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3 Filipino boxers up for world titles
« on: November 12, 2012, 09:46:07 PM »
Three more Filipino fighters have earned a crack at the world championships in their respective divisions next year following their recent victories.

World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Dayer Gabutan of Mountain Province and Ilocos Sur, who recently defended his OPBF 118-pound crown with a quick seventh round demolition of Indonesian Lande Olin, will be rewarded for his efforts by securing the right to dispute the WBO belt against the winner of the Puenglong Sor Singyo-Paula Abunda title fight early next year.

The pride of Katipa, Misamis Occidental Rey Migreno, the new international flyweight titleholder, on the other hand, stands to meet WBC 112-pound champ Toshiyuki Igarashi of Japan also in the first quarter of 2013, said trainer Joven Jorda last Friday during the SCOOP session at the Kamayan Restaurant-Padre Faura.

Minimum weight Mateo Handig likewise became the mandatory challenger to Mexican International Boxing Federation titlist Mario Rodriguez following his split decision victory over Japanese two-time belt-owner Katsunari Takayama.

Handig, who like Gabutan and Migreno, belongs to the Highland Boxing stable managed by Brico Santig and supported by Gregorio Abalos and Naris Ssingwancha.The much-awaited Handig-Rodriguez title encolunter is scheduled January 27 in Mexico City, while those of Gabutan and Migreno will be held at a time and place still to be decided, Santig said during the SCOOP session, sponsored by Powerade, AKTV and FILA.

The 24-year-old Gabutan is so far undcefeated in his lat 12 fights.

Migreno had, actually, beaten Igarashi black and blue in a technical knockout triumph last November 1 in Naakahon Rachasima in Thailand.

The three Filipino fighters assured SCOOP members that they can beat their respective opponents and bring honors to the country with the championship belts in their pocket when they return home. - PNA

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