00:00Prince Albert Pagara defended his International Boxing Federation Intercontinental featherweight
00:13title after knocking out his Mexican challenger in the first round.
00:17The Filipino boxing champion lived up to the expectations when he stopped Jesus Chito Rios
00:24in less than two minutes of the first round in the main event of the Pinoy Pride 32 Duel
00:29in Dubai 2 event at the Dubai World Trade Center on Friday.
00:33Dubbed the Mexico vs Philippines Challenge, the fight card also saw Pagara's older brother
00:39Jason and their a-la-gym stablemate Jimricks Haka win their fights against their Mexican
00:44foes to the delight of a partisan Filipino crowd.
00:48The main event of the night was barely halfway the opening round when Pagara launched a barrage
00:53of blows to knock down his Mexican opponent.
00:56Rios was given a mandatory 8-count by the referee but when the fight resumed, Pagara
01:01immediately landed another deadly combination prompting the referee to end the fight.
01:06I didn't expect that but I saw his opening, where my hand went in, I hit it.
01:12Jason Pagara had to work harder in disposing of Mexico's Ramiro Sissimi Alcaraz.
01:18The Filipino boxer fought with a bloodied face for most of the fight after an accidental
01:23headbutt by the Mexican left a cut under Jason's left eye in the first round.
01:28The Mexican was deducted a point for the accidental headbutt but the fight remained intense as
01:33the Mexican employed hit-and-run tactics to move around the hard-hitting Filipino.
01:38The fight was stopped in the 8th round after another accidental headbutt by the Mexican
01:43aggravated the injury under Jason's left eye, prompting the ring physician to halt
01:48the fight as the Filipino was no longer fit to continue.
01:51The result was therefore decided by the judges' scorecards, which had a falling winning by
01:56unanimous decision.
01:57I didn't expect a headbutt from him, I wasn't that aggressive in the fight, I didn't think
02:06that I had a cut here, I didn't stop the referee but I still got two cuts on my face.
02:17I still got a headbutt from him.
02:20Veteran Filipino boxer Jim Rex Haka defeated Pablo Montiel via unanimous decision.
02:25I got a headbutt from him, I got knocked out, I was just coughing, I was always coughing
02:36because I was hit, I was dizzy, so I recovered, my dizziness was gone, my coaches told me
02:49to just keep on fighting so I wouldn't get hit because I was ahead, that's what I did.
02:56Dubai-based Filipino boxer Larry Abara also had a big win during the event.
03:00Abara knocked out his Indonesian counterpart Tony Arema in just 54 seconds of the first round.
03:06With the success of the first two editions of the Pinoy Pride Duel in Dubai, Michael
03:11Aldeguer, President and CEO of ALAP Boxing Group, says they are now preparing another
03:16sequel next year.
03:19Again, the fans came in droves to support the Filipino fighters and we're very excited.
03:23I think I've always said this before, the Dubai fans are one of the best fans.
03:26The Filipino fans, we're very happy to be back again.
03:29We're looking again to make another one next year.
03:31With the impressive number of boxing fans who turned up at the event,
03:35Aldeguer said there is strong potential for bigger boxing promotions
03:39to be organized in the Emirates.
03:42Irish Eden Belleza for Golf News.
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