Andrew Fruman recaps last night's Rumble at Rama X show.

Marvin Sonsona's rapid ascent to boxing stardom suffered a setback last night.  After a difficult and ultimately unsuccessful week trying to cut weight, the teenage phenom struggled mightily in the face of a determined challenge from underdog Alejandro Hernandez.

Having lost his title earlier in the morning after weighing in 2.6 pounds over the 115 pound limit, Sonsona was lucky he didn’t walk out of the Casino Rama ring with the first loss on his record. Instead, he escaped with a draw – 115-113, 113-115 and 114-114 - which seemed a little generous to the Filipino southpaw, as he was out-worked for much of the fight.

Clearly the bigger man in the ring, Sonsona was much the stronger of the two fighters in the early going. Unloading with both hands, he easily took the opening two frames, and looked well on his way to making it a short night’s work.

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Andrew Fruman previews Saturday night's Rumble at Rama X show, featuring the super-flyweight match-up between Marvin Sonsona and Alejandro Hernandez.

Tomorrow night, Filipino southpaw Marvin Sonsona returns to the Casino Rama Entertainment Center to make the first defence of his 115 pound WBO title belt against Mexican Alejandro Hernandez.  Sonsona's title winning effort over Jose Lopez back on September 4^th, was arguably the best fight yet in the Rumble at Rama series, and the youngster's return is an exciting development not only for local Ontario boxing fans, but for fans watching across Canada on TSN.

As was the case against Lopez, Sonsona will again enjoy the overwhelming support of the fans in attendance.  With a large Filipino community within a relatively short drive of Rama, the crowd will undoubtedly be firmly behind the big punching teenager.

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