CEBU CITY, Philippines — Newly-crowned IBF Asia light-weight king “Prince” Albert Pagara desires a rematch in opposition to the fighter who inflicted the one loss in his profession.
Pagara lately gained the IBF regional title through a majority choice in opposition to Chinese language Aketelieti Yelejian in Passi Metropolis, Iloilo, final June 15.
It was a hard-earned victory for Albert Pagara after coming off from a two-year hiatus.
Now, the previous ALA Boxing Health club star units his eyes on his tormentor, Cesar Juarez of Mexico who stained his erstwhile unbeaten report within the professional boxing scene.
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The 30-year-old Albert Pagara informed CDN Digital that he and Cebuano boxing promoter Lorenzo “Chao” Sy are already planning to provide him a rematch in opposition to Juarez.
“Ang plano sa panahon karon ug sa Chao Sy Promotions nga si Juarez akong puhon ikalaban sa usa ka rematch,” mentioned Pagara.
To recall, Pagara fought Juarez in San Mateo, California in 2016. He was set to defend his World Boxing Group (WBO) Inter-Continental tremendous bantamweight title in opposition to Juarez.
Nevertheless, he ended up struggling a devastating eighth-round knockout regardless of flattening Juarez within the first spherical. That stunning loss ended Pagara’s 26-fight successful streak.
The knockout loss was so extreme, that Albert Pagara was carried out of the ring on a stretcher
Juarez was identified at the moment because the fighter who gave former four-division world champion Nonito Donaire one of many latter’s hardest fights in his profession.
Donaire and Juarez fought in 2015 for the WBO world tremendous bantamweight title with the previous successful by unanimous choice after the latter was decked twice of their 12-rounder bout.
For Pagara, there’s no higher opponent than Juarez to make a press release in his journey in direction of regaining the glory in his boxing profession.
Regardless of that lone defeat, Albert Pagara nonetheless has a formidable professional boxing report of 35 wins with 24 knockouts in his resume.
Juarez has 29 wins with 22 knockouts and 15 defeats. The 32-year-old Mexican is scheduled to struggle unbeaten American prospect Maliek Montgomery on June 28 in Atlanta Metropolis, United States.
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