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WAKEE WANTS JACA VS DURAN

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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.

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Columns
Canelo Demands $100 Million for Crawford Rematch
Canelo Demands $100 Million for Crawford Rematch
By Dong Secuya

When fight figures cross into nine-digit guarantees, the conversation usually turns cynica…

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