■ BOXING DEMECILLO BROTHERS IN FOR A BIG NIGHT
Demecillo brothers Kenny, Carlo fight internationally in two countries tonight against veteran foes Older brother Kenny to fight Misraev in Russia, while Carlo to face Manakane in Indonesia
Kenny Demecillo, 25, and his younger brother Carlo are fighting tonight on the international stage, but won’t even be in the same country to cheer each other on. Kenny will face Russian Vyacheslav Mirzaev in a 10-round non-title fight in Anapa, Russia, after a mixed 2017 when he dropped his first international fight. Carlo, 21, will face veteran Indonesian fighter Ruben Manakane for the World Boxing Association Asia super bantamweight strap in Jakarta. Will luck be on their side?
Brothers Kenny and Carlo Demecillo fight internationally tonight in two different countries.
Kenny, the older sibling, faces unbeaten Russian Vyacheslav Mirzaev in a 10-round non-title fight at the “RGK” Kapitan in Anapa Russia.
The 25-year-old Kenny, who trains at the Omega Boxing Gym, dropped his first international fight last year following a unanimous decision defeat to fellow Filipino Mark Anthony Geraldo in Hong Kong. He bounced back from that loss with a convincing unanimous decision victory over journeyman Gerpaul Valero.
The 29-year-old Mirzaev is ranked in two world major sanctioning bodies in the bantamweight division. He’s rated No. 15 in the World Boxing Council (WBC) and No. 11th in the International Boxing Federation (IBF). He’s also the WBC International Silver bantamweight champion.
Mirzaev won both of his fights last year, both by unanimous decision against Sukpraserd Ponpitak and Anthony Settoul.
Kenny is 13-4-2 with seven knockouts, while Mirzaev is 10-0 with a knockout.
Carlo, the younger Demecillo, is up against veteran Indonesian Ruben Manakane for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia super bantamweight strap in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The 21-year-old Carlo, who now fights out of the Big Yellow Boxing Gym, had an impressive run last year. He won all four of his bouts last year that includes stoppage victories over Margarito Moya and Jay-Ar Aliasot.
Manakane, in the meantime, has won his last three fights. He won the WBA Asia and WBC Asia Boxing Council super bantamweight belts with a technical decision win over Taweechai Juntarasuk.
Carlo tipped the scales way below the super bantamweight limit at 120, while Manakane weighed-in at exactly 122 pounds.
Carlo is 10-4 with four knockouts, while Manakane is 22-17-1 with 12 knockouts.