By Rick Reeno

Promoter Gary Shaw has advised BoxingScene.com that a junior middleweight slugfest between Alfredo Angulo and Joel Julio has been finalized for April 24 on HBO. Shaw was advised by his matchmaker that a deal was reached with Russell Peltz, who was representing Julio's promoter Main Events. As previously reported, promoter Dan Goossen has that April date reserved on HBO. To make everything connect, Shaw reached a deal with Goossen to place Angulo-Julio on the card. Heavyweight Chris Arreola is scheduled for the main event, and the tentative opponent could end up being Tomasz Adamek.

WBC/WBC super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan's planned fight with Raul Martinez is in the toilet, but Shaw still plans to have him appear in the March 6 co-feature slot to Arthur Abraham vs. Andre Dirrell on Showtime. Martinez made a demand of $100,000 dollars for the fight. Top Rank confirmed that number to BoxingScene. Shaw had offered $70,000, a number that is higher than the $65,000 that Martinez received for his knockout loss to Nonito Donaire in 2009. Shaw is looking at a few different names to replace Martinez.