WBC international bantamweight title fight on Friday night at RMC gym in Davao City

Jose Abad Santos mayor Alexander Wangkay holds the WBC international
bantamweight belt at stake on Friday’s championships bout between
challenger Balweg Bangoyan (left) and champion Sande Otieno (right) of
Kenya at the RMC gym in Davao City.(DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSN.)

WBC international bantamweight champion Sande Otieno during the
weigh-in at Metro Lifestyle Fitness Center.(DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSN.)



Challenger Balweg Bangoyan during the weigh-in, Thursday at Metro Lifestyle
Fitness Center in Davao City.(DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSN.)

PBF Junior Featherweight Champion Balweg Bangoyan

Balweg Bangoyan is the new Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) Junior Featherweight Champion. He will be based in Davao City for the training under Vicente Joven Adriano.


Bangoyan with his supporters led by Jose Abad Santos Mayor Alexander "Zander Khan" Wangkay (3rd from left) during a press presentation, recently, at the Dencio's Kamayan Restaurant.

19-year-old boxing champion prepares for bigger fights, to train in Davao City

Nineteen-year-old Balweg Bangoyan of the Municipality of Jose Abad Santos is the new Philippine Boxing Federation Junior Featherweight champion and he is not stopping.
Training immediately starts for the fighter of Mayor Alexander "Zhander Khan" Wangkay in preparation for bigger fights.
Mayor Wangkay said that the World Boxing Organization official Leon Panuncillo has called him because of their interest on Bangoyan, a third generation professional fighter of the Bangoyan clan. Two-time Philippine champions Arman Bangoyan fought in the middle of 1970s followed by Little Bangoyan in the 1980s.
"We started receiving calls including from Wakee Salud of Cebu who plans to put Balweg in an undercard fight featuring Manny Pacquiao next year in Las Vegas," said the mayor.
But Mayor Wangkay wants Balweg to hone his skills before the big fights.
"Once he is ready, we will let him fight," said the mayor, who will base his fighter in Davao City under the watchful eyes of long-time trainer Vicente Joven Adriano.
The five-foot-five Bangoyan was born in Jose Abad Santos on January 18, 1987 and turned professional last year.
He now holds a clean 9-0 win-loss record, seven via knockout and two by unanimous decision.
The latest victory was the championship win over Elper Paganpan of the Yuli Alfante Stable in 10-round undercard last November 14 at the Mall of Asia where World Boxing Council (WBC) top officials were present to see the fight.
"We want to create a name for himself and that everybody will be proud of him," said the mayor.