By Rick Reeno

As BoxingScene.com previously reported, Jose Pedraza (20-0, 12 KO's) is likely making the first defense of his world title against dangerous puncher Edner "Cherry Bomb" Cherry (34-6-2, 19 KO's).

At the moment the fight is being targeted for the October 3rd undercard to Adrien Broner vs. Khabib Allakhverdiev - who battle for the vacant WBA 'regular' junior welterweight championship.

The network of choice for world title doubleheader is unknown, but Las Vegas and Cincinnati are still the two locations being mulled to host.

Cherry has won his last six and last he knocked out Pedraza's countryman, Luis "El Artesano" Cruz (21-4, 16 KO's), in nine rounds in Tampa, Florida. Pedraza captured the vacant world title in June with a twelve round unanimous decision over Andrey Klimov.