Fenech to Try for 4th World Title on May 26
Australian Jeff Fenech will attempt to capture his fourth world title when he meets Juan LaPorte of Puerto Rico for the vacant WBC super-featherweight title in Sydney on May 26, promoter Bill Mordey announced today.
Fenech, 25, will give up the WBC featherweight title he currently holds to fight for the super-featherweight crown, which is being vacated by Azumah Nelson of Ghana.
He’s unbeaten in 24 professional fights with 18 knockouts and previously held the WBC super-bantamweight and IBF bantamweight titles.
LaPorte, 30, is the current NABF super-featherweight champion and is ranked ninth in the division by the WBC.
He held the WBC featherweight title from 1982-84 and has a 36-9 record. He never has been stopped inside the distance.
New York-based LaPorte last fought on Feb. 15, when he retained his NABF title with a split decision over Rogelio Lopez.
Fenech, who said he has fully recovered from hand surgery, said he aims to become the third man in the world--Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns are the others--to win world titles in five divisions.
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