Champ
makes first title
defense against Mexican
WBC
light flyweight champion Rodel Mayol avoided losing his title after agreeing to
face Omar Niño Romero for his mandatory title defense.
Mayol,
who won his belt last Nov. 21, 2009, will face Romero on Feb. 27 in Mexico.
Philboxing.com
reported last Thursday that the WBC has given Mayol "eight days to comply
with his defense against Romero or the world title will be declared vacant."
| | | Mayol,
who is being handled by Manny Pacquiao confidant Michael Koncz, earlier wanted
to make his first defense in the undercard of the Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey
fight in Dallas on March 13.
The
Mandaue City-based fighter won his first world title on his fifth attempt, stopping
Mexico's Edgar Sosa in two rounds last November.
Mayol
is 26-4 with 20 KOs and all his losses came in world title bouts. The 33-year-old
Romero is 28-3-1 with 11 KOs.
He
won the WBC light flyweight belt from Brian Viloria on Aug. 10, 2006 but failed
a drug test in his second bout against Viloria three months later. |
He stopped
fighting for two years and lost his comeback to Juanito Rubillar.
He
had two more fights before winning the WBC light flyweight eliminator against
Rubillar in June last year.
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