WBC PRESIDENT SULAIMAN TO DECIDE NEXT WEEK ON WHETHER TO ORDER A CUELLO TITLE FIGHT AGAINST CHAMPION MENAYOTHIN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 13 Aug 2015
Cuello.
Faced with the problem of former minimumweight champion Raul ?Rayito? Garcia?s decision to pull out of a final eliminator against No. 1 contender Denver Cuello because of Garcia?s inability to make the weight, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman will decide early next week on whether to order a title shot for Cuello against champion Wanheng Menayothin or Thailand as requested by Cuello?s promoter Aljoe Jaro or have either No. 2 ranked Byron Rojas or No. 3 ranked Carlos Buitrago replace Garcia in a final eliminator.
In a conversation with the New Standard/boxingmirror.com, Sulaiman who said he would be back in Mexico City on Monday indicated he would look at the options and make a decision early next week.
The 29 year old Menayothin is undefeated with a record of 38-0 with 13 knockouts and is coming off a 9th round knockout in his last title defense against Filipino Jerry Tomogdan on February 5.
Rojas has a record of 15-2-3 with 8 knockouts while Buitrago has a record of 28-1-1 with 16 knockouts.
The 23 year old Buitrago figured in a split draw with then WBO minimum weight champion Merlito ?Tiger? Sabillo in a title fight on November 30, 2013 and is coming off a ten round unanimous decision over Mario Rodriguez to win the WBA/NABO title last March 21 while Rojas scored a 5th round TKO in a scheduled eight round bout against Julio Mendoza on October 25, 2014.
The 28 year old Cuello has a record of 36-5-6 with 24 knockouts. He won the WBC Silver title with a stunning 1st round knockout of Carlos Perez in Mexico on October 15, 2011 and successfully defended the title with a 2nd round TKO over fancied Ganigan Lopez on May 19, 2012.
Cuello?s only loss in the last five years was in a title fight against China?s Xiong Zhao Zhong in Dubai on June 28, 2013 when he suffered a torn rotator cuff early in the fight and fought the rest of the way with one hand but still managed to hold the champion to a majority decision win.
Cuello underwent surgery and returned to the ring after one year and four months of therapy and won three fights in a row, all by stoppage.
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