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Welterweight contender Wale "Lucky Boy" Omotoso is busier than opponent Jessie Vargas - but against weaker competition (Smith & Augustus).
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Welterweight contender Wale "Lucky Boy" Omotoso is busier than opponent Jessie Vargas - but against weaker competition (Smith & Augustus).

Los Angeles, Calif. --- (L-R) Undefeated WBO World Welterweight champion Timothy "The Desert Storm" Bradley Jr. and top-rated contender Ruslan Provodnikov of Russia weigh in (both fighters were 146.6 lbs) for their upcoming World Welterweight Championship. Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Banner Promotions, Tecate, Bradley-Provodnikov will take place, Saturday, March 16 at The Home Depot Center in Carson,Calif. and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®. --- Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.

Los Angeles,Calif. --- "VIVA MEXICO" --- (L-R) Undefeated Mexican fighters: Jessie Vargas , Andy Ruiz , Oscar Valdez and Jessie Magdaleno pose during media day in Los Angeles for their upcoming feature fights on the undercard of the Timothy "The Desert Storm" Bradley Jr. vs Ruslan Provodnikov. Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Banner Promotions, Tecate, Bradley-Provodnikov will take place, Saturday, March 16 at The Home Depot Center in Carson,Calif. and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®. --- Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.

Hollywood,Calif. --- Undefeated Wale "Lucky Boy" Omotoso (23-0) poses during training at the Wildcard Boxing Club for his upcoming battle against Jessie Vargas(21-0) in their Welterweight feature fight on the undercard of the Timothy "The Desert Storm" Bradley Jr. vs Ruslan Provodnikov card. Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Banner Promotions, Tecate, Bradley-Provodnikov will take place, Saturday, March 16 at The Home Depot Center in Carson,Calif. and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®. Zou Shiming, two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Amateur Champion works out with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach during intense training at the historic Wildcard Boxing Club for his professional Top Rank boxing debut on April 6, at The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel in Macau. - Photos by Chris Farina /Top Rank.

BoxingScene.com's audio show, Boxing Lab Radio , returns with another packed show. The show is hosted by BoxingScene correspondants Ernest Gabion, Luis Sandoval and Ryan Burton.

Ryan Burton catches up with Robert Alcazar, trainer of undefeated welterweight Jessie Vargas, to discuss the upcoming fight with Wale "Lucky Boy" Omotoso.

Ryan Burton catches up with welterweight contender Jessie Vargas to discuss his upcoming HBO televised battle of unbeatens with Lucky Boy.

Hollywood,Calif. --- Undefeated Wale "Lucky Boy" Omotoso (23-0) stretches during training at the Wildcard Boxing Club for his upcoming battle against Jessie Vargas(21-0) in their Welterweight feature fight on the undercard of the Timothy "The Desert Storm" Bradley Jr. vs Ruslan Provodnikov card. Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with Banner Promotions, Tecate, Bradley-Provodnikov will take place, Saturday, March 16 at The Home Depot Center in Carson,Calif. and will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®. --- Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank

BoxingScene.com has been advised that a battle of unbeaten welterweights will open up the Timothy Bradley-Ruslan Provodnikov HBO telecast on March 16th at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, as Jessie Vargas (21-0, 9KOs) will square off against Lucky Boy Omotoso (23-0, 19KOs).

BoxingScene.com has learned that a high stakes welterweight match between Jessie Vargas (21-0, 9KOs) and Lucky Boy Omotoso (23-0, 19KOs) is being discussed for March 30th. The main event of that show, televised by HBO, is a junior welterweight rematch between Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado. Vargas-Omotoso would be the televised co-feature that night.