According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, Former IBF 122 lb champion Steve Molitor will have his chance to reclaim that belt when he takes on Takalani Ndlovu on March 27th at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada.
Ndlovu, who ranked number-one by the IBF was to have fought Caballero but neither his promoter nor Caballero’s promoter, Warrior Boxing made any type of bid for the fight and Caballero was relieved of his title.
It did not seem to be a big deal to Leon Margules of Warriors boxing as he has other plans for Caballlero.
“We didn’t bid because we had no place to put the fight and my guy wants to go to 126 pounds anyway,” Warriors Boxing’s Leon Margules told ESPN.com about why he didn’t bid on Caballero-Ndlovu. “If we had a place to do it and could have paid Caballero his money, he would have made the weight. But we didn’t and now he’s going to move up. There are better opportunities and bigger fights for him at 126 pounds.”
Margules and Top Rank have talked about the possibility of Caballero challenging featherweight titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa in the spring or summer on HBO.
“I told [Top Rank’s] Carl Moretti, ‘Yes, we’re interested,’ ” Margules said.
“All I’ve been thinking about is becoming a two-time champion, and nobody is going to get in my way,” said Molitor, 29. “Especially Ndlovu. As good as I was the first time against him, Ndlovu’s crazy to think he has a chance of beating me in a rematch. I’m here to not only regain my title, but to show the world I’m even better now than I was during my first title reign. That means laying an even more convincing beating on Ndlovu this time around.”
“I have earned my mandatory spot in the IBF rankings, and the fact that I’m now No. 1 and Steve No. 2, speaks volumes. This time around it will be far different from the last time I fought Steve,” Ndlovu said. “I’m not overconfident, but the fact that I have agreed to go back to Canada, shows my mindset for this fight. This is most likely my last chance to win the IBF world title and I’m prepared to do what ever it takes to beat Steve.”
