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Gabunilas napakyas sa unang away sa langyawng lapyahan

Emmanuel B. Villaruel - Banat

CEBU, Philippines —  Si Johnpaul "Angas ng Cebu" Gabunilas sa ARQ Stable napakyas sa labing una niyang away gawas sa nasud pinaagi sa 5th round technical knockout batok  sa way pildeng Hapon nga kampiyon nga si Kanamu Sakama sa undercard sa world bantamweight unification bout tali nilang Marlon Tapales ug Naoya Inoue kagahapong adlawa didto sa Ariake Arena sa Tokyo, Japan.

Sila si Gabunilas ug Sakama anaa pa unta sa tunga-tunga sa pagsinukliay og kumo sa dihang ang Hapon nga reperi nga si Koji Tanaka kalit lang nga mipatunga aron undangon ang away nga naghatag sa iyang kababayan og kadaogan pinaagi sa TKO sa oras nga 2:35 sa ikalimang hugna.

Ang 23-anyos nga si Gabunilas, nga nakurat sa desisyon sa reperi nga putlon og sayo ang gikatakda untang walo ka hugna nga sangka, nadakin-as ngadto sa 10-3 uban ang 7KOs, samtang si Sakama miinat sa perpekto niyang rekord ngadto sa 8-0 uban ang 7KOs.

Mao kadto ang labing unang duha ka sunod-sunod nga pilde ni Gabunilas sa iyang karera.

Sa miagi niyang pagkatkat sa ring, gipatikangkang siya ni Miel "The Silent Assassin" Fajardo sud lamang sa 60 segundos sa ilang OPBF light flyweight title fight upat ka bulan ang milabay  didto sa Hoops Dome sa dakbayansa Lapu-Lapu.

Taliwala sa kapildihan, si Gabunilas nakakuha og kusog sa makapahupay sa dughan nga mensahe gikan mismo ni ARQ big boss Jason Arquisola.

"Our boxer Johnpaul "Angas ng Cebu" Gabunilas put up a great showing in his first international fight.

But in the sporting stage, defeat is inevitable and can happen to anyone.  Sadly, he's on the receiving end of that, losing by TKO to Japan's Kanamu Sakama in round five moments ago at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. But I can proudly say that Gabunilas can still hold his head up high for giving his best, and that's what matters most to us here in ARQ Boxing," suwat pa ni Arquisola sa iyang Facebook page.

"One thing we can take away from this, is that we need to fall sometimes in life. And that’s okay, because at the end of the day, it's another learning experience for our boxers to become better and stronger someday. To Johnpaul, you have nothing to be ashamed of. You gave the unbeaten Japanese one hell of a fight. It's just the referee stopped the bout in the middle of what was an apparent heated exchange and that's beyond our control. "

"To the Japanese boxer, congratulations. To Johnpaul, a big round of applause too. Bear in mind that we can turn our weaknesses into strengths. In the face of failure, giving up is not the answer. Even if you don’t succeed today, there’s always tomorrow. The most important thing is that you find strength to move forward and bounce back with great resolve. Don't lose heart.

Take your frustrations constructively and eventually as a ladder to success. We still believe in you. Your ARQ Family is here to support you no matter what, and we got your back always!" panapos pa ni Arquisola.

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