Cermeno vs. Mijares Rematch Coming in June?

Mar 17, 2009 • 12:00 AM ET

By Mark Vester

According to Nacho Huizar, co-promoter of Cristian Mijares (38-5-2, 19 KOs), a rematch with Nehomar Cermeno (17-0, 10 KOs) will take place in June in Mexico City. Cermeno won a split decision over Mijares on Saturday to capture the interim-WBA bantamweight title. The split decison marked the second loss in a row for Mijares. The controversial scores saw 115-113 and 116-112 for Cermeno and 117-111 for Mijares. Many felt that Mijares deserved the decision.

Huizar says a deal for a rematch is nearly done and only a few small items need to be agreed upon. Mijares and his team believe the two judges in question have robbed them of a win. It was a surprise result when considering that Mijares was fighting in his backyard of Torreon, Mexico against a fighter coming in from Panama. During the fight Mijares did not do enough in many spots and made the fight a lot closer than it should have been.