Wycoco, Chope dominate URCC 85

ALLEN Wycoco survived an exhausting bout before stopping Dondon “Rugbiboy” Serrano, while Will Chope retained his belt against a former foe in the Universal Reality Combat Championship 85: UNDERDOG last week at the DD Night Club in Tomas Morato, Quezon City.

Wycoco, an former amateur boxer based in New Zealand before joining the Dyincredible Fighting and Fitness Center, banked on his superb boxing experience to exploit Dondon “Rugbyboy” Serrano’s lack of stamina to score a fourth-round technical knockout win and keep the bareknuckle boxing welterweight belt.

“My coach instructed me to use my boxing skills, use my footwork and clinch wisely. I’m tired, but he felt more exhausted than me so I continued fighting,” Wycoco, 32, said. “I salute Serrano for fighting with a lot of heart. I know he’s tired, but he still wanted to fight. I caught him though.”

The unbeaten Wycoco, coached by active mixed martial artist Rolando Dy, caught Serrano with various combinations, also in the third and fourth rounds, before the referee halted the fight with 2:44 left to improve his win-loss record to 2-0.

Chope, a former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter, got his revenge quick in the first few