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Promoter Dexter T. Tan and
Sanman Promotions are back with
a highly interesting World
Boxing Federation (WBF)
championship doubleheader on
Saturday September 26 at the
Gaisano Mall Atrium in General
Santos City, The Philippines.
Billed as “Brawl at the Mall:
Revenge or Revalidation”,
the card will
be headlined by a rematch
between Kenny Demecillo, 9-3-1
(6) and compatriot Daryl
Basadre, 14-2-1 (10), with the
vacant WBF Asia Pacific
Bantamweight crown on the line.
They fought
last June, with underdog
Demecillo winning by surprising
although controversial second
round stoppage. Many ringside
observers believed it was
stopped too early, and Basadre
is eager to show that the result
of the first fight was a fluke:
“That
was a sorry loss. The defeat
would have been easier to accept
if it had been a clear loss”,
Basadre, a former WBF
International titlist at Super
Flyweight, recently told
Filipino media.
“I
got hit with a solid left hook,
but I was still okay at the
time. I was evading the punches
until I stepped on a wet-spot
that caused me to lose my
balance. I was shocked when the
referee stopped the fight but
didn’t even bother to count.”
Now Basadre will get his
opportunity to right what he
believes was a wrong, and he has
every intention of doing the job
in good fashion:
“I
learned my lesson in our first
fight. I became too complacent.
My defense was poor. I have to
be smart for this upcoming
fight. I really worked on my
defense, my footwork to keep him
at bay. I cant guarantee a
knockout win, but I promise to
win every round.”
In the evenings co-feature Pinoy
prospects Rimar Metuda and Jason
Tinampay will square off for the
vacant WBF Asia Pacific
Featherweight title.
21-year-old Metuda brings an
undefeated record of 7-0 (3),
while fellow Southpaw Tinampay
(20) is 6-1 (5), and it appears
to be a very intriguing
encounter between talented
boxers looking to win their
first championship in the
professionals.
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