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It's been revealed that hot lightweight amateur Jose Pedraza will jump to the professional ranks under the promotional hands of Gary Shaw and Javier Bustillo. Besides winnning Bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games and competing in the 2008 Olympics, he won Gold at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Former Olympian Carlos Negron, who has a record of 10-0 with seven knockouts, will make debut as a heavyweight on January 22, as part of a card to be held in a priosn in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and promoted by PR Best Boxing.
Jesus Pabon (16-1, 10KOs), who won the WBO Latino belt at 147 pounds, will return on February 25 in a card put together by All Star Promotions, will go up against Americo Santos, a Mexican with a record of 26-3 with 22 knockouts. Pabon will return to the junior welterweight division, says his coach Jose Bonilla.
According to co-manager Francisco Espinoza, former champion Antonio Margarito will go directly to a second showdown with Miguel Cotto, which is set for June in New York but first he must receive the approval of his doctors. However, Cotto has decided to make a defense of his WBA junior middleweight title against Ricardo Mayorga on March 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Daniel Santos, s three-time world champion, inactive since losing his 154-pound WBA crown to Yuri Foreman by unanimous decision on November 14, 2009, let his fans know by way of the social networks that he is ready to return to the ring with a clear goal of capturing a fourth world title.
Carlos 'El Indio' Quintana, the former WBO welterweight champion, will reappear as a junior middleweight on the 26th of January at the Sports Palace in Mayagüez on a card for MWJ Promotions.
Cesar "Junito" Seda is defending his 115-pound NABO title on February 18 in a function presented by Universal Promotions in Ponce, and in his next fight he will be looking for the WBO crown held by the Argentine Omar Narvaez or the WBA title held by Mexican Hugo Cázares.
The WBA junior middleweight Miguel Cotto is preparing the layout for his upcoming training camp to prepare for his upcoming fight with Richardo Mayorga, which takes place on March 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Cotto will travel with his team to Florida to set up camp in early January. Trainer Emanuel Steward is expected to be there from the start of the camp. Mayorga has promised to end Cotto's career by beating the Puerto Rican star and sending him into retirement.
According to multiple sources in Puerto Rico, there are rumors that an offer of $3 million dollars was extending to WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez, to entice the Puerto Rican star to move up in weight to challenge Ricky Burns, the WBO's champion at super featherweight. Based on the information going around, Burns is willing to come to Puerto Rico to face Lopez.
The exact date for the next fight involving undefeated WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez, who traveled over to attend Manny Pacquiao's birthday party held last the weekend in the Philippines, will be due within seven days, says his manager Orlando Piñero. Top Rank had previously advised Juanma that once Pacquiao's next fight was finalized, they would begin working on his next ring appearance.