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MELVIN Jerusalem pumped life back into Philippine boxing with his Easter Sunday feat in Nagoya, Japan.
Jerusalem, 30, knocked down Shigeoka twice en route to a split decision verdict that made him a world champion a second time and brought a breath of fresh air after a string of disappointments for Filipino fighters. Lady boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas also sparkled in their ring assignments while tennis ace Alex Eala added a trophy to her collection to join the country’s only reigning boxing title-holder in the march of outstanding performers.Petecio, silver medalist in the Tokyo Olympiad, gained a crack at a targeted medal upgrade in Paris as she booked another stint in the Olympics by beating Turkey’s Esra Yildiz via SD in the women’s 57kg class of the World Qualifying Tournament in Italy.
Tokyo bronze medalist Eumir Marcial, another Paris-bound boxer, treated fans to a seventh-round TKO of Thoedsak Sinam as he made his first pro fight at home at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.Eala, 18, teamed up with Frenchwoman Estelle Cascino in pulling the rug from under top seeds Jessika Ponchet of France and Maia Lumsden of Britain, 7-5, 7-6 .
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