melindo said that he has already watched a few of his opponent’s bouts.
"We cannot take Mexican boxers for granted. They have excellent technique and are great body punchers," Melindo said.
In the other bouts, Jason "El Nino" Pagara (27-1) will face Rosbel "Lobito" Montoya (12-2-1).
Bacolod City native Genesis Servania (14-0), meanwhile, will fight Gerson "El Nene" Guerrero (34-8).
source: abs-cbnNEWS.com
Labels:
Monday, August 8, 2011
Banal gets ready for payback
Monday, August 08, 2011 |
Posted by
zilljanmark
Posted by
zilljanmark
CEBU, Philippines –
Highly-touted bantamweight contender A. J. Banal admitted the other day
his obsession is to reverse the only stain in his professional boxing
record and only after avenging the loss to Panama’s Rafael Concepcion
will he focus on gunning for a world title.
Banal, 22, scored an eighth round technical decision over Canada’s
Tyson Cave in Cebu last week and is set to take on a still unnamed
opponent in the undercard of the Ramon Garcia-Donnie Nietes fight for
the WBO lightflyweight title at the University of St. La Salle Gym in
Bacolod City on Oct. 8. If Banal hurdles his next assignment, the
much-anticipated rematch with Concepcion will be held either in Manila
or Cebu in January.
“My goal is to beat Concepcion,” said Banal whose record is 25-1-1,
with 19 KOs. “After I take care of Concepcion, then I’ll start thinking
about challenging for a world title. I know I’m ready. I’ll fight
whomever Sir ALA (Antonio L. Aldeguer) and Sir Michael (Aldeguer) put in
front of me. I’m not afraid of any of the champions – Anselmo Moreno,
Koki Kameda, Toshiaki Nishioka, even Nonito Donaire.”
Banal said his opponent in October hasn’t been picked but if he had a
choice for a tune-up, Mexican warrior Jorge Arce’s younger brother
Panchito would be a perfect fit. But Arce, 29, has an appointment with
Hugo Ruiz for the interim WBA bantamweight title in Los Mochis on Sept.
17. Last May, Arce lost a 12-round decision to Ruiz in a brawl where
both fighters were dropped twice and Arce took a one-point deduction.
Banal’s recent win over Cave was a damper and left him with an ugly
cut on his right eyelid.
The wound took 15 stitches to sew up, two in
the inner layer of the skin, four in the middle and nine in the outer.
Cave never engaged Banal and clowned around until referee Tony Pesons
stopped it with the Filipino bleeding profusely from the cut inflicted
by an accidental headbutt in the fifth. Banal returns to the gym today
after a one-week rest but won’t be able to spar until early next month
to allow his wound to heal.
“I was surprised with Cave’s style,” said Banal. “He didn’t want to
fight. He ran away. We watched him fight on YouTube and that’s not how
he fought. I think he was afraid. He refused to stand up and
fight.” Banal said he learned a lot from the experience. “I lost my
composure,” he said. “I wanted to knock him out. I should’ve thrown more
combinations. I should’ve cut the ring off instead of just follow
him. I never got scared when I was cut. It was just too deep and by the
eighth round, I couldn’t see from the right eye. Still, I wanted to
continue fighting. I didn’t want to win that way.”
Banal said he owes his career to the Aldeguers. “My uncle Joselito
Campana, a former boxer, brought me to Sir ALA when I was nine and I
started to train as an amateur,” recalled Banal. “I’ve been with the ALA
Gym since. When I grew up, my idols were the ALA Boys, Tito Trinidad,
Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. I always dreamed of being an ALA
Boy. At first, my trainer was Berto Castanares then Peter Cuizon, Edito
Villamor and now Edmund Villamor. When my father got sick, it was Sir
ALA who helped our family and paid for his medicine. Sir ALA doesn’t
share in my purses. He supports the ALA Boys 100 percent. I’ll never
leave Sir ALA. I want to repay him by becoming a world champion.”
Banal lives in a four-bedroom, two-storey home in the Ermita district
of Cebu City with his mother Marlinda, two brothers, his girlfriend
Junbeth and his 1-year-old daughter Alexeth Jean. He’s the fourth of
eight children and the sole family breadwinner. His father died in
2006. Banal pays for the schooling of a younger brother Nicholas, a
former boxer. He paid for the education of another brother Carlos who
finished a course in care-giving.
