Pagara brods in crucial Maasin tiffs

By: 10 years ago

JASON “El Niño” and “Prince” Albert Pagara will face tough Indonesians this Friday at the Maasin City Gymnasium in crucial tuneup matches for the fighting siblings as they shoot for bigger foreign encounters ahead.
“Jason is slated to fight in Dubai this coming June,” said ALA Boxing Promotions CEO Michael Aldeguer, “while Albert is geared up for a regional title fight.”
Jason, the current WBO international light-welterweight champion, will face former Indonesia Boxing Association lightweight champion Rusmin Kie Raha.
“We are planning to send Jason to train in the United States,” added Aldeguer. “He is in a very tough division so he needs international training.”
Albert on the other hand, will fight Skak “Checkmate” Max in the co-main event of the boxing card billed as “Maasin Pride V: Pagara Brothers vs. Indonesia.”
This will be the first time the Pagara brothers will be fighting together in their hometown Maasin City. Their mother hails from Barangay Lib-og where their uncle Hon. Walter Sepe is the Barangay Captain.
The last time they were in Maasin together was during Pinoy Pride IV last Nov. 15, 2012. It was Albert’s fourth fight in his hometown where he did not disappoint his townmates by stopping the previously unbeaten Thai Tawanrung Eausampan in the second round.
The boxers and officials arrived in Maasin City from Cebu yesterday. Today there will be a public workout at the City Plaza while the official weigh-in and press conference will be on Thursday morning at the City Bus Terminal. A motorcade around the city will be held in the afternoon. /Maloney Samaco of philboxing