Source: gmanews.tv
-- Ana “The Hurricane" Julaton continued to whip up a storm in women’s boxing as the Fil-Am fighter annexed the World Boxing Organization super-bantamweight title Friday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California (Saturday in Manila).
Julaton hacked out a 10-round unanimous decision victory over veteran Donna Biggers to add the vacant WBO belt to her International Boxing Association (IBA) 122-lb strap.
Largely considered as the “female Manny Pacquiao," the Daly City-based Pinay hiked her win-loss-draw record to 6-1-1 with one knockout to her name and maintained her position among the Philippines’ world champions.
The 29-year-old Julaton is in the esteemed company of WBO welterweight boss Pacquiao, WBA interium super-flyweight king Nonito Donaire, Jr., IBF light-flyweight holder Brian Viloria, WBO minimumweight supremo Donnie Nietes, and WBC light-flyweight titlist Rodel Mayol.
Julaton first rose to fame by defeating the more inexperienced Kelsey Jeffries (41-10-1) via majority decision in their battle for the vacant IBA tiara last September and her succeeding victory over Biggers (19-9-1, 16 KOs) further cemented her status among the hottest properties in the women’s boxing scene today.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
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