Salva to fight dangerous Taduran for vacant IBF world minimumweight title

DAVAO CITY — Undefeated Samuel “Silent Assassin” Salva of Iligan City will

fight against dangerous Pedro “Rattle Snake” Taduran of Valenzuela City

for the vacant International Boxing Federation (IBF) World

minimumweight title on Sept. 7 at the Jurado Hall of the Philippine Marine

Corp in Brgy. Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.Sen. Manny Pacquiao is the

promoter of the said boxing event.The 22-year old Salva (17W-0L, 10KO)

scored a unanimous decision on Zamboanga’s Rene Mark Cuarto last March

23 in Pasay City. He earlier TKO’d Ipil’s Jason Mopon last Nov. 25 in Iligan

City.Salva also TKO’d Marco John Rementizo of Cagayan de Oro City to win

the MinProba minimumweight title last Oct. 15 in Robinson’s Place

Iligan.Taduran, on the other hand, has 13 wins with 10 knockouts against

two losses. He knockout Jeffrey Galero of Cagayan de Oro in the 2nd round

to retain the Philippine minimumweight title last Dec. 18 in Pangasinan.The

22-year old Taduran lost by a unanimous decision to Chayaphon Moonsri of

Thailand by WBC World minimumweight title last Aug. 29,

2018.Meanwhile, flyweight Giemel “Pistolero” Magramo (23W-1L-0D,

19KO) of Paranaque will face Komgrich Nantapech (25W-5L-0D, 16KO) of

Thailand in the under card. (Lito delos Reyes)

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