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4 days ago
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Jerwin Ancajas set to fight Uruguay's Ruben Casero
Filipino boxer Jerwin Ancajas is set to face Ruben Dario Casero of Uruguay on August 2 in a super bantamweight eight-round match at the Thunder Studios, Long Beach California. Ancajas, who spent time with Manny Pacquiao, Eumir Marcial, and Mark Magsayo in the lead up to the Pacquiao-Barrios fight, currently has a 36-4-2 win-loss-draw record with 24 knockouts. 'They already informed me of that fight prior to the fight week between Manny Pacquiao and Mario Barrios. All good so far in my training and conditioning,' the 33-year-old Ancajas said. 'My opponent is so aggressive that is why I must always be cautious.' MP Promotions president Sean Gibbons, meanwhile, said they are excited to see Ancajas fight. 'Finally, Jerwin will be fighting for his third super bantamweight bout. This is another stepping stone for him to fight for a world title,' Gibbons said. 'He spent his time here in the US training alongside Pacquiao, Marcial and Mark Magsayo. We cannot wait more to see him fight.' '[This is] one of the final steps for Jerwin being able to move into another world title opportunity and it is first in the 122 pounds, but he must win this fight. It is a very crucial fight,' Gibbons added. Ancajas is coming off a win against Richie Mepranum last January for the GAB junior-featherweight title. The 32-year old Casero, meanwhile, is coming off a sixth-round technical knockout win over Federico Andres Penarrieta of Argentina last May and currently holds a 13-4 card with five knockouts. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
06-06-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Marcial to fight in Pacquiao-Barrios undercard
Paris 2024 Olympics - Boxing - July 30, 2024. Eumir Felix Marcial of Philippines in action against Turabek Khabibullaev of Uzbekistan. REUTERS/Maye-E Wong Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Marcial is fulfilling his dream of fighting alongside Manny Pacquiao as he will be in one of the undercard fights in Pacman's match against Mario Barrios on July 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The 29-year old Marcial will take on 30-year old American Alexis Gaytan in an eight-round middleweight non-title bout on the same date, according to MP Promotions president Sean Gibbons. 'Ever since I started boxing, the reason I started I was so inspired by Manny Pacquiao as a kid when I watched him fighting on TV,' Marcial said. 'It was my dream to always fight along and eventually and to be on a card with Manny Pacquiao.' Marcial bagged the bronze medal in the Olympics back in 2021 in Tokyo, but fell short in his bid for another medal last 2024 in Paris. As a professional, Marcial has a 5-0 record, with three knockouts. He last fought professionally in March 2023 in the Philippines where he knocked out Thailand's Thoedsak Sinam in the fourth round. Gaytan, meanwhile, has a 17-10 record with six knockouts. Marcial arrived in the United States on Tuesday, along with Jerwin Ancajas, Mark Magsayo, and Jonas Sultan, to join Pacquiao in training camp. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
