Undefeated Filipino pug Melvin Jerusalem will fight reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) minimum weight champion Wanheng Menayothin of Thailand in a title bout on January 25, in Phitsanuloke, Thailand.

Jerusalem’s trainer Edito Villamor said on Saturday that the fight is a huge opportunity for the young boxer from Bukidnon. Villamor added that negotiation with a Thai promoter started last November but things were only made final last week.

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