Middleweight Weljon Mindoro to fight Puerto Rican in November
Weljon Mindoro celebrates after knocking out Tyler Goodjohn in the United States. | Photo from evenhandsboxing
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Filipino boxing prospect Weljon “Triggerman” Mindoro will put his unbeaten record on the line as he faces Puerto Rican Marcos Osorio-Betancourt in his second fight in the United States on November 9, at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida.
The 24-year-old Mindoro, who fights under the Quibors Boxing Gym banner, earned another marquee fight following his impressive U.S. debut last July against Tyler Goodjohn in Plant City. He scored a second-round knockout, extending his unbeaten record to 12 wins, with a perfect 12 knockouts and one draw.
Mindoro is one of the very few, if not the only, middleweight prospects from the Philippines, making him a boxer to watch.
His opponent, Osorio-Betancourt, holds an 11-2-1 (win-loss-draw) record with eight knockouts.
Osorio-Betancourt’s most recent bout ended in a fifth-round knockout loss to American Raul Lizarraga for the World Boxing Council (WBC) USA middleweight title last May. It was his second consecutive defeat, following a unanimous decision loss to Dormedes Potes of Colombia for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Latino middleweight title in the Dominican Republic.
Similarly, Mindoro fell short in his bid for a regional title when he fought to a draw against Takeshi Inoue for the WBO Asia Pacific super welterweight title in 2023 in Manila.
Despite this, Mindoro’s upcoming fight against Osorio-Betancourt could be a stepping stone for him as he aims to make his mark in the highly competitive middleweight division.
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