Pinoy Pride 7 boxers to hold public sparring session Sat.

THE MAIN protagonists in the upcoming Pinoy Pride 7: Battle of Mactan will hold a public sparring session on Saturday at the Gaisano Island Mall-Mactan.

AJ “Bazooka” Banal will show his readiness against Canadian Tyson “The Prince of Hali” Cave, whom he will face in the card’s main event slated July 30 at the newly built Hoops Dome in barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City.

Michael Domingo and Lorenzo Villanueva, who will see action in the main undercards, will also join the workout, which starts at 5 p.m.

Domingo, who is coming from a split-decision loss against South Africa’s Vusi Malinga, will try get back on track against Indonesia’s Richard Samosir.

Villanueva hopes to protect his unbeaten record against another Indonesian opponent in Eddy Camaro.  /EDITORIAL ASSISTANT CALVIN D. CORDOVA