WBA superbantam champ Mayhar Monshipour defends the title against fomer WBA 118 lb ruler Julio Zarate from Mexico June 25 at the Futurescope in Poitiers. Monshipour, quoted in L´Equipe, says he wants to use the fight as a "tuneup" to set up a unification with WBC titlist Oscar Larios in the spring of 2006. [details (http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=1231)]