ONE-time world title challenger Z ?The Dream? Gorres is set to be back in action as he takes on a Tanzanian opponent on May 3 in Mandaue City.
Gorres, 25, will take on Francis Miyeyusho of Tanzania in a 12-round bout for the Filipino?s International Boxing Federation (IBF) Intercontinental superflyweight crown.
The 25-year-old Miyeyusho is a southpaw fighter and is a former Tanzanian and East & Central Africa Professional Boxing Federation champion.
Miyeyusho has a record of 20-5-2 with 9 knockouts. He actually lost two of his last five fights in the United Kingdom and Russia but both fights were in the superbantamweight and Featherweight divisions.
January of last year, Miyeyusho lost to Isaac Ward by second round knockout for the vacant Commonwealth super bantamweight crown. In June also of last year in Russia, the Tanzanian lost a similar second round stoppage to Russian Andrey Isaev for the vacant IBF intercontinental Featherweight crown.
Gorres’ manager Michael Aldeguer told sportsnews.ph that they are hoping to get a crack at the IBF world superflyweight belt before the end of the year. Current champion Dimitri Kirilov of Russia will stake his crown this Friday (Manila time) versus Mexican Cecilio Santos at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.
Former world flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan will battle the winner of the Kirilov-Santos bout sometime in May.
Gorres (27-2-2, 15 KO’s) is coming off a controversial 12-round split draw against Darchinyan last February 2 at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu. Before that, Gorres went through two tough battles by winning a hard-earned 8th round knockout over former world champion Eric Ortiz of Mexico August of last year in Sacramento. Previous to that, Gorres lost a controversial 12-round split decision to world superflyweight champion Fernando Montiel of Mexico.
Gorres? win over Ortiz was for the Intercontinental title.
Also being mulled in the Gorres-Miyeyusho bout is a fight between Filipinos Sonny Boy Jaro and Along Denoy, the top two rated fighters of the Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) light flyweight crown soon to be vacated by another Filipino Juanito Rubillar.
