Ancajas keeps IBF title, but Tapales falls

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2019 06:59:27 +0000

BY NICK GIONGCO

JERWIN Ancajas bombarded Chilean challenger Miguel Gonzales with head and body shots for five rounds before stopping him in the sixth round to retain the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) at the Auditorio GNP Seguros in Puebla, Mexico.

Jerwin Anacajas celebrates with his team after his 6th round TKO win.

Making the eighth defense of the IBF 115-lb plum he won more than three years ago, Ancajas compelled referee Wayne Hedgpeth to call a halt to the one-sided contest at 1:53 of the round as Gonzalez was visibly hurt.

Gonzalez engaged Ancajas from rounds one to three but he began to fade in the fourth frame as his seasoned rival upped his work rate.

The victory raised Ancajas record to 32-1-2 with 2
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