Promoter Marifel Barrera (center) poses with rival camp Eduardo Montiel and Luis Castillo of Mexico against Melvin Jerusalem with manager JC Mananquil

MEXICAN Luis Angel Castillo fired the first shot on reigning champion Melvin Jerusalem five days before the two clashes for the WBC minimumweight title.

Boxing rising star Carl Jammes Martin fights battle-tested Mexican Anthony Jimenez Salas in a non-title super bantamweight match on Friday (Saturday in Manila) at Culican, Sinoloa, Mexico. 

FORMER world title challenger Vincent Astrolabio was rushed to the hospital last Friday because of appendicitis just a few days after his 12-round bout against unbeaten World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight champion Japanese Junto Nakatani last July 20.