By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.

Bago City-born boxer Aston ‘Mighty’ Palicte defended his North American Boxing Federation (NABF) super flyweight title against Mexican fighter Jose Alfredo Rodriguez last week, at the Round Rock Sports Center in Texas, USA, after the bout was stopped in the fifth round.

Along with the NABF title, after defeating American boxer Oscar Cantu via split decision last December, Palicte also picked up the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental super flyweight belt.

Earlier this year, Palicte knocked out former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental super flyweight champion John Mark ‘Iceman’ Apolinario in the eighth round of their non-title bout in the “Brawl at the Mall: The Homecoming” at the Robinsons Mall Atrium in General Santos City./JSG, WDJ