PETALCORIN FACES THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 22 Apr 2015
WBA light flyweight champion Randy ?Razor? Petalcorin faces what his co-manager Peter Maniatis, multi-titled Australian promoter described as ?the fight of his life? against China?s Ma Yi Ming in his first title defense on Friday.
Maniatis and co-manager of Petalcorin Jim Claude Manangquil of General Santos City, said Petalcorin had sparred a total of 118 rounds and right now weighs exactly 108 pounds which is the light flyweight limit.
Maniatis said Petalcorin would have some ?light training? on Wednesday as he prepares for what Maniatis said would be ?a coming out party for the talented southpaw.?
Maniatis described 34 year old southpaw Yi Ming who has a record of 12-5 with 7 knockouts as a ?hard guy to beat? and said ?it's an important fight for Randy.? He is coming off a comfortable ten round decision over veteran Tommy Seran.
Maniatis said the 23 year old Petalcorin who is also a southpaw has a record of 22-2-2 with 17 knockouts and won the WBA Interim title with a rousing 7th round TKO of Panama?s Walter Tello last August 28, 2014.
He said trainer Renie Gabawa is ?very happy? and pointed out ?Randy is 100 percent fit.?
Co-manager Manangquil picked the sparring partners of Petalcorin and mapped out his training program.
By all accounts Ma Yi Ming has had a very good training camp in the mountains of Dalian, China and worked with some tough sparring partners with Maniatis indicating that Petalcorin ?will be on his toes ready for anything Ma Ying throws at him on Friday night.? A regular visitor to the Philippines who hosts the popular ?Ringside? show on SEN Radio in Australia believes ?this will be a statement fight for Randy and I know how good he can be and really believe he can be the next star of world boxing in the lighter weights.?
Maniatis also thanked Top Rank and the SECA Group as well as Ultratune CEO Sean Buckley, the sponsor of Petalcorin.
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