Army boxer Private Charly Suarez successfully defended his World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia Super Featherweight title and snagged the new Philippine Super Featherweight belt after defeating compatriot Carlo Magali via unanimous decision in the “Ultimate Knockout Challenge: Battlefield” main event at the Elorde Sports Complex in Paranaque City, Metro Manila on October 23, 2022.
The win hiked Private Suarez’s record to a 13-0 win-loss tally, including seven knockouts. It was Private Suarez’s second successful defense of his WBA Asia Super Featherweight belt, which he won last March 2022.
It can be recalled that Private Suarez was formerly a reserve Staff Sergeant before his enlistment into the Army’s regular force in July 2022.
Private Suarez, who competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil and won gold medals in various boxing categories in 2009, 2011, 2019, and 2022 editions of the Southeast Asian Games, was recognized by WBA Asia as its Boxer of the Month for March 2022. He is coached by Army reservist 1st Lt. Delfin Boholst.
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