According to Dan Rafael of boxingscene.com, bouts featuring former world champions Jessie Magdaleno and Jose Pedraza are in the works.
Magdaleno is due to face Yenifel Vicente in a 10-round bout contracted at 128 pounds on June 11 and Pedraza, who has won belts at junior lightweight and lightweight, is slated to meet Mikkel LesPierre in a 10-rounder at 141 pounds on June 18.
Both cards, like all of Top Ranks events, will air on an ESPN platform. It is unclear if the bouts are due to be main events or undercard bouts
When Jessie was going to fight in New York his weight was good and he was excited to fight, so he was very disappointed when the card was called off,” Frank Espinoza, Magdaleno’s manager, told BoxingScene. “Jessie is very anxious to get back in the ring. He wants to start making some noise this year. He’s excited about the fight coming up and hopefully he can fight for a title. He is (ranked) No. 1 (at featherweight) by the WBC.”
“Everyone wants to fight in front of crowds, but crowds or no crowds, my guys are ready to go back to work and ready fight,” Espinoza said. “I think the viewership will be huge because people have been missing boxing.”
