Filipino minimumweight boxing champion Melvin Jerusalem seeks to stain another perfect record in his first title defense, this time against brash Mexican Luis Angel Castillo in Mandaluyong
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MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxer Melvin Jerusalem is set to make the most of his hometown advantage as he defends his World Boxing Council minimumweight title against undefeated Mexican slugger Luis Angel Castillo at the Mandaluyong City College on Sunday, September 22. “The moment Melvin became champion, we knew Castillo would be the mandatory challenger, so we readied immediately,” Jerusalem’s trainer Michael Domingo said in Filipino at the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum on Tuesday, September 17.
Although this is Castillo’s first career title shot and first fight outside his home country, the 27-year-old southpaw was nothing short of confident during the PSA Forum, quickly predicting he would prevail against the Filipino champion.
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