Mayol raring to fight bitter foe Niño again

After figuring in an abbreviated fight that ended with him getting carried out of the ring on a stretcher following a cheap shot, Filipino World Boxing Council light-flyweight champion Rodel Mayol can’t wait to lock mitts with rough Mexican Omar Niño Romero again. Mayol, recipient of a low blow and a foul left hook in a bout ruled as a three-round technical draw last Saturday in hostile Mexico, said he wants another duel with Niño so he could serve him a KO loss next time. “I want a rematch. I feel I could knock him out next time," the LA-based Mayol said in an interview with PhilBoxing.Com.

Mayol said Niño did not hurt him at all, except of course for that shot to the groin and the follow-up left hook that landed hard on his right jaw and caused him to lay flat on his back. “His punches are not that strong. I did not feel his power at all. I wanted to tire him out then try to KO him in the later round," he said. The 27-year-old fighter was brought to the Military Regional Hospital in Gualajara immediately after the fight and was thoroughly checked as a precaution, according to Dr. Ed De La Vega, who served as Mayol’s cutman. “Imaging studies (CT scan/MRI) were done and everything came back normal. I also checked his neck and jaw but everything’s fine," De La Vega reported. Mayol himself said he’s feeling well now, and quite satisfied that he managed to keep his world title despite what happened. “It should have been a disqualification because it was an intentional foul or deliberate punch after a foul (low blow). However, it’s quite okay as I am able to keep my belt," he said. Mayol may get his wish for a rematch as his promoter, Manny Pacquiao, reportedly wishes to promote Mayol-Niño II himself. “I would love that," Mayol said, vowing to get on an attack mode for that return engagement. “I will be more aggressive next time. I want to impress my Filipino boxing fans and make them happy." Mayol won the WBC 108-lb strap last November after his second-round TKO of long-time Mexican titlist Edgar Sosa last November in Chiapas, Mexico. - GMANews.TV