Oscar Larios, the hard-hitting Mexican holder of the WBC (World Boxing Council) crown, challenged Filipino IBF (International Boxing Federation) champion Manny Pacquiao to a unification bout for the super bantamweight title moments after scoring a 10th round TKO win over Napopol Kiattisakchocchoi at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles Saturday.
“I wanted to go to 126 pounds to fight (Marco Antonio) Barrera. But now that Pacquiao won, I want to face him so we can unify the titles at 122 pounds. I know that it will be a difficult fight because he hits hard, but I have the hunger to win,” Larios said.
The 27-year-old native of Zapopan, Jalisco had been wanting a mega-fight against Barrera, who was once universally considered as the best featherweight in the world until Pacquiao whipped him last week in San Antonio.
