Aira Villegas’ round of 32 performance was surgical! 🇵🇭🔥 #Paris2024 #Pilipinas #Olympics #Boxing
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.
🎥 : @malcolm_tunacao (Fb)