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According to Dan Rafael of espn.com, 115 pound champion Jerwin Ancajas has signed with Top Rank.

Ancajas, who will be making the fourth defense of his 115-pound belt, will face Israel Gonzalez in the co-feature of super middleweight world titleholder Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez defending against Habib “Wild Hurricane” Ahmed on ESPN and ESPN Deportes (10:30 p.m. ET) at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

“He’s a very, very exciting fighter. He’s all action,” Top Rank’s Bob Arum said. “He could really become an attraction. Am I definite about that? No, but there’s potential for him to become a major attraction, at least at the level or even higher of a Nonito Donaire — that type of attraction.”

“So it’s a potential six-fight deal. His fights will either be co-features on our ESPN cards or on big pay-per-view cards as one of the televised fights,” said Arum, who signed Ancajas after he became the first fighter promoted by Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions to win a world title.

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