Filipino world boxing champion Jerwin Ancajas is finally going back in the ring after 16 months. But it’s obvious that staking his belt against Mexican Jonathan Rodriguez is not really what he’s been waiting for all this time.
Soft-spoken and with an ever present smile, the 29-year-old Ancajas swore he never lost patience preparing for a fight that has been postponed twice over the past 15 months.
“I had gotten used to it,” said Ancajas in Filipino in a recent presser announcing his April 10 match against Rodriguez at Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, United States.
“I’m thankful now that I was given a fight,” said Ancajas who has been in the United States since O…
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