Juan Manuel Lopez

On February 23rd, unbeaten hot prospect Juan Manuel Lopez (20-0, 18 KOs) faces dangerous Jonathan Oquendo (14-1, 9 KOs), plus former world champions Nelson Dieppa (24-4-2, 13 KOs) and Alex "El Nene" Sánchez (31-6-1, 21 KOs) collide in a regional title match at the Coliseo Hector Sola Bezares in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

"Juanma" will defend his WBO Latino super bantamweight title against Oquendo while veterans Dieppa and Sanchez will fight for a junior flyweight regional title in a rematch of their first confrontation in 2005 that was elected as the Fight of the Year by the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission.

The card will be presented by Puerto Rico Best Boxing Promotions. Juan Manuel Lopez is promoted by Top Rank, while Jonathan Oquendo is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.

Other fights will be announced soon. The card will be available on pay-per-view. Tickets are $25, $50, $75, $125 and $250, call 787-792-5000.

1-10-2008