Unbeaten Regie Suganob will problem Sivenathi Nontshinga for the IBF junior flyweight two weeks later than initially billed on the ICC, East London, South Africa, on Sunday.
Suganob, The Ring’s No. 9 ranked junior flyweight, is glad to lastly have his world title alternative.
“We been asking [for] this struggle since earlier than we got the chance to struggle for the eliminator [against Mark Vicelles],” Suganob (13-0, 4 knockouts) advised The Ring.
“He’s the present champion, so possibly he’s good however not completely the most effective within the division. He all the time runs, that’s what he does properly. If he desires an thrilling struggle, he should interact and let’s see who has the ability.”
Suganob’s supervisor Floriezyl Podot, was additionally fast to goad the defending champion.
“We’re a little bit bit upset with the postponement from the unique date (June 16) to July 2,” stated Podot. “Regie is prepared since he received the eliminator bout.
“Will probably be a extra thrilling struggle if the champion would interact a little bit greater than what he does – working. However we’re ready if Nontshinga goes to make use of the identical fashion of working. Regie will put on him out. We hope to lastly settle this on July 2.”
The 25-year-old Bohol resident and his crew are preserving their different discovering near their chest.
“Our crew [has] reviewed his fights and we studied his fashion, together with his good and unhealthy habits,” he stated cautious to not reveal an excessive amount of. “We noticed two areas in his fashion that we will exploit. I can not inform you what are these however we’re ready to execute our recreation plan in these two areas that we noticed in his preventing fashion.”
In his final struggle, Suganob scored a profession finest win over Vicelles (TD 8) and is really feel has grown as a fighter due to the additional confidence gained from that triumph.
“Mark Vicelles is rated in 4 main sanctioning our bodies and is likely one of the finest not solely within the Philippines but additionally within the Asia Pacific within the junior flyweight division,” he acknowledged. “The chance to struggle Mark Vicelles in a title eliminator is a good expertise particularly for this struggle as a result of Vicelles is a stablemate of Christian Araneta who knocked down Nontshinga.”
Suganob’s crew had hoped to safe house benefit however in the end yielded and packed their luggage. He acknowledges that isn’t excellent however it’s what he has to do.
“Touring in fact will discomfort us a little bit,” he stated. “However we shall be flying out to South Africa 7 days earlier than the struggle. That may give us time to familiarize with the place and acclimatize the climate. My consolation zone is the boxing ring, he could have no benefit towards me contained in the boxing ring.”
The Filipino had different alternatives however his purpose has all the time been to achieve boxing. If he can accomplish that, he’ll add his identify to his international locations wealthy boxing historical past that goes again 100 years.
“It could be dream come true,” he stated. “I began boxing on the age of seven and it’s all the time been my dream to be a champion in boxing and be like Manny Pacquiao sometime. I completed faculty and will have the chance be working as a seaman, however I really like boxing a lot so I made a decision to turn into an expert boxing.”
Nontshinga (11-0, 9 KOs), The Ring’s No. 4 rated junior flyweight, received the South African nationwide title in his fifth struggle.
The 24-year-old has overwhelmed compatriot Siyabonga Siyo (TKO 9), Ivan Soriano (KO 5), he held on after getting knocked down within the remaining spherical towards Christian Araneta (UD 12) in an IBF eliminator. He edged out Hector Flores (SD 12) to assert the vacant IBF title in Mexico final September.
That is an intriguing matchup on paper, between two unbeaten fighters. It’s attention-grabbing that Suganob and his crew appear to need Nontshinga to be extra aggressive. He fought at a excessive tempo and traded with Flores when he received that struggle. You marvel if house benefit could also be key for Nontshinga.
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