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In title defense, Jerwin Ancajas more careful anticipating surprises

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Dennis Gasgonia, ABSCBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/04/09/20190409-ancajas-dg.jpg"/><figcaption>World junior bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is making sure all bases are covered for his mandatory title defense against Japan’s Ryuichi Funai on May 4. Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div><h3>Ancajas feels he&#x27;s at &#x27;90%&#x27; now, ahead of world-title bout</h3>TERNATE, Cavite—World junior bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is making sure all bases are covered for his mandatory title defense against Japan’s Ryuichi Funai on May 4.Ancajas has already sparred 12 rounds twice already, shifting from one fighting style to another.He said he wants to avoid what happened during the Alejandro Santiago Barrios fight wherein he settled for a split draw.“Alam naming gutom si Funai sa championship,” Ancajas said during training at the Marine Base here.“Kaya lima ka-sparring ko para iba iba ang estilo. Nadala kami sa sa last fight namin. Iba estilong pinaghandaan namin, ’yung kalaban iba naman ang ginawa.”For coach Joven Jimenez, he wants Ancajas to be more aggressive. That way, Ancajas will be able to dictate the pace of the fight.“Mas mobile na siya kumpara noong nakaraan. Dinagdagan din namin ang aggressiveness,” said Jimenez.Ancajas has already spent a month training here, where he has made full use of the training facility, especially the track oval. He even tried training like a marine once.“Sinubukan ko ’yung obstacle course. Sa gitna na kami pinag-start, pagdating sa dulo nu’ng pag-akyat ng tali, sabi sa’kin kahit kalahati lang daw,” ganoong kahirap ang training nila.Col. Manuel Bundang, commander of the Marine Base Philippine Navy, said he is happy to have Ancajas, a Philippine Navy reservist, train with them.“Jerwin is one of our own. ’Pag nakikita siya ng mga trainee dito nagpapa-picture sila. Mataas ang morale ng buong base,” Bundang said.Ancajas has already reached the peak of his training and will begin tapering down in the next few weeks.“Nasa 90% na po kami,” he said.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Jerwin Ancajas is making sure all bases are covered for his mandatory title defense against Japan’s Ryuichi Funai on May 4.

Jerwin Ancajas is making sure all bases are covered for his mandatory title defense against Japan’s Ryuichi Funai on May 4.

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In title defense, Jerwin Ancajas more careful anticipating surprises

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABSCBN News

Published Apr 09, 2019 11:16 PM PHT

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Updated Apr 10, 2019 12:19 AM PHT

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