Australian Featherweight title holder Billy Dib will defend his crown against Luis Franco on March 1st as part of an ESPN 2 card according to Dan Rafael of espn.com
The show will be co-promoted by Lou DiBella and rapper 50 Cent.
“He has his people and his staff working with my staff on the event. He is clearly co-promoting this event,” DiBella told ESPN.com on Tuesday night. “Fifty is going to be a big part of the story and the promotion. His ring entrance for Gamboa (when he dropped from the arena rafters while singing one of his new songs) was nothing short of sensational. He’ll lead Dib into the ring. He’s been involved in doing this deal from the beginning. We’ve had numerous conversations and he is involved in all aspects of the show.”
“Dib hasn’t always been in crowd-pleasing fights, but his recent fights have been,” DiBella said. “And Franco was a great amateur in Cuba. He is supremely talented. It should be a competitive fight and I think my fight, with Nelson and Medina, that is going to be a fun fight.”
