Source: Francis Santiago, Manila Bulletin
-- In men’s boxing, Leon Spinks became the ‘quickest’ fighter in history to win a world title when he beat Muhammad Ali in only his eighth professional fight in 1978.
Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton, a Fil-American fighter, tries to better that record when she guns for a third straight championship in only her ninth professional bout.
The 28-year-old Filipina-American, who has been hailed by many as the woman version of Manny Pacquiao, is set to face Lisa “Bad News” Brown for the vacant WBA (World Boxing Association) Female Super Bantamweight title on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada.
Should Julaton, who sports a 6-1-1 win-loss-draw record, prevails, she will become the undisputed champion at122lbs, having won the IBA and WBO super bantamweight belts in a span of four months last year.
“Ana has elevated her training overall with more intensity since she is fighting Lisa who has a lot more experience than she does. She (Ana) has been developing her offense with more combinations, power and speed,” Julaton’s trainer Nonito Donaire Sr., father of WBA interim super flyweight champ Nonito Jr., said in an interview over GMA-7.
“Ana has been an excellent boxer to coach and work with, she puts total dedication and gives it her all when she trains.”
Julaton, daughter of Cesar and Ahmelia Bonifacio, who hail from Pozzorubio, Pangasinan and Manila respectively, arrived in Canada on Wednesday and she said she will use her speed to break down Brown whom she described as a “tough and experienced fighter.”
“Like Manny Pacquiao who I have trained with for some time, I want to be the best I can be. I'll like to be as hard working as him while being humble,” the San Francisco-based Julaton said in the same interview.
Friday, March 26, 2010
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