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WBA "regular" junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara is back to training hard, as he waits to receive word on his next ring return. If a last minute change does not occur, Lara (26-3-3, 15 KO) should be returning to the ring in late August or early September as part of the series of cards to land on Fox Sports from Premier Boxing Champions.
On Yuriorkis Gamboa's part - everything is ready. The ball is in Devin Haney's court to make a deal. Gamboa's manager, Jesse Rodriguez, is hoping that a deal can be reached to challenge the WBC lightweight champion - potentially on September 26 on DAZN.
Back in May, Lucas Matthysse discussed the possibility of coming back to the ring. In July of 2018, Matthysse (39-5, 36 KOs) was dominated and stopped by Manny Pacquiao in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. While he never officially announced his retirement, the Argentine puncher was perceived to be a retired fighter.
Guillermo Rigondeaux is waiting for his next opponent, but fears that many will continue to avoid him. Premier Boxing Champions recently announced their schedule for the rest of 2020 on Showtime, and for the moment Rigondeaux was not slated for any of the cards.
WBA super flyweight world champion Román "Chocolatito" González is not making any excuses for demanding a lot of money for a potential rematch with Juan Francisco Estrada, who holds the WBC's version of the title.
Kerman Lejarraga already had the date, and now he's been informed of the opponent. Lejarraga will return to the ring on August 8 at the Marbella Arena in Puerto Banús. The Morga fighter will face former British champion Tyrone Nurse in a ten round bout agreed-upon at the super welterweight limit of 154-pounds.
Time does not seem to favor him, but Olympic gold medal winner Felix “El Oro” Diaz is looking for one more opportunity to win a world title. More than twelve years ago, he gave a great surprise in Beijing when he won the only gold medal for the Dominican Republic in the Olympic Games, but, although he has achieved a good record in the professional field (20 wins and 3 losses), his only world title chance was against Terence Crawford, who won the 2017 clash with a TKO in ten rounds.
Kerman Lejarraga has not fought since last February 29, when he beat José de Jesús Macías and is dying to really get himself in the ring again. It has been known for a long time that his promoter, MGZ Boxing , was preparing a great evening in Marbella , a place that Lejarraga has already visited in the summer, and on Friday the planned night of boxing was confirmed.
Former two division world champion Sergio Martinez, 45-years-old, says his body is currently in top form with no issues. Martinez has everything set for his planned return, after being retired since suffering a 2014 knockout loss to Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
As BoxingScene.com recently reported, the World Boxing Association ordered Yordenis Ugas and Abel Ramos to fight for the vacant "regular" belt as part of the decisions made at their annual convention. For Ugás (25-4, 12 KO) this is a new opportunity to get his hands on a title after being denied the possibility of winning one in March 2019 after a losing a close twelve round decision against then World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Shawn Porter.