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Former WBO interim junior flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero (14-1, 8 KO's) isn’t fazed by the reputation of IBF flyweight champion Moruti “Baby Face” Mthalane (26-2, 17 KO's) as he prepares for his title fight at the Nasrec Indoor Arena in Johannesburg on Saturday (Sunday, Manila Time.)
World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman, his son and executive secretary Mauricio Sulaiman and the members of the leading boxing organization in the world have honored the late founding secretary general Rodrigo “Rudy” Salud by awarding him a commemorative championship belt.
IBF flyweight champion Moruti “Baby Face” Mthalane (26-2, 17 KO’s has acknowledged that Filipino challenger Johnreil Casimero (14-1, 8 KO’s) “is a very good fighter” but the champion’s promoter Branco Milenkovic said Mthalane “believes he will stop him in the later rounds.”
Rather than remain idle while waiting for the injured WBA super flyweight world champion Hugo “El Increible’ Cazares (34-6-2, 24 KO’s) to recover from his reported injury, Interim champion Drian “The Golden Fist” Francisco (20-0-1, 16 KO’s) of the Philippines has decided to defend his title in Thailand on May 1.
Fil-Australian Heath “The Heat” Ellis, fresh from an impressive 2nd round knockout of Thailand’s Yodmongkol Singwancha in a battle for the vacanat WBC Asia Boxing Council light liddleweight title last March 18 will be back in action on April 1.
Young Rey Danseco, a boxing writer and commentator has deservedly been named the “Best Judge” in the 11 Gabriel “Flash” Elorde Memorial Boxing Awards to be held at the Grand Ballroom of the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel on March 25.
Filipino super flyweight Louie Bantigue has scored a stunning 2nd round TKO over Japanese prospect Ippei Aoki (6-2, 4KOs) at the Sumiyoshi Ward Center in Osaka, Japan. It was Bantigue’s third win in his last three fights in Japan and belied his comparatively poor fight record which now stands at 19-14-7 with 10 knockouts.
In his second fight following a stunning 4th round knockout at the hands of hard-hitting Steve Maxwell when he lost the IBF Pan Pacific and WBC Asian Boxing Council titles, Heath Ellis has come back with a vengeance to win the vacant WBC ABCO Continental light middleweight title in Sunshine, Victoria, Australia.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum’s top notch, lawyer Daniel Petrocelli, has debunked the claims of WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire that Top Rank was guilty of a breach of contract that precipitated Donaire’s decision to sign up with arch rivals Golden Boy Promotions.
After a bitter family feud that took some of the luster out of Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire’s spectacular 2nd round knockout of Fernando “KO-Chulito” Montiel last February 19 when the classy Filipino won the WBC and WBO bantamweight belts, the pound-for-pound No. 4 now faces a bitter legal battle with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum.