By Elisinio Castillo
Former WBA/WBO super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (15-0, 10 KOs) will return on December 4th in Canada against Mario Briones (26-4-2, 19 KO), according to the Cuban boxer's promoter Caribe Promotions.
Rigondeaux was stripped by the WBA/WBO last week for inactivity. He was last in action in December 2014 in Japan.
He received some good news a few days ago, when the WBC approved a final title eliminator between Rigondeaux and undefeated Mexican puncher Rey Vargas.
The winner of the eliminator will become the mandatory challenger to newly crowned champion Rey Vargas (25-0, 20KOs).
"We have lived through some very hard times, but gradually we will recover what was taken from Rigo," said Boris Arencibia, President of Caribe Promotions, to George Ebro. "For now he will return to the ring on December 4 in Canada and face Mario Briones with a Latin WBC title at stake. This will be our starting point."
"Rigo will conquer the Latin title and then, in early 2016, will go into the eliminator and then work forward until he's champion. We have passed tests that would have discouraged others."