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MANILA, Philippines – Crisanto Pitpitunge isn’t taking any time off after his razor-thin defeat to newly-minted flyweight champion Jenel Lausa in January. Pitpitunge will return to action on March 18 against New Zealander Kai Kara-France on the undercard of Pacific Xtreme Combat’s return to its home-base of Guam.
Promotion officials announced the 3-round flyweight contest on Friday, February 12 as part of the event numbered PXC 52, which is set to take place at the University of Guam Field House in Mangilao, Guam.
Pitpitunge (8-4) aims to make another strong case for a title shot after his split decision setback to Lausa, who walked away with the organization’s vacant flyweight championship.
Prior to his disappointing loss to Lausa, the 26-year-old native of Kapangan, Benguet was riding high on a 3-fight winning streak since transferring to the flyweight division in 2014, which included wins over Josh Duenas and Rambaa Somdet.
Pitpitunge, a former PXC bantamweight titleholder, also owns a statement-making victory over ex-flyweight champion Alvin Cacdac, whom he knocked out in the first round with a well-timed overhand right and a follow-up right hook to the temple in June 2015.
On the other hand, Kara-France (11-5, 1 NC) has won his last 4 outings by way of stoppage since yielding to Filipino-American sensation Mark Striegl via first round submission in October 2014.
The 22-year-old stalwart from Auckland, New Zealand made a successful PXC debut this past December by disposing Duenas in just 22 seconds. – Rappler.com
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