Daud Yordan: On the doorstep to stardom
March 20, 2010 | Posted by Benjie 
Photo Courtesy: thejakartaglobe.com
I came across with this Indonesian while checking out upcoming fights in April. What struck me is the fact that he holds a very impressive record of 25-0-0-1 with 19 KOs. His name is Daud Yordan.
I tried to delve more about his career and I found out that his story is quite interesting. He was about to attain global recognition not just once but twice. After winning his first 23 fights, knocking out 17 of those and mostly in Indonesia, he squared off with ‘The Ghost’ Robert Guerrero. Yordan gave Guerrero all he could handle in two rounds before the fight was stopped. A clash of heads caused a nasty cut over the right eye of Guerrero and wasn’t able to continue. The bout was declared as No Contest.
In fighting against Guerrero, Yordan showed his ring generalship to counter the former’s attacks. ‘The Ghost’ was quite surprised to find out that Yordan could take his punches and even launched his counters as well. Robert should have been lucky enough to escape that way.
Moreover, in December last year, Yordan was scheduled to take on another highly regarded Featherweight in Daniel Ponce De Leon. Golden Boy Promotions gave Yordan another break opposite Ponce de Leon as an undercard to the Mosley-Berto fight scheduled last January 30. However, the scheduled bout was cancelled as Berto begged off to attend to his family who were trapped in the earthquake in Haiti last January 12.It was the second time Yordan missed the ticket to stardom.
Maybe, this could be the right time for him as he takes on IBF and WBA superbantamweight champion Celestino Caballero on April 10 in Florida, USA. Caballero decided to move up in weight for the Interim WBA Featherweight title. Curiously, the regular WBA Featherweight title is currently held by Indonesian Chris John. A victory over Caballero will put Yordan in the world boxing map following the footsteps of fellow Indonesian and former world champion Ellyas Pical and current champion Chris John.
Categories: Boxing | 
Tags: Caballero vs. Yordan, Celestino Caballero, Celestino Caballero vs. Daud Yordan, Chris John, Daud Yordan, Daud Yordan vs. Celestino Caballero, Ellyas Pical, Haiti, Indonesia, Robert 'The Ghost' Guerrero, Robert Guerrero, Yordan vs. Caballero | 
2 Comments »
Yeah, I saw that fight as well and liked what I saw. Good footwork, short sharp measured punches. I think Guerrero’s corner was probably relieved the fight was ruled an NC.
Stylistically, I prefer him to Chris John’s awkward looking (but effective) stick and move.
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