By Mark Vester
On June 7, the two major cable networks will once again battle with dueling boxing cards. Most of time, one network has a better show than the other. This time the deck will be stacked on both ends.
On HBO, Kelly Pavlik will defend his WBC/WBO middleweight titles against mandatory challenger Gary Lockett of the UK. Unbeaten Juan Manuel Lopez of Puerto Rico will challenge WBO super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon. Middleweight prospect Andy Lee might appear in the third televised bout of the night.
On the Showtime end, Vernon Forrest will defend his WBC junior middleweight title against unbeaten Contender star Sergio Mora, who moves down from middleweight to take the fight. The tentative co-feature is a rematch between WBO welterweight champion Carlos Quintana and Paul "The Punisher" Williams. Quintana upset Williams for the title on February 9, and ironically the first bout was televised by HBO. Williams exercised an option for an immediate rematch.
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