CASIMERO WILL STEP ASIDE TO ALLOW ZOU SHIMING TO FIGHT RUENROENG FOR IBF FLYWEIGHT TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 21 Dec 2014
Former IBF light flyweight champion Johnreil Cssimero will step aside to allow China?s undefeated Zou Shiming to fight Thailand?s Amnat Ruenroeng for the world title in Macau on March 7.
Promoter Sammy Gello-ani told the Manila Standard/Viva Sports that they saw no problem in allowing Ruenroeng to fight Zou Shiming even though Casimero scored a spectacular 2nd round stoppage of Armando ?Cobra? Santos in a title eliminator in Hidalgo, Mexico two weeks ago.
Gello-ani reasoned that when Casimero was light flyweight champion he also obtained IBF approval to fight one voluntary title defense before facing a mandatory challenger and said he is prepared to extend the same privilege to Ruenroeng so he could make the big money fight against Zou Shiming happen.
Top Ranbk promoter Bob Arum told the Manila Standard/Viva Sports some two months ago that the two-time Olympic gold medalist who is very popular in China, would fight the Thai champion for the title and even suggested that if Zou Shiming wins he may defend the title against former WBA/WBO champion Brian Viloria who is also scheduled to fight on the March 7 undercard at the Cotai Aena in Macau.
However, Gello-ani made it clear that Casimero would exercise his rights as mandatory challenger against the winner of the Zou Shiming-Ruenroeng title fight.
Shiming who beat Ruenroeng in two of their three bouts as amateurs including a win in the semi finals of the 2010 Asian Games in Beijing en route to his gold medal victory has improved in each of his professional bouts and trainer Freddie Roach is confident he would win the world title in March.
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