{"id":165142,"date":"2018-05-27T05:26:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-27T09:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=165142"},"modified":"2018-05-27T05:26:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-27T09:26:22","slug":"ancajas-stays-as-ibf-champ-after-historic-all-filipino-title-bout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/05\/27\/ancajas-stays-as-ibf-champ-after-historic-all-filipino-title-bout\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancajas stays as IBF champ after historic all-Filipino title bout"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ancajas dominated his compatriot from the get-go as he successfully defended his 115-pound division belt for the fifth straight time. (Photo<\/a>: Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Filipino professional boxer Jerwin Ancajas remained as the IBF junior bantamweight champion after defeating Jonas Sultan in the first all-Filipino world boxing title fight in 93 years at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno, California, USA on Sunday (Philippine Time).<\/p>\n

Ancajas dominated his compatriot from the get-go as he successfully defended his 115-pound division belt for the fifth straight time.<\/p>\n

Ancajas, who moved up to 30-1-1, showed his veteran smarts by banking on his patience and technical style of fighting to frustrate Sultan, who, despite having bright moments in Rounds 3 and 11, slipped to 14-4, snapping a five-match winning run.<\/p>\n

Sultan’s resilience, however, forced the match to go the distance, the first time Ancajas failed to win by stoppage since 2016.<\/p>\n

One judge gave a 117-111 score in favor of Ancajas, while two others handed 119-109 verdicts for Ancajas for the unanimous decision win.<\/p>\n

Waiting on the wings for Ancajas, however, is reigning WBA 115-pound champ Khalid Yafai.<\/p>\n

The UK-based Yemeni pug kept his WBA super flyweight belt after knocking out David Carmona of Mexico in the co-main event of the card.<\/p>\n

Carmona, who actually came in overweight by nearly four pounds, could not keep up with the still unbeaten Yafai, forcing him to call it a day after Round 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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