US EditionBalunan earns respect of many in gritty world title loss to Taduran
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Balunan earns respect of many in gritty world title loss to Taduran
CEBU CITY, Philippines — He may have lost the fight, but first-time world title challenger, Christian “Punchchan” Balunan won the hearts of the crowd and many in the Philippine boxing community. Balunan walked out of the ring with a deep cut above his right eyebrow, his face marked by twelve hard rounds, yet his smile was the brightest inside the San Andres Sports Complex on Sunday night, October 26. READ: Tagacanao vows to come back stronger af…
Manny Pacquiao Promotions, organized this Sunday morning, in tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Thrilla in Manila that measured Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1975, an evening in that town, capital of the Asian country. The most prominent fight has been the world championship IBF of minimum weight, second defense of the local champion Pedro Taduran (19-4-1, 13 KO) before the also Filipino Christian Balunan (12-1, 7 KO) as aspirant. From the…
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