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Perennial world light flyweight title challenger Juanito Rubillar has gotten another break and will fight Giovanni Segura of Mexico for the WBA bantamweight title in Grand Mayan, Nueva Vallarta, Mexico on Sunday, Manila Time.
There is growing concern over the WBO minimumweight title defense of Donnie Nietes which was originally scheduled for July 18 in Jalisco, the hometown of Mexican challenger and interim champion Manuel "Chango" Vargas but was later postponed to August 1 in Oxaca.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says the showdown between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rico’s WBO world welterweight champion is all about “Fire Power,” the new title to the eagerly anticipated fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on November 14.
Sonny Boy Jaro (30-7-5, 19 KO’s) gets another crack at a world title when he battles interim champion Giovanni “El Guerrero Azteca” Segura (20-1-1, 16 KO’s) for the WBA light flyweight title in Top Ranks’ “Latin Fury 10” fight card in Grand Mayan, Nueva Vallarta, Mexico on Saturday.
Comparatively tiny but talented Moruti Mthalane (23-2, 16 KO's) will fight for the IBF title relinquished by the man who beat him via a 6th round TKO when the South African was cut above the eye and his nose bloodied in a title fight last November 1.
Excitement is quickly building up over the showdown between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto scheduled for the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on November 14.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, clearly realizing the potential of “Pinoy Power” in boxing, plans to feature Z “The Dream” Gorres in a fight card in Mexico on September 5.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum predicts the showdown between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rico’s WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KO’s) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on November 14 will be “a war, an absolute war.”
Welterweight Marco “Texano” Nazareth is reported in critical condition after suffering a 4th round TKO at the hands of undefeated 19 year old Omar “Business Man” Chavez in a fight card in Jalisco, Mexico.
IBF light flyweight champion Brian Viloria will make the first defense of his newly won title against Mexican Jesus “Azul” Iribe sometime in September and not on August 1 as originally planned.