Arum says Hasegawa-Montiel is a no-go

by Scott Christ on Feb 27, 2010 6:35 PM EST in Boxing News Analysis

Hozumi Hasegawa won't face Fernando Montiel on April 30. (Photo by WBC)

If you thought it was too good to be true, you were right.

Bob Arum told BoxingScene.com's Rick Reeno that WBO bantamweight titlist Fernando Montiel will not travel to Japan on April 30 to face WBC titlist Hozumi Hasegawa, despite an announcement from Hasegawa's promoter Teiken that the fight was done.

Hasegawa is tentatively set to fight on that date anyway, but don't expect an opponent as good as Montiel. Montiel will uphold his end of the bargain, as he's obligated to face Eric Morel, who scored a disputed decision win over Gerry Penalosa on February 13 in Las Vegas. Montiel-Morel has been mentioned as a co-feature on the May 8 Latin Fury PPV, which is planned to feature the return of Antonio Margarito. And now, the fight is also being mentioned as a possibility for the June 5 PPV undercard of Yuri Foreman-Miguel Cotto at Yankee Stadium, along with a few other bouts.

Among the June 5 possibles are Anthony Peterson taking on the Humberto Soto-David Diaz winner and maybe a Winky Wright fight, if Wright signs a promotional deal with Top Rank.

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so sad. its funny thats its like pulling teeth to get two decent fights on a ppv nowadays.

i dont believe its been 16 years, almost half my lifetime since the showtime dkp revenge show. for 439.99….maybe even cheaper i dont remember the exact price back then we got:

Julio César Chávez vs. Frankie Randall 2
Azumah Nelson vs. Jesse James Leija 2
Gerald McClellan vs. Julian Jackson 2
Terry Norris vs. Simon Brown 2
and highlights of Kermin Guardia and Ricardo Lopez.

6 or 7 (8 if you want to include gerald) guys who will be or who are in the hall of fame on ppv.

2010 what do we get on the undercard? a criminal and cheat returning to the ring vs. an over matched journeyman.

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by sonofapsycho on Feb 27, 2010 7:50 PM EST reply actions