Wilfredo Vazquez Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
The Boxing Commission of Puerto Rico will hold their annual awards on March 1 at Nilmario Santini, located at the headquarters of the Department of Recreation and Sport in Santurce, and the event will be dedicated to the former three division world champion and Felix 'Tito' Trinidad.
Felix 'Tutico' Zabala, promoter of undefeated WBO super bantamweight champion, Wilfredo "Papito" Vazquez Jr. (20-0, 17KOs), said that after his boxer faces Mexican star Jorge 'Travieso' Arce on May 7, the next opponent has to be one of the first 15 rated boxers under the WBO, but he does not think that it will be Jayson 'La Maravilla' Velez (15-0, 12KOs). Velez is slowly moving up in the rankings and wants to get his shot in the near future.
Mexican former champion Jorge "Mischievous" Arce (56-6, 43KOs) said that he was losing his motivation and considering retirement before the opportunity came up to challenger Puerto Rican Wilfredo "Papito" Vazquez, Jr. (20-0-1, 17KOs) for the super bantamweight title of the World Boxing Organization (WBO). The battle will happen on the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley undercard on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Arce returned to training after surgery to correct a minor shoulder tear.
Undefeated super bantamweight Jayson 'La Maravilla' Velez said his short-term goal is to win the WBO title in his division. Currently he is ranked tenth, noting that if Wilfredo 'Papito' Vazquez Jr. continues to remain the champion, he will have no choice but to confront him in the ring.