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The title defense of WBO minimumweight champion Donnie “Ahas (Snake) “ Nietes against Interim champion Manuel “Chango” Vargas scheduled for July 18 in the Mexican’s hometown of Jalisco has been postponed to August 1.
The manager of former IBF minimumweight champion Florante Condes has assured us that Condes will receive “his complete pay” – meaning his purse for the title eliminator against Nkosinathi Joyi in East London, South Africa last June 27 – when the bank wire transaction is completed.
A report from Thailand says that undefeated IBF Pan Pacific bantamweight champion Thangthong Kiattaweesuk will defend his title against the Philippines Bogie Delada in the southern Thai city of Had Yai on July 17.
Former IBF minimumweight champion Florante Condes hasn’t received his purse for his title eliminator against Nkosinathi Joyi as yet, nearly one week after the fight at the Orient Theater in East London, South Africa.
Undefeated Filipino sensation Mercito Gesta (15-0-1, 6 KO’s) will face a new opponent in his eight round featured bout at the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown San Diego on July 10.
Well known “International Promoter of the Year” Branco Milenkovic is confident he will be able to stage Nkosinathi Joyi’s mandatory title fight against IBF minimum weight champion Raul “Rayito” Garcia in East London , South Africa sometime next year.
Games and Amusements Board boxing division chief Dr. Nasser Cruz says the GAB will investigate the reported abandonment of former IBF world minimum weight champion by promoter Sammy Gello-ani three days before Condes’ crucial title eliminator against undefeated Nkosinathi Joyi in South Africa.
Even as he mourned the death of one of the all-time boxing greats Alexis Arguello of Nicaragua, WBC president Don Jose Sulaiman raised questions about the alleged suicide of Arguello had shot himself in the chest at his home in Managua in an apparent suicide.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has high hopes for Filipino light welterweight Mark Jason Melligen who faces the toughest fight of his career when he clashes with 26 year old, 5’11” Mexican Michael “El Bravo” Rosales at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on August 15 on the “Pinoy Power 2” fight card at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on August 15.
Former IBO/IBF flyweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash’ Donaire who takes on Panama’s Rafael “El Torito” Concepcion for the WBA super flyweight interim title at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on August 15 says Concepcion is brave but that he is confident.