Quillano: Milan lead Seb’s boxing comeback

It was great to see Milan Melindo back in the spotlight. This event was the perfect starting point to kick off the revival of local boxing events.

Kudos to Prime Stag Sports for funding this OPBF featherweight title match. The crowd at the Cebu City Sports Complex was a bit sparse, but the weather wasn’t the best so I couldn’t complain. The time in which the main game progresses.

Milan. I thought the match was much closer than the scorecards the judges had submitted, but I’m also happy that Milan got the win they needed.

His opponent Chaiwat Buatkrathok has done well. I gave him his four rounds and Milan his three, but his remaining three rounds could have been scored either way due to the close nature of the fight.

Scores 98-92 (twice) and 97-93 seemed a little too wide. His tall Chaiwat was able to control the fight from the second round to the mid-round. Thai.

Melindo, who previously held the IBF and WBO light flyweight diadems, was battling several divisions north of his comfort zone, but wasn’t very fast or sharp at first.

However, ‘El Métódico’ was notoriously a slow starter, with a few loyal, albeit die-hard, fans enthusiastically inciting him to pick up the pace. hook.

He was able to hurt Chaiwat, but Chaiwat showed enough trickery and coolness to stifle Milan’s attacking spurt, using his height to gain an advantage and pittie putt punch. scored in

Undoubtedly, a young Milan could have ended Chaiwat early, but given that most fighters were completely inactive during the pandemic, it wasn’t such a poor performance. bottom.

Milan, 34, is no spring chicken. It’s customary for boxers to gain weight as they get older, but this last-rounder thinks the featherweight division is too big for the intrepid Milan.

face. After a long hiatus, it was great to see familiar faces at ringside, especially my sportswriter brothers in Seb.It was great to catch up while soaking up the atmosphere of a big fight event.

We hope this will be the catalyst for more regular events this year.

final round. I’m Ian Coopers, back in town.

Thank you for visiting us again. Cheers with Pitt Senor!