“My biggest purse was P500,000 for a fight in Sacramento in 2007,”
said Banal. “I’ve been saving to buy a house for Junbeth and our
daughter. They’re my inspiration. Someday, when we have our own house,
Junbeth and I will get married. Right now, I send two brothers to school
and pay for my mother’s medical expenses. I have a motorcycle which I
use to buy and sell fish.” Banal’s mother suffered a stroke last year
and is half-paralyzed.
While Concepcion is the only fighter whom he has lost to, Banal said
Mexican Juan Alberto Rosas was his toughest opponent. Banal outpointed
Rosas in Las Vegas in 2007. Rosas later became the IBF superflyweight
champion. “I got hit the hardest by Rosas and I remember in the third
round, I was groggy after taking a shot to the temple,” he
said. “Concepcion hurt me in the body. But I lost because I ran out of
gas. I learned from that. Now my conditioning coach Pio Solon makes sure
I’m in shape for every fight. I work on conditioning in the morning and
boxing skills in the afternoon every day of training.”
Banal promised a vengeful win over Concepcion. “When I watch
heavyweights on tape, I notice when they fight close, they’re tight,
they throw hard but that’s because they’re big and they’re heavy
hitters,” he said. “At my weight, I should be more relaxed, I should
take my time. Concepcion will come in, that’s his style, and I’ll be
ready for him in our rematch.”
Banal’s trainer Edmund Villamor, who also works with Nietes, Boom
Boom Bautista and three others, said he’s sure a world title is within
reach. “A. J. has all the tools,” said Villamor. “He just needs a little
more maturity because he still gets frustrated when the knockout
doesn’t come early. You’ll see more improvement in his style in his next
fight. More body attack, more movement. I see A. J. becoming a world
champion by next year.”
source: Joaquin Henson-Philstar
Thursday, August 4, 2011
'El Torito' accepts 'Bazooka’s' rematch call
Thursday, August 04, 2011 |
Posted by
zilljanmark
Posted by
zilljanmark
Panama's Rafael “El Torito” Concepcion accepted the challenge posed by
AJ “Bazooka” Banal, who recently edged Tyson Cave in Pinoy Power VII.
Concepcion said he is willing to give the Filipino knock-out artist a rematch.
Concepcion, nicknamed "El Torito" or "The Little Bull", dealt Banal’s only career loss via a 10th round knockout in 2008
He, however, said in Boxing Scene.com that the fight will have to wait until Banal recovers from the injury sustained in the Cave fight.
"I was negotiating for several weeks with the Banal's managers for a rematch, but for now there is no fight - because the Filipino suffered a heavy cut on his eyebrow when faced Canadian Tyson Cave last Saturday in Cebu, Philippines," said Concepcion.
Banal called out for Concepcion shortly after winning over Cave.
Concepcion said he is willing to give the Filipino knock-out artist a rematch.
Concepcion, nicknamed "El Torito" or "The Little Bull", dealt Banal’s only career loss via a 10th round knockout in 2008
He, however, said in Boxing Scene.com that the fight will have to wait until Banal recovers from the injury sustained in the Cave fight.
"I was negotiating for several weeks with the Banal's managers for a rematch, but for now there is no fight - because the Filipino suffered a heavy cut on his eyebrow when faced Canadian Tyson Cave last Saturday in Cebu, Philippines," said Concepcion.
Banal called out for Concepcion shortly after winning over Cave.
source: abs-cbnNEWS.com
Sunday, July 31, 2011
BLOODIED BANAL WINS BY TECHNICAL DECISION
Sunday, July 31, 2011 |
Posted by
zilljanmark
Posted by
zilljanmark
Lapu-Lapu City – There is a thin line between being entertaining and being irritating. I'm not really sure at what point Tyson Cave crossed the line. But the boos got louder as the fight progressed. Cave tried to get inside AJ Banal's head. He also managed to enrage the thousands in attendance.
The two southpaws played cat and mouse. Cave did more clowning that fighting. He was a slippery customer and Banal had difficulty landing a clean shot.
