Former Middleweight champion Jermain Taylor will return to the ring on December 14th against JC Candelo in San Antonio according to Dan Rafael of espn.com.

“Al (Haymon, Taylor’s manager) asked us to put him on the card and we put him on the card,” said Golden Boy Promotions Richard Schaefer, who has a very close relationship with Haymon, told ESPN.com on Tuesday

“This opportunity for Jermain came up so we’ve been training really hard,” Taylor’s trainer Pat Burns told ESPN.com. “He looks fantastic. He’s excited and in great spirits. In the last year the highest he went up to was 177 pounds. As soon as I got here (to Little Rock for training camp) on Oct. 14, he was about 170. After two workouts he was 166, which is absolutely perfect.”

“I think people should be entitled to their own opinion if a fighter should retire or not, but it’s a personal thing and I am not going to go and tell somebody they should retire,” Schaefer said. “Whether Jermain should retire or not, it’s not up to me to decide. Jermain Taylor is not a stupid guy. If he feels he has the necessary tools to compete, and so do the people around him, then let him do that.

“Let him try that and see where it will take him. He’ll have this fight and take it from there. He and his team can make that assessment.”

Fernando Guerrero stopped former world title challenger JC Candelo in round six of a scheduled ten round Middleweight bout in Humble, Texas.

Guerrero scored a knockdown in round four and the fight was stopped just twelve seconds into round six after Guerrero landed a big straight right that buckled Candelo who waved to the referee to stop the bout.

Guerrero 162 1/2 lbs of Sailsbury, MD is 25-1 with nineteen knockouts. Candelo, 160 lbs of Baytown, TX is now 32-12-3

J’Leon Love scored a sixth round stoppage over Tyrone Selders in a scheduled eight round Middleweight bout.

Love was dominant until he was bettering Selders along the ropes and the referee stopped the bout at 2:39 of round six.

Love, 161 1/2 lbs of Detroit is now 14-0 with eight knockouts. Selders, 161 lbs of Baton Rouge, LA is 8-4

Antonio Capulin scored a four round unanimous decision over Guadalupe Perez in a four round Jr. Lightweight bout.

Capulin, 132 lbs of Houston, TX won by scores of 40-36 on all cards is now 8-0. Perez, 127 lbs of Garland is now 2-10.

Joe Lamas scored a first round stoppage over Daniel Sanchez in a scheduled four round Lightweight bout.

Lamas dropped Sanchez twice and the fight was called at the end of the opening frame.

Lamas, 131 1/2 lbs of Houston is 2-0 with one knockout. Sanchez, 132 lbs of San Antonio, TX is 0-3.

Daniel Gonzalez scored a four round unanimous decision over Gilvert Cancio in a Jr. Lightweight bout

LOS ANGELES, October 26 – Fists will be flying on Saturday, November 3, in Humble, Texas when middleweight young gun Fernando Guerrero and veteran contender J.C. Candelo face off in a 10 round fight at the Humble Civic Center which will be televised on FOX Sports Net, FOX Deportes and FUEL TV.

In the co-feature, talented up-and-comer J’Leon Love will take on an opponent to be named in an eight round fight.

Guerrero vs. Candelo is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with South Coast Promotions and sponsored by Corona and DeWalt Tools. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. PT on fight night and the first bell rings at 7:00 p.m. PT. The FOX Sports Net broadcast will air live at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT and the FOX Deportes Spanish language broadcast will air at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. FUEL TV will rebroadcast the fight on December 30 at 2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT.

Tickets priced starting at $25 are available for purchase by calling (713) 373-7106.

25-year-old southpaw Fernando Guerrero (24-1, 18 KO’s) has made a steady climb back into world title contention at 160 pounds after suffering the lone loss of his career to Grady Brewer at junior middleweight in June of 2011. Since then, the all-action fighter from Salisbury, Maryland has stopped Robert Kliewer and Jason Naugler and nearly shut out Jose Medina, making a statement to the fight world that he’s ready for a big finish to 2012 and an even bigger 2013.

Buenaventura, Colombia’s Juan Carlos “J.C.” Candelo (32-11-4, 21 KO’s) has won five of his last six bouts, including victories over Chase Shields and highly regarded prospect Justin Flanagan. The respected veteran has battled some of the best the game has had to offer including Winky Wright, Kassim Ouma and Vernon Phillips. Now, he is eager to add a world title to his resume and the 38-year-old knows that his last run for the gold can only begin should he defeat rising star Guerrero.

Detroit’s J’Leon Love (13-0, 7 KO’s) has an intriguing mix of speed, power and style in the ring, making him one of the top boxers to watch in the coming years. He had an impressive 115-5 record as an amateur and the 25-year-old has been unstoppable as a professional, winning all 13 of his bouts in impressive style. Already 4-0 in 2012, Love avenged an amateur loss against Ramon Valenzuela Jr. in September and he’s back on November 3 to display his talents again.

An opponent for Love and a full undercard will be announced shortly. For more information on Golden Boy Promotions, visit www.goldenboypromotions.comor www.FOXDeportes.com, follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing or www.twitter.com/FOXDeportes visit us on Facebook at Golden Boy Facebook Page or www.facebook.com/FOXDeportes.