After winning over Alejandro Anas last weekend at the Mandaluyong City Sports Complex, Jay Solmiano (13-2-1, 9 KOs) is now targeting a ring date with reigning Philippine lightwelterweight champ Adones Cabalquinto after becoming the official mandatory challenger for the latter’s title.

The hard hitting Cabalquinto won the PHL lightwelterweight crown against Dan Nazareno last March in Lapu-Lapu City via unanimous decision in a Fight of the Year candidate.

According to local boxing promoter and trainer Joven Jimenez, negotiations are expected to commence the soonest to make the bout official.

Cabalquinto said he is excited to defend his crown against Solmiano. The Talaingod, Davao del Norte boxer said he welcomes the possibility of trading leathers with the 140-pounder from San Andres, Catanduanes. But he challenged Solmiano to face him in a WBO Asia Pacific duel rather than just for his Philippine title.

“Wala ko nahadlok anang Jay Solmiano. Fight ko ana nya bisan kanus-a ug bisan asa. Pero kung mag-away mi, mas maayo tingali kung ang makadaug mahimong world-rated. Mao nga maayo pa WBO Asia Pacific belt na lang among awayan,”said the 24 year old Cabalquinto.

Cabalquinto is managed by Jimenez while Solmiano, 25, is handled by young boxing promoters Ryan Gabriel and June Camille Razon Baltazar. Both boxers stand at 5′ 8″ and are both southpaws.

After winning the Philippine title, Cabalquinto fought two more times this year against Jaypee Ignacio in non-title ten-rounders winning both fights via unanimous decision. Their first fight was last May 11 in Aparri, Cagayan while the second was held last Aug. 16 in Mandaluyong City.

Solmiano on the other hand, suffered two consecutive losses. Last Oct. 4, 2011 he lost to Japanese Nihito Arakawa via split decision in an OPBF lightweight championship in Japan while on March 4, 2012 he bowed to Rey Labao via 1st round TKO in a Philippine lightweight championship in Cebu.

Solmiano rebounded from those losses by beating Thai Singdet Sithsaithong via 4th round KO last June 30 in Makati City and knocking out Anas in the 2nd round last Aug. 18 in Mandaluyong City.

By: Dale G. Rosal

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Reigning Philippine junior welterweight champion Adones “The Undertaker” Cabalquinto remained unbeaten last Thursday when he outpointed Jaypee Ignacio in an entertaining non-title bout in Mandaluyong City. The 24 year old Cabalquinto (13-0, 8 KOs) and his manager and promoter Joven Jimenez are now setting their sights on bigger things.

Their immediate concern is meeting the challenge of the camp of former Philippine lightweight champ Jay “Rapido” Solmiano (13-2-1, 9 KOs), who has been itching to put their boxer as the mandatory challenger for Cabalquinto’s domestic crown.

Reacting to comments that Cabalquinto can be beaten, Promoter Jimenez e-mailed this writer stating that Team Cabalquinto has issued a challenge to Solmiano to face him in a WBO Asia Pacific showdown in the 140-lb. division, instead of the Philippine championship that he is now holding.

Speaking in his native dialect, Cabalquinto stated that “Wala ko nahadlok anang Jay Solmiano. Fight ko ana nya bisan kanus-a ug bisan asa. Pero kung mag-away mi duha nga pareho prospect, ako tan-aw mas maayo tingali kung ang makadaug mahimong world-rated. Mao nga maayo pa WBO Asia Pacific belt na lang among awayan.”

(I am not in any way afraid of fighting Jay Solmiano. I will fight him anytime and anywhere. But to face a fellow Filipino prospect like me, I think it would be very rewarding for the winner to land in the world rankings. So, I believe its best that we fight for the WBO Asia Pacific belt.)

Cabalquinto knows that owning a WBO regional title would guarantee him a spot in the world rankings. The 25 year old Solmiano (13-2-1, 9 KOs) is from San Andres, Catanduanes and is a former Philippine lightweight champion. He is handled by the tandem of equally young boxing managers/promoters Ryan Gabriel and June Camille Razon Baltazar. The two southpaws are evenly matched physically.

Solmiano suffered 2 consecutive losses to Japanese Nihito Arakawa via split decision in an OPBF lightweight championship last October in Japan and to Rey Labao last March by a stunning 1st round TKO in their Philippine lightweight championship battle Cebu. Solmiano has bounced back from those losses by beating Thai Singdet Sithsaithong via 4th round KO last June 30 in Makati City and knocking out Alejandro Anas in the 2nd round last August 18 in Mandaluyong City.

Cabalquinto was an interested spectator inside the boxing venue when Solmiano beat Anas last weekend in Mandaluyong City.

Cabalquinto, who hails from Talaingod, Davao Del Norte, won the Philippine 140 lb division title in a ‘Fight of the Year’ candidate against the tough Dan Nazareno by unanimous decision at the Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. This fight established Cabalquinto as one of the best 140 lb boxers in the country.

“He may have watched his next opponent if his wish to fight for a regional belt becomes a reality,”Jimenez said, “Now, it’s up to Jay Solmiano and his team to stand up and accept the challenge or instead look at another direction.”

