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Fernando Lumacad is ready to pull off a stunning upset when he battles WBA flyweight champion Hernan “Tyson” Marquez in a super flyweight ten round bout in Sinaloa, Mexico on July 14 which is being billed as an eliminator.
The media workout of WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and IBF champion Jeffrey Mathebula of South Africa was no workout but scores of media people were able to interview the two fighters. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said that Mathebula was “at least a head taller” than Donaire which may cause some problems for the skilled four-division world champion.
Former welterweight hopeful Mark Jason Melligen (21-3, 14 KO’s) who fell out of favor with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum after two disappointing losses is trying to make a comeback on July 16th in a small fight card to mark the fiesta of the town of Baliangao in Misamis Occidental where Ms. Svetlana Jalosos De Leon is the Mayor.
As the incredible career of pound for pound king, “Fighter of the Decade” and eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao winds down, millions of Filipinos and fight fans around the world continue to wonder as to who will become “another” Manny Pacquiao. The overwhelming consensus, especially among knowledgeable boxing people which includes the media, is that in our present generation at least there can only be one Manny Pacquiao.
Thailand’s Srisaket Sor Rungvisai has retained his WBC Asia Boxing Council super flyweight title with a 2nd round TKO over Filipino Lionel Mark Duran in Minburi, Thailand. With the win the 25 year old Srisaket improved to 14-1 with 13 knockouts. His only loss was to Japan’s undefeated Kenji Oba who had a record of 16-0-2 with 12 knockouts on February 7, 2010.
The World Boxing Council is surprised by the decision of Kazuto Ioka to relinquish his WBC title and to retain his WBA belt following his unanimous twelve round decision win over WBA champion Akira Yaegeshi in Osaka on June 20.
The president of the World Boxing Council Don Jose Sulaiman has promised to help in the effort to get a megabuck fight between “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr done.
The fight between WBA world flyweight champion Hernan “Tyson” Marquez (33-2, 25 KO’s)and Filipino Fernando Lumacad (26-3, 11 KO’s) is on again. But it won’t be for Marquez’ title. Instead it is being billed as a super flyweight title eliminator.
“Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao wants Floyd Mayweather Jr next but Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has made it clear they can only realistically workg on the possible megabuck fight which the world wants to see, sometime next year.
World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman has appointed Laurence Cole of Texas as the referee for the WBC super flyweight title fight between Filipino Silver champion Sylvester Lopez and Japanese world champion Yota Sato in Yokohama on July 8.