According to Dan Rafael of espn.com an intriguing August 24th title doubleheader is in the works that will pit WBC Featherweight champion Abner Mares against former champion Jhonny Gonzalez and Leo Santa Cruz battling Victor Terrazas for the latter’s Bantamweight crown in Carson, California that will be broadcasted on Showtime.
“There are no particular outstanding issues with Mares and Gonzalez. Both fighters want to fight and I’m just trying to finalize everything. It’s a helluva fight,” said Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer. “I expect it to be done in the next few days. I just need to sit down with Stephen and get it all finalized, but Showtime loves the card. I love the card. I think fight fans will love the card.”
“This is the perfect sport for the show,” Schaefer said. “It’s exactly these kind of events which are going to attract a crowd. You have four exciting Mexican fighters and the crowd will get what it expects — exciting fights, so I think we’re going to have another sellout, and we will do what we did (on June 8), which is to price the tickets very attractively.”
“Jhonny Gonzalez is a former world champion and a seasoned fighter,” Espinoza said. “We’re still negotiating the fight, so it’s not a done deal yet, but Abner will fight anybody. Of course, we have to work out certain things but we’re on board with fighting Jhonny Gonzalez. It’s a tough fight but every fight is a tough fight when you’re at this level.”
“This is still a new weight class for Abner and Jhonny has been a featherweight for awhile,” Schaefer said. “There will be Mexican pride at stake. I expect a really exciting battle because you know when you see a Jhonny Gonzalez fight that it won’t be boring and the same can be said and more of Abner Mares, who is on most pound-for-pound lists as well as being one of the most entertaining fighters in the sport.”
“Terrazas beat a good fighter to win a world title and with Leo you have one of the highest volume punchers in the sport, who has developed a fan following and a crowd pleasing style,” Schaefer said. “He is going to bring the fans to their feet.”
