FORMER WORLD CHAMPION CONDES ADDED TO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 23 Jan 2016
Former IBF minimum weight world champion Florante Condes, nicknamed "The Little Pacquiao' because of his southpaw stance and punching power, has been added to the ALA Promotions-ABS-CBN "Pinoy Pride 35" fight card at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino on February 27.
Condes will battle unbeaten KO artist Melvin Jerusalem who has a sizzling record of 7 knockouts in 8 wins and is ranked No. 1 by the Philippine Games and Amusements Board.
Jerusalem is coming off a 2nd round TKO of veteran Crison Omayao who had a total of 30 fights.
Condes who won the world minimumweight title on July 7, 2007 beating Muhammad Rcahman of Indonesia in Jakarta, has a record of 23 knockouts in 27 wins as against 9 losses and 1 draw.
He won the title with a split decision mainly because one Indonesian judge had the hometown boy ahead even though
Condes dropped him once in round 3 and once more in round 10.
The 34 year old Condes won the vacant IBF Pan Pacific minimum weight title with 7th round TKO over Cris Alfante who had a record of 10-1 with 4 knockouts on March 15, 2014 but dropped a close eight round decision to Japan's Ryoichi Taguchi at the Korakuen H all on July 5, 2014.
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