From the very start of their title bout Jerwin Ancajas already knew that his challenger Jamie Conlan had trouble handling body shots.

This is why the reigning IBF junior bantamweight champion persistently attacked the Irishman’s body until Conlan couldn’t take it anymore and surrendered in just six rounds in front of Irish spectators at the SSE Arena in Belfast over the weekend.

“Bale nung Round 1 pa lang napansin na namin na ininda niya ‘pag tinatamaan sa katawan,” Ancajas told ABS-CBN News. “‘Di lang namin inaasahan na matatapos pala sa sixth.”

The champion looked like the hungrier fighter that night, starting aggressively to force Conlan to take a knee in the first round.

The Irishman was again sent to the canvas in the third and fourth rounds following brutal punishment to the body.

The end came in the sixth when referee Steve Gray saw enough and handed Ancajas the victory.

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This is Ancajas’ third stoppage victory since winning the crown from Puerto Rico’s McJoe Arroyo in 2016.

Is this going to be the trend for Ancajas (28-1-1), who has already built a reputation for being a technician rather than a finisher?

“Hindi naman sir. Talagang bonus na lang sa akin sir ‘yung knockouts,” he said.

Although he made it look easy on fight night, Ancajas also had to contend with other factors. For one, he was nursing a cold due to chilly Belfast weather. And, of course, there's the rowdy Irish crowd.

“Punong puno po talaga ‘yung arena. Noong papasok pa lang ako ang lakas nilang mag-boo,” recounted Ancajas.

“Meron pa ngang isang fan na sinigawan ako ng harap-harapan, tinawanan ko na lang. Natuwa na lang ako na nagchi-cheer sila para kay Conlan.”

Aside from his mandatory defense against fellow Filipino Jonas Sultan, Ancajas said he hopes to get the chance to unify his titles against Thailand’s Srisaket Sor Rungvingsai and Japan’s Naoya Inoue.

Sor Rungvingsai holds the WBC crown, while Inoue occupies the WBO throne.

“Sa akin gusto ko silang habulin sina Sor Rungvingasi at Inoue... pero susunod kami sa sasabihin ng promoter sir,” said Ancajas.

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