RAMIE Laput beat Anthony Eric Macas by unanimous decision in their ten round non-title fight at the Cebu Coliseum Friday night.
Laput landed the cleaner blows and controlled the action from the opening bell. Macas' effort in launching a counter-offensive were too few and far in between. The scorecards read: 97-93, 97-93 and 99-91 all for Laput who is ranked No. 4 by the WBO and is the current WBO Intercontinental titlist.
In another fight, Fernando Lumacad won by unanimous ten round decision over Nino Suelo. Both fighters started tentatively until the third round when Suelo stunned Lumacad with a right. Lumacad fought back and a furious exchange ensued at the center of the ring. Suelo faded in the 8th round as Lumacad continued to press the initiative until the end of the fight. The scores: 96-94, 96-94 and 98-92.
Meanwhile, Ariel Barotillo scored a second round TKO win over Joy Pol although he was deducted a point in the opening round due to an accidental head butt. Barotillo regrouped in the 2nd and unleashed a fusillade of punches and pinned Pol in his own corner and knocking him down at 2:12 of the second round. Ariel is trained by brother Arnel Barotillo a former world ranked contender who lost to Manny Pacquiao seven years ago.
Other winners include Jose Ocampo who scored a third round TKO over Jomar Labiogo in their featherweight battle; Edward Penerio beat John Rey Canete by TKO in the 2nd round in a light flyweight bout; light flyweight Ivan Soriano scored a second round TKO win over Ronell Sosan; Anthony ?Zorro? Sabalde beat Bernard Salisinas via 4th round TKO in their lt.flyweight bout and Jerwin Ancajas won by 4 round majority decision over Jayme Papa in their light flyweight encounter, 39-37, 39-37 and 38-38.
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