Shane \u201cPikaboo\u201d Alvarez will be fighting for the first time since 2011 when he takes on High Blood Pressure\u2019s Ernie Santos in a featured double main event in the Rights of Passage 18: Warpath on May 15 at the Saipan World Resort\u2019s Royal Taga Hall.<\/p>\n
Trench Tech\u2019s Alvarez and Santos (5-0) will be fighting for the vacant 125-lb flyweight belt, while UMA Gym\u2019s Jose \u201cYoung Blood\u201d Ramirez (1-1) takes on Guam Muay Thai\u2019s Eric \u201cGatty\u201d Gatman (2-0) for the 155-lb lightweight strap.<\/p>\n
The flyweight belt was vacated after it was stripped from Josh \u201cChaos\u201d Duenas (4-5) following the former champion\u2019s failure to defend his title for not making weight.<\/p>\n
Alvarez (10-2), in a Facebook post, said that he likes fighting in front of his hometown fans on Saipan. He is coming off a technical knockout loss to Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Darren Uyenoyama (10-5) in Pacific Xtreme Combat last year.<\/p>\n
Santos is still undefeated and has beaten the CNMI\u2019s Allan Aguon (1-2) and Mark Nuique (8-4) in back-to-back ROP events last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a big and very important fight for me especially since it is for the belt so I have trained very hard these past few months so that I could perform at my best. I am so ready to showcase my skills,\u201d said Alvarez.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will keep working hard so that I could keep climbing the ladder and make all of you guys proud. It will also be great night since I will be fighting alongside my cousins Roman and Robert Alvarez. We\u2019ve all been training hard and are ready to put on a great show,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Roman \u201cSonic Boom\u201d Alvarez will face UMA Gym\u2019s Ethan \u201cTyphoon\u201d Reyes while \u201cShiska\u201d Rob Alvarez battles Jarome Cruz of UX.GMT.<\/p>\n
Fight promoter Cuki Alvarez said that Frank \u201cThe Crank\u201d Camacho won\u2019t be fighting this time due to his work, but 13 undercard bouts will be featured on Friday. The weigh-in scheduled on Thursday, May 14, from 5pm to 7pm at GIG in Garapan.<\/p>\n
UMA Gym\u2019s Jayvin \u201cThe Prodigy\u201d Santos will open up the fight event when he takes on Zalaka\u2019s Denny Jepen in one of three kickboxing matches. Guam Muay Thai\u2019s Wesly \u201cBaby Bull\u201d Ponio and Kier \u201cThe Radical Kidd\u201d Agda of Strikeforce, and Ryan \u201cSnowflake\u201d Perez and Fradley Jepen of Zalaka are the other bouts.<\/p>\n
In the other fights, Timothy Salas of Team Zalaka will face Down2Scrap\u2019s Jonathan \u201cThe Outlaw\u201d Camacho, Jadrien \u201cBonbon\u201d Camacho of MCMMMA will collide with A.J. \u201cMini Mouse\u201d Aldan of Trench Tech, Daniel \u201cFlowmotion\u201d Floor will clash with Josh \u201cOh My gosh\u201d Cruz, Keigh \u201cK Oz\u201d Ogo of Luta will trade punches with Red Ants Academy\u2019s Jones Langu.<\/p>\n
Independent John Nekaifes will test the skills of Team Intense\u2019s Renz \u201cThe Intense\u201d Benghit, Lorenzo \u201cFruity Pebbles\u201d Attao clashes with Trench Tech\u2019s Lucas \u201cThe Irish Zombie\u201d Nutting, Cole Morrill also from Trench Tech takes on Derick Asao of Zalaka, while Mike Medic Pacini of Guam Muay Thai will face Strikeforce\u2019s Jamaal \u201cThe Striker\u201d Mresbang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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