{"id":78005,"date":"2011-10-18T06:44:51","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T22:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=78005"},"modified":"2011-10-18T06:44:51","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T22:44:51","slug":"gello-ani-is-wbo-asia-pacific-promoter-of-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/78005\/gello-ani-is-wbo-asia-pacific-promoter-of-year","title":{"rendered":"Gello-ani is WBO Asia Pacific Promoter of Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
SAMSON Gello-ani proved that he is one of the best promoters in the Asian region after he was awarded the WBO Asia Pacific Promoter of the Year.<\/p>\n
The awarding took place during the \u201cBack with a Vengeance\u201d fight card featuring Marvin \u201cThe Marvelous\u201d Sonsona, who won against Mexican Carlos Jacobo at the Hoopsdome in Lapu-Lapu City last Saturday.<\/p>\n
The award is Gello-ani\u2019s fifth straight Promoter of the Year title. His first award was won in 2007.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a consistent WBO bout promoter and they find me very hardworking when it comes to promoting world class fights,\u201d said Gello-ani.<\/p>\n
Gello-ani mentioned that he has already staged numerous WBO championships here and outside the country, including the Asia Pacific and Oriental championships. This year he promoted an Asia Pacific and Oriental championship bout.<\/p>\n
Gello-ani started promoting boxing in 1987 by doing amateur fight cards in Cebu city and stepped up to pro boxing in the early 1990\u2019s under boxing patron Antonio L. Aldeguer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI worked hard for this job, maybe that\u2019s why I am here right now showcasing\u00a0 world class boxers to the Filipinos worldwide.\u201d\u00a0 \/CORRESPONDENT DALE G. ROSAL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SAMSON Gello-ani proved that he is one of the best promoters in the Asian region after he was awarded the WBO Asia Pacific Promoter of the Year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1240,1227],"tags":[94,426],"byline":[],"source":[206068],"column":[],"editor":[],"videographer":[],"position":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n