Condes: New IBF Strawweight champ!

The IBF strawweight king Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia (61-6-5,31 KO's) was dethroned by Florante Condes of the Philippines (22-3-1) on Saturday night at RCTI TV studio, Jakarta, Indonesia in a all out war between two boxing warriors. Condes, known as "Little Pacquiao" devastating power punching put down the champion twice in the third and 10th round of the title bout but the heart of the champion cannot be completely under estimated as he survives the boxing bout with a split decision but in favor of the newly crowned Filipino.

“His punches were as hard as stone. Luckily I had good durability in round three, so I could go on fighting,” said Rachman. “Round ten when I was knocked down for the second time, I was sloppy in my defense, it shouldn’t happen.” Rachman also told to this correspondent that he was surprised with Condes’ power, and that Condes could punch so hard from awkward angles. “A rematch is one possibility, otherwise Rachman must fight in an eliminator fight to get his mandatory status,” said Martinez dos Santos, Rachman’s manager. “We'll talk about a rematch after this.”

Until this minute, Condes’ camp hasn’t signed anything for the rematch option asked by Rachman. “We’ll let Condes enjoy his victory first," said Aljoe Jaro, Condes’ manager. "After then we hopefully can reply Rachman’s request soon.” On a separate occassion, Lindsey E. Tucker, the match supervisor, informed the press that the new champion Condes had 9 months before his mandatory fight became due. If the rematch can't happen soon, Rachman will have to fight in a eliminator bout to earn his mandatory challenger status.