It would not be fair to call Jerwin Ancajas just another Filipino world champ, although he did join a gang of reigning Pinoy world titleholders with a sensational victory before his countrymen in Taguig on Saturday.
Ancajas, 24, the new IBF world super flyweight champion, was not too known in his home province, Davao. He was also relatively not discovered all over the country.
His title challenge against the undefeated McJoe Arroyo of Puerto Rico (17-0) drew only minimal notice in local and national media. His big win made a loud noise in this section yesterday.
Ancajas, son of a banana plantation worker, got only $3,750 (15 percent of the total $25,000 purse) for the successful win. But knowing the full significance of his victory, he wasted no time and broadcast that he was dedicating his triumph, hard-fought and hard-earned, to his native Davao, which on Friday, eve of his world title shot, was shattered by a devastating bomb blast that killed 14 people and wounded more than 68 others in a busy town night market.
“Despite what happened last night, I hope I could inspire a bit of happiness with this win,” Ancajas said
The Ancajas victory has been recorded as the first world crown for Manny Pacquiao Promotions.
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