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The brightest prospect in the stable of promoter Gabriel “Bebot” Elorde Jr, WBC super flyweight silver champion Sylvester Lopez, dropped Japan’s Yuki Fukumoto twice on route to a fourth round stoppage in a tune-up fight at the Elorde Ballroom in Sucat, Paranaque over the weekend.
Two-time world title challenger Bernabe Concepcion realizes he is in the fight of his life when he faces undefeated Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia, the defending North American Boxing Federation and WBO North American Boxing Organization featherweight champion on Saturday night on the undercard of the WBO featherweight title fight between champion Orlando Salido (37-11-2, 25 KO'S) and former champion Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez (31-1, 28 KO'S).
Talented 20 year old Randy “Razor” Petalcorin will defend his Pan Asia Boxing Association light flyweight title against Thailand’s Samartlek Chaiyonggym (Sithsaithong) on April 28 possibly at the Mandaluyong City Gymnasium where pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao first made a name for himself.
Mexican promoter/agent Hugo Correa went to the World Boxing Council office today (Thursday in Manila) and claimed he “didn’t do anything wrong” and sent Genaro Garcia, who was named in the signed contract, although the nickname “Panterita” which clearly indicated the crucial difference between the Genaro “Poblanito” Garcia contracted for and the Genaro Garcia mentioned in the document was never mentioned.
Johnriel Casimero will defend his newly won IBF light flyweight interim title against Mexico’s Sammy “Guty”Gutierrez (31-7-2, 10 KO’s) in Cebu City on May 13.
John Mark Apolinario who has a record of 17-2-1 with 4 knockouts will get a crack at the WBA bantamweight interim title held by Mexico’s Hugo “Cuatito” Ruiz who has an awesome record of 26 knockouts in 29 wins with only one defeat.
Filipino boxer Jiro Merlin, ranked No. 13 by the Pan Asia Boxing Association was badly beaten and suffered a knockout in the 9th round by reigning PABA super bantamweight champion and former WBA world champion Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
IBF light flyweight interim-champion Johnriel Casimero will finally receive his championship belt which is being personally hand-carried by well-known international promoter Sampson Lewkowicz, the partner of Filipino promoter Sammy Gello-ani.
ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer has forwarded all the necessary documents to World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman who had earlier called for “a hearing to clarify all matters about an alleged fraud that took place” when Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista faced Genaro “Poblanito” Garcia, who was not the contracted fighter Genaro “Panterita” Garcia, in Tagbilaran City last Saturday.
World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman believes the agent who switched fighters and sent a bum identified as Genaro “Panterita” Garcia Gutierrez, instead of Genaro “Poblanito” Garcia who had fought eight world champions and knocked out Rafael Marquez in the 2nd round, will be suspended.