Cebu’s boxing kingmaker, promoter Rex “Wakee” Salud yesterday indicated that he is in no mood to accept Bebot Elorde’s offer to pit his boxer Jimrex Jaca against fourth-ranked Baby Lorona Jr, indicating that the latter is down in the rankings, and that Bukidnon’s Samuel Duran, who is rated no. 3, should take on the no. 2 Jaca for the vacant RP super-featherweight title.
The title has been declared vacant by the Games and Amusements Board after erstwhile titleholder Bobby Pacquiao had won the WBC Continental Americas title.
Top-ranked Caesar Amonsot, who has no upcoming schedule according to his trainer Edito Villamor, has apparently decided to forego the RP title possibly to pursue an international title.
Salud indicated that he will put the Jaca-Duran fight on November 12 at the Baguio Convention Center in a promotion being put up by North Cotabato Governor Emmanuel Pinol as part of the latter’s ABS-CBN program set to be launched in December.
“Samuel Duran is the more deserving fighter to face Jaca. Baby Lorona is only rated no 4,” Salud said.
Two other title fights are being readied in the November 12 card, which will also feature Cebu’s Wyndel Janiola in his first fight under the promotional banner of Pi?ol. END
