The Mandaue City Sports Development Commission is preparing a big welcome for four boxing heroes on Thursday.
MCSDC executive director Cheryl Ouano said they plan a motorcade and a welcome party for Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation mini-flyweight champion Rodel “Magnum Force” Mayol, OPBF No.1 contender Z “The Dream” Gorres, OPBF bantamweight king Malcolm “Eagle Eye” Tu?acao and OPBF super-featherweight champion Randy “Kumo’ng Bato” Suico.
Pales
“Our planned welcome reception to these boxers pales to the honor they give to Mandaue,” said Ouano.
Ouano said the City will hand out commendations and cash awards to the four Mandaue City boxers.
Mayol will be feted for his overwhelming fourth-round knockout over Mexican Lorenzo Trejo last Jan. 28 in Cancun City, Mexico. The win earned Mayol a dreamed-of world title shot reportedly coming on May 8.
OPBF superflyweight
While Gorres is will be feted for lording it over Jose Alfredo Tirado last Feb. 4 at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
On March 19, Gorres will fightfor the OPBF super-flyweight title against former champion Waengpetch Chuwatana at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex.
Tu?acao and Suico both defended their OPBF titles last Feb. 5 in Nagoya Japan.
Tu?acao retained the belt by scoring a controversial split draw over Japanese Kohei Ohba, while Suico made his sixth title defense by knocking out challenger Ryuhie Sugita of Japan in the fourth round.
Last Nov. 5 was the first time two of the original three Golden Boys of Cebu fought in one card since September 1999.
