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Boxing: Sultan returns to action after loss to Butler

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Former title contender Jonas Sultan. Roy Luarca" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/05/26/sultan.jpg"/><figcaption>Former title contender Jonas Sultan. <em>Roy Luarca</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Former world title contender Jonas Sultan is all set for his comeback as he takes on an American fighter in Plant City, Florida on Thursday (Manila time).</p><p>Sultan, who is coming off a decision loss to Paul Butler, will face Frank Gonzales in an eight-round non-title bout at the Whitesands Events Center.</p><p>The Zamboanga Valientes-backed fighter has been training in the US with former world champion Jerwin Ancajas and his coach Joven Jimenez in Las Vegas, Nevada.</p><p>Sultan will need to get past Gonzales to climb the junior featherweight rankings.</p><p>The Filipino went through a 16-month hiatus after bowing to Butler in their WBO title clash in April 2022.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/23/22/boxing-sultan-falls-short-in-wbo-title-shot-vs-butler">Boxing: Sultan falls short in WBO title shot vs Butler</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/21/22/boxing-sultan-to-face-butler-for-interim-wbo-title">Boxing: It&#x27;s official - Sultan to face Butler for interim WBO title</a></li></ul><p>Prior his defeat, Sultan was on a three-fight win streak defeating Carlos Caraballo, Sharone Carter and Salatiel Amit in dominant fashion.</p><p>The 26-year-old Gonzales, on the other hand, is on a roll with three successive victories. He beat Delio Gomez, Camilo Peralta and Jose Alfaro before arranging the bout with Sultan.</p><p>But he has been unsuccessful against regional boxing champions. Gonzales lost via stoppages to WBA Ferdecretro champion Saul Sanchez and WBO Latino champ Emmanuel Rodriguez.</p><p>Sultan&#x27;s US campaign is supported by Zamboanga Valientes owners Rolando Navarro Jr, Cory Navarro and Michael Venezuela. He is also backed by MLV Accounting, Go For Gold of Jeremy Go, Congressman&#x27;s Mike Romero&#x27;s Globalport. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/21/22/boxing-jonas-sultans-title-aspirations-gets-boost">Boxing: Jonas Sultan&#x27;s title aspirations gets boost from Go for Gold</a></li></ul><div><br/><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mAeXrMOGBBA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Former world title contender Jonas Sultan is all set for his comeback as he takes on an American fighter in Plant City, Florida on Thursday (Manila time).