Taduran dangles last Filipino world boxing crown against Romero
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‘I won't let this title be taken away because I am the only world champion of the Philippines now,’ says Pedro Taduran, the pride of Libon, Albay who looks to defend his IBF minimumweight crown
FACE-OFF. Filipino champion Pedro Taduran and Brandon Romero of Spain during the weigh-in ahead of their IBF minimumweight bout.
MANILA, Philippines – Pedro Taduran is the last champion standing in Philippine boxing.
He promised that it would stay that way after his fourth defense of the IBF (International Boxing Federation) minimumweight crown against Spaniard Brandon Romero on Saturday, November 7 (Sunday, November 8, Philippine time) at the Kiva Auditorium in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
“I won’t let this title be taken away because I am the only world champion of the Philippines now. I’ll fight for it to the best of my abilities,” Taduran said in Filipino during the pre-fight press conference on Friday, November 6.
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