Mohammed Shahid, Alfonso A. Ver
The Philippines is home to several combat sports champions. Among
them are World Boxing Association Regular
Welterweight Champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao, 39, and Brave CF
Bantamweight Champion Stephen “The Sniper” Loman, 23.
Recently, Brave Combat Federation president Mohammed Shahid held a
meeting with His Excellency Alfonso A. Ver, Ambassador of Philippines to the
Kingdom of Bahrain. An official announcement is yet to be made but the meeting
could mean Loman’s second title defense may be the main event of the first ever
Brave CF event in the Philippines.
Representing Team Lakay of Baguio City, Philippines, Loman successfully
defended his Brave CF Bantamweight Champion belt on June 9, 2018 in Belfast,
Northern Ireland. He now has a professional
MMA record of 9 wins and 2 losses and his next title defense may take
place in this home country.
On July 14, 2018, Pacquiao earned his first WBA
title as he dethroned his Argentine opponent Lucas “La Maquina” Matthysse, 35.
The Filipino boxing legend has been fighting professionally since 1995 and now
holds a professional boxing record of 60 wins and 7 losses.
Brave CF president Mohammed Shahid recognizes what
the success of Filipino fighters like Pacquiao and Loman means to Filipinos.
Shahid explained, “The historic title defense by the youngest champion in Brave
Combat Federation, Stephen Loman and the return of the legend,
Manny Pacquiao ushers the golden age of combat sports in Philippines where
you see the continuous pursuit for excellence from the youngsters while the
legends never cease to inspire and mesmerize not just Philippines but the whole
world.”
The Kingdom of Bahrain hosts a sizable expatriate community from the
Philippines. The two countries share strong relations and mutually beneficial
ties including initiatives in growing economic relations, fostering greater
exchange and cooperation in trade investments, tourism, culture and education.
“Kingdom of Bahrain and the Philippines share a strong bond when it
comes to nurturing relations, greater cooperation in trade investments,
tourism, as well as culture and education,” Shahid said. “We have found yet
another common ground when it comes to the passion that we share for combat
sports.”
Brave CF is looking forward to nurturing the sport of mixed martial arts
in countries like the Philippines, according to Shahid. He added that the
Bahrain-based MMA promotion “will be working towards the goal of creating a
global eco-system for the sport and offer more opportunities for fighters,
economy and growing relations.”
Hosting Brave CF in the Philippines will ensure the growing interests in
sports and media by the Kingdom of Bahrain under His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin
Hamad Al Khalifa to have a strong base in the Southeast Asia. The first
Brave CF event in the region took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 11, 2018
at “Brave 12: KHK Legacy.”
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