WOODLAND, CALIF. – Junior lightweight contender Vicente “Chente” Escobedo cleared the air regarding speculation surrounding a July 21 title shot against WBO 130-pound titlist Adrien “The Problem” Broner.
Richard Schaefer, CEO for Golden Boy Promotions, spoke to BoxingScene.com about the unexpected reshuffling of their now canceled May 19th event, which was scheduled to take place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The HBO televised doubleheader was going to feature a junior welterweight rematch between Amir Khan and WBA/IBF champion Lamont Peterson, and WBO super featherweight king Adrien Broner was going to defend his title against Gary Sykes in the co-feature.