Mexico's Abner Mares (23-0-1, 13KOs) will go for his second divisional title on April 21 in El Paso, Texas, according to the Executive Secretary of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaiman. Mares will face former champion Eric Morel (46-2, 23KOs) of Puerto Rico, and now the vacant WBC super bantamweight title is on the line. Showtime will televise the fight.
Last week, it was announced that a Showtime televised bantamweight doubleheader would take place in Cancun, Mexico. But, according to sources who spoke to BoxingScene.com, the show is now going to take place in Texas - possibly at the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso.
Puerto Rico's Eric Morel, the former 112-pound champion of the WBA, is very excited about his upcoming fight on April 21 in Cancun, Mexico - when he faces undefeated Mexican fighter Abner Mares (23-0-1, 13KOs), who owns the WBC's silver belt at bantamweight.
Eric Morel, the former champion at 112-pounds, could be challenging unbeaten Mexican boxer Abner Mares, the IBF's 118-pound champion, according to Morel's legal counsel Gaby Penagaricano.