Undefeated Ghanaian contender and reigning WBO International Junior Featherweight champion, Isaac Dogboe, will have the opportunity to defend his title when he face Cesar Juarez in December.
Reigning champion, Jessie Magdaleno, was forced to drop out of his November fight with number 1 contender Cesar Juarez, and his medical notification indicated he would not be available to fight until March or April.
This has opened up a fight between Juarez and the next available contender, Isaac ‘Royal Storm’ Dogboe which according to the rankings was Filipino Marlon Tapales. But Tapales announced he was not available to fight as soon as needed for a vacant interim title due to problems he was having with his trainer.
“Absolutely, I’m more than ready to fight,” Dogboe said when asked if he could step up and fight Juarez in December.
Leon Panoncillo, who heads WBO Africa, moved to have Juarez-Dogboe be sanctioned for the interim title, which was seconded by member Danny Leigh of Australia. The motion was passed unanimously, which now opens the door for a WBO world title fight for both the gritty Mexican and the popular prospect from Accra before the end of the year.
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