Ni Gilbert Espeña

Idineklara ni World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman si WBC No. 1 contender at OPBF light flyweight champion Jonathan Taconing ng Pilipinas bilang mandatory contender ng bagong kampeon na si Ganigan Lopez.

Nabatid sa BoxingScene.com na inatasan na ni Sulaiman ang manager ni Taconing na si Liza Elorde na makipagnegosasyon sa may hawak sa karera ni Lopez.

“Mexican southpaw veteran Ganigan Lopez (27-6, 17 KOs), 107, captured the WBC light-flyweight belt when he scored an upset majority decision over Japan’s defending titlist Yu Kimura (18-3-1, 3 KOs), 107.5, in twelve monotonous rounds on Friday in Kyoto, Japan,” ayon sa ulat ng Fightnews.com.

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“Cathy Leonard and Gary Ritter (both of US) tallied 119-109 and 118-110 respectively, both in favor of the 34-year-old Mexican, but Juan Carlos Pelayo (Mexico) saw it 114-114. The referee was Vic Drakulich (US),” dagdag sa ulat. “Kimura, 32, wasn’t as sharp as he had dethroned Pedro Guevara last November, and Lopez maintained the initiative all the way.”