BRAVE Combat Federation returns to Saudi Arabia this weekend for “Brave CF 33” which has Filipino fighters part of the card.
Happening on Dec. 27 in Jeddah, Brave CF 33 will see Jeremy “The Juggernaut” Pacatiw, Rolando “The Incredible” Dy and Harold “The Artist” Banario take on separate opponents in an event which Brave touts as an event that has a card that is truly global.
Mr. Pacatiw (5-4) of Team Lakay will clash with Brazilian Felipe Efrain in a bantamweight clash in the main card.
He is coming off a unanimous decision loss against Ali Al Qaisi of Jordan last month that saw his winning streak stopped to three.
The Team Lakay member gave his all and fought hard against his opponent but just did not get the nod of the judges, who all went Mr. Al Qaisi’s way.
Despite the loss, Mr. Pacatiw nonetheless made history in said event as the fighter with the most appearance in the three-year-old promotion with nine fights, surpassing Brave welterweight world champion Jarrah Al-Selawe, who has eight.
He is now looking to bounce back against Mr. Efrain (13-5), who has lost back-to-back entering the contest.
Mr. Dy (12-8-1) will battle Russian Anzor Abdulkhozhaev in a featherweight encounter in the preliminary card.
In his lone fight in Brave so far, held here in Manila in March, Mr. Dy defeated Mahmosh Raza by knockout in the first round.
Mr. Abdulkhozhaev, for his part, is making his Brave debut and holds a record of nine wins and a loss.
Mr. Banario (5-1), meanwhile, takes on Russian Gamzat Magomedov in a preliminary bantamweight joust.
Also fighting out of Team Lakay, Mr. Banario last saw action in Manila in March and was a first-round submission winner over compatriot Ariel Oliveros.
Out to take him down is Mr. Magomedov, who won in his last fight in July by way of unanimous decision.
Headlining Brave CF 33 is the middleweight battle between Ikram Aliskerov of Russia and Diego Gonzalez of Sweden.
In the co-main event, local hero Abdullah Al-Qahtani will face off with Pakistan’s Zia Mashwani.
For Brave CF 33, athletes from Latin America, Caribbean, Europe, Southeast Asia, Subcontinent, North Africa, and Middle East will be in action. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo
