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The undefeated super flyweight Cesar Seda was forced to withdraw from his fight on February 18 in Ponce due to an injury where he hurt the knuckles of his right hand and it hasn't healed as quickly as the boxer planned.
The Argentine boxer, Jonathan Victor Barros, who sports a record of 31-1-1 and 18 knockouts, is another name being mentioned on the list of possible opponents for undefeated WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez, who returns on April 16 at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Former Olympic heavyweight Victor Bisbal makes his first start of the year on April 16 at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Puerto Rico. He returns on the same card where Juan Manuel Lopez, the WBO featherweight champion, defends his belt. Bisbal, who hails from Salinas like Roberto Alomar, a new member of the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, has a track record of 18-1 with 13 KOs and according to his handlers will be very active in 2011.
The professional debut of lightweight José Pedraza is likely going to take place on a February 18 card being put together by Universal Promotions in Ponce. Undefeated flyweight Cesar Seda is scheduled to headline the show. According to reports, Pedraza, a multiple world medalist at Pan American and Central American games, is in excellent physical condition as he was preparing to compete in the National Championships of the Puerto Rico Amateur Boxing Federation.
The promotional tour is ready to begin for the junior middleweight showdown between Miguel Cotto, who won the WBA junior middleweight title, and Nicaragua's Ricardo "El Matador" Mayorga, which is going to be held March 12 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tour will reportedly begin on Thursday January 13 in New York with a press conference at BB Kings Club & Grill in Times Square area, sources said.
It's looking more and more likely that undefeated WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (30-0, 27KOs) will defend his title against former champion Ricardo Cordoba (37-3, 23KOs) on April 16 at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. American network Showtime is reportedly more favorable to Lopez facing Cordoba. They were not receptive to the previously mentioned opponent, Teon Kennedy (16-0, 7KOs).
The former WBO junior lightweight champion, Roman "Rocky" Martinez, is still suffering from an injured right hand. He hurt his hand during last year's decision loss to Ricky Burns. Martinez was going to come back on February 5, but his return is now postponed until further notice.
Jonathan 'La Bomba' Gonzalez, a gold medalist in the World Youth tournament three years ago and won the gold medal in the Central American and Caribbean Games in 2010, will jump to the professional ranks under the promotional hands of Top Rank, whose CEO is Bob Arum, and PR Best Boxing Promotions. Gonzalez could debut on February 5 or on April 16.
Former champion Eric Morel began training for his next fight and according to his father and coach Cyril, his target is placed on the WBA bantamweight title that Koki Kameda won by of unanimous decision against Alexander Munoz on December 26.
McWilliams Arroyo will be celebrating his first fight of 2011 on February 5 at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum in Bayamon, on a card put together by Puerto Rico Best Boxing. The card is headlined by the return of the former junior lightweight champion of the WBO, Roman "Rocky" Martinez .