Mayol knocks out Trejo Eyes WBC title next

After Filipino boxing great Manny Pacquiao became the first man to knock down Mexican legend Erik Morales, it is Cebuano Rodel Mayol's turn to have a date with history.

Mayol scored a spectacular fourth round knockout of Mexican Lorenzo "Explosivo" Trejo in their WBC minimumweight elimination bout the other night at the Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Mexico to become the first ever Filipino fighter to plant RP's flag on Mexican soil in glorious fashion.

The dynamite-fisted Mayol floored Trejo in the opening session, then finished off the hapless Mexican with a crushing uppercut in 0:29 of the fourth round that caught the pro-Latino crowd watching WBC's "Night of Champions" card in complete awe.

On top of earning a mandatory shot at the WBC 105-pound title currently held by the Japan-based Thai Eagle Kyowa, Mayol's impressive triumph somehow dealt a double blackeye to Morales, who manages Trejo's career.

The masterful conquest of the Mandaue City fighter in Mexico is a monumental feat that surely calls for another round of celebration for the 82 millions plus Filipinos, who are still basking in the afterglow of Pacquiao's incredible stoppage of the once indestructible Morales. "I am very happy for him (Mayol) and this only proves that Mexicans are unbeatable is nothing but a myth," said revered boxing patron Antonio "Bidoy" L. Aldeguer, who is responsible for molding Mayol into what he is now.

"All Pinoy boxers need are good, honest managers who will give them a chance and they'll conquer the world. Rodel has that now and so with few others and they're showing the way," added Aldeguer. Aside from valiantly annexing the boxing empire established by the Philippines even in the hallowed land of Mexico, the 24-year-old Mayol also stretched his unbeaten streak to 22-0, now spiked with 17 knockouts in his six-year pro career.

Trejo on the other hand, suffered his 13th defeat against 24 wins, 11 of them via stoppage. The Mexican also saw his eight-fight win streak in two years come to a screeching halt.