Reigning Philippine Super Bantamweight Champion Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas (34W – 4L – 2Dr, 24KOs), together with his longtime manager and promoter Joven Jimenez of Joven Sports, made a courtesy visit to the GAB Chairman Atty. Francisco Rivera at the GAB Central Office.
“The visit reaffirmed GAB and Joven Sports’ continued commitment to developing local boxing talent and representing Filipino fighters on the global stage,” Rivera said.
A former IBF World Super Flyweight Champion, Ancajas is now under intensive training as he aims to reclaim world championship glory.
“𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠.”
“𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠. 𝑊𝑒’𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑, 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒,” he said.
During the visit, Ancajas and Jimenez shared their team’s humble beginnings and the challenges they overcame in building their own training base, the 𝗝𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 in Cavite.
From training on the streets to producing world-class athletes, their story stands as a testament to perseverance and faith in Filipino boxing talent.
