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A late knockdown was not enough for Melvin Jerusalem to retain his World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight crown, falling to Siyakholwa Kuse via unanimous decision Sunday morning (Manila time) at the Emperor’s Palace in South Africa.

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Olympic golden boy Carlos Yulo, pool ace Chezka Centeno, boxing champ Melvin Jerusalem and top golfer Miguel Tabuena took turns flying the Philippine flag high in top-caliber competitions throughout October.

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Melvin Jerusalem took care of business at home, outpointing a game Siyakholwa Kuse of South Africa to defend the World Boxing Council minimumweight championship in the "Thrilla in Manila 2" card early Thursday.

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Without looking ahead of tonight’s “Thrilla in Manila 2” at the Araneta Coliseum, World Boxing Council minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem remained focused on one goal.That is to get back at Puerto Rico’s Oscar Collazo, Jerusalem’s former tormentor who currently holds the World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association versions of the crown.

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Without overlooking their title defense in the “Thrilla in Manila 2” main event at the Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, the camp of World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight champion remains determined to achieve an ultimate goal.

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Filipino boxing champion Melvin Jerusalem is relishing the opportunity to defend the World Boxing Council strawweight championship at home, as he takes on Siyakholwa Kuse Wednesday at the Thrilla in Manila II event in Quezon City.

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WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem isn’t worried that South African challenger Siyakholwa Kuse is nine years younger because in his view, experience is more an advantage than age. Manny Pacquiao was 46 when he fought Mario Barrios, 16 years younger, last July and deserved to win so the age difference wasn’t a factor.

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World Boxing Council strawweight champion Melvin Jerusalem and a bevy of top Filipino fighters could not help but rave about eight-division legend Manny Pacquiao’s move to stage the 50th anniversary of the Thrilla in Manila.

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It looks like at least 13 fights will be on the bill for the “Thrilla In Manila” 50th anniversary commemoration at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Oct. 29 with the main event featuring WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem in his third title defense against South African No. 2 contender Siyakholwa Kuse.

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Different time, similar result.

[DatePublished] => 2025-03-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806421 [AuthorName] => Ralph Edwin Villanueva [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/03/30/2_2025-03-30_23-32-55992_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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A late knockdown was not enough for Melvin Jerusalem to retain his World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight crown, falling to Siyakholwa Kuse via unanimous decision Sunday morning (Manila time) at the Emperor’s Palace in South Africa.

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Olympic golden boy Carlos Yulo, pool ace Chezka Centeno, boxing champ Melvin Jerusalem and top golfer Miguel Tabuena took turns flying the Philippine flag high in top-caliber competitions throughout October.

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Melvin Jerusalem took care of business at home, outpointing a game Siyakholwa Kuse of South Africa to defend the World Boxing Council minimumweight championship in the "Thrilla in Manila 2" card early Thursday.

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Without looking ahead of tonight’s “Thrilla in Manila 2” at the Araneta Coliseum, World Boxing Council minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem remained focused on one goal.That is to get back at Puerto Rico’s Oscar Collazo, Jerusalem’s former tormentor who currently holds the World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association versions of the crown.

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Without overlooking their title defense in the “Thrilla in Manila 2” main event at the Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, the camp of World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight champion remains determined to achieve an ultimate goal.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-28 18:10:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1271825 [AuthorName] => Dino Maragay [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/28/melvin-jerusalem-boxing_2025-10-28_18-00-27927_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2483169 [Title] => Ecstatic Jerusalem banking on home support in title defense at 'Thrilla 2' show [Summary] =>

Filipino boxing champion Melvin Jerusalem is relishing the opportunity to defend the World Boxing Council strawweight championship at home, as he takes on Siyakholwa Kuse Wednesday at the Thrilla in Manila II event in Quezon City.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-28 16:05:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1806421 [AuthorName] => Ralph Edwin Villanueva [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/10/28/untitled-design_2025-10-28_16-04-50221_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2482967 [Title] => Jerusalem shrugs off age disparity [Summary] =>

WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem isn’t worried that South African challenger Siyakholwa Kuse is nine years younger because in his view, experience is more an advantage than age. Manny Pacquiao was 46 when he fought Mario Barrios, 16 years younger, last July and deserved to win so the age difference wasn’t a factor.

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World Boxing Council strawweight champion Melvin Jerusalem and a bevy of top Filipino fighters could not help but rave about eight-division legend Manny Pacquiao’s move to stage the 50th anniversary of the Thrilla in Manila.

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It looks like at least 13 fights will be on the bill for the “Thrilla In Manila” 50th anniversary commemoration at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Oct. 29 with the main event featuring WBC minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem in his third title defense against South African No. 2 contender Siyakholwa Kuse.

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Different time, similar result.

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