FILIPINO rising star and former World Boxing Council (WBC) Interim Youth champion Gabriel ‘Wonderboy’ Altarejos is coming to challenge Queensland’s World Boxing Federation (WBF) Asia Pacific Youth featherweight champion Brayd Smith for the vacant WBC World Youth Silver title on Friday, October 4, 2013.
The fight will be held at Rumours International, in Toowoomba.
Altarejos, who boasts a record of 12 wins (4 by KO), 2 losses and one draw, is handled by the famous Elorde Boxing Stable in Paranaque, Philippines.
Smith has a record of 6 wins (5 by KO), no losses. He the WBF Asia Pacific Youth title in March this year when his opponent’s corner threw in the towel with only 23 seconds of the 10th and final round to go.
However this victory came at a price leaving Smith with a fractured right hand and a torn flexor tendon from his right wrist, an injury which saw Smith take a forced lay off for several months. Now though he feels his hand is as good as ever and is excited at the opportunity of moving back into a title fight.
“I’m thrilled to be given the opportunity to fight for such a prestigious title,” said Brayd Smith.
“The WBC is one of if not the biggest sanctioning body in the world so to be given the chance to fight for their World Youth Silver title in front of my home crowd is extremely exciting.”
The Smith v Altarejos title match will take place as the second main event of Brendon Smith’s five-bout boxing card headlining another Filipino import, Jack Asis, taking on Japans Hirohito Fukuhara for the WBC Asia Continental super featherweight title.
