Former Olympian Mark Anthony Barriga is all set to fight Gabriel Mendoza in an International Boxing Federation title eliminator bout for the right to challenge Japanese minimum weight world champion Hiroto Kyoguchi on May 13 at the Skydome SM North EDSA.

Heading into the fight, Barriga admitted he idolizes the undefeated welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. but stressed that he’s still far from attaining the same level of skill as the undefeated American boxer.

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