In a clash of talented, unbeaten fighters who are competing for the vacant WBO super bantamweight (122 pounds) title, 19-year-old, southpaw, Filipino sensation, "Marvelous" Marvin Sonsona will meet 25-year-old Wilfredo "WV2" Vazquez Jr. at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, in Vazquez's hometown of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, on March 27.
Sansona is considered the Philippines' next Manny Pacquiao.
"Manny is Manny. It's hard following in his footsteps. But all that I can be is my best, and, hopefully, bring another world title home," said Sansona. "Fighting in his [Vazquez's] hometown doesn't bother me. The officials will be fair, and I have a lot of Puerto Rican fans, too. I'm not sure if it'll end in a knockout, but it's going to be a very good fight."
The son of the former world champion by the same name, Vazquez (17-0-1, 14 KOs) is riding an eight-fight winning streak that includes six knockouts, including stoppages in his past two bouts.
Coming off of November's seventh-round knockout of Genaro Garcia, Vazquez is after his third, consecutive stoppage, and can make history by becoming the first Puerto Rican son of a former titlist to also win a crown.
A unanimous decision by Sansona (14-0-1, 12 KOs) dethroned Jose Lopez as WBO super flyweight (115 pounds) champion in September.
But following his first defense of that title -- November's 12-round draw with Alejandro Hernandez -- Sansona was forced to vacate the belt as a result of his failure to make the 115-pound limit prior to the fight.
"My promoter [Sampson Lewkowicz] wanted me to take this fight because I have a big chance to win the title. It's a good opportunity for me to get a championship belt back. I've trained hard for this fight, and we've worked on [Vazquez's] weaknesses because he makes a lot of mistakes," said Sansona.
"This fight is very important for me, especially being on pay-per-view in North America," said Sansona. "I want to make up for what happened in Canada and win another world title. I'm hungry and focused on this fight. I'm hungry like a tiger."
Vazquez-Sansona is part of a split-site, "Double Assault" pay-per-view broadcast which begins at 9 p.m. ET, and is being distributed in America and Canada by Integrated Sports Media.
The action continues later Saturday night from Guadalajara, as 28-year-old, WBC light flyweight (108 pounds) titlist Rodel "Bantang Mandaue" Mayol (26-4-1, 20 KOs) of the Philippines defends his crown against former WBC light flyweight king, Omar "Giant Killer" Nino (28-3-1, 20 KOs), of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mex.
Another bout airing from Guadalajara is a 10-round, WBC youth lightweight (135 pounds) championship between 24-year-old defending champion, Daniel "Tremendo" Estrada (21-1, 17 KOs), of Mexico City, and, veteran Angel Alirio "El Morocho" Rivero (21-7-1, 14 KOs), of Tijuana, Baja Calif., Mexico.
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com
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