{"id":410327,"date":"2024-06-13T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=410327"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Pikaboo-excited-Lion-Heart-preparing-for-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Pikaboo-excited-Lion-Heart-preparing-for-war\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Pikaboo\u2019 excited; \u2018Lion Heart\u2019 preparing for war"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saipan\u2019s Shane \u201cPikaboo\u201d Alvarez and Guam\u2019s Isaac \u201cLion Heart\u201d Crisostomo can\u2019t wait to face each other in the co-main kickboxing event of Trench Warz Promotions\u2019 Ring of Fire 2 this Saturday at trhe Garapan Central Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super excited to finally get back in the ring and represent Saipan in the main event for Ring of Fire 2. It\u2019s been six years since my last fight which was here on Saipan as well on April 2018. We had our first fight since then on Dec. 16, 2023 which was Ring of Fire but I only cornered the boys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alvarez said the first Ring of Fire motivated him to get back in the groove and train for mixed martial arts again and he\u2019s happy that he gets to show his wares come Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe train kickboxing on Mondays and Fridays at the Trench Tech Gym and we have a solid group of boys who are consistent and have a great future in this sport! We\u2019ve been doing a lot of sparring and just training and helping each other prep up. Once we got notice that we were set to fight we picked up the intensity and trained Monday-Friday,\u201d said the 30-year-old Financial & Insurance Services Group staff.<\/p>\n

Crisostomo, who comes into the fight with 1-2 win-loss card, said he will try his best to give fight fans a great show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know it\u2019s going to be a war. So, I\u2019m sticking to the basics and getting my conditioning on par with my cardio endurance,\u201d said the 20-year-old Paradise Fitness trainer.<\/p>\n

The Alvarez-Crisostomo tiff will be one of two main event matches out of the 25 fights scheduled that evening. The other main event will feature Trench Tech\u2019s Ram \u201cKorean Blood\u201d Lee vs. GuamMuayThai\u2019s Jake Albert in a boxing bout.<\/p>\n

To prepare for Ring of Fire 2, the 31-year-old Lee said he\u2019s been training a minimum of three hours five times a week and has already lost 20 lbs. to drop down to bantamweight from lightweight. The tour guide has a 2-1 record in kickboxing.<\/p>\n

Albert, for his part, said he\u2019s been a gym rat the past two months and knows about Lee\u2019s drastic weight loss coming into the fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo much to say, but we\u2019ll see how it goes and hope the crowd enjoys the match. Don\u2019t know much about Ram Lee, but I do know he\u2019s taller and he had to cut weight. I believe he was fighting at 160 lbs. before in ROF 1,\u201d said the 25-year-old basketball referee for the Guam Basketball Confederation.<\/p>\n

The other 23 matches in the Ring of Fire fight card are as follows:<\/p>\n

Roan De Ocampo (Independent) vs. Jyro Cruz (Trench Tech)\u2014boxing super atom weight<\/p>\n

Kody Palacios (Trench Tech) vs. Josh \u201cThe Kold Blooded Soulja\u201d Joson (Independent)\u2014boxing featherweight<\/p>\n

Dion \u201cBumble Bee\u201d Ogo (Team Dree) vs. Lorenzo Reyes (Trench Tech)\u2014kickboxing flyweight<\/p>\n

Teipo Asep (Latte Built) vs. Nate Zhuang (Trench Tech)\u2014kickboxing lightweight<\/p>\n

Mateo \u201cThe Sledge Hammer\u201d Salvalosa (MCAMMA\/PRIMEVIL) vs. Aiden Nekaifes (Trench Tech)<\/p>\n

Justin Agulto (MCAMMA\/PRIMEVIL) vs. Edwin Kim (Trench Tech)\u2014kickboxing featherweight<\/p>\n

Thomas Agulto (MCAMMA\/PRIMEVIL) vs. Jerome Reyes (Trench Tech)\u2014kickboxing bantamweight<\/p>\n

Tyron \u201cThe Half Breed\u201d Tumada (Dree Team) vs. Jun San Nicolas (MCAMMA\/PRIMEVIL)\u2014kickboxing light heavyweight.<\/p>\n

Gable De Chavez (GuamMuayThai) vs. BengBeng \u201cDa Dengdeng\u201d Palacios (Trench Tech)\u2014kickboxing atom weight.<\/p>\n

Marnel Cornileo (GuamMuayThai) vs. Jeff Quitugua (Trench Tech)\u2014K1<\/p>\n

Skylee Mesa (GuamMuayThai) vs. Grachen Pintor (MCAMMA\/PRIMEVIL)\u2014ladies kickboxing atom weight<\/p>\n

Nick Taisacan (MCAMMA\/Primevil) vs. Phil \u201cPrime Time\u201d Gregorio (Trench Tech)\u2014K1 atom weight<\/p>\n

John Lloyd Dela Cruz (TT) vs. Dylan Pomdi (MCAMMA\/PRIMEVIL)\u2014K1<\/p>\n

Mark Azacron vs. Dylan Benevente (Benevente Striking Academy\/Tha Yard Fitness)\u2014kickboxing heavyweight<\/p>\n

Travis Kaipat (Ind.) vs. Jose Camacho (Trench Tech)\u2014kickboxing lightweight<\/p>\n

Keith Sablan (Benevente Striking Academy\/Tha Yard Fitness) vs. Neo Skerei (independent)\u2014kickboxing bantamweight<\/p>\n

Patterson \u201cPaddy the Baddy\u201d Joseph (GuamMuayThai) vs. \u201cShotgun\u201d Mike Camacho (Trench Tech)\u2014boxing bantamweight<\/p>\n

Ethan Aflleje (Benevente Striking Academy) vs. Andres \u201cTanapag Beach Bad Boy\u201d Camacho (YoungBoys Inc\/TrenchTech)\u2014kickboxing bantamweight<\/p>\n

Tyrese Bokuku (MCAMMA\/PRIMEVIL) vs. Jimmy \u201cCrazy Ray\u201d Polk (Trench Tech)\u2014kickboxing<\/p>\n

Josh Mesa (GuamMuayThai) vs. Jeremiah Salvador (Extreme MMA)\u2014kickboxing<\/p>\n

Justin Palabay (MCAMMA\/PRIMEVIL) vs. Donovan Santos (Trench Tech)\u2014kickboxing<\/p>\n

12. John \u201cBonez\u201d Lee (GuamMuayThai) vs. Saips They (MCAMMA\/PRIMEVIL)\u2014kickboxing<\/p>\n

Jose Mafnas (independent) vs. Bonnie \u201cHitman\u201d Sagana (Latte Built)\u2014boxing middleweight<\/p>\n

Tickets for ROF 2 are $25 for all seats and are on sale now at Boarderline Skate Shop at the Hafa Adai Joeten Shopping Center in Garapan and also at 4EVER CNMI in Chalan Laulau Quarter Master intersection.<\/p>\n

Official weigh-ins will be on Friday, June 14, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the Garapan Central Park roundhouse.<\/p>\n

Ring of Fire 2 will have early preliminary matches from 4pm to 6pm. Doors open at 3pm. Then the main card gets underway at 6:30pm to midnight.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Guam\u2019s Jake Albert swerves to dodge Trench Tech\u2019s Andres \u201cTanapag Beach Bad Boy\u201d Camacho\u2019s jab during their main event boxing match in the \u201cRing of Fire\u201d at the Garapan Central Park Roundhouse last Dec. 16.<\/p>\n

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