JAMES Noli Maquilan bucked a slow start to score an electrifying 11th-round knockout of gutsy Jason Facularin and retain the World Boxing Council Asia Continental bantamweight belt during Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow show at the Cuneta Astrodome.
Facularin corner stops fight
Referee Jerold Tomeldan called a halt to the scheduled 12-rounder at the 1:03 mark upon seeing one of Facularin’s cornermen go up the ring to plead that the fight be stopped immediately as the small but boisterous crowd erupted in cheers.
Representing the Penalosa Boxing Gym of Merville, Paranaque, Maquilan floored Facularin in the fifth with a classic jab-straight combo and late in the 10th round with a perfectly-timed left hook.
The win boosted Maquilan’s record to 10-1 with seven knockouts, while the loss dropped Facularin’s mark to 8-2 with eight knockouts.
Facularin started strong as he forced Maquilan to the ropes in the first two frames with a furious two-fisted head and body assault.
But Maquilan, known to be a slow starter, found a way to counter his foe’s aggressiveness en route to the smashing win in the fastest-growing weekly television boxing program on ONE Sports channel shown every Sunday at 8:30 p.m.
On hand to congratulate Maquilan and the night’s other top performers were key officials of the Pasay City government.
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