Ace Cotto-Judah undercard

Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum has added some familiar names to the support card of Miguel Cotto's world title defence against Zab Judah at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 9.

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The pay-per-view portion of the "X-Plosive!" undercard is headlined by a battle of top ten rated junior lightweight.
With 37 knockout victories between them and a world title shot at stake, Humberto Soto 41-5-2 (25) and Bobby Pacquiao 27-12-3 (12), world-rated No.3 and No.6 by the WBC, respectively, will go at it with fists blazing.
Revenge is the theme for the immensely popular undefeated welterweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr when he tangles with family nemesis Grover Wiley in a 10 round welterweight bout. Chavez 31-0 (24), from Culiacán, Mexico, world-rated No.11 by the WBC, is the son of Mexican icon and four-time world champion Julio Cesar Chavez.
Two years ago Wiley 30-9-1 (14), from Omaha, Nebraska tagged a loss on the elder Chavez in the final bout of his Hall of Fame calibre career. Chavez will be in his son"s corner for this fight.
Opening the pay-per-view broadcast will be an intriguing battle of top ten junior middleweight contenders with a combined professional record of 45-1 (25). Anthony "The Messenger" Thompson 23-1 (17) goes mano-a-mano against Yuri Foreman 22-0 (8) in a 10 round rumble.
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