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Boxing: Tactician Ancajas stakes world title vs bruiser Jonas Sultan in all-Pinoy bout

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Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/05/26/sultan-ancajas.jpg"/><figcaption>Jerwin Ancajas is heavily tipped to beat Jonas Sultan in their world title fight on Saturday (Sunday morning, Manila time). Roy Luarca</figcaption></figure></div>Jerwin Ancajas may be the better fighter in terms of experience and skills, but Jonas Sultan&#x27;s sheer determination could put him on level with the world champion.These factors make for an intriguing fight between the 2 Filipino boxers who will square off in a historic title clash in Fresno, Calif., on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).Ancajas will defend his world junior bantamweight crown for the second time in the US against a hungry mandatory challenger in Sultan.“While all the attention ay na kay Ancajas, hindi masyadong nabibigyan ng attention kung bakit naging mandatory contender si Jonas Sultan, especially ‘yung last 3 fights niya wherein 2 are former world champions and the third is an up-and-coming fighter from South Africa. All of them tinalo niya,” fight analyst Dennis Principe said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/26/18/boxing-after-weeks-losing-weight-time-for-ancajas-jonas-sultan-to-bulk-up">Boxing: After weeks losing weight, time for Ancajas, Jonas Sultan to bulk up</a></li></ul>Principe was referring to Sultan&#x27;s victories over former world champions John Riel Casimero and Sonny Boy Jaro, as well as South African Makazole Tete.Sultan knocked out Tete and Jaro, while he outfoxed Casimero to arrange a title shot at Ancajas, which will be the first all-Filipino title fight in 93 years.“After 5 title defenses, anong klaseng confidence meron na si Ancajas? Lumalagpas na ba or is it still enough to maintain ang kanyang hunger as a world champion?” said Principe.“Whereas on the other hand, anong klaseng confidence ang ibinibigay nung 3 laban na &#x27;yun kay Sultan? Is it enough for him to give Ancajas a good fight or will it give him false hope while entering the Ancajas bout? So lahat ng ingredients para maging intriguing ang fight nandito.”For veteran boxing commentator Ed Tolentino, Ancajas and Sultan have contrasting fighting styles. Whoever imposes his strategy in the ring will come out the winner.“You can see how the fight will go if we go by Ancajas&#x27; approach: he will break down Sultan like a math problem and by the middle rounds reduce him to nothing but a simple equation,” Tolentino said.“It is Sultan who is the enigma here: he will try to crowd Ancajas, force to disrupt his rhythm by barging like a drunkard in an otherwise orderly saloon.”<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/25/18/boxing-uncomfortable-staredown-between-good-guy-opponents-ancajas-sultan">Boxing: Uncomfortable staredown between good-guy opponents Ancajas, Sultan</a></li></ul>Resident &quot;Gametime&quot; boxing analyst Nissi Icasiano said Ancajas and Sultan have different motivations going into the bout.“Jerwin Ancajas, on one hand, is fighting to become the standard bearer of Philippine boxing,” Icasiano said in a recent interview with the ANC sports program.“Sultan, on ther other hand, is fighting for recognition. Kasi out of 17 fights in his career, 3 beses lang siya lumaban sa Pinoy Pride the flagship show of ALA Boxing stable,” explained the analyst. “Kasabayan na niya itong Pagara brothers, at one point Mark Magsayo. Pero he didn&#x27;t get that push na hinihingi niya from ALA because he is a raw talent nga.”Principe said Ancajas, who has a record of 29-1-1, has been getting most of the attention between the two boxers. Principe said this is one of the reasons he has become an overwhelming favorite.But it would be dangerous to underestimate Sultan, he said.“Ancajas is the favorite sa laban na ito, pero nagmumukhang overwhelming . . . But the determination ‘pag iyon ang nangibabaw kay Sultan, hindi malayong maka score ng upset si Sultan,” said Principe.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

Ancajas will defend his world junior-bantamweight title against Sultan Sunday morning, Manila time, the first all-Filipino world-title fight in nearly a century.

Ancajas will defend his world junior-bantamweight title against Sultan Sunday morning, Manila time, the first all-Filipino world-title fight in nearly a century.

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Boxing: Tactician Ancajas stakes world title vs bruiser Jonas Sultan in all-Pinoy bout

Dennis Gasgonia,

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Published May 26, 2018 11:16 PM PHT

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Updated May 27, 2018 11:39 AM PHT

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