Filipino pug stops foe in 'Pacman-Clottey' undercard
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino fighter Eden Sonsona defeated his Colombian foe in the undercard of “The Event,” which features Joshua Clottey and 7-division world champion Manny Pacquiao in the main event.
According to BoxRec.com, Sonsona won over Mauricio Pastrana via technical knockout in the final round of their 8-round bout.
Sonsona (21-5, 7 KOs) is the cousin of former former World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight champion Marvin Sonsona while Pastrana (35-13-2, 23 KOs) is a former WBO NABO super bantamweight champion.
Jeff Zimmerman and David Finger of FightNews.com reported, “Sonsona dropped Pastrana earlier in the round before finishing him off at 1:33.”
Sonsona earlier scored a knockdown in Round 3.
Meanwhile, another undercard fight featuring a Filipino ended in a no contest.
The fight between Filipino Michael Farenas (27-2-3, 24 KOs) and American Joe Morales (20-13, 4 KOs) ended in a no contest “when a clash of heads in the second round opened an ugly cut over the right eye of Morales.”
Zimmerman and Finger added that “Farenas was in total control up to the time of the stoppage.”
“The Event” is being held at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
For a blow-by-blow report on the Pacquiao-Clottey fight, click here.
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panalo si paquiao dahil nagpapakumbaba siya sa Diyos
I KNOW PACMAN WILL EMERGE ONCE MORE A VICTORIOUS FIGHTER AFTER THERE SLUGFEST WITH CLOTTEY AND ONCE MORE ALL FILIPINOS AROUND THE WORLD WILL REJOICE AND UNITED. I HOPE EVEN THERE IS NO BOXING FIGHT OF PACMAN ALL FILIPINOS SHOULD FORGET OUR DIFFERENCES FOR THE COMMON GOOD OUR OUR COUNTRY. SO THAT, WE WILL FIGHT THE MOST HARDEST JOURNEY THAT OUR COUNTRY ARE FACING FOR SO LONG. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW TO THE WORLD THAT WE FILIPINOS, HAVE COURAGE TO FACE THE TRUE OPPONENT OF OUR COUNTRY WHICH IS POVERTY AND CORRUPTION IN THE GOVERMENT.
MABUHAY ANG MGA FILIPINOS AT MABUHAY ANG BANSANG FILIPINAS.