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On Saturday April 2 at the
Pangsuma Stadium in Pontianak on
Indonesian island Borneo, local
hero Agus Kustiawan will square
off with Filipino Lloyd
Jardeliza for the vacant World
Boxing Federation (WBF) Asia
Pacific Featherweight title on a
show promoted by Mayor Kal Yudi
Setiawan.
Kustiawan is a former Indonesian
national champion, and brings a
14-4 (6) record to the party,
while Jardeliza travels to
Indonesia with a 7-3-3 (6)
ledger. Both turned professional
in 2012, and will see this as a
big opportunity to take their
careers to the next level.
In August of 2015 Kustiawan
fought Nathaniel May in
Australia for the WBA Oceania
crown, and lost a spirited
decision after ten hard-fought
rounds. He has since returned
with a victory last December,
and is reportedly chomping at
the bits to get back in the
ring.
Despite his mediocre record,
Lloyd Jardeliza has already
taken part in two championship
fights. He too lost a decision
to Nathaniel May in 2015, albeit
for a WBO regional belt, and in
his most recent outing he came
up short in an attempt to
capture the OPBF Super
Bantamweight title against
undefeated Shun Kubo in Japan.
Likely the bigger puncher of the
two, Jardeliza is expected to
come out all guns blazing
against Kustiawan, knowing that
the Indonesian is the more
skilled boxer. It shapes up to
be an interesting match-up of
hungry competitors, looking to
make a name for themselves
internationally.
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