FORMER WBO Inter-Continental super bantamweight champion Genesis “Azukal” Servania, who at one time was ranked no.1 super bantamweight by the organization, but has now dropped to No. 8, scored his second straight win in Japan with a unanimous 10-round decision over Alexander Espinoza of Venezuela at the Sangyo Hall in Kanazawa, Ishikawa.
The 25-year-old Servania, who broke away from the ALA Boxing Stable in Cebu, remains undefeated with 28 wins and 11 knockouts and has also broken into the IBF ratings at No. 9.
With the loss, the 35-year-old Espinoza’s record dropped to 11-8 with 10 knockouts and one draw.
Servania, a native of Bacolod City, scored his first win in Japan against Indonesian Hendrik Barongsay also by a UD on Dec. 31, 2015 at the Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya, Aichi, under his new Japanese promoter.
Servania’s last fight in the Philippines was on February 7, 2015 when he successfully defended his WBO Inter-Continental super bantamweight title by a UD against Mexican Juan Luis Hernandez at the USEP Gym in Davao City.
It was Servania’s third title-defense of the vacant crown he won via a 2nd-round TKO against Panama’s Rafael Concepcion on Oct. 26, 2013 at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino.
Servania retained it via a 12th-round TKO against Venezuela’s Alexander Munoz last March 1, 2014 at the Solaire Resort Hotel and Casino in Parañaque City.
When Manila Standard checked with ALA Promotions, president Michael Aldeguer said “we can’t give Servania a fight because he showed up at the gym once and was terribly overweight and hasn’t reported for training since then.”
He said Servania had a live contract until August and they had no idea what his plans were.