CONDES TO TRAIN AT ALA GYM
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Fri, 11 Apr 2008
International Boxing Federation minimumweight champion Florante Condes will train at the famed ALA Gym of respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer beginning sometime next week.
We requested Aldeguer to allow Condes to train at his gym even though the preparations for the hard-hitting southpaw?s first title defense was being handled by well-known promoter Sammy Gello-ani who had parted ways with the ALA Gym and gone on his own.
Aldeguer was magnanimous. He said ?how could I say ?no? to you or a fighter like Condes? We are here first and foremost to help our boxers and whatever we can do to help, we will do.?
At the same time Aldeguer said ?differences are things of the past and we will never allow such petty things to interfere in the welfare of any fighter.? When we relayed the news to Gello-ani he responded, ?that?s great news. I am so thankful to you and Mr. Aldeguer. It will be a great help.?
Gello-ani said he was sending his former trainer Danny Bactol to Cebu to train Condes. He said Bactol had spent some time in Indonesia and three years in South Korea and also handled some of Gello-ani?s boxers at the ALA Gym in the past.
The aunt of Condes, Ms. Loy Valencia who is acting as his guardian right now along with her husband said she was ?very grateful to Mr. Aldeguer and Florante (Condes) was so happy that boxing people were looking after his interests.?
IBF Championship Committee chairman Lindsey Tucker disclosed that promoter Adrulfo Castillo of ECO Promotions submitted a purse bid of over $60,000 to stage the mandatory title defense of Condes (22-3-1, 20 KO?s) against undefeated challenger Raul "Rayito? Garcia (22-0-1, 15 KO?s) on June 14 in Laz Paz, Mexico. Condes will earn over $50,000 as a result of the 75-25 split under IBF rules. Tucker branded the purse offer as ?very generous.?
Tucker pointed out that since Castillo was ?the only bidder, he could have bid the Minimum of $25,000? but he didn?t. This guaranteed Condes a substantial purse compared to the measly $3,000 he ultimately received for his title fight against then champion Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia in Jakarta last July 7. Garcia earned the right to face Condes after he defeated Ronald Barrera (22-3-1, 14 KO?s) of Colombia in a title eliminator last .February 29.
The title eliminator was ordered by the IBF after Condes defense against Garcia set for February 16 in the hometown of the Mexican was postponed when Condes suffered a severe wrist injury and a problem with his lower left back. Because of the delay, the IBF ordered an eliminator between Garcia and Barrera which Garcia won handily.
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