Press Release: Arthur Pelullo’s Banner Promotions and Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves will present IBF junior lightweight champion Cassius Baloyi (35-3-1 with 18 KOs) defending the title against Javier Osvaldo Alvarez (35-7-1 with 16 KOs) on Saturday, September 13, 2008, at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, South Africa. Featured fights will be televised live on Supersport. The 33 year-old Baloyi is a two-time IBF 130-pound champion. A 13-year pro, he won the vacant title with an eleventh-round TKO against Manuel Medina in May 2006, and lost it in his first defense agianst Gairy St. Clair two months later. He won the title for the second time with a majority decision over Mzonke Fana in April 2008. He is making his first title defense since then.  Alvarez, now 31 years old and a 10-year professional veteran, is a former South American junior lightweight champion. He faced Fana for the IBF title in August 2007, but was stopped in the ninth round. He has come back with one win since then.