SAMMY Gello-ani’s SGG Sports Promotions will offer the March 4 double championship fight card at the Cebu Coliseum free to the public for the upper and lower box seats as thanksgiving for the prayers and support the Cebuanos have given Team Casimero who survived the Argentina ordeal.
This Sunday, the WBO Asia-Pacific interim Jr. Lightweight Championship will be at stake between Weng Haya and former WBO Oriental Champion Jose Ocampo. Haya is best remembered as the unknown Filipino boxer who floored WBO world featherweight champion, Orlando Salido twice last Dec. 17, 2011 in Mexico but eventually lost by 8th round TKO.
There is also the Philippine Lightweight Championship between current champion, Jay Solmiano of Manila against former WBO ASPAC ruler Rey Labao of Lilo-an, Leyte.
The card also pits former world title challenger Ciso Morales vs. Joash Aparecio, the promising Virgilio Silvano of Omega Gym vs. Roilo Golez , Jessie Cris Rosales (Buhay Boksingero lightweight champion) vs. Elmer Pulbe of Pagadian City, Rennel Flechero vs. Marlo Pasigna, Jasper Buhat vs. Jovan Muñoz and ABAP National gold medalist Jack Tepora who is making his pro debut vs. Walter Semblante of Mandaue City.
Tepora will get a citation this Saturday during the Cebu Sportswriters Awards.
Ringside seats are only priced at P200.
Team Casimero – composed of newly crowned IBF interim lt.flyweight champ Johnriel Casimero, trainer Pingping Tepora and Promoter Sammy Gello-ani – survived a post-fight riot in Argentina initiated by fans of hometown boxer Luis Lazarte.
Boxing will start at exactly 5:30 p.m. in the card presented SGG Sports Promotions, Sampson Boxing LLC and GMA–7. /Correspondent Rene Bonsubre Jr