JESS RHEY Waminal of Bukidnon and University of the Visayas’s (UV) Kenneth Gentallian put up dominating performances as they logged Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) victories in last Sunday’s ALA-Summit Drinking Water Fight Night amateur fight card at the barangay Kalunasan sports complex in Cebu City.
Waminal needed only two rounds to dispose Bryan Abaquita of Talisay City via RSC in their 55-kilogram bout. The referee ended the bout at the 1:55 mark of the second round.
Gentallian, on the other hand, tagged Joshua Bacus with a vicious punch at the 1:13 mark of the third round in their 52kg match to snag the victory.
Meanwhile, Jeo Santisima of Mandaue City won over Raul Yu of Butuan City in their 56kg bout in the experienced amateur category.
UV’s Christian Bacolod also defeated Mark Rotilles of the Philippine-Australian Boxing Club in Mandaue in the 52kg division but Jeffrey Stella avenged Rotilles’ loss by beating UV’s Ritchie Montealto also in the 52kg division.
Talisay City’s Kit Garces won over Romel Tunacao of UV in the 44kg division and UV absorbed another loss after Ariel Sibay lost to Cabancalan High School’s Marco Pomar in the 44kg division.
In other fights, Dominique Casanares of Pit-os High School defeated Phil-Aust Boxing Club’s Richard Rama in the 42kg division; Japanese Narukami Kiyoto was beaten by Johnpaul Gabunilas of Talisay City in the 30kg division; Lapu-lapu City’s Jason Hortiza snatched a win against Flores Boxing Club’s James Roiles in the 61kg division; Arnol Quibedo of Pit-os High School won via RSC over Jomar Blanco of Phil-Aust Boxing Club with 26 seconds left in the second round; and Mark Autentiko was stunned by Onyok Rembran of Mandaue City in their 56kg division showdown in the first bout. /CORRESPONDENT DALE G. ROSAL