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Sultan knocks down American fighter twice in boxing return

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Jonas Sultan knocks down Carlos Caraballo during their bantamweight fight at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on October 30, 2021 in New York City. Al Bello, Getty Images/AFP" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/sports/10/31/boxing.jpg"/><figcaption>Jonas Sultan knocks down Carlos Caraballo during their bantamweight fight at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on October 30, 2021 in New York City. <em>Al Bello, Getty Images/AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Jonas Sultan made an impressive comeback by dominating his opponent Frank Gonzales during their eight-round clash in Plant City, Florida.</p><p>Sultan showed no sign of rust, starting out in an aggressive pace to knock down Gonzales twice during their junior featherweight clash at the Whitesands Events Center.</p><p>The Filipino connected a heavy blow to deck the American in the second round before launching another barrage to stagger Gonzales again in the fifth.</p><p>As a result, all the judges awarded the Zamboanga Valientes-backed fighter a unanimous decision.</p><p>Sultan was accompanied in Florida by boxing coach Joven Jimenez, MP Promotions chief Sean Gibbons and Brendan Gibbons.</p><p>The last time Sultan fought was in April 2022 when he lost a decision to Paul Butler in their WBO title clash.</p><p>With the victory, Sultan improved his record to 19-6.</p><p>&quot;Masaya tayo at proud,&quot; said his manager, Valientes co-owner Rolando Navarro Jr. &quot;Medyo kinabahan tayo kasi isang taong hindi lumaban si Jonas.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Pero nung makita ko sa round 2 ang bilis at lakas niya, sabi ko mananalo tayo dito.&quot;</p><p>Sultan&#x27;s US campaign is supported by Zamboanga Valientes&#x27; Cory Navarro and Michael Venezuela. He is also backed by Mayor John Dalipe, 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><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>

Jonas Sultan made an impressive comeback by dominating his opponent Frank Gonzales during their eight-round clash in Plant City, Florida.