Last weekend, Pacific Xtreme Combat flyweight champion Jenel Lausa (MMA: 6-2, Boxing: 6-0, 4KO) continued on to his winning ways. However, the win did not come from the terrordome. Instead, he did it inside the boxing ring with a first round TKO victory over Roy Lagrada in a bout that only lasted for 77 seconds.
Coming out with guns blazing right from the opening bell, Lausa unleashed a barrage of hard punches against Lagarda to notch his sixth straight victory in his other career as a pro-boxer. In addition, this was his first win under the Black Unicorn banner which impressed no less than his new boxing coach, Boy Sonsona.
Barely a month in his new “home” in the hollow confides of the Makati Cinema Square, Sonsona shared that he was impressed with the Iloilo-native’s performance in the squared circle. “Si Jenel, bago palang sa Black Unicorn Gym, mga isang buwan. Okay na siya ngayon, nag-traitraining kami araw-araw,” he said to Tiebreaker TImes.
Apart from the natural talent he possesses, Sonsona was astonished about how dedicated Lausa is in learning despite already being a champion in mixed martial arts. A trait which he believes is one of the keys in becoming an elite fighter.
PXC Flyweight Champion Jenel Lausa (photo by Mike Miguel, Dojo Drifter)
“Siya ay desidido magboxing at nakita ko naman na may pag-asa siya,” the mentor shared. “May plano naman siya na magchampionship, kaya namin.”
“Tuloy-tuloy naman ang ensayo namin. Mga dalawang linggo lang ang pahinga tapos babalik na ulit mag ensayo.”
He certainly believes that boxing played a major role in his success in mixed martial arts and hopes that he would have the same success as a two-discipline athlete. “Malaki ang nakuha niya sa pag-boboxing niya kasi champion siya sa PXC. Ngayon dito naman sa boxing, maganda naman ang performance niya,” he added.
“Ang tingin ko, mag-chachampion din siya (sa boxing).”
