Mexico's Marco Antonio "Veneno" Rubio will face Italian Domenico Spada for the WBC middleweight interim title in March. This was decided because the current champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez is still recovering from injuries that he suffered during April's win over Martin Murray and had been unable to defend his title. Their promoters Oswaldo Kuchle and Salvatore Cherchi are in negotiations to define the venue of this championship fight and it is expected that they’ll reach an agreement soon.