Alberto Puello is about for the primary protection of his second title reign.
The reigning WBC junior welterweight beltholder has reached phrases for a compulsory protection versus Spain’s Sandor Martin. The event was confirmed by WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman, who alerted the lots {that a} purse bid listening to was no lengthy required for the matchup.
“The struggle between [wBC 140-pound] champion, Dominican Alberto Puello and Spaniard Sandor Martin [is] set,” Sulaiman declared on Friday. “[The] events have agreed to the phrases for the obligatory protection of the world championship.”
Neither a date nor location got here with the announcement. It’s believed to land on the undercard of a forthcoming Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) present. Nonetheless, PBC creator Al Haymon was busy rotating his summer time linens, thus unavailable for remark as this goes to publication.
The event is important given the events concerned. Puello is promoted by Shuan Boxing out of his native Dominican Republic, however largely a PBC fighter. Spain’s Martin is co-promoted by Prime Rank.
Puello (23-0, 10 knockouts), No. 5 at 140, received the interim WBC title in a June 15 factors victory over Gary Antuanne Russell in Las Vegas. The one shock from the decision was that the unbeaten Dominican was pressured to sweat out a cut up resolution.
Nonetheless, Russell (17-1, 17 KOs), No. 10 at 140, was named because the obligatory for the Puello-Martin winner. The ruling was made in lieu of an attraction for a direct rematch.
Martin was initially resulting from problem two-division and then-reigning WBC 140-pound titlist Devin Haney. Their bout was ordered on Might 11 after which went to a June 18 purse bid listening to. Prime Rank received with a bid of $2,420,000. Per WBC guidelines, ten % of the successful bid will get positioned in escrow as a win bonus. From the remaining quantity, Haney was resulting from make $1,524,600 per his entitled 70-percent minimize.
The payday was not price his shifting ahead with the struggle. Haney agreed to relinquish the title and was named ‘Champion in Recess.’ Puello was then upgraded to full titleholder. He entered a second reign because of this. Puello beforehand held the WBA belt however was stripped after he examined constructive for a banned substance final spring. It finally canceled his deliberate title protection versus Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero in Las Vegas.
In the meantime, Martin (42-3, 15 KOs) nonetheless will get to problem for the belt versus an unbeaten boxer.
The 30-year-old southpaw from Barcelona, Spain has fought simply twice since a disputed Dec. 2022 defeat to Teofimo Lopez (20-1, 13 KOs) in New York Metropolis. Lopez went on to win The Ring 140-pound championship and the WBO title, whereas Martin collected a pair of wins in Italy.
Each fights have been solely scheduled for eight rounds and versus modest competitors. His lack of exercise on the prime degree prompted him to drop out of The Ring’s Prime 10 scores; he was No. 9 when the Haney struggle was first ordered in Might.
