WBC SAYS GUEVARA IS RIPPED AND READY TO DEFEND TITLE VS CLAVERAS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 06 Apr 2015
Guevara (L) and Claveras (R).
The World Boxing Council says light flyweight champion Pedro Guevara from Sinaloa, Mexico is poised to defend his title this April 11th at the Multiple Uses Center of Mazatlan against undefeated challenger Richard "Explosive" Claveras of the Philippines.
The WBC website reported that Guevara who conquered the vacant WBC Crown last December, defeating two time former world champion, Akira Yaegashi, ?is ripped and ready.?
The report said both boxers passed the seven days weigh in, which is a WBC rule specifically designed to monitor gradual and safe weight loss.
Guevara weighed 111 lbs while Claveras tipped the scales at 113 pounds.
On paper the fight appears to be a mismatch as Claveras who is undefeated in 12 fights with 12 knockouts and 2 draws is ranked No. 26 by the WBC which reflects the fact that the record of Claveras is misleading because the caliber of opponents he beat was nowhere near the opponents that Pedro Guevara faced.
Guevara, the champion, has a record of 24 wins against only 1 defeat and 1 draw with 16 knockouts which is far more impressive than that of Claveras.
Claveras was scheduled to leave for Mexico yesterday long with British trainer Warren Evison who is with the United International Promotions outfit of Japan?s Ryoku Kato and Edgar De Castro.
Even Evison appeared surprised when they learned about the title shot offered the comparatively inexperienced Claveras who is 25 years old and nicknamed ?explosive.?
We called WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman last week to check on what happened and he told us that the two boxers scheduled to fight Guevara had backed out for one reason or another and the WBC Asian Boxing Council had recommended Claveras.
In his last fight Claveras scored a 1st round knockout over Indonesia?s Demsi Manufoe at the Mandaluyong City Gymnasium on January 31 this year.
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