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The anticipated fight between Juan Manuel "Juanma" Lopez and the Panamanian Celestino "Pelenchín Caballero will not be in January 2010 as anticipated.
However, the representatives of Caballero, super bantamweight World Boxing Asociation and International Boxing Federation champion, did not rule out that the boxers are in a ring in the future.
Caballero was in New York last weekend to tune a unification agreement with Lopez early next year, but the financial offer did not fill their expectations.
"It appears the fight will not go, but it is also not ruled out that Lopez and Caballero will be facing in the near future," said Rogelio Espino, manager and promoter of Caballero in a telephone interview from Panama.
"I understand that for the sake of both fighters it would be better for both to go up in weight to 126 pounds and then revisit the issue of a fight."
Caballero has repeated on several occasions that it is eager to unify the crowns with Lopez, but Espino acknowledged that it is clear that the company boricua promoter (Top Rank) take another route. "All indications are that Lee will fight with Steven Luevano, so we will not sit around to wait," he said.
However, the representatives of Caballero, super bantamweight World Boxing Asociation and International Boxing Federation champion, did not rule out that the boxers are in a ring in the future.
Caballero was in New York last weekend to tune a unification agreement with Lopez early next year, but the financial offer did not fill their expectations.
"It appears the fight will not go, but it is also not ruled out that Lopez and Caballero will be facing in the near future," said Rogelio Espino, manager and promoter of Caballero in a telephone interview from Panama.
"I understand that for the sake of both fighters it would be better for both to go up in weight to 126 pounds and then revisit the issue of a fight."
Caballero has repeated on several occasions that it is eager to unify the crowns with Lopez, but Espino acknowledged that it is clear that the company boricua promoter (Top Rank) take another route. "All indications are that Lee will fight with Steven Luevano, so we will not sit around to wait," he said.
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