JUST IN. Melvin Jerusalem gave the phrase “trip to Jerusalem” a whole new meaning after flooring and dethroning Japanese KO-artist Yudai Shigeoka twice en route to a split decision victory.
Jerusalem showed poise and effective counter punching early in the fight, mixing body shots with straight right hands, the latter doing the most damage against the lefty Shigeoka. While Shigeoka rallied in the championship rounds, his efforts weren’t enough to overcome the early lead garnered by Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is undefeated in his 2 title fights in Japan against local favorites Taniguchi (2023) and Shigeoka.
Now a 2-time world champion, a win in a unification match against fellow champions at 105 lbs could catapult Jerusalem’s status in the pages of Philippine boxing history.
Good luck, Jake Amparo! 🇵🇭🥊
Dave Apolinario shakes off the early knockdown and drops Tanes Onjunta twice in the 4th round to force the referee to put a halt to the contest.
Apolinario showed a lot of heart and poise by recovering and picking his shots, especially the well-timed right uppercut from hell reminiscent of the “bolo punch” popularized by fellow Filipino former middleweight world champ and hall-of-famer Ceferino Garcia.
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Side step KO! 🥊 Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo is a monster at Super Featherweight!!! The bohol native showed off his power in his debut at 130 lbs by stopping Isaac “Canelito” Avelar in the 3rd round. 🔥🔥🔥What’s next for Mark Magnifico Magsayo ? Congrats champ and coach Marvin Somodio 🇵🇭🥊
Breaking! Vincent Astrolabio TKOs Nawaphon Kaikanha in the 11th round in Thailand in Rocky-esque fashion! In the middle rounds, the fight was slipping away from the Filipino courtesy of relentless body work from the Thai fighter. But Astrolabio showed patience and heart by staying on his feet and occasionally throwing counterpunches. Astrolabio dug deep and gritted out the win thanks to a perfectly counter right hand. With the win, Astrolabio is in position to challenge Alexandro Santiago for the WBC Bantamweight world strap. Congratulations @explosive.vincent 🇵🇭🥊
In boxing, there is nothing sweeter than hearing… “AND..the NEW!!!” Marlon “The Nightmare” Tapales turned his dream into reality, defying all odds in Texas USA, unseating MJ Akhmadaliev, and putting himself in position for arguably the biggest fight of the year versus Naoya Inoue or Stephen Fulton.
SENSITIVE CONTENT! ⚠️ @omegasportspromotions’ #Kumbati14 ends with a bang! Christian “The Bomb” Araneta 🇵🇭stopped Jakrawut Majungoen 🇹🇭 in the 9th round. After taking a knee, Jakrawut vomited blood🤮 in the ring,forcing the referee to stop the contest in favor of Araneta. 😮
Charly Suarez stops Paul Fleming in the 12th round. Despite dominating for 11 rounds, Suarez was down on the official scorecards prior to the TKO. Mabuhay ka, Charly Suarez Official 🇵🇭🥊
Good luck, Charly Suarez Official 🇵🇭🥊
Esneth Domingo’s 4th round KO of Kokosuke Tomioka (12/26/2022).
In case you missed it, here is why Domingo @hardhitter24 is our pick for 2022 Bounce Back Fighter of the Year. After being down in the 4th round coming from a counter left hand from the Japanese favorite, Domingo recouped beautifully and stopped Tomioka just a few seconds later.
Notably, Domingo is likewise being trained by world champion trainer Michael Domingo (head coach of Melvin Jerusalem). Esneth Ray V.Domingo Sanman Boxing ZIP Sanman Boxing
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Ringside view of Melvin Jerusalem’s devastating straight right hand that dropped and stopped then WBO world champ Masataka Taniguchi. ZIP Sanman Boxing Sanman Boxing
