UNDEFEATED Rimar "Machine Gun" Metuda of Sanman Boxing Stable has already arrived in Chelyabinsk, Russia for his championship fight with Mirzhan Zhaksylykov of Kazakhstan for the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Silver super featherweight title on September 9 at the Traktor Sport Palace.
Metuda, who has a clean record of 10 straight wins with five knockouts, arrived together with his trainer Dondon Jimenea last September 5 at 10 p.m. aboard the China Eastern Airlines via Guangzhou in China.
?Everything is good, Metuda has 4 days to recover in Russia. He is confident going to this fight." said manager Jim Claude ?JC? Manangquil.
Metuda is facing a substitute opponent Zhaksylykov, who had replaced his injured stablemate Mark Urbanux (9W-1L-0D).
Zhaksylykov is a former PABA featherweight title-holder. Zhaksylykov, however, lost in his last fight against Shavkat Rakhimov by a unanimous decision last February 27 in Russia.
Metuda won the vacant WBF Asia Pacific featherweight title via a 5th round technical knockout against Jason Tinampay last September 26 at the Gaisano Mall Atrium in Gensan.
The 22-year old southpaw from Cagayan de Oro City previously stopped Joel Hecotibo in the second round of a non-title fight held March 8 in T'boli, South Cotabato.
Photo: Rimar Metuda (left) with trainer Don don Jimenea in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
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