Boxing promoter Dr. Winley Dela Fuente joins Cebuano WBO Oriental tremendous featherweight champion Rodex Piala for a photograph with WBO officers and the boxer’s trainers. | Picture from Sugbuanong Kodaker
CEBU CITY, Philippines – After a extremely profitable maiden combat card, boxing promoter Dr. Winley Dela Fuente is setting his sights on October for the second installment of the ‘Binukbukay sa Sugbo’ boxing spectacle.
The occasion’s debut final February 8 on the NUSTAR Resort and On line casino Conference Heart made a powerful impression on Cebu’s boxing scene, which Dela Fuente hopes to revive.
As soon as hailed because the ‘Mecca of Boxing in Asia,’ Cebu’s once-thriving boxing business has slowed lately, and Dela Fuente is decided to deliver again its former glory.
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Regardless of being a newcomer within the nation’s aggressive boxing panorama, Dela Fuente made a powerful first impression with an action-packed combat card. The principle occasion, a WBO World featherweight conflict between Japan’s Ryuto Owan and South Korea’s Jong Seon Kang, became an all-out conflict and is already being thought of a possible ‘Battle of the Yr’ contender.
Including to the occasion’s success, Cebuano fighter Rodex Piala captured the WBO Oriental tremendous featherweight title with a unanimous resolution victory over China’s Yeerjialahasi Laayibieke.
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‘Binukbukay sa Sugbo’
Regardless of the constructive reception, Dela Fuente stays dissatisfied and is already in search of methods to enhance the following ‘Binukbukay sa Sugbo’ installment in October.
“We assessed the occasion and noticed that it wasn’t excellent—there have been lapses in manufacturing, although solely minor ones. Relaxation assured, we’ll work on these enhancements in our subsequent promotions. Total, I’m grateful to my crew and workers for placing collectively a fantastic occasion, although one undercard combat didn’t stay as much as expectations,” he stated in a post-fight interview.
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Dela Fuente is planning an excellent grander combat card, that includes a minimum of two championship bouts—together with a possible world title combat—to surpass the success of the inaugural occasion.
“Total, our first boxing promotion was nice, particularly the primary occasion. We’re now planning for October, and it must be greater and higher,” he stated.
“A world title combat could be ultimate. I’ve already began scouting boxers who may combat for both an IBF or WBO title. We’re taking a look at having two championship fights—probably, each world title bouts, relying on negotiations with sanctioning our bodies prepared to cowl the supervisors’ charges,” he added.
Dela Fuente additionally intends to maintain NUSTAR Resort and On line casino because the venue, sustaining the high-end, Las Vegas-style boxing expertise he envisions.
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