Silvano, Purisima battle for vacant WBO Asia-Pacific belt in Balamban

FIGHT fans in the municipality of Balamban, Cebu will be treated to two fight cards this September.

Virgilio “Maton” Silvano of the Omega Gym of Cebu targets the vacant WBO Asia-Pacific light flyweight title against Jetly Purisima on Sept. 7 at the Balamban Sports Complex.

The 23-year-old Silvano (16W-2L-1D, 10 KOs) holds the Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) light flyweight belt and in his last fight in February beat Louie Arlos by unanimous decision in his hometown in Dalaguete.

“I’ve trained hard for this fight because for me, it’s the biggest fight of my career,” said Silvano. “I’m in top condition right now and I’m very excited to fight.”

The 25-year-old Purisima (17W-12L-4D, 5 KOs) is a grizzled road warrior who has fought in Thailand and Indonesia .

Also penned to appear on the card is Marvin Sonsona, the former WBO world superflyweight champion, who will make an appearance after more than a year-long hiatus. He will be facing Jason Egera of Siaton, Negros Oriental.

Also scheduled to appear is world ranked flyweight Froilan Saludar, who will face Julios Alcos.

This boxing promotion is presented by International Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

On Sept. 25 in the same venue, ALA Promotions will have a boxing event headlined by Jimmy Paypa vs Jason Redondo in a ten-round, non-title contest.

Other bouts include Jun Intor vs Nelson Sandal (4 rounds), Crispin Parba vs Yosuke Miyagawa of Japan (6 rounds), Kim Galon vs Marlou Talili (6 rounds) , Raul Yu vs Hector Rojoca (4 rounds) and Takaomi Naoma of Japan vs Leo Santisima (4 rounds).  /Correspondents Rene Bonsubre, Jr. and Dale Rosal