Arvin Magramo wins WBC International belt, Eman Bacosa stays perfect
Arvin Magramo celebrates his latest triumph alongside Manny Pacquiao during a Blow-By-Blow show at Okada Manila.—Photo from Blow-By-Blow
MANILA, Philippines—Arvin Magramo relied heavily on two knockdowns and whipped former world champion Rene Mark Cuarto to bag the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) International light flyweight crown on Thursday during Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow at Okada Manila.
The 28-year-old Magramo earned a unanimous decision win, hiking his record to 19-2-1 with 11 knockouts. The judges scored the bout, 116-110 twice and 114-112.
The victory came just before Philippine boxing celebrated another slambang event as boxers and the entire local boxing community attended the Pacquiao-Elorde Awards.
With the eight-division legend Manny Pacquiao taking the spotlight, Magramo of the Johnny Elorde Stable was the slugfest’s biggest winner.
Cuarto, attempting to propel himself into contention, simply could not over the latest challenge.
Cuarto, who once held the IBF light flyweight belt, dropped to 23-8-2 with 13KOs.
“My heart is filled with joy,” Pacquiao, who awarded the trophy to Magramo, said.
The country’s longest running boxing show on television does the telecast of the fights at 8:30 p.m. every Sunday.
Meanwhile, lightweight Eman Bacosa remained unbeaten after defeating Arnaud Darius Makita, Congolese based in Davao City.
Bacosa now totes a 6-0 card with four knockouts.
Pacquiao, the most illustrious product of Blow-By-Blow in the 1990s, assures Philippine boxing that he will continue holding cards and on the horizon is a massive world title fight.
