WBA "regular" super middleweight champion David Morrell will be looking to make a statement on April 22, when he makes a voluntary defense against Sena Agbeko as part of the Showtime Pay-Per-View undercard to the lightweight collision between Gervonta “Tank” Davis and "King” Ryan Garcia.
The event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Morrell (8-0, 7 KOs) is coming off a bruising stoppage win over previously unbeaten mandatory challenger Aidos Yerbossynuly in November.
Should he win, Morrell wants to secure a crack at the WBC's interim-champion, David Benavidez, at the end of the year.
“I’m very excited to be the co-main event of this incredible night for boxing,” said Morrell.
“’Tank’ Davis is one of the sport’s biggest superstars and my aspiration is to one day be on the Mount Rushmore of boxing next to him. On April 22 I’m going to dispatch my opponent in sensational fashion. And after this fight I want the ‘Mexican Monster’ David Benavidez, but first I have to get past a tough and very capable opponent in Agbeko. I intend to take care of my business on April 22 and then look forward to taking on David Benavidez in a fight that the fans want to see.”
Agbeko (27-2, 21 KOs) has been on a nice run of wins, after having his hand raised in his last four contests and 12 of his last 13. He picked up a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Isaiah Steen last October on ShoBox.
“I’m very thankful to my entire team for this incredible opportunity to fight for the title,” said Agbeko.
“This is a stern test against one of the best super middleweights in the world in the co-main event of the biggest fight of the year. This is an opportunity that I relish greatly and is exactly how I envisioned winning the belt. I’ve had a long journey to get to this point, but I’ve always trained like a guy with a target on my back. I want to win the belt and be the fighter that everyone is going after. I have a great team behind me and I can’t wait to properly introduce myself to the boxing world on April 22.”