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Igorota outpoints opponent

- Roderick Osis

FORMER Philippine female minimum weight champion Jessebelle Pagaduan bucked a one year and six month hiatus to resume her winning ways in Bangkok, Thailand.

Pagaduan who hails from Buguias, Benguet, earned his 10th win in 12 fights after edging Saranyapho­ng Theinthong via unanimous decision at Ram 100 Thai Boxing Stadium in Ramkamhaen­g, Bangkok on July 7.

The win marked Pagaduan’s ring return after she last saw action in January 2017 also scoring a unanimous decision win against Christine Latube whom she also beat in 2015 in La Trinidad, Benguet.

After her back to back wins two years apart, the 33 - year – old looker took another

rest for more than a year before taking on her Thai opponent in the fight card hatched by Highland Boxing Promotion of Brico Santig in associatio­n with Thai boxing promoter Supanat Chanram.

Pagaduan emerged in the women’s boxing scene in 2012 scoring a technical knockout against Kim Actub in her debut follwed by another TKO win against Lady Love Sampiton five months after her first bout.

The lefty 33 - year old scored six successive victories including another TKO against highly touted Carleans Rivas for the vacant Philippine­s Games & Amusement Board female minimum weight title in 2013.

Her lone defeat came in the hands Nao Ikeyama in 2014 yielding to a unanimous decision loss, but since then, has racked up four straight wins and one draw.

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 ?? Photo by Brico Santig ?? BACK ON TOP. After more than a year of absence, Jessebelle Pagaduan returns to the ring winning via unanimous decision after edging Saranyapho­ng Theinthong via unanimous decision at Ram 100 Thai Boxing Stadium in Ramkamhaen­g, Bangkok on July 7.
Photo by Brico Santig BACK ON TOP. After more than a year of absence, Jessebelle Pagaduan returns to the ring winning via unanimous decision after edging Saranyapho­ng Theinthong via unanimous decision at Ram 100 Thai Boxing Stadium in Ramkamhaen­g, Bangkok on July 7.

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