Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York is set to host a significant boxing event on Saturday, April 20. The fight card includes a match between Arnold Barboza Jr. and Sean McComb.
WBO appointed Jose Carlos Ramirez (28-1, 18 KOs) and Arnold Barbosa (28-0, 10 KOs) by the participants in the fight for the vacant world title in super lightweight.
Promotional organization Matchroom Boxing won a tender to organize an eliminator for the title of WBO world champion in super lightweight between Liam Paro (23-0, 14 KOs) and Arnold Barbosa (28-0, 10 KOs).
Arnold Barbosa Jr. (28-0, 10 KOs) won a tough unanimous decision victory over the former world champion in two weight categories Jose Pedraza (29-5-1, 14 KOs) on the undercard of the Navarrete-Wilson evening on Friday at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. The judges favored Barbosa with a score of 97-93 and twice 96-94.
December 10 at a boxing evening organized in New York, Teofimo Lopez (17-1, 13 KOs) will fight his second fight after moving to super lightweight. Among the potential rivals of the former world lightweight champion are Arnold Barbosa (27-0, 10 KOs).