By Rey Danseco
 
AN influential Mexican boxing manager tendered 25,000 dollars to Juanito Rubillar through the World Boxing Council (WBC) for title fight against a former champion in Puerto Rico next month.

Fernando Beltran suggested the No. 1 ranked Rubillar to face former World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight champ and current No. 3 contender Nelson Dieppa for WBC light flyweight interim title on April 29 in San Juan City.

The manager of popular Mexican fighter Erik Morales coursed the offer through his buddy, WBC executive secretary Mauricio Sulaiman who relayed it to Rubillar’s handler Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde Jr.

“The WBC is going to look into this matter about Viloria’s injury, but I urgently need to know your position if indeed an interim title (fight) can happen,” Sulaiman told Elorde.

Despite without admittance, Beltran’s intention for asking Rubillar to fight is to boot him out being the top ranked contender of WBC light flyweight champ Brian Viloria.

And a single loss on Rubillar will automatically transfer to the winner the right for the mandatory fight against Viloria, whose right hand injury became Beltran’s reason for suggesting the interim title fight in the division.

But Beltran instead said his intention is to help Rubillar earned and become popular in America and United States should he win over the 35-year old Puerto Rican.

“Podemos realizar una serie de peleas en America y sobre todo en los Estados Unidos que puedan redituarle muy buenos dividendos a Rubillar (We can carry out a series of fights in America and above all in the United States that will become very good dividends to Rubillar),” said Beltran in his letter.

Molded by trainer Felix Trinidad, Sr., Dieppa became a WBO light flyweight champ when he stopped Filipino fighter Andy Tabanas with crushing right cross to the chin on April 2001 in New York.

Tabanas was leading on two of three scorecards before the TKO. He fell hard, slamming his head to the canvas and was placed on a stretcher and taken to St. Vincent's hospital in New York City. Fortunately, he only suffered a concussion.