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AJ Banal

アレックス・ジョン・バナル　/　あれっくす・じょん・ばなる

Boxer from Philippines

December 28, 1988 (age 37)　・　Bukidnon, Philippines

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My Take

AJ 'Bazooka' Banal earns my affection on nickname alone, but the substance backs it up. A Filipino boxer from Bukidnon, just 162 cm, training at Cebu's celebrated ALA Boxing Gym, he embodies the hungry, fearless tradition that gave the world Pacquiao. I am a sucker for small fighters who pour outsized will into their fists, carrying a town's hopes into the ring. His record may read quietly here, but the courage to step through the ropes at all is its own elite trait. Banal represents, for me, boxing's purest appeal: heart and grit triumphing over physical limits and modest beginnings.

Overview

Alex John Banal (born December 28, 1988), more commonly known as A. J. “Bazooka” Banal, is a Filipino professional boxer. Banal resides in Ermita, Cebu City, Cebu, where he trains in the city's famed ALA Boxing Gym.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): AJ Banal
Name (Japanese): アレックス・ジョン・バナル
Reading: あれっくす・じょん・ばなる
Born: December 28, 1988 (age 37)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dragon
Origin: Bukidnon, Philippines
Blood type: Private
Height: 162 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: boxer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB

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