Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 21:00:25 +0000
Super-flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas beamed with pride upon receiving the Jersey Joe Walcott-Fighter of the Year award during the International Boxing Federation (IBF) annual convention awards night on Thursday in Macau.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 15:00:01 +0000
Coming off the seventh defense of the IBF 115-lb crown with a seventh-round stoppage of Japanese mandatory challenger Ryuichi Funai, the 27-year-old Ancajas will be feted with the Jersey Joe Walcott award, the most prestigious that will be given during the gala night of the IBF’s annual convention at the Wynn Cotai on March 30.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 16:00:03 +0000
“Fighter talaga, suntok ng suntok (He’s really a fighter and loves to throw lots of punches),” – Jerwin Ancajas
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 05 May 2019 06:30:45 +0000
Referee Ed Collantes declared the fight over with just one second into the round upon the advise of the ring doctor, who examined the gutsy but battered and bruised Funai.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sat, 04 May 2019 21:00:12 +0000
Gibbons is Ancajas’ official representative and a deal to fight unbeaten Andrew Moloney of Australia should take place in September or October if Ancajas gets past Funai.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 23:00:57 +0000
“He is a very talented fighter,” said Funai, the mandatory challenger, said on Thursday, two days before his first fight outside his home country of Japan.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 23:00:09 +0000
“We’d like to see him put on a great performance and not looking gaunt and weak just so he can make the weight,” said Aro after personally preparing the fish dish, one of three meals Ancajas got for the day.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 22:00:59 +0000
“(I am) Very confident of winning,” said Funai, 33, and holder of a 31-7 22 KOs record.
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 19:00:26 +0000
Less than a week before defending his International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight crown against mandatory challenger Ryuichi Funai at the Stockton Arena, Ancajas was joined by his entire team to pose for pictures at a section that was once a hive of activity.
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Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 16:00:19 +0000
Ancajas (30-1-2 with 20 KOs) feels that Japanese mandatory challenger Ryuichi Funai (31-7 with 22 KOs) is someone not to be messed with even though he is the prohibitive favorite going into their scheduled 12-rounder at the Stockton Arena.
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