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Los Angeles-based Filipino Rodel Mayol has indicated he is in tip-top shape for his third crack at a world title when he challenges WBO light flyweight champ Ivan Calderon on Saturday (Sunday RP time) at the Madison Square Garden in New York, USA.
The Mayol-Calderon showdown will be the chief support when WBO welterweight champ Miguel Cotto defends against Joshua Clottey in the main event of a card presented by Top Rank.
Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao will be at special ringside for the event, mainly to cheer for Mayol whom he manages, and also to scout on Cotto, who is one of the fighters being considered as his next opponent on Oct. 17.
Mayol, knowing fully well this might be his last chance at a world title, has indicated he prepared doubly hard for this bout, training at the Wild Card Gym under the guidance of Freddie Roach and Filipino trainer Buboy Fernandez.
Mayol's two previous attempts at the world title have been heartaches for the Mandaue City fighter, losing to Eagle Kyowa for the WBC title in 2006 via close unanimous decision, and then getting knocked out by Ulises Solis for the IBF crown a year later.
Calderon, meanwhile, seems to be looking past Mayol, as he indicated that he knows little about the Filipino, and even went as far as telling the media that he wants to next unify his title with IBF champ Brian Viloria.
Interviewed by 15rounds.com, the 34-year-old Calderon (32-0-0, 6KOs) expressed confidence that his skills and ring IQ would be enough against his unfamiliar foe.
?I don?t know too much about him (Mayol) except that he is 5?4 and he has a strong left hand," Calderon said.
Asked for his game plan, Calderon said he wants ?to fight my normal game and box intelligently round by round."
