Phil D. Jay WBN Editor Mexican celebrating second world title New WBC featherweight title holder Daniel Ponce De Leon is ready to adhere to his signed contract with Jhonny Gonzalez and give the fallen champion his stipulated rematch in the future. The 32 year-old told WBN that he may well make a defence of the green belt before any return though and plans to stick around at the 126lb limit for a considerable period after claiming the title on a technical decision on Saturday night in Las Vegas. “I feel very good to be champion,” Ponce De Leon told World Boxing News. “It’s what I have been looking for so long and now I finally achieved it. “This time I feel happier than the first time I was champion,” he said, referencing to his long reign as WBO super-bantamweight champion between 2005 and 2008. “The judges saw me win and I was up on the cards. I knew I would win, but the rematch is there in the contract we signed. “I could have one or two defences bef...
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