August 31, 2005
SEOUL, KOREA-Major Lee Wonbok, the international coordinator of the Korean Boxing Commission (KBC), has disclosed that the WBC feather champ Injin Chi will start training next week after recovering from his injury of the hamstring during his workout. The KBC will officially submit the medical certificate of Chifs recovery tomorrow. Major Lee denied some report that Chi had suffered an injury on the Achillesf tendon. Chi will be ready to face newly crowned WBC interim champ Humberto Soto, who acquired the interim belt by outscoring Rocky Juarez in Chicago on August 20. Soto became a late substitute for the injured Chi to face Juarez and decked a valuabale victory to his credit. Both parties will start negotiating on the WBC unification bout soon.
(8-31-05)