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Boxing: Title contender Jonas Sultan showed no fear facing ex-champ

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Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News

It looked like “Quadro Alas” didn’t expect unheralded fighter Jonas “Zorro” Sultan to press the action in their junior bantamweight title eliminator over the weekend, and that cost Johnriel Casimero his supposed preordained shot at the championship against reigning world belt-holder Jerwin Ancajas.A veteran of 27 fights, Casimero is more experienced than Sultan, but ALA Boxing head coach Edito Villamor said Sultan was able to outwit Casimero by forcing the former 2-division world champion to be on the defensive throughout their 12-rounder.This enabled Sultan to hammer out a unanimous decision win to secure his 14th career victory in 17 bouts.“Ang game namin is paatrasin si Casimero para ‘di sya makabuwelo ng malakas na suntok,” explained Villamor. “Hindi makasuntok si Casimero &#x27;pag napapaatras.”<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/sports/09/17/17/watch-zorro-stuns-casimero-to-earn-title-shot">WATCH: &#x27;Zorro&#x27; stuns Casimero to earn title-shot</a></li></ul>Villamor said his camp studied Casimero’s fight tapes for almost three months and found that the former flyweight and junior flyweight titlist is more effective when throwing his punch from a distance.This is why they trained Sultan to close the distance and prevent Casimero from setting up his power punches.“Si Sultan ay may capability na paatrasin si Casimero. Wala siyang ipinakitang respeto kahit 2-division champion si Casimero,” said Villamor.Villamor said Sultan and the ALA Boxing team are taking a two-week break before looking forward to the boxer’s mandatory title shot against Ancajas some time in April 2018.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/16/17/boxing-jonas-sultan-outpoints-ex-champ-casimero-in-pinoy-pride-42">Boxing: Jonas Sultan outpoints ex-champ Casimero in &#x27;Pinoy Pride 42&#x27;</a></li></ul>He said that, just like what they did for the Casimero fight, he and his fellow trainers will spend countless hours studying Ancajas’ fight tapes.Villamor acknowledged that Sultan still needs to polish his skills, but the 25-year-old Cebuano is willing to learn, he said.“Aminado naman siyang marami pa siyang kulang kaya kailangang mag-prepare para sa world title fight,” said Villamor. “Mabait na bata iyon. Grabe ang sacrifice niya na iniwan nya ng three months ang pamilya niya para lang sa laban nila ni Casimero.”(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.)

A veteran of 27 fights, Johnriel Casimero is more experienced than Sultan, but Sultan was able to outwit Casimero.

A veteran of 27 fights, Johnriel Casimero is more experienced than Sultan, but Sultan was able to outwit Casimero.

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Boxing: Title contender Jonas Sultan showed no fear facing ex-champ

Dennis Gasgonia,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 21, 2017 02:29 AM PHT

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