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Martinez-Berchelt as Part of Top Rank MSG Card on June 11?
by Cliff Rold


By Miguel Rivera

As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum is looking to stage a big event on June 11 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

While the first plan called for the event to take place at The Theather, Arum now wants to stage his card in the main arena of the venue.

Arum wants the card to be headlined by a featherweight clash between Vasyl Lomachenko and Nicholas Walters, and Puerto Rican lightweight prospect Felix 'El Diamante' Verdejo seeing action in the co-feature against an opponent to be determined.

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Promoter Peter Rivera of Puerto Rico Best Boxing, who handles World Boxing Organization (WBO) super featherweight world champion Roman 'Rocky' Martinez, has spoken to Arum about the possibility of placing Martinez on that card against mandatory challenger and interim-champion Miguel 'The Scorpion' Berchelt.

Arum is reportedly interested in Rivera's idea.

This past Saturday night at the Polyforum Zam Na in Merida, Yucatan - Berchelt (29-1-0 26 KOs) captured the WBO's interim-super featherweight world championship with a brutal sixth round knockout of Englishman George Jupp (13-3 with 4 KOs), who took the fight on late notice.

Berchelt was initially scheduled to face Martinez, who withdrew last week with a hand injury.

According to Rivera, Martinez (29-3-2, 17 KO's) could return in late May or early June.

"We are now looking at having Rocky fight in late May or early June," said Rivera to El Vocero.

"We would like to fight in Puerto Rico or New York. In New York, it would be tremendous to do it on the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade. We know that Top Rank has reserved the date of June 11th at the Garden. I talked to Arum and he knows that he needs fighters from Puerto Rico in that event. He has reserved the big arena and it will have Verdejo [on the card]. He is going to look at the option of including Rocky."

Berchelt is promoted by Zanfer Promotions, who have a very close working relationship with Top Rank.
 
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