Condes Set for Ring Return!

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Former IBF minimumweight champion Florante Condes is set to return to ring action in a 10-round fight in Cebu City sometime next month.

Condes' manager Dante Ortiz said that the fight "will be held in the middle of October," and will be promoted by Sammy Gello-ani.

The agreement for Condes' return was made by telephone between Gello-ani and Condes' manager Dante Ortiz of Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Filipino lost the title via split decision against Raul "Rayito" Garcia in Juneune at La Paz Baja, California Mexico.

Condes is currently ranked in the top five by the world organizations: IBF, WBA and the prestigious WBO. The former world champion is training for this fight in Manila, capital city of Philippines.