AJ Banal vs. Mario Briones

AJ Banal 118 lbs beat Mario Briones 117 lbs by UD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 2011-10-08
• Location: University of St. La Salle Coliseum, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
• Referee: Bruce McTavish
• Judge: Salven Lagumbay 118-107
• Judge: Edward Ligas 115-110
• Judge: Edgar Olalo 117-108

• WBO Asia Pacific Bantamweight Title (3rd defense by Banal)

Notes

• AJ Banal 25-1-1 (19 KOs) vs. Mario Briones 20-0-1 (16 KOs)
• Banal entered as the WBO # 2, IBF # 4, WBA # 5, and WBC # 10 bantamweight contender.
• Banal is coming off an eighth-round technical decision win over Canadian Tyson Cave more than 2 months ago in his second defense of his WBO Asia Pacific Bantamweight Title, while Briones is coming off a fourth-round knockout of winless Ulises Castillo more than 2 months ago.
• Banal has an undefeated record of 6-0 (4 KOs) against Mexican fighters and a record of 20-1 (15 KOs) against non-Filipino fighters coming into the fight.
• This is Briones' first fight against a Filipino fighter.