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A TRIBUTE TO SOME OF BOXING'S YOUNGEST STARS IN THE MAKING

PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 22 Jul 2010



Here?s a tribute to some of the sport?s youngest stars-in-the-making. Not even old enough to buy a beer in many parts of the United States, these young warriors are already making waves in the hardest of all sports:

The rundown was published by The Boxing Tribune and forwarded to us by WBO Asia Pacific president Leon Panoncillo. (Ronnie Nathanielsz)

1) Saul Alvarez (Mexico) Age: 20, Record: 33-0-1, 25 KOs
Titles Held:
WBA Fedecentro welterweight title
NABF welterweight title
WBO Latino welterweight title
WBC Youth World welterweight title
WBC Silver light middleweight title

2) Marvin Sonsona (Philippines) Age: 19, Record: 14-1-1, 12 KOs
Titles Held:
WBO super flyweight title
WBO Oriental flyweight title
WBO Asia Pacific Youth flyweight title

3) Adrien Broner (USA) Age: 20, Record: 16-0, 13 KOs
Titles Held:
WBC Youth Intercontinental super featherweight title

4) Chris Avalos (USA) Age: 20, Record: 16-0, 13 KOs
Titles Held:
WBO NABO bantamweight title

5) Stephane Jamoye (Belgium) Age: 20, Record: 18-0, 8KOs
Titles Held:
EBU-EU (European Union) bantamweight title
WBC Youth World bantamweight title

6) Johnriel Casimero (Philippines) Age: 20, Record: 14-0, 8KOs
Titles Held:
interim WBO light flyweight title
WBO Asia Pacific light flyweight title

7) Jesus Ruiz (Mexico) Age: 20, Record: 23-2-2, 18 KOs
Titles Held:
interim WBC Latino bantamweight title

8.) Jason Pagara (Philippines), Age: 18, Record: 23-1, 12 KOs
Titles Held:
WBO Asia Pacific Youth lightweight title

9) Pablo Cesar Cano (Mexico) Age: 20, Record: 20-0-1, 15 KOs
Titles Held:
NABF light welterweight title

10) Frankie Gomez (USA) Age: 18, Record: 4-0, 4 KOs
Titles Held:
None



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