Former titleholder Jessie Magdaleno and Jose Pedraza reportedly will headline cards in June as boxing – without spectators – gears up for its return, according to BoxingScene.com.
Top Rank has plans in place to kick off a series of cards June 9, with featherweight titleholder Shakur Stevenson scheduled for the main event. Stevenson will face Rafael Rivera in a non-title fight. The card will take place at an MGM property in Las Vegas, most likely the MGM Grand, the website reported.
Magdaleno and Pedraza are slated to fight on June 11 and June 18, respectively.
Magdaleno, a former junior featherweight titleholder, will face Yenifel Vicente in a bout contracted at 128 pounds. Pedraza, who held titles at junior lightweight and lightweight, will face Mikkel LesPierre at 141 pounds.
All three cards will air on an ESPN platform.
Magdaleno has won two consecutive fights since he lost his title to Issac Dogboe in April 2018. Pedraza is coming off a decision loss to Jose Zepeda in September.
Top Rank also has cards scheduled for June 16 and June 25, according to the report.
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