Friday, May 2, 2008
Glenn Donaire of the Philippines will battle IBF lightweight champ Ulises "Archie" Solis in Aguascalientes, Mexico on May 17, Philboxing.com reported Friday.
The report said Donaire, the elder brother of IBF/IBO flyweight king Nonito Jr., is a last-minute replacement for Juanito Rubillar, another Filipino.
Bebot Elorde, Rubillar's manager, pulled out his fighter and opted to match him instead with Omar Nino of Mexico. The Rubillar-Nino clash will be an eliminator for the World Boxing Council light flyweight belt held by Mexico's Edgar Sosa.
Donaire's last attempt at a world championship belt was in 2006 against Vic Darchinyan.
Meanwhile, Solis's last two successful defenses were against two Filipinos -- Rodel Mayol and Bert Batawang.
Donaire has a 17-3-1 win-loss-draw card with 9 wins via knockout.
The Mexican champ, on the other hand, has 26-1-2 with 20 KOs.
