Genesis-Dubai Gold tops World Slasher Cup

MANILA, Philippines - J.Genesis-Dubai Gold of Macabebe, Pampanga Vice-Mayor Jubee Navarro and Dubai-based OFW Gary Guinto pooled 7.5 points to capture the solo championship in the 2014 World Slasher Cup 8-Cock Invitational Derby at the Smart Araneta Coliseum recently.

J.Genesis-Dubai Gold bested a field of 317, emerging as the only entry to rack up four straight wins in the grueling four-cock grand finals en route to victory.

The Pampanga based entry outclassed an unprecedented field of big-time local cockers and popular foreign participants to emerge as the unlikely winner in the bi-annual event the Olympics of Cockfighting.

Butchoy Olano and Lito Roque (Tose Ika Diego LR-1), Raymond Velayo and Lito Cay, Tony Marfori (Swing GTY) shared runner-up honors with seven points apiece.

Among the 6.5 pointers were Atty. Jun Mendoza (RBR Guam-JM), Teng Ranola/Jesry Palmares/Boy Martinez (BM Skylark JPTR), Luding Boongaling and Lino Mariano (LB Candelaria-1) Rep. Jose Panganiban (Flying Horse), Mayor Egay Capuchino (Capuchino Deong), Gov. Eddie Bong Plaza/Escolin Bros (Escolin/Eslabon EP Chuck Attack), Celso Salazar (Caswayne), Felix and RC Gatchalian (FFG Archers Monarch) and Noe Palmares (Fighting Doring NAP).