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?BEBOT? ELORDE FLATLY DENIES CLAIM THAT TRONGCO WILL FIGHT IBF CHAMPION MENDOZA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 04 Jan 2015
Well known promoter Gabriel ?Bebot? Elorde who is also the manager of light flyweight Renan Trongco has flatly denied a report that Trongco will fight IBF champion Javier ?Cobra? Mendoza in Mendoza?s first title defense in Tijuana on January 10.
Elorde told the Manila Standard/Viva Sports the story by Miguel Rivera which appeared in boxingscene.com and also boxrec.com ?is not true at all. They are just using our name. We didn?t even receive an offer to fight Mendoza.?
ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer who earlier announced that mandatory challenger Milan ?El Methodico? Melindo was set to face the hard-hitting Mendoza on March 28 in Manila was surprised when we informed him about the story on a Mendoza-Trongco title fight and disclosed that he had held discussions with the IBF after Melindo won a title eliminator over No. 10 ranked Mexican Saul Alvarez last November 15, with a twelve round unanimous decision.
Melindo has been training through the holidays without a day off, knowing that the southpaw Mendoza is a heavy-handed fighter who won the title with a dominating performance over former world champion Ramon Garcia Hirales who had earlier lost his title to Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes who is now the longest reigning Filipino world champion having surpassed the record of the late Hall of Famer Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde of 7 years and three months which had stood for some 34 years.
Melindo who moved down to light flyweight easily after he lost a twelve round decision against tough and talented Juan Francisco Estrada in Macau on July 27, 2013 has a record of 32-1 with 12 knockouts while Mendoza has a record of 22-2-1 with 18 big knockouts.
Photo: Tronco (C).
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