Hahamunin ni Pinoy boxer Michael Dasmarinas si IBO super flyweight champion Lwandile Sithaya sa 12-round bout sa East London, Eastern Café, South Africa ngayon.
Kasabay nito, dumayo rin si dating IBF light flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero sa Salon Las Palmas sa Monterrey, Mexico para sa 12-round eliminator bout sa flyweight division ngayon laban kay Mexican Armando Santos.
Dehado si Dasmarinas kay Sithaya at kailangan niyang mapatulog ang South African upang magwagi dahil malabo siyang manalo sa puntos sa nasabing bansa na bantog sa hometown decisions.
Natamo ni Sithaya ang IBO crown sa kontrobersiyal na 12-round split decision victory sa Pilipino ring si Edring Dapudong at ito ang unang pagdedepensa niya ng korona.
“A world title shot will be on the line at the Salon Las Palmas in Monterrey, Mexico, on Saturday, December 13, when Mexico City’s Armando “Cobra” Santos (14-3-1, 8 KOs) faces Filipino star Johnriel “Cuadro Alas” Casimero (20-2, 12 KOs) in a 12-round IBF flyweight title eliminator that will air on FOX Deportes and Televisa,” ayon sa ulat ng BoxingScene.com sa laban ni Casimero.
“Fighting out of Cebu City, 24-year-old John Riel Casimero (20-2, 12 KOs) is on a mission to gain another title because he lost his first world crown on the scales in May. The IBF light flyweight champion since February of 2012, when he defeated Luis Alberto Lazarte, Casimero successfully defended his crown three times before he came in overweight for his bout against Mauricio Fuentes. After stopping Fuentes in a single round,” dagdag sa ulat. “Casimero now has a second chance to earn a shot at another world title belt.”