By Nick Giongco
REDONDO BEACH, California – Filipino world champion Jerwin Ancajas wondered about the whereabouts of his Mexican challenger on Tuesday, ahead of his eighth defense of the International Boxing Federation super-flyweight crown taking place Saturday night in Carson.
“Is he already here? Have you seen him?” Ancajas asked.
Jerwin Ancajas works out in Redondo Beach, California, with the Pacific Ocean serving as backdrop. (Alvin Go)
Jonathan Rodriguez was supposed to blow into town on Tuesday afternoon but opted to spend one more training day in the border town of Tijuana, which is a 138 mile-drive from here.
Top Rank, which is staging the fight at the Dignity Health Sports Park, said Rodriguez and his party would instead arrive Wednesday although they could still afford to delay their arrival until Thursday.
Unlike Ancajas, who arrived here more almost two weeks ago, Rodriguez is not bothered by jet lag since his team had already been in Tijuana for quite some time now.
The decision to come over earlier is paying off, according to Ancajas’ people.
The official weighin will be Friday and even if it is held earlier, making the 115-lb limit will be no problem.
Just before working out, Ancajas tipped in at 116 lbs and after consuming two full meals and one pre-training snack, he was up to 119 lbs in the evening.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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