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Panabo pride Jerwin Ancajas puts his new moves and strategies to the test against Uruguay’s Ruben Dario Casero as the former Filipino champion looks to climb the super bantamweight ladder
MANILA, Philippines – For Jerwin Ancajas, beating Ruben Dario Casero on Saturday, August 2 (Sunday, August 3, Philippine time) won’t be enough. The pride of Panabo City must win impressively to prove he can become a world champion again.
The 33-year-old Ancajas knows he must dispose of or dominate Casero in an eight-round catchweight bout at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California, to climb the super bantamweight ladder where he is ranked No. 5 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and No. 6 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF), where he reigned as super flyweight king from 2016 to 2022.
Having undertaken over three months of preparation in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, where he trained alongside his idol and benefactor Manny Pacquiao, Ancajas believes he can get past Casero and convince MP (Manny Pacquiao) Promotions president Sean Gibbons that he’s ready for another title crack.
Ancajas, holder of a 36-4-2 record with 24 knockouts, said his longtime trainer Joven Jimenez has charted new strategies and moves he can put to the test against Casero (13-4 with 5 knockouts), a 32-year-old former WBC South American champion from Uruguay.
Reaping the benefits of rigorous training with Jimenez at Gibbons’ Knuckleheads Gym, Ancajas tipped the scales at 123.8 pounds, slightly heavier than Casero’s 123.4 during the official weigh-in on Friday, August 1.
Ancajas said he’s pumped up by the victories of fellow MP boxers Mark Magsayo and Eumir Marcial in the Pacquiao-Mario Barrios undercard on July 19 that ended in a majority draw in Las Vegas.
Drawing inspiration from the 46-year-old Pacquiao’s performance against Barrios, 30, Ancajas said he has no reason not to excel against Casero. – Rappler.com
