The ever prolific Philippine Star columnist Quinito Henson wrote in his column today that Edrin “The Sting” Dapudong’s first round knockout victory over Gideon Buthelezi was only the 8th scored by a Filipino in a world championship fight.
https://www.philstar.com/sports/2013/06/25/957950/pinoys-historic-1-round-kos
June 25 2013
INQUIRER ARTICLE SAYS HERB-BASED
COMMERCIAL SHAMPOO STOPS BALDNESS
https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/110039/addressing-baldness-and-falling-hair-the-natural-herbal-way/
June 24 2013
MALACANANG VOWS TO PUNISH
LABOR OFFICERS IN SEX SCANDAL
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/78545/labor-officers-found-sexually-exploiting-ofws-to-be-punished-palace
June 24 2013
‘KAPRE,’ THE GENTLE GIANT, DREAMS OF
LIFTING HIS FAMILY OUT OF POVERTY
Barangay Paco, Kidapawan City – In the simple training camp in the Braveheart Farms at the foot of Mt. Apo in the City of Kidapawan, where theBraveheart boxers sleep and eat together, each one has a monicker.
The smallest, miniflyweight Rod Michael Sarguilla, several times gold medalist in the National Youth Boxing competitions, is “Wang-bu” because he is the crazy one; Edrin Dapudong, the new champion, is called “Bungis” because he is giggly and quick to laughter, and the 5’ 11” tall Roskie Cristobal is “Kapre,” the mythical giant in Philippine folklore because of his size and height.
At 18 years old and already 5’ 11” tall, the big kid from President Roxas town in North Cotabato has big dreams for his family.
Cristobal, who joined the Braveheart Boxing Club as a 12-year-old boy, is the eldest in a brood of six, the youngest of whom is only one year old.
“My father is just a tenant in a farm owned by our relatives,” Cristobal said adding that this was one of the reasons why he decided to turn professional at a tender age of 17.
After finishing second year in high school, he returned to the Braveheart training camp and with the approval of his parents, fought his first fight at age 17 in a small card in Pigcawayan town in North Cotabato.
It was there where I saw his potential. For a tall and big kid, he was shifty inside the ring and was comfortable with his southpaw stance.
When he hit his opponent with a long and powerful left straight, I was deeply alarmed because the other boxer fell like a log.
Today, the “Kapre” has scored four straight victories, all by knockout in the first round, the last of which was in Baguio City which was witnessed by no less than American trainer Freddie Roach who was impressed by the performance of the young kid.
Cristobal is being eyed as the boxer with the best potential of making it big, mainly because of his explosive fighting style and his size.
Aside from that, Roskie is a shy and likable kid who follows the revered Filipino tradition of kissing the hands of the elders.
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