Former world champion Rene Mark Cuarto takes on Arvin Magramo for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) International light-flyweight title this Thursday at Okada Manila. The highly anticipated bout headlines Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow, an eight-fight card leading up to the second Pacquiao-Elorde Awards.

Cuarto, boasting a record of 23-7-2 with 13 knockouts, faces Magramo, who holds an 18-2-1 slate with 11 stoppage wins. The 10-round showdown is set to deliver fireworks, with the first bell at 1 PM. Also making waves is the return of undefeated lightweight Eman Bacosa, who squares off against Congolese puncher Arnaud Darius Makita, now based in Davao City.

“Blow-By-Blow continues to uplift Philippine boxing by giving fighters opportunities to showcase their skills,” said Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division legend and a product of the iconic boxing program, which now airs every Sunday on Cignal’s ONE Sports channel.

Since its revival in November 2022, Blow-By-Blow, led by Marife Barrera and matchmaker Art Monis, has held events in Ilocos Sur, Cavite, Iloilo, Surigao, General Santos City, and Mindoro, providing local fighters with consistent opportunities to compete.Former world champion Rene Mark Cuarto squares off with Arvin Magramo for the vacant World Boxing Council International light-flyweight title Thursday at Okada Manila.

Serving as the main event of Manny Pacquiao Presents: Blow-By-Blow eight-bout card before the second Pacquiao-Elorde Awards, the Cuarto and Magramo showdown appears explosive on paper.

Cuarto enters the scheduled 10-round duel with a 23-7-2 with 13 knockouts while Magramo parades an 18-2-1 slate with 11 wins inside the distance.

The first bell is at 1 PM and expected to take the spotlight is the return of undefeated lightweight Eman Bacosa, who battles Arnaud Darius Makita, a Congolese puncher based in Davao City.

“Blow-By-Blow is once again at the forefront of putting premium on Philippine boxing with this latest show at Okada,” Pacquiao, a product of the popular weekly boxing show, said.

“This is a special card we have assembled since it will serve as the appetizer to the Pacquiao-Elorde Awards,” added the eight-division legend whose program is shown at primetime every Sunday on Cignal’s ONE Sports channel.

Since reviving Blow-By-Blow in November 2022, Pacquiao has been assuring not just boxers but Philippine boxing in general the opportunity to earn almost on a monthly basis.

Blow-By-Blow is being ran by Marife Barrera and matchmaker Art Monis.

It has staged shows in Ilocos Sur twice, Cavite, Iloilo, Surigao, General Santos City and Mindoro.