'Double Trouble' in Dapitan today

Explosive boxing action will erupt in Dapitan City tonight featuring the "Double Trouble" card bannered by Dexter Delada and Wyndel Janiola of Cebu's prominent Rex "Wakee" Salud Stable, who will take on separate opponents from Davao City in a pair of championship bouts.

Delada goes up against Christopher Saluday in a 12-round war for the vacant Philippine lightweight crown, while Janiola trades bombs with Philip Parcon for the PBF light flyweight crown in a scheduled tenner.

Delada (14-3, 10KOs) hopes to make it sweeter the second time around. He once vied for the RP 135-pound crown, but lost by fourth-round TKO to Fernando Montilla on November 5 last year at the San Andres Sports and Civic Center in Manila.

Also, Delada seeks to bounce back from a previous loss by second round stoppage to Ali Funeka in their WBC International lightweight title match last May 27 at the Orient Theatre in East London, South Africa.

On the other hand, Janiola, a two-time world challenger, is aching to regain lost glamour as he tackles Parcon in his first ring appearance of year, which is ironically his only fifth fight in three years.

Janiola split his two matches in 2005. He stopped Ricky Escaner in the second round in an Independence Day boxing at the Lilo-an Sports Complex, but lost to Julius Alcos by unanimous decision over 10 heats last December 28 at the UM Gym in Tagum City.

The rest of the bouts pit Pingping Tepura vs. Jonathan Ba-at, Apol Suico vs. Isidro Balabat, Gideon Amba vs. Jing Supremo and Jonathan Candari vs. Joe Galamiton.

An exciting showdown between amateur boxers from Dapitan and Cebu will usher in the pro action of the slambang event bankrolled by Bullet Jalosjos and Rex 'Wakee' Salud Promotions International in partnership with Ma. Consuelo "Cho" Locop of Gloria de Dapitan, Governor Rolando Yebes, Mayor Jun Jalosjos and San Miguel Beer.