Photo – Adones Cabalquinto (above) and his fight against Avelino Balleser (below) in Mabolo, Cebu City)

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Adones Cabalquinto (13-0, 8 KOs) is the reigning Light Welterweight Champion of the Philippines after winning the national diadem on March 17 against grizzled veteran Dan Nazareno (16-9, 12 KOs) via a 12-round unanimous decision at the Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu in a candidate for Fight of the Year.

After being declared the best 140-pounder in the Philippines, personalities from the local boxing scene have observed that the camp of former Philippine lightweight champ Jay Solmiano (13-2-1, 9 KOs) has been itching to put their boxer in as the mandatory challenger for Cabalquinto’s domestic crown.

These observations have been proven to be accurate and in fact Solmiano at present is indeed the mandatory challenger for the Philippine 140-lb. belt of Cabalquinto. There were even unconfirmed reports that Solmiano’s trainers were overheard telling their friends in the boxing community that Solmiano is a better fighter than Cabalquinto and their boxer would surely beat the current Philippine champ if they meet in the ring.

Pressed for his reaction on this recent observations and reports, Cabalquinto’s face lightened up and he appeared very excited to know that Solmiano seems very desperate to take his hard-earned title. Asked if he would be willing to defend his Philippine title to his fellow Filipino prospect, the Talaingod, Davao Del Norte native gladly welcomed the possibility of trading leathers with the 140-pounder from San Andres, Catanduanes but instead revealed his proposal in their future fight.

Realizing that owning a WBO regional title would guarantee a fighter a spot in the world rankings, Cabalquinto issued a challenge to Solmiano to face him in a WBO Asia Pacific showdown in the 140-lb. division, instead of the Philippine championship that he is now holding. Speaking in his native dialect, he said “Wala ko nahadlok anang Jay Solmiano. Fight ko ana nya bisan kanus-a ug bisan asa. Pero kung mag-away mi duha nga pareho prospect, ako tan-aw mas maayo tingali kung ang makadaug mahimong world-rated. Mao nga maayo pa WBO Asia Pacific belt na lang among awayan.” (I am not in any way afraid of fighting Jay Solmiano. I will fight him anytime and anywhere. But to face a fellow Filipino prospect like me, I think it would be very rewarding for the winner to land in the world rankings. So, I believe its best that we fight for the WBO Asia Pacific belt.)

Cabalquinto, 24, is managed by young boxing manager and promoter Joven Jimenez while Solmiano, 25, is handled by the tandem of equally young boxing managers/promoters Ryan Gabriel and June Camille Razon Baltazar.

“The Undertaker” and “Rapido” are like mirror images of each other as they both are 5′ 8″ southpaws at the prime of their boxing careers.

After winning the Philippine title, Cabalquinto fought 2 more times this year against the same opponent in Jaypee Ignacio in non-title ten-rounders winning both fights via unanimous decision, the first one last May 11 in Aparri, Cagayan and the second last August 16 in Mandaluyong City. On the other hand, Solmiano suffered 2 consecutive losses last October 4, 2011 to Japanese Nihito Arakawa via split decision in an OPBF lightweight championship in Japan and March 4, 2012 to Rey Labao via 1st round TKO in a Philippine lightweight championship in Cebu. Solmiano has bounced back from those losses by beating Thai Singdet Sithsaithong via 4th round KO last June 30 in Makati City and knocking out Alejandro Anas in the 2nd round last August 18 in Mandaluyong City.

Cabalquinto was an interested spectator inside the boxing venue when Solmiano beat Anas last weekend in Mandaluyong City. He may have watched his next opponent if his wish would come true.

Now, it’s up to Jay Solmiano and his team to stand up and accept the challenge or instead look at another direction.

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The Palicte vs Rodriguez undercard bouts gives hard core fight fans a chance to size up other prospects.

Jerwin Ancajas (13-1-1, 5 KOs) will fight John Mark Bautista (10-6-1, 4 KOs) in a 10-round super flyweight match. Ancajas will be eager to bounce back after he suffered his first defeat in a tough majority decision loss to another talented prospect, Mark Anthony Geraldo last March in Cebu.

Undefeated Aston Palicte (9-0-0, 7 KOs), Vincent’s younger brother, will face by Mark Joseph Costa (4-5-2, 1 KO), known for being the last opponent of the late Karlo Maquinto. Jerson Luzarito (6-1-1) fights Marzon Cabilla (9-7) in another ten rounder.

Reigning Philippine junior welterweight champion Adones ‘The Undertaker’ Cabalquinto (12-0-0, 8 KOs) of Top Contender Boxing Gym will engage in a 10-round non-title fight against Jaypee Ignacio of Elorde Gilmore, Quezon City. Cabalquinto gave Cebu fans a ring war to remember when he beat Dan Nazareno last March by twelve round unanimous decision at the Lapu-lapu City Hoops Dome.

A special attraction will be the fight between the young and unbeaten Joebert Alvarez (10-0-0, 4 KOs) against the tough veteran Nelson Llanos (22-28-3, 9 KO’s). Alvarez was one of the standouts in the boxing reality show “Buhay Boksingero”.

This boxing event will be covered by GMA TV Network. General admission for this event is FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

P.S.: Philboxing offers prayers for our countrymen in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces hit by non-stop rains and floods.

By: Rene Bonsubre, Jr.

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