Ar-Ar Andales celebrates after knocking out gritty Reymark Alicaba in the main event of Manny Pacquiao’s Blow-By-Blow Wednesday night in Ilocos Sur.— Photo from Blow-By-Blow
World-rated Ar-Ar Andales picked himself up from a first-round knockdown and delivered a sensational one-punch knockout of Reymark Alicaba in the ninth round in Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow Wednesday night.
The end came with 1:04 left after a crushing right slammed into Alicaba’s jaw as they were trading power shots in the slugfest held in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur.
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The scintillating victory earned Andales the interim Philippine Boxing Federation flyweight champion.
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Alicaba didn’t even attempt to stand as the impact of Andales’ connection prevented him from doing so.
At the time of the stoppage, Andales was behind the scorecards as Alicaba displayed tremendous staying power after falling behind in the middle rounds.
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Had it not been for the devastating blow, Alicaba could have actually won by stoppage or decision as Andales’ nose was bleeding profusely owing to the solid shots that he took.
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Andales was felled by a sneaky straight right in the opening round and it looked as if he would assume the role of a sitting duck.
But he managed to regain his bearings and imposed his will by going to the head and body of Alicaba.
The victory raised Andales win-loss-draw record to 17-2-3 with seven knockouts while the defeat dropped Alicaba’s mark to 9-6-0 with seven knockouts.
It was the second time Blow-By-Blow put up a show in Ilocos Sur and it won’t be the last.
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