AFTER failing in his first try a year ago, Negrense boxer Genesis Servania is hoping to have another shot at a world championship, preferably against WBO super bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe of Ghana.
But first things first. The Bacolod City native Servania has to put on an impressive show against Mexican Carlos Carlson this morning at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Servania said he had a lengthy preparation for his fight against Carlson as he knows it can be his ticket on convincing Dogboe for a world title clash early next year.
“I trained hard for this fight and I’ll give all my best. My opponent is a good fighter, I have respect for him,” said Servania, who is now training with Kashimi Gym in Japan.
“If I’m scheduled to fight him, I’ll study all his fights. It will be a good fight with Dogboe,” added Servania, who suffered a unanimous decision loss to Oscar Valdez for the WBO featherweight belt last year.
Top Rank Promotions head Bob Arum, who handles the career of Servania, said he is willing to make Servania’s dream fight come true but he needed to take care of business with Carlson first.
“Then our goal is to put Servania in with Dogboe, and that’s a hell of a fight,” said Arum.
“But Dogboe also has to win his fight first (on Dec.r 8 at Madison Square Garden in New York).”
The 27-year-old Servania currently has 31-1-0 win-loss-draw ring record, with 14 knockout wins, while the 28-year-old Carlson has 23-4-0 boxing slate, including 14 stoppage wins.
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Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts hopes to continue its winning ways as it participates in the 2nd Brother’s Cup Volleyball League 2018 from Sept. 29 to 30 at the University of St. La Salle Gym in Bacolod City.
Tay Tung vice president for sports Jose Montalbo said aside from adding to its numerous titles this year, they participated in the two-day event in preparation for their stint in the 2018 Rebisco Volleyball National Finals this November in Pasig City.
“We participated in the open category of Brother’s Cup where we expect a tough challenge because some of our opponents were elder and well-experienced,” Montalbo told the Buzzer Beater.
“It’s a double purpose, aside from looking kung hanggang saan ‘yung ability ng team naming. We also want to develop the chemistry further since we will be playing in Rebisco National Finals on November,” he added.
Bannering the squad of head coach Ian Macariola are Alyssa Bertolano, Shane Carmona, Joan Marie Monares, Katherine Shane Cortez, Erika Deloria, and Kiesha Bedonia.
Also in the squad are Dya Mejos, Rhean Hebraica Almendralejo, Aurea Alvero, Annika Cabasac, Gwen Banas, and Jeanny Padilla, who is set to play for University of the Philippines Lady Maroons next year.
Thunderbolts will be facing Central Philippine University Golden Lions, University of St. La Salle’s college and high school team and University of San Agustin in the tournament organized in cooperation with Negros Federation Volleyball Enthusiast Inc./PN
