Mayol, Nino both ready for rematch

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    When junior flyweight titlist Rodel Mayol of the Philippines and Mexico's Omar Niño met in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Feb. 27, the fight ended in bizarre fashion with Mayol retaining his belt but leaving the ring on a stretcher. The bout was declared a three-round technical draw.

    Late in the third round, Niño (28-3-2, 11 KOs) cracked Mayol with a low blow and as the referee was moving in to call a timeout, and had grabbed Niño's right arm to pull him away, Niño unloaded a left hook that knocked out Mayol (26-4-2, 20 KOs).

    Now, they will meet again in Queretaro, Mexico, on Saturday in the main event on "Top Rank Live" (Fox Sports en Espanol, 10 p.m. ET), and Niño is determined to reclaim the belt he held briefly in 2006 after upsetting Brian Viloria.

    http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5297519
     

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