LORETO DEFENDS HIS IBO LIGHT FLYWEIGHT TITLE IN REMATCH WITH JOYI IN SOUTH AFRICA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 21 Mar 2015
The Philippines' IBO light flyweight champion Rey Loreto will defend his title in a rematch with tough South African Nkosinathi Joyi at the Mdantsane Indoor Sports Center in East London on Sunday afternoon, South African time.
The 24 year old Loreto scored a stunning 3rd round knockout over the 31 year old Joyi in Monte Carlo in February last year. The knockout came at 2 minutes 32 seconds into the round.
Well known Super Sport boxing writer Ron Jackson reported that it is a make-or-break fight for Joyi with the veteran Eastern Cape fighter having revenge on his mind when he enters the ring before his hometown supporters.
Joyi is a former IBO strawweight and IBF mini flyweight champion and has no fought since he won a non-title fight against Henri Amol of Indonesia in the 7th round in October last year.
The former South African champion has a record of 24-3 with 17 knockouts while Loreto who is regarded as having an erratic record is 19-13 with 11 knockouts.
Jackson notes that Loreto lost to Atushi Kakutani and Benezer Alolod in his past 13 fights but Joyi ?remains the only really high-class opponent he has faced.?
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