Meet a most unlikely heir to Pacquiao
By Recah TrinidadIT WAS hard to believe, but they also saw a future Manny Pacquiao in Filipino fighter Lorenzo Villanueva, who suffered his first defeat (in 25 fights) Saturday night.
IT WAS hard to believe, but they also saw a future Manny Pacquiao in Filipino fighter Lorenzo Villanueva, who suffered his first defeat (in 25 fights) Saturday night.
Lorenzo Villanueva of the Philippines was dumped from his wild, wild chase of the International Boxing Organization featherweight crown after suffering a second-round stoppage inside the packed Marina Bay Sands Exposition Hall on Saturday night here.
The Philippines’ Lorenzo Villanueva lived up to his reputation of knocking down his boxing opponents during the first few minutes of the fight. But his eagerness proved to be his undoing and he ended up losing to Indonesian Daud Yordan in the fight for the International Boxing Organization’s (IBO) World Featherweight Title held at the Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore on Saturday evening.
Although unbeaten in 24 pro fights, power-punching Lorenzo Villanueva promises nothing special when he clashes with a sharp, stylish Indonesian for the world featherweight boxing title today at the fabulous Marina Bay Sands in this neat, orderly island state, lead playground destination in Asia.
UNDEFEATED Lorenzo Villanueva will enter the ring an underdog when he fights for the the International Boxing Organization (IBO) world championship at the Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore on May 5.
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