JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Florante Condes of the Philippines won
the International Boxing Federation's mini-flyweight title with a
split decision Saturday over Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia.
Condes, known as "The Little Pacquiao," knocked Rachman down
twice in the third and 10th rounds during the 12-round title fight
held in the studio of the private RCTI television station in
Jakarta.
Salven Lagumbay of the Philippines and Montol Suriyachand of
Thailand, scored it 114-112 for Condes, while home judge Muhammad
Rois gave it 117-113 for Rachman.
The victory improved Condes' record to 22-3-1 with 20 KOs.
Rachman -- who won the title in September 2004 with a split decision
over Colombian Daniel Reyes -- fell to 61-6-5 with 31 KOs.