MMA Fighter Lausa, itataya ang Unbeaten Streak sa Boxing

ni Gerard Arce - @Sports | January 20, 2022

Hindi man naging matagumpay sa mixed martial arts career, nanatiling undefeated pa rin si Filipino brawler Jenel “Demolition Man” Lausa sa professional boxing kung saan itataya ang malinis na kartada kontra kay Cuban amateur standout Jadier Herrera para sa bakanteng WBA Asia South super-featherweight title sa Pebrero 26 sa Marina, Dubai sa United Arab Emirates.

Babandera sa ang isa pang Filipino bantamweight slugger na si Vincent “Asero” Astrolabio laban sa dating two-division World champion at two-time Olympic gold medalist na si Guillermo "El Chacal" Rigondeaux (20-2, 13 KO's) ng Cuba para sa WBC International bantamweight title.

“The clash has been confirmed by the WBA Asia head office in Seoul, Korea,” wika ni fight co-promoter Brico Santig ng Highland Boxing Team, kung saan unang beses sasabak sa labas ng bansa ang 33-anyos na tubong Iloilo City.

Huling beses sumabak sa boxing scene si Lausa (10-0-1, 6KOs) noong Set. 7, 2019 laban kay Carlos Lopez ng Indonesia na nagtapos sa 5th round knockout sa Davao del Sur, habang masusubukan ang unbeaten mark ng 19-anyos na si Herrera (4-0, 4KOs).

Ang 24-anyos na tubong Gensan naman na si Astrolobio (16-3, 12KOs) ay may 4-fight winning streak at mapapasabak sa pinakamatinding laban sa katauhan ni 2000 Sydney at 2004 Athens Olympic champion na si Rigondeaux (20-2-1, 13KOs) na kagagaling lang sa split decision loss kay Filipino WBO bantamweight titlist “Quadro Alas’ John Riel Casimero noong Agosto 14, 2021.

“We know that this is a fighter from the Philippines and we are going to be ready,” wika ni Rigondeaux sa Boxingscene.com. “We are already in full preparation to reach that commitment in the best possible way. Whoever it is, we are going to return with victory and with hope of what may come in the future.”

Minsang kinoronahang PBF)super-bantamweight titlist si Lausa noong 2016 nang manaig kay Jon-Jon Estrada via 10 round split decision sa Makati City, habang hindi ito pinalad sa MMA bouts na nasadlak sa four-fight losing skid na huling beses lumaban nung Marso 11, 2021 kay Ryskulbek Ibraimov sa BRAVE CF 47 sa Bahrain.