Two Filipinos headline list of future world title champions

Mark Magsayo is ready to cruise through the featherweight division (Alvin S. Go/Rappler photo)

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

Reymart Gaballo, and Mark Magsayo. Remember the names.

Both undefeated, these two Filipino sluggers hold the number one and two positions respectively in the list of potential world title champions.

Gaballo, who holds a professional record of 23 wins, no losses, and 20 knockouts, was ranked by the World Boxing Association as the top-seeded bantamweight.

Meanwhile, Magsayo, one of the most exciting and emerging featherweights in the business, has so far taken down 20 foes with 14 coming via way of knockout with no losses.

The pride of General Santos City, Gaballo was supposed to gear up for a world bantamweight title shot but the COVID-19 pandemic halted the plans made by Sean Gibbons and the Manny Pacquiao (MP) Promotions.

Magsayo, who is under the same management as Gaballo, is already preparing for a possible title fight with current WBA super featherweight king Leo Santa Cruz.

Will Gaballo and Magsayo follow the foot-steps of the only eight-division world champion, Manny Pacquiao? Or will they create a different path to stardom?