NAPANATILI ni world rated Joe Noynay ang kanyang WBO Asia Pacific Youth super featherweight belt nang mapatigil sa 8th round ang matibay na Chinese challenger na si Zhang Quixiu kamakalawa ng gabi sa Mall of Asia Music Hall sa Pasay City.
“The southpaw Noynay, 23, dominated with his superior boxing skills making good use of his long right jab and left straights as well as landing combinations at the coming-forward Chinese warrior who was betting on one power punch, swinging one punch at a time, mostly overhead blows,” ayon sa ulat ng Philboxing.com. “Noynay, in contrast, employed a variety of punches in his attacks, displaying a wider repertoire,” dagdag sa ulat. “By the eighth, the 22 year-old Chinese was rocked down to the blue canvas of the Mall of Asia. Bravely, he stood up at the count of veteran referee Ferdinand Estrella. But the second landing was worst. Zhang fell bad flat on his back, prompting his coach Cui Di to throw the white towel, ending the battle at the 1:56 minute mark in round eight.”
Napaganda ni Noynay ang kanyang rekord sa 15-2-1, na may 5 pagwawagi sa knockouts at inaasahang papasok sa top 10 kay WBO junior lightweight champion Masayuki Ito ng Japan.
-Gilbert Espeña
