Title defense ni Ancajas ililipat sa LA o SanFo?
Jerwin Ancajas
MANILA, Philippines — Mula sa Las Vegas, Nevada ay posibleng ilipat ang title defense ni Filipino world super flyweight titlist Jerwin Ancajas laban kay Cebuano challenger Jonas Sultan sa San Francisco o Los Angeles, California.
Ito ang pahayag ni Sean Gibbons, ang matchmaker ng MP Promotions ni Manny Pacquiao, sa panayam ng BoxingScene.com.
“At the moment we’re waiting for our promoter Top Rank, Bob Arum has a tremendous vision coming up for Jerwin,” wika ni Gibbons sa veteran promoter.
Sa kanyang US debut noong Pebrero 3 ay matagumpay na naidepensa ni Ancajas ang kanyang suot na International Boxing Federation super flyweight crown matapos umiskor ng ten-round stoppage kay Israel Gonzalez sa Corpus Christi, Texas,
“He sees Jerwin fighting in the California market, up in San Francisco, maybe Los Angeles. That’s his target to bring Jerwin to the next step in his development as the next Filipino superstar in the United States,” dagdag ni Gibbons kay Arum.
Itataya ni Ancajas (29-1-1, 20 KOs) ang kanyang hawak na IBF belt laban kay Sultan (14-3-0, 9 KOs).
Nauna nang isinama ni Arum ang bakbakan nina Ancajas at Sultan sa undercard ng title defense ni Australian world welterweight king Jeff Horn kontra kay Terence Crawford sa Abril 14 sa Mandalay Bay sa Las Vegas.
Ngunit nagkaroon si Crawford ng hand injury kaya kinansela ni Arum ang nasabing boxing card.
“I foresee the fight happening in late May or in the beginning of June, in that time frame and we’ve had discussions with Bob, with Jerwin’s management - Joven Sports - with Manny (Pacquiao), the markets in California are big,” wika ni Gibbons. “I was privileged enough to do a fight there with Albert Pagara and Cesar Juarez in Daly City.”
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