by ALEX P. VIDAL
ARLINGTON, Texas — The 25-year-old grandson of the legendary former WBC junior lightweight champion Gabriel "Flash" Elorde saw action in the 10-fight undercard bouts prior to the 12-round WBC light middleweight title match in the main event between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito on November 13 at the Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, USA.
Juan Martin Elorde (11-0, 4 KO’s) faced the 29-year-old Angel Rodriguez (10-3, 5 KO’s) of Houston, Texas for four rounds in super featherweight division. Elorde lost the fight by technical knock out.
Juan Martin is the son of Manila boxing impressario Johnny, who is the second son of the late and longest reigning WBC champion Gabriel "Flash" Elorde in the 130-lb who died of lung cancer in 1985.
The unbeaten Juan Martin until its defeat on November 14 is the protege of her grand- mother, Laura, who wants him to follow the footsteps of his grandfather who reigned as world champion from 1960 to 1967.
Juan Martin, a college graduate, is one of the three Filipino fighters in the undercard. The others are Dennis Laurente (34-3-4, 17 KO’s) who fought Pacquiao’s sparring partner Rashad Holloway (11-1-2, 5 KO’s) of Los Angeles, California for eight rounds in the super lightweight division and Richie Mepranum (16-3-1, 3 KO’s) who traded mitts versus Anthony Villareal (10-3, 5 KO’s) of Perris, California in the flyweight division.
Two other little-known world title bouts preceded the main event. Ricardo Cordoba (37-2-2, 23 KO’s) of Santa Marta, Panama disputed for 10 rounds the WBA interim world junior featherweight title versus Guillermo Rigondeaux (6-0, 5 KO’s) of Miami, Florids.
Jesus Soto-Karass (24-4-3-1, 16 KO’s) of Los Mochis, Mexico collided with Mike Jones (22-0, 18 KO’s) of Philadelphia, PA for the 10-round NABA, NABO, WBC continental Americas welterweight title. /MP
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