Mayol seeks spot in Pacquiao-Mayweather megabout

If he would have his way, WBC light-flyweight champion Rodel Mayol wants a spot in the undercard of the March 13 megafight of his promoter, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

In his native Mandaue for the holidays, the LA-based titlist said he dreams of seeing action underneath Pacquiao-Mayweather in a unification fight with WBA 108-lb titleholder Giovanni Segura.


Rodel Mayol
If this is not possible, the 28-year-old Mayol said he envisions to make his first defense of the belt he won last month via a second round TKO of long-time champ Edgar Sosa of Mexico.

“They told me I would be defending against Omar Nino Romero. I would like to defend my title here in Cebu," Mayol, who fights under the alias “Batang Mandaue," was quoted by PhilBoxing.com as saying in a recent radio interview in Cebu.

“But my dream fight would be a unification match against WBA champ Giovanni Segura in the undercard of Pacquiao-Mayweather," he added.

Viloria fight?

Mayol, though, is not that hot on going after the IBF light-flyweight title as it is held by a compatriot in Brian Viloria.

“I don’t really think it’s a good idea, considering that he is also a Filipino and we have few world title belts. But if the fans want to see that fight, why not?" he said.

Mayol and Viloria, like Pacquiao, belong to a short list of Filipino boxing champions. In their company are WBA interim super flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr., WBO minimumweight boss Donnie Nietes and IBA and WBO female super-bantamweight champ Ana Julaton.

Before being a world champion, Mayol, a fighter belonging to Pacquiao's MP Promotions stable, endured years of frustration.

He lost to WBC minimumweight king Eagle Den Junlaphan via decision in his first crack in 2006 then got knocked out by IBF light-flyweight holder Ulises Solis in 2007 and had two futile bids against WBO kingpin Ivan Calderon, who escaped with a sixth-round split technical draw last June and a seventh-round split technical decision last September. - GMANews.TV

Source: gmanews.tv