Rising stars: Filipino bet Cris Leon scores split decision over Singaporean foe | Inquirer Sports

Rising stars: Filipino bet Cris Leon scores split decision over Singaporean foe

By: - Reporter / @MarkGiongcoINQ
/ 09:09 PM March 23, 2019

Rising Stars. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—Filipino Cris Leon scored an upset against Singaporean prospect Muhamad Ridhwan in the Rising Stars fight card Saturday night at Resorts World Manila.

Leon proved to be a tough nut to crack for Ridhwan and earned a split decision victory in the featherweight six-rounder.

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The 27-year-old Leon, who already has 18 losses, picked up his 12th win.

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Ridhwan, who is a three-time Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist, took just his second loss with 11 wins.

Ridhwan found his groove late in the fight and even dropped Leon in the sixth round.

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Huffing and puffing, Leon barely survived the sixth round. He was also deducted by a point in the fifth round for pushing Ridhwan down.

In the opening bout of the main card, Reymark Ibones settled for a majority decision against Henry Lumanan in a four-rounder in the flyweight division.

The Rising Stars boxing event is co-promoted by Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions and Ringstar Asia.

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TAGS: Boxing, MP Promotions, Ringstar Asia, Rising stars

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