{"id":204003,"date":"2015-06-11T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T20:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=204003"},"modified":"2015-06-11T06:00:51","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T20:00:51","slug":"boom-eyes-shoring-up-his-pxc-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/boom-eyes-shoring-up-his-pxc-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Boom\u2019 eyes shoring up his PXC ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roman \u201cBoom\u201d Alvarez left for Manila Tuesday morning with the hopes of returning to the Marianas with a victory against Filipino bet Ernie Braca in Pacific X-treme Combat 48 on Saturday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines.<\/p>\n

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Roman Alvarez hopes to return to the Marianas with another victory when he faces Filipino Muay Thai fighter Ernie Braca in Pacific X-treme Combat 48 on Saturday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. (Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alvarez (4-0, with 3 by knockout) will take on the Iloilo Combat Sports fighter Braca (1-1, KO) in one of the eight undercard bouts.<\/p>\n

The Alvarez-Braca bout is fourth on the fight card that will feature crowd favorite Rolando Gabrield Dy Navarette against Guam\u2019s Kyle Aguon in the main event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to bring all the positive vibe and motivation that the Marianas gave me. They\u2019ll be seeing me perform and fight at my best because I\u2019m going to represent my island to the fullest,\u201d said Alvarez, who left Saipan at 5am Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Though Alvarez\u2019s only clue of Barca is that he is a Muay Thai fighter that has topnotch striking skills, the reigning Trench Warz featherweight champion is still optimistic of his chances.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really don\u2019t know much about him. It is an advantage and a disadvantage. It\u2019s a bit of both. Not knowing what my opponent is going to bring is always scary. All I know is I\u2019m going to do everything that I can to defeat him,\u201d said Alvarez.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe advantage for me is that I don\u2019t need to worry about my opponent\u2019s game plan. He needs to worry on what I\u2019m going to bring and about my game plan,\u201d he added with a laugh.<\/p>\n

Though he trains all year long, Alvarez prepared for four months against Braca. \u201cWe had an excellent four months of training camp for this fight. We focused on all parts of my game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe focused mainly on stand up fighting because my opponent is a very good striker. But I know I could hang on and go toe-to-toe with him,\u201d Alvarez added.<\/p>\n

The Alvarez-Braca bout is a ranking fight in the Southeast Asia-Pacific region where the winner would move up.<\/p>\n

Genil Francisco opens up the night when he takes on Charles Diao, to be followed by the Mark Alcoba-Marcelo Cabusas bout, while John Cris Corton battles Rufino Mante. Nilo Vidal collides with Adamson Torbiso, Ernesto Montilla faces Jinel Lausa, Harold Banario clashes with Mark Abelardo, and Crisanto Pitpitunge meets Alvin Cacdac in the semi-main event.<\/p>\n

Alvarez\u2019s cousins, Shane \u201cPikaboo\u201d Alvarez and \u201cShiska\u201d Bob Alvarez, and Ken \u201cKamakazi\u201d Tanzawa will be at his corner on fight night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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