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Daly City's Ana "The Hurricane" Julaton (NorCal No. 10; 11-3-1, 1 KO) will return to the ring on Aug. 3 in Merida, Mex., against Magali "The Magician" Rodriguez (6-4-1, 3 KOs) of Monterrey, Mex. The 10-round bout will be televised by GMA Pinoy TV and will take place at a contracted weight of 126 pounds.
The venue has yet to be determined but it will likely be the Kanasin Polifuncional.
"Magali is tougher than her record," said Angelo Reyes, Julaton's trainer/advisor. "Two of her losses came at the hands of Janeth Perez, the current WBA 118-pound champion, and it was scored a draw even though many thought she won."
Julaton bounced back from her title loss to Yesica Marcos to post a dominant performance over a much heavier Yolanda Segura in the spring. According to the Filipina-American's team, they still want a shot at WBA 122-pound champ Jackie Nava of Mexico.
"The statement we're trying to make is that we think Magali is the type of girl who can beat Nava, and we're going to show all the Mexican media why Nava doesn't want a fight with Julaton."
Nava faces former Julaton conqueror Lisa Brown of Canada in her next clash on Aug. 18, one that Reyes and his fighter will be watching intently.
"Whoever wins the Nava-Lisa Brown fight is who we want next," Reyes said. "We know Lisa Brown's not scared. She's stated she'd go to the Philippines and fight Ana. But if Nava wins, we hope she'll stop being scared and fight Julaton."
Norcalboxing.net's Ryan Maquiñana is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and Ring Magazine’s Ratings Panel. E-mail him at rmaquinana@gmail.com, check out his weekly column for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, his archive for BoxingScene.com, or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.
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