Noli James Maquilan (left) and Jason Facularin show their readiness in time for their bantamweight title clash during Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow on Saturday at the Cuneta Astrodome. Photo from MP Promotions/Wendell Alinea
MANILA, Philippines–Rising Filipino bantamweights Noli James Maquilan and Jason Facularin clash for the WBC Asia Continental title in the main event of Blow-by-Blow on Saturday at Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay.
Both fighters are off to a strong start in their pro careers.
Maquilan, representing the Penalosa Boxing Gym of Better Living-Paranaque, sports a 9-1 record with six knockouts.
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Facularin, who fights out of the Ring Master Boxing Gym of Davao City, meanwhile, is 8-1 with all of his wins coming inside the distance.
The bout headlines a 13-fight card, which begins at 2 p.m.
Blow-By-Blow, shown on ONE Sports channel every Sunday at 8:30 p.m., was revived by no less than Pacquiao himself in November 2022 as a way of lending a hand to Filipino boxers.
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“As I have pledged before, Blow-By-Blow will be used a platform for the showcase of topnotch Filipino ring talent,” Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division legend, said as the weekly boxing show fulfills its commitment to Philippine boxing.
“Remember that I also started as a nobody like many of our dear Filipino boxers,” Pacquiao, Blow-By-Blow’s most outstanding product said.