Dasmarinas wins debut fight in Singapore
SINGAPORE – Filipino boxer Michael “Hot & Spicy” Dasmarinas, lived up to his moniker and spiced up the evening at Ringstar Boxing’s ‘The Roar of Singapore III’, held at Suntec Convention & Exhibition in Singapore last weekend.
Michael knocked out his Thai opponent, Phupha Por Nobnom, in the second round of the supposed 6-round IBO undercard bantamweight division fight.
Dasmarinas says, “I am thankful to all those who helped me win this fight. To my friends, manager, my family, thank you to all of you. This is for all of you.”
Michael’s story of hardships as a young child were shared previously in Philippine media and got him a lot of attention.
CNN Philippines Anchor Mico Halili even suggested at the time that his next moniker should he become a bigger fighter be “Gloves on Fire”, since he had a story that his gloves were burned when he was 9 years old. A family member, who did not want him to get into the sport, which is ironically, his bread and butter now, did the burning.
With this, Michael’s next bout will be a world title fight in 2018.
Ringstar Founder and CEO Scott Farrell says, “He is ‘Hot and Spicy’, but I also like the new proposed name ‘Gloves on Fire’. Michael is a great boxer and worldclass. I am going to help him to be one of the best in the world. Under Ringstar Promotion, he will become a world champion in 2018.”
Favored Singaporean boxer Muhamad “The Chosen Wan” Ridhwan on the other hand, whose fight against Namibian Nataniel Sebastian, became truly the most exciting fight of the night, with 12 rounds of aggressive back and forth of both fighters. Both of whom before entering the ring were undefeated, Ridhwan with an 8-0 record and Sebastian with a previous 9-0 record before the night ended.