Dan Rafael of espn.com is reporting that Leo Santa Cruz will take on Vusi Malinga for a vacant Bantamweight title on June 2nd as part of a quadruple header on June 2nd from the Home Depot Center in Carson, California that will be televised by Showtime.
“We’re trying to finalize it,” Schaefer said. “We’ve agreed on everything with [Malinga promoter Branco Milenkovic] and now we’re just trying to get it signed. We made a strong offer and we’ve done business with Branco before. We’ve never had problems. We treat each other with respect.”
Already announced is a cruiserweight affair between former Light Heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver and undefeated Lateef Kayode;Former Jr. Middleweight champion Winky Wright taking on undefeated Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin as well as WBA Super Welterweight champion Austin Trout defending against Delvin Rodriguez.
