Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation minimumweight champ Rodel Mayol of Stonewall Boxing Club once again proved why he is the country’s best pound-for-pound fighter outside of Manny Pacquiao after he demolished a bigger Julio De la Basez in the 8th round of a scheduled tenner at the RCTI Studio in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday(4/5/04). The undefeated Mayol completely outclassed his heftier foe, landing solid blows on De la Basez starting in the opening that had the Indonesian banger reeling several times and groggy from Mayol’s punches. In the 8th frame, Mayol connected several shots to the face, cutting De la Basez’s eyelide to prompt the referee to put a halt to the carnage. “The opponent was very tough and big, and never went down although he was groggy in every round. The referee put a stop to his suffering in the 8th,” relayed Mayol’s trainer Carl Penalosa Jr from Jakarta. The win improved Mayol’s undefeated mark to 17 wins with 14 KO’s, and is expected to catapult him into higher rankings next month. Mayol is currently ranked WBC no. 3, WBA no. 6 and IBF no. 10. The WBO is expected to put him into the elite top 10 next month. The hard-punching former 5-time national amateur champ is slated to defend his OPBF tiara on May 21 in Makati City, after which he hopes to earn a crack at a world title. Among those being considered as Mayol’s future foe are: WBC champ Eagle Akakura of Thailand, WBA titlist Noel Arambulet of Venezuela, IBF king Daniel Reyes of Colombia and WBO boss Ivan Calderon of Puerto Rico.
