WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt will not face Oscar Valdez in December, according to information revealed by ESPN Deportes.

The outlet reports that Berchelt has tested positive for COVID-19 and is already under observation.

Although the fight was never officially announced by their mutual promoter, Top Rank, company CEO Bob Arum had stated in several interviews that the fight was aimed to take place on December 12 on ESPN.

Berchelt (37-1, 33 KO's) vs. Valdez (28-0, 22 KO's) was a mandatory fight under the World Boxing Council.

Berchelt has already had six successful defenses of the 130-pound championship of the body, five of them won by knockout. Valdez would be in search of his second division world title belt after having held the featherweight world title under the World Boxing Organization (WBO).

Berchelt has been training in Hermosillo, Sonora, under the supervision of renowned coach Alfredo Caballero, while Valdez is training in San Diego, California, with Eddy Reynoso, the trainer of the year in 2019.

The news of Berchelt's positive test marks the third bout to be called off on Tuesday. It was announced earlier today that Alexander Povetkin tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew from planned rematch with Dillian Whyte, scheduled for November 21. And Lee McGregor also tested positive for COVID - and his return, scheduled for next week, was also postponed.