MANILA--Jerwin Ancajas' camp is thrilled by the possibility that the Filipino IBF world junior bantamweight champion could be lined up to fight newly crowned WBA titlist Joshua Franco of the US.
Top Rank Inc. CEO Bob Arum is planning to work out the fight with Golden Boy Promotions, which handles Franco. "Excited na excited kami," said Ancajas' manager-coach Joven Jimenez of the possible title unification.Franco wrested the WBA title from previously unbeaten Andrew Moloney of Australia in a bruising match last June 23.“This kid Franco who beat Andrew Moloney, he and Ancajas would be a tremendous fight,” Arum said in an article posted on RingTV.com. “Golden Boy and ourselves interchange fighters, we did this even before the coronavirus.
“ has got his visa approved for now,” Gibbons said. “Until opens to get the final stamp, there’s no leaving.”
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