Elorde’s grandson makes international debut
MANILA, Philippines ? Three Filipino boxers, headed by the grandson of Filipino boxing legend Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde, will fight in the undercard of the Manmny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito bout this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
Accoring to Philboxing.com, Juan Martin Elorde is following the footsteps of his grandfather, “Flash”, as he goes toe-to-toe with Texan Angel Rodriguez in a 4-round fight at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The 25-year-old Elorde currently keeps an 11-0-0 record with 4 knockouts while Rodriguez holds a 54-2-1 record with 4 KOs. The fight will be Elorde’s first-ever international bout.
The 2 other Filipinos in the undercard list are Richie “Magnum” Mepranum and Dennis Laurente.
Mepranum will stake his 22-2-1 record against American Anthony Villareal (10-3-0), in the flyweight bout.
Laurente (35-3-5, 18 KO wins), meanwhile, will exchange blows with Pacquiao’s sparring partner Rashad Holloway (11-1-2, 5 KO wins)
The undercard will also feature: Robert Marroquin (USA) vs Francisco Dominguez (Mexico) Mike Lee (USA) vs Keith Debow (USA) Jose Benavidez (USA) vs Winston Mathis (USA) and Jose Hernandez (USA) vs Oscar Meza (Mexico)
Those fighting in the televised undercards are: Mike Jones (USA) vs Jesus Soto Karass (Mexico) for the World Boxing Championship (WBC) Continental Americas welterweight championship Guillermo Rigondeaux (Cuba) vs Ricardo Cordoba (Panama) for the World Boxing Association (WBA) super bantamweight championship Brandon Rios (Mexico) vs. Omri Lowther (USA) for a 138 lb catch weight bout
The main event will be the WBC super welterweight super welterweight title fight between Pacquiao and Margarito.