As the rounds passed, Banal did deliver the harder punches. Cave would turn and get hit in the buttocks. There was holding and pushing and other extra-curricular activites. Referee Tony Pesons had a hard time maintaining order. Cave moved, danced and clinched. What Cave didn't realize was that you don't get points for making the other guy miss. Punches score points.
In the fifth, a clash of heads opened acut on the corner of Banal's right eyebrow. Blood poured out of the wound and Banal continued to press. Wrestling sequences ensued and Banal was thrown to the canvas on several occasions. They traded low blows and the crowd 's jeers got louder. Cave's attempts at offense were few and far in between.
The Bazooka from Ermita tried to fight, the Prince of Hali tried to run and hold. In the 8th, the bleeding got worse and ring physician Dr. Jose Unabia recommended the fight stoppage. The scorecards read 79-73, 78-74 and 78-74 all for Banal who retains his WBO Asia-Pacific bantamweight title.
Insults from the crowd were directed into Cave's corner. One of Cave's gloves was thrown into the crowd apparently by one of his cornermen. Cave wanted the Cebuanos to remember him; this fight sealed his infamy.
Banal (L) tries to corner a slippery Cave.
Banal declared a winner.
Cave (L) is being comforted by his father Robert.
Domingo (L) puts the pressure on Samosir.
Lorenzo Villanueva (R) looks at the fallen Eddy Camaro.
Jakosalem (L) puts Baluarte on the canvas.
Albert Pagara sends Jaime Alin Jr out of the ring.
Jaime Alin Jr tries to get up as the referee administers the count.
BRUCE LEE DEFANGS THE COBRA
Michael 'Bruce Lee' Domingo won by TKO at the end of the sixth round in his fight against Richard 'King Cobra' Samosir of Indonesia. Samosir tried to fight from a distance and establish his long jab. But Domingo landed the harder blows. Samosir decided to fight back in the 6th but Domingo still dominated the round.
Samosir signalled that he had enough at the end of the 6th and his cornerman left him in the ring, disgusted with his decision to quit.
QUICK THUNDERSTORM
Lorenzo 'Thunderbolt' Villanueva fired a series of left hooks to the body and head of Eddy Camaro. The Indonesian crumbled and took the ten count on one knee. Official time – 1:02.
Camaro went the distance before losing on points to Jason Pagara last January 2010. The unbeaten Villanueva now has 21 wins, 20 by knockout with one no contest.
JAKOSALEM WINS R.P. 140 lb. DIVISION TITLE
Romeo Jakosalem decked Eusebio Baluarte three times, two were recognized by the referee. He continued to pummel a dazed Baluarte prompting the stoppage at 2:53 of the first round.
IN THE OTHER UNDERCARDS:
Albert Pagara remained unbeaten and score a 'highlight reel' knockout of Jaime Alin,Jr in the third round. A powerful right uppercut sent Alin out of the ring and he hung on the ropes unable to get back in. Official time – 1:50.
Jonathan Refugio gave a boxing clinic and won an eight round unanimous decision victory over Jomar Cordinillo. Refugio, a slick southpaw from the Sajulga Stable, used his lateral movement effectively and landed sharp accurate counters. Cordinillo tried to press but missed more than he landed. He was also penalized for low blows in the second.
The scores – 76-75, 77-74 and 78-73.
Jun 'Flash' Intor beat Cris Leon by majority decision. Intor strutted his usual comedy act but Leon did not want any part of it and landed hard straight punches. Intor realized that he was in a real fight and fought just enough to survive. The scores 38-38 and two judges had it 39-37 for Intor.
In the opening bout of the evening, Ryan Maano needed only 43 seconds to dispose of Yoshinobu Arai of Japan. A one-two combo sent Arai down and Maano continued to rain punches on the Japanese when he got up. The referee stopped the fight with Arai trapped on the ropes.
The fights were held at the HOOPS Dome in Lapu-Lapu City and supervised by the Games and Amusements Board. In attendance were GAB Chairman Juan Ramon Guanzon and WBO Asia-Pacific chief Leon Panoncillo. Seen in the crowd were Z Gorres, Milan Melindo and Donnie Nietes.
source: - philboxing
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
GIGLayoutRight
T Shirt Printing Digital Printing Silkscreen Printing Tarpualin
zilljanmark.sulit.com.ph - Monday, August 15, 2011
2011 © Sulit.com.ph