By Wimbo Satwiko, Jakarta GlobeDaud will fight Celestino Cabalerro for the interim World Boxing Association featherweight title in Sunrise, Florida, on Saturday. The bout is part of the undercard for the World Boxing Council welterweight title fight between champion Andre Berto and Carlos Quintana.
Daud, the interim holder of the World Boxing Organization featherweight crown, has been waiting for his big break and is eager to show his best in Florida. “I’ve been dreaming of such a fight, and it has finally come true. I’ll never let this chance slip from my grasp,” Daud told the Jakarta Globe on Sunday.
The 22-year-old Indonesian earned the WBO Asia-Pacific Youth featherweight title when he knocked out Reman Salim in 2007.
Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions saw Daud’s potential and signed him to a five-year contract in 2008. He made his Las Vegas debut soon after, turning heads when he defeated Antonio Mezza by unanimous decision.
Last year, Daud took the interim WBO Oriental featherweight crown after knocking out Robert Allanic in two rounds. He was scheduled to fight Oscar Larios for the WBO featherweight title, but the bout was called off after Larios lost to Takahiro Aoh.
Daud, who defended his WBO Oriental crown against Ricky Sismundo in August, is scheduled to leave for Florida today with trainer Damianus Yordan and manager Pino Bahari.
He has a 25-0-0 career record with 19 KOs, while the 35-year-old Cabalerro is 33-2-0 with 23 KOs.
In other news, Fernando David Saucedo of Argentina has been confirmed as Chris John’s next opponent, Chris’s assistant manager Tony Priyatna said.
Saucedo (38-4-3) will travel to Bali for the May 22 bout, in which Chris (43-0-2) will defend his WBA world featherweight title.
Source: thejakartaglobe.com
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