By Mark Vester

There seems to be talk of a possible bout between Sergio Martinez and Joel Julio for the WBC interim-junior middleweight title in the headline bout of HBO's Boxing After Dark telecast on October 4.

According to Steve Kim of MaxBoxing, the winner would have ten-days to strike a deal with the winner of the September 13 rematch between full champion Sergio Mora and Vernon Forrest.

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The October 4 card will also feature prospects Alfred Angulo and Yuriorkis Gamboa. Unbeaten James Kirkland was previously scheduled to fight on the card, but was later pulled after he split with promoter Gary Shaw.

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