Donaire likely will face titleholder Fernando Montiel. However, Arum said that if bantamweight titlist Gerry Penalosa accepts a fight against junior featherweight titlist Juan Manuel Lopez and vacates his 118-pound belt, the card would be reconfigured into a tripleheader. Arum said the new lineup could feature Montiel moving up to bantamweight to face Eric Morel, Penalosa's mandatory challenger, for the vacated title. Donaire would face Raul Martinez for the junior bantamweight title vacated by Montiel. In the other title bout, junior flyweight titlist Ulises Solis faces Brian Viloria.
That being said, it's inevitable that Fernando Montiel moves up. Which actually makes me happy because Mijares vs Montiel could still happen then.
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