|
He
lost the title in his first defense, to Chris
Eubank Jr. in London this past February, and now
“The
Dunghutti Destroyer”
is eager to return to action, become a two-time
world champion, and prove that he is not just a
one-hit wonder, by defeating Siaca.
But he will
not be in for an easy ride against the man from
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.
With seven
previous world championship fights in three
weight classes on his resume, against some very
big names,
Manny Siaca
(25-8, 20 KOs)
has probably
seen it all.
His
breakthrough
came in 2004 when he traveled to Australia and
beat Quinlan´s compatriot Anthony Mundine by
split decision to lift the WBA World Super
Middleweight title. He lost the WBA belt to one
of the best Super Middleweights of all time in
Mikkel Kessler, but remained a top-contender ten
years on.
Despite being quite inactive in recent years,
Siaca has kept in training as several fights
fell through. Now he is finally set to return,
and convinced that he will defeat Quinland to
restore his place amongst the best Super
Middleweights on the planet.
Said promoter Scott Patrick O´Farrell: “Quinlan
vs. Siaca, a battle of two former world
champions fighting to win a second world title,
Ford defending his world title against Berridge,
two additional world title fights to be
announced, and several more title fights. This
is going to be a huge event!”
“Our
first
Roar of
Singapore
event, on February 17, was a great success, so
on May 27 we are looking to do it at a much
bigger venue, as this will be an even bigger
show. I don’t want to blow my own horn, but
Ringstar is quickly making Singapore the hotbed
of Asian boxing.”
An official
announcement of
The Roar of
Singapore II,
including venue, ticket-information and TV
details, is forthcoming in the near future.
|
PRINT
