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Earlier today Lem Satterfield of Ring formerly of Boxingscene reported that the Ricky Burns-Adrien Broner HBO fight in a few months is in danger of being scratched with Burns having a hard time to make weight. He also got words from Richard Schaeffer that fellow GBP fighter Eloy Perez could fill in if Burns is stripped. I did some investigating and here is my story.
If Burns-Broner folds, Perez not the proxy
Mark Ortega, lead writer, leave-it-in-the-ring.com
In a piece by ******.com's Lem Satterfield today, it was reported that reigning WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns is having trouble coming down to the 130 pound limit and is being advised by his team to relinquish his title and move up to 135 pounds rather than fight Adrien Broner on HBO in the undefeated fighter's hometown of Cincinnati later this year.
The piece quoted Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaeffer as saying he talked to the WBO and was told if Burns is stripped, a fight between Broner and Golden Boy stablemate and fellow undefeated charge Eloy Perez would be sanctioned for the vacant title.
Photo courtesy of Stephanie Trapp. CargoCollective.com/TrappFotosAccording to both Golden Boy Promotions' Robert Diaz as well as Kathy and Sam Garcia of Garcia Boxing, who manage and train Perez, that November 26th date is a definite no-go on their front.
“Here's the problem. There's no way we can fight November 26th because my sister is getting married, so that is out of the question. If they were to make that fight in neutral ground, Vegas or California, something like that, we would take it down the road,” said Perez trainer and co-manager Sam Garcia to Leave It In The Ring over the phone today.
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If Burns-Broner folds, Perez not the proxy
Mark Ortega, lead writer, leave-it-in-the-ring.com
In a piece by ******.com's Lem Satterfield today, it was reported that reigning WBO super featherweight champion Ricky Burns is having trouble coming down to the 130 pound limit and is being advised by his team to relinquish his title and move up to 135 pounds rather than fight Adrien Broner on HBO in the undefeated fighter's hometown of Cincinnati later this year.
The piece quoted Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaeffer as saying he talked to the WBO and was told if Burns is stripped, a fight between Broner and Golden Boy stablemate and fellow undefeated charge Eloy Perez would be sanctioned for the vacant title.
Photo courtesy of Stephanie Trapp. CargoCollective.com/TrappFotosAccording to both Golden Boy Promotions' Robert Diaz as well as Kathy and Sam Garcia of Garcia Boxing, who manage and train Perez, that November 26th date is a definite no-go on their front.
“Here's the problem. There's no way we can fight November 26th because my sister is getting married, so that is out of the question. If they were to make that fight in neutral ground, Vegas or California, something like that, we would take it down the road,” said Perez trainer and co-manager Sam Garcia to Leave It In The Ring over the phone today.
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