By Mark Vester
After a potential May clash between Mikkel Kessler and Edison Miranda fell apart due to Kessler's withdrawal, the promoters left behind, and Showtime, tried to put together a rematch between Miranda and IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham for June 21.
Steve Kim of MaxBoxing reports that Pat English, attorney for New Jersey-based promotional firm Main Events, has intervened on behalf of undefeated Giovanni Lorenzo, who is due a shot at Abraham's title. Lorenzo is the highest ranked challenger according to the IBF rankings. Sebastian Sylvester is the only fighter ranked above him, but he is taking on Javier Castillejo in a WBA final eliminator on April 12, which eliminates him from the IBF equation.
According to Kim’s report, there was talk of step aside money and possible placing Lorenzo on the undercard against Raul Marquez, but the two sides were not able to come to an agreement on either.
I was under the impression that Abraham-Miranda would be fought at a catch-weight, thus making it a non-title fight. There could be a time deadline for Abraham-Lorenzo to take place and that’s probably where Lorenzo’s argument comes into play.
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