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World Boxing Organization President, Gustavo Olivieri, has announced on X that the WBO has officially approved Mexican contender Neider Valdez to challenge WBO minimumweight champion Oscar Collazo in the main event this Saturday (June 20) at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California, and live on DAZN.

David Benavidez and Noel Mikaelian’s promoters, Sampson Lewkowicz and Don King, are in advanced negotiations to stage a cruiserweight unification bout between the pair in the fall.

Rising heavyweight Moses Itauma is set to face Filip Hrgovic at London's O2 Arena on August 29.

PBC will travel to Australia with all bases loaded as three of their stars are set to face Australian boxers on July 25.