{"id":130513,"date":"2017-11-12T04:25:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T09:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=130513"},"modified":"2017-11-12T04:25:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T09:25:21","slug":"penalosa-becomes-wbc-asia-silver-champ-borres-takes-abf-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/12\/penalosa-becomes-wbc-asia-silver-champ-borres-takes-abf-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"Pe\u00f1alosa becomes WBC Asia silver champ; Borres takes ABF belt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Carlo Pe\u00f1alosa took home the WBC Asia silver flyweight title after subduing fellow Cebuano Salatiel Amit in the headliner of Battle of Palawan: Night of Champions at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum on Friday night. (Photo<\/a>: Penalosa Boxing Gym-Southville Las Pinas\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan\u00a0— Carlo Pe\u00f1alosa took home the WBC Asia silver flyweight title after subduing fellow Cebuano Salatiel Amit in the headliner of Battle of Palawan: Night of Champions at the Puerto Princesa City Coliseum on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The nephew of boxing legend turned fight promoter, Gerry Pe\u00f1alosa, took charge late in the 10-round main event of the key highlight of the 55th OPBF Convention, but he had to settle for a split decision win as Amit showed grit until the final bell.<\/p>\n

The match started slowly, but both fighters made good connections, setting up a tight showdown.<\/p>\n

Carlo Pe\u00f1alosa then caught fire in Round 5, pouring it on with renewed aggression, and the strikes continued until Round 9.<\/p>\n

Amit, however, never wavered and even put one final push right in the final round, eventually getting the nod from Judge Noel Flores.<\/p>\n

Flores gave a 96-94 edge for Amit, but Ferdinand Estrada and Alberto Dulalas both scored the match 96-94 for Pe\u00f1alosa.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, former IBF youth flyweight champion Robert Onggocan fell prey to virtual unknown Jeronil Borres in the co-main event.<\/p>\n

Now based in La Trinidad, the Butuan native completed a giant-slaying over the Bi\u00f1an-based pug via majority decision to take home the Asian Boxing Federation flyweight title.<\/p>\n

Borres began turning the tides of the bout at the middle of the 10-rounder, tagging Onggocan with solid strikes.<\/p>\n

But Onggocan showed his pedigree by keeping his resilience, in the end, eventually keeping the game close.<\/p>\n

Jaime Mata gave a 95-all stalemate, but Greg Ortega and Lim Jun-Bae both had identical 96-94 cards favoring Borres.<\/p>\n

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