WORLD title challenger Charly Suarez will be joined by his top backer, former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis ‘Chavit’ Singson, in a special session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum today, Tuesday, at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
Along with trainer and former national team member Delfin Boholst, the 36-year-old Suarez and Singson will talk about the coming bid of the Filipino for the WBC super-featherweight championship against reigning champion Emanuel Navarrete of Mexico.
The Forum starts at 10:30 a.m.
The title fight is set for May 10 at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, which Singson, who serves as the Filipino Olympian’s chief handler, made possible after negotiations with Navarrete’s promotional outfit Top Rank under the legendary Bob Arum.
It will be Suarez’s first shot at a world crown after a decorated career as an amateur fighter. He won three gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games, a silver medal in the Asian Games, and represented the country in the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics.
PSA President Francis Ochoa, sports editor of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, enjoins members to attend the special session presented by San Miguel Corporation, Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee, Smart/PLDT, Milo, and the country’s 24/7sports app ArenaPlus.
Livestreamed via the PSA Facebook page fb.com/PhilippineSportswritersAssociation, the Forum is also aired on a delayed basis over Radyo Pilipinas 2 and shared on its official Facebook page Radyo Pilipinas 2 sports.
