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A TRIBUTE TO SOME OF BOXING'S YOUNGEST STARS IN THE MAKING

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Here?s a tribute to some of the sport?s youngest stars-in-the-making. Not even old enough to buy a beer in many parts of the United States, these young warriors are already making waves in the hardest of all sports:

The rundown was published by The Boxing Tribune and forwarded to us by WBO Asia Pacific president Leon Panoncillo. (Ronnie Nathanielsz)

1) Saul Alvarez (Mexico) Age: 20, Record: 33-0-1, 25 KOs

Titles Held:

WBA Fedecentro welterweight title

NABF welterweight title

WBO Latino welterweight title

WBC Youth World welterweight title

WBC Silver light middleweight title

2) Marvin Sonsona (Philippines) Age: 19, Record: 14-1-1, 12 KOs

Titles Held:

WBO super flyweight title

WBO Oriental flyweight title

WBO Asia Pacific Youth flyweight title

3) Adrien Broner (USA) Age: 20, Record: 16-0, 13 KOs

Titles Held:

WBC Youth Intercontinental super featherweight title

4) Chris Avalos (USA) Age: 20, Record: 16-0, 13 KOs

Titles Held:

WBO NABO bantamweight title

5) Stephane Jamoye (Belgium) Age: 20, Record: 18-0, 8KOs

Titles Held:

EBU-EU (European Union) bantamweight title

WBC Youth World bantamweight title

6) Johnriel Casimero (Philippines) Age: 20, Record: 14-0, 8KOs

Titles Held:

interim WBO light flyweight title

WBO Asia Pacific light flyweight title

7) Jesus Ruiz (Mexico) Age: 20, Record: 23-2-2, 18 KOs

Titles Held:

interim WBC Latino bantamweight title

8.) Jason Pagara (Philippines), Age: 18, Record: 23-1, 12 KOs

Titles Held:

WBO Asia Pacific Youth lightweight title

9) Pablo Cesar Cano (Mexico) Age: 20, Record: 20-0-1, 15 KOs

Titles Held:

NABF light welterweight title

10) Frankie Gomez (USA) Age: 18, Record: 4-0, 4 KOs

Titles Held:

None

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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