EDWARD MANSITO MISMATCH AGAINST WORLD NO.1 JESSIE MAGDALENO, MERCIFULLY CALLED OFF
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 16 Feb 2016
Jesse Magdaleno.
Filipino Edward Mansito?s is scheduled clash with WBO No. 1 super bantamweight Jessie Magdaleno in a ten round bout at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona this Saturday in what looked like a terrible mismatch has mercifully been called off.
Boxing Scene reported Junior featherweight contender Jessie Magdaleno will now fight Rey Perez on Saturday nigh. This was confirmed by manager Frank Espinoza.
Magdaleno was originally scheduled to fight Filipino Edward Mansito but the Filipino boxer was not able to secure a visa to enter the United States.
Perez (20-7, 5 KOs) has not fought since August 1, when he lost a one-sided decision to Chris Avalos.
Magdaleno was scheduled to fight Perez on that August 1 date, but withdrew from the fight when he suffered a hand injury during sparring over a week before the fight.
Magdaleno (22-0, 16 KOs) is ranked amongst the top 10 by all major sanctioning bodies. He is the mandatory challenger to face WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire.
The Magdaleno-Perez fight is scheduled for 10 rounds and will take place at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz. UniMas will televise the fight on Saturday night
Magdaleno is unbeaten with a record of 22 wins with 16 knockouts and is also rated No. 3 by the WBA and No. 10 by the WBC while Mansito who has a record of 13-3 with 7 knockouts is not even rated in the Philippines.